E Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders. Effect the storyline and characters? To begin‚ the setting in this book effects the story quite a bit. For example‚ if they didn’t have the divide of Socs and greasers‚ then the story would be different. In the book‚ they have two groups on two sides of town‚ The greasers on the East side‚ and the Socs on the West side. The groups don’t get along at all! But‚ if they did‚ wouldn’t the story be way different? Another example is this
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Label Ponyboy‚ a Greaser (hoody group)‚ from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders once said: “That ’s why people don ’t ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent. It could be just the other way around - half of the hoods I know are pretty decent guys underneath all that grease‚ and from what I ’ve heard‚ a lot of Socs are just cold-blooded mean - but people usually go by looks” (141). This quote says that Ponyboy and his gang of Greasers were judged
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seen people divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. In The Outsiders they too are divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. Although there really isn’t much difference between the Greasers and the Socs‚ they are divided. There are some similarities between the Greasers and the Socs. The kids are about the same age‚ each group has problems the other group doesn’t know about‚ and they live in the same town just on different sides. They both like going to the drive-in movies
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When Johnny tells Ponyboy to stay gold he is referring to the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost. The poem is saying that all good must come to an end eventually‚ including childhood innocence. Ponyboy sets himself apart from the other Greasers by looking at everything with a different perspective. He viewed fighting as being completely futile. “I’m sick of it because it doesn’t do any good” (pg 117). Ponyboy also realizes that despite what many may think things are rough all over. Nobody’s
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the conclusion that she was right. It seems like the only differences between them are their views on the Soc‚ Bob (Cherry sees the good in Bob‚ but Ponyboy does not) and that they are from different groups‚ Cherry being a Soc and Ponyboy being a Greaser. 2. Describe Ponyboy’s relationship with his brother‚ Darry. How did the relationship between Darry and Ponyboy change after Ponyboy ran away and after Johnny turned
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all going through something. Throughout S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders Bad decisions lead to regret later on. In The Outsiders‚ There are two gangs The Socs‚ and The Greasers‚ neither groups get along. The Socs are rich‚ and they drive nice cars‚ the greasers are opposite they are poor‚ and drive beat up old cars. One night two Greasers Johnny‚ and Ponyboy get into a fight with The Socs. Johnny ends up killing a soc. Johnny‚ and Ponyboy get money from a gang member‚ and hide in a church. The church
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of no longer being “gold” or is forced to mature causing him to lose his innocence. We quickly learn that Ponyboy wants to understand why the Socs and Greasers fight‚ why his brother is overworked‚ but yet they have so little money. We first begin to imagine Ponyboy’s innocence in chapter one when we discover that he is not like the other greaser gang members‚ He says “I make good grades and have a
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of a disgrace and menace to society than the "greasers‚" the poorer students from the east. The Socs’ idea of fun is throwing big parties‚ including beer blasts‚ and jumping greasers. They drive Mustangs‚ Corvairs and Corvettes. "Greasers are almost like hoods. They steals things‚ drive souped- up old cars‚ hold up gas stations and have gang fights once in a while." Page 3’. Socs wear madras shirts‚ wine coloured sweaters and ski jackets. The greasers wear their hair long‚ dress in blue jeans‚ T-shirts
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The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton an important theme is family and friendship. This theme is interesting because it shows us how when you’re family you come together to look after each other no matter what. The theme of friendship is also interesting because when your friends you support each other through everything and anything no matter what the consequences are
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youngest of the Greasers. His interests and academical accomplishments are way too good compared to the rest of the gang. Even though he’s 14‚ he understands how social groups function and he tries to adapt as much as he can. He has two brothers‚ Darry and Sodapop‚ who are also in the gang. Their parents have died in a car accident. Darrel(Darry) Curtis He’s Ponyboy’s oldest brother. He has had to quit school to take care of the rest of the family. He works in two jobs. The other Greasers call him "Superman"
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