Loyalty. The word itself brings to mind heroes and knights in shining armor who fight out of loyalty for others‚ like kings or commanders. However‚ in the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ loyalty comes in a different form. In a town of greasers and Socs‚ poor hoodlums and privileged rich kids‚ the loyalty of the different groups is tested in struggles between right and wrong as discriminatory attacks on greasers lead up to the murder of a popular Soc. The conflict between the groups was always
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us feel as though we are normal and acceptable‚ to imbue us with values and teach us of the human condition in a real setting‚ a believable time with similarities to draw between ourselves and the characters. Que the reason I believe that The Outsiders‚
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John Green once said “Just remember that sometimes the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are.”They seem to be a different person on the outer side but they are completely different from within.The theme of Outsiders is that Don’t judge the book by it’s cover. To begin with‚we learn that many life-challenging events that occur in this story is that you should not judge people by their appearances.Cherry(Sherri) Valance‚the soc‚ says “We are so sophisticated-cool to the point
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Outsiders Compare and Contrast The Outsiders was a book written by S.E. Hinton in 1967 and tells the life of greasers. The main Character’s name is Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is a greaser and life isn’t easy for him. They have a gang that consist of 8 people. One day Pony learns that‚ “Things are rough all over‚” (Hinton‚ 35.) He learned this from his new friend Cherry valance‚(A soc) and ends up learning that both greasers and socs. are just normal people. He learned this over a week of losing
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‘The Outsiders’ is an often studied novel written by S.E. Hinton and follows the story of Ponyboy and his involvement in ‘Greaser’ gangs and gang violence with the ‘Socs’ groups‚ in small town America‚ in the 1950’s. The novel explores the concepts of gang membership and the need for many young people to belong to gangs or groups in order for them to feel accepted in society. Through the novel‚ Hinton strongly portrays the need for the young to be part of a gang to gain acceptance‚ security and a
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In The Outsiders‚ Ponyboy is the only character who changes In ‘The Outsiders’ Ponyboy has changed a lot after the events of what has happened ‘The Outsiders’ written by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy’s personality has changed a lot‚ he wasn’t the only person who changed‚ Darry changed too. Darry’s personality also changed. Another main person who changed is Johnny‚ he changed emotionally and physically. There were physical changes and emotional changes. Ponyboy realises in the end people are just
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too pretty either. Class issues play a big part in the book and movie‚ The Outsiders. These class issues in The Outsiders leads to a rough competition because the two gangs‚ Greasers and Socs‚ are completely opposite and believe there can only be one gang in the town. They hate each other and because of class issues the town looks down upon the Greasers and don’t mind the Socs. These problems were not just in The Outsiders but is also portrayed in the book and movie‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. The competition
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First of all‚ Some people say that being a realist tells you the truth what you want to do in life‚ is impossible. But have you ever realized that those dreams are not so impossible after all? In the book‚ “The Outsiders”‚ on page 48‚ the text says‚ “Since I was dreaming... I brought Mom and Dad back to life...maybe Dallas would see that there is some good in the world...” Also‚ in the picture book‚ “Mr. Ferris and His Wheel”‚ the text says that George Ferris
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Healthy Grief Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V Healthy Grief Grief is a process that most everyone will go through at some point in his life. A person who is experiencing grief may have suffered loss of a loved one‚ loss of a job‚ or diagnosis of a terminal illness. The five stages of grief as described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in 1969 have helped in defining the steps one may go through after experiencing a loss. Every person has his own response to grief‚ so he may not go through every stage
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Komar English 10B Period 5 Experiencing Grief According to psychiatrist Elisabeth Ross‚ there are four main stages of grief: denial‚ anger‚ depression and acceptance. Throughout‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ by J. Salinger‚ Holden experiences all five stages of grief. Holden is a teenage boy‚ who suffers from loss and loneliness. Holden vividly exhibits all of these different stages of grief. Holden tries to overcome his grief by going through the various stages of grief: denial‚ anger‚ depression and acceptance
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