“They grew up on the outside of society. They weren’t looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.” ― S.E. Hinton‚ The Outsiders. The Outsiders is a narrative about two gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. They are gangs that fight each other and in worst cases sometimes they fight to the death. The tale is from the perspective of a Greaser boy named Ponyboy and his best friend Johnny. A couple of Socs had attacked Johnny and Ponyboy and since Johnny panicked‚ he killed one of the Socs named
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“Outsiders” Compare and Contrast Essay The Outsiders‚ movie and novel‚ are both outstanding masterpieces‚ both of them loved by millions‚ and even if the actors don’t match up with how the characters are described in the book‚ they still portray the characters outstandingly. Even though there are a myriad of differences there are also a mass of similarities‚ for instance‚ they are both set in the same time frame (The 1960´s). They both keep the technology and clothing relevant to how it was portrayed
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The different types of conflicts help shape the book because the conflicts help deepen the story and the characters in the book. In ‘The Outsiders’ the main conflict is person vs society. Since Ponyboy is a greaser he is looked down upon in society because he is poor. One example of a plot is person vs person‚ of Darry and Ponyboy. A lot of times Darry and Ponyboy don’t get along and get into a lot of arguments‚ by yelling and shouting. This would be an example of person vs person because one character
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Reading Log - ‘The Outsiders’ - NO PLAGIARISM The story starts off with Ponyboy‚ the protagonist‚ getting jumped by a bunch of Socs. Socs is the abbreviation for the Socials‚ they are the “West-side rich kids.” Harmony is a joke between the two gangs‚ as differences are common. Unlike the Socs‚ “Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars... and have a gang fight once in a while.” Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers‚ Sodapop and Darry. One night
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devastated‚ and emotionless. Some adults‚ however‚ tend to turn to medication and alcohol as a way to cope with their intense emotions‚ which can result in a full-blown alcohol/drug addiction. Adults may experience the phenomena called “Unresolved Grief”‚ which often develops when a person feels guilty over a loss‚ considers the death to be unfair‚ or has lost a parent due to a violent death (Gen‚ 2016). In correlation to what is said above‚ this image below illustrates and compares how severe a
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In the Outsiders‚ there are two gangs- the greasers and the Socials or Socs. The greasers don’t usually have a whole lot of money‚ compared to the rich Socs. They both participate in crime‚ though Socs tend to be more vicious and attack for no reason other than for
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“Stay gold‚ Ponyboy‚ stay gold‚” Those are the words that Johnny wrote to Ponyboy before his tragic death. Johnny wanted to let Ponyboy and his best friends know that life goes on and just because there is hardships‚ there still is happiness in the world and that the grass is always greener on the other side. I believe that if Dally had not been killed then all of the gang’s lives would go on living the motto of Johnny. Dally would be alive and still heartbroken from Johnny’s death but he would know
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Denial is the first of the five stages of grief. Denial gets us through the death or loss. In this stage‚ everything seems overwhelming. Life makes no sense. We are in a state of shock and denial. We go numb. We wonder how we can go on‚ what are we fighting for? In this stage people are just looking to make it to the next day. Denial allows us to spread our grief and allows us to not be overwhelmed. There is so much sensory overload and impulses going on‚ that denial slows it down to a point where
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The Outsiders by‚ S.E. Hinton was an awesome book that included drama between two groups. Before the book even starts‚ one of Greasers named‚ Johnny gets jumped by the Socs. Also‚ before the book starts‚ Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry lose their parents because of a car crash. Then‚ when the book finally starts and all of the characters are announced‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy gets jumped by some Socs as well. Then‚ when the book is about three fourths done‚ Johnny kills a Soc‚ named Bob. After that
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In the book The Outsiders‚ a character named Ponyboy had to endure the society differences of Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy thought that the two worlds would never be the same. Greasers are terrified of the Socs when they have no acquaintance with them. Socs jump on the Greasers meaning that they attack them. Ponyboy experience it twice in his life‚ he was strolling back to his house from the movie theater when a group of Socs attacks him. Ponyboy understand the similarities and differences between
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