The Outsiders Heroes The book ‘The Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton is a story told from the perspective of a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy set in South West America. In the novel he faces social division‚ gang warfare‚ hatred and violence. One example is Dally is a hero because he looked after his friends when they needed him. In a way‚ all of the Greasers are pioneers in their individual ways‚ but some more than others. People are also heroes for different reasons. To some people it might be if someone
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poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost holds several meanings that relate beauty to life‚ staying young and beautiful‚ and that perfection is only temporary and easily lost. The poem also related to the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as well. In the novel‚ The Outsiders ‚Johnny recognizes that the gold in the poem relates to a period of innocence and joy in life that is so quickly lost. Pony boy recites this poem to Johnny when they are hiding in the church because he understands it too
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appearances are a mask of the truth. We use them to hide our faults‚ our mistakes‚ imperfections‚ and our reality. Why‚ well because we are forced to‚ if we are not perfect we are rejected by society because of our imperfections. That’s where The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton transfers. Greasers are rejected by society because their lack of money‚ grades‚ and so on. The socs are excepted because everything is “perfect” about them. When really greasers and socs have a lesson to show and that is the barrier
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Heroism “From where Winston stood it was just possible to read‚ picked out on its white face in elegant lettering‚ the slogans of the party: War is Peace‚ Freedom is Slavery‚ Ignorance is Strength.” (Orwell 4) The world imagined in George Orwell’s 1984 was what most feared our world would turn into. Totalism was a nightmare‚ and those who rebelled against it were made to think they were wrong. Yet some dare to anyways even if it won’t make a difference. George Orwell came up with definition for heroism
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The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a heart touching story about two rival gangs that are very‚ very different from each other and always fight. As fights get more serious a lot of life changing things start to occur. There are so many voices to be heard in this story‚ everyone has their own story to tell. This novel has so many things to tell the reader‚ but one of the main and most important ones shown by story clues and conflicts is ‘Family or the people that care about you will always be
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johnny Cade Outsiders Analysis There are times when people feel like they have been bullied their whole lives‚ without any point of living anymore. In S.E. Hinton’s realistic fiction story‚ The Outsiders‚ Johnny Cade is a very tear-jerking kid that has endured painful hardships throughout his short life. The story takes place in the poor east side of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ and is narrated in first person by PonyBoy Curtis‚ who is Johnny’s best friend. Coming from an abusive family‚ Johnny Cade sees
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In Shakespeare’s play “Othello” the character Othello is presented as an outsider to the events that are taking place amongst the other characters. He was excluded from what the truth holds and this caused his downfall‚ along with his jealous nature and stubbornness. To make things worse Iago’s cunning plans captures Othello into a downward spiral to his defeat. The sense of irony involved is regarded as a highly important technique that is repeated through out the play. As a stubborn and decisive
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idolized for courage‚ outstanding feats‚ and noble qualities. In the epic poem “Beowulf” by Burton Rafiel the main character‚ Beowulf exemplifies the traits of a ‘perfect’ hero. Beowulf was loved and admired by his people‚ the Geats‚ for his bravery and heroism in all of his adventures and conquests. He can be characterized by three principal traits; his valor and fervor to defend others‚ his loyalty to his people and oaths that he pledges‚ and his humility and humbleness through everything. We first learn
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Jesse Zilio Hiring outsiders The article that I will be discussing is called Pros and Cons of Hiring outsiders. This article is all just based on what we discussed in class. In class‚ I recall that this is a very serious decision that managers just make. There are many benefits to hiring from the outside‚ along with many disadvantages. I will start off by discussing the benefits from hiring from the outside. When some companies seem to be stuck in old traditional work places‚ it get boring
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The Ousiders Essay - Sodapop Curtis In S.E Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders‚ there are many themes represented in the book‚ but one of the main themes is social ostracism‚ or the conflict between the economic classes. There are two rival gangs within The Outsiders: the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs represent the upper class while the Greasers represent the lower class. The Socs‚ "jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks‚ and get
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