Johnny Bear and Of Mice and Men One similarity between the story of Johnny Bear and the novella of Of Mice and Men is the description of Johnny Bear and Lennie. An interesting description on p. 2 of Johnny Bear describes Johnny Bear as a “great‚ stupid‚ smiling bear”. This description is parallel to the one in Of Mice and Men. “Behind him walked his opposite‚ a huge man‚ shapeless of face‚ with large‚ pale eyes‚ with wide sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the
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The Outsiders Most Dynamic Character The most dynamic character in the book The Outsiders is Ponyboy Curtis. Throughout the course of the book his actions‚thoughts‚and things he said‚ lead me to believe the he is the most dynamic character. This is true for many reasons‚ first at the beginning of the book he needed to be protected‚ but towards the end of the book he was able to protect himself. Furthermore Ponyboy changed his views toward Dallas during the book‚ lastly he realizes that
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In The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy faces a lot of problems and learns new things along the way. He tends to feel different from all groups which makes him feel like and outsider. The greasers are a group of “low class‚” they are the delinquents known to be the worst of the bunch. They’re known to like fighting‚ having street smarts‚ dropping out of school‚ and just being the “bad guys.” Pony thinks he’s different from the greasers like an “Outsider‚” yet Pony seems
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and THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton‚ which both fit the theme of optimism in the face of despair. The lesson to be learned today is to always keep hope‚ no matter what… Ponyboy was a teenage boy who was part of the greaser gang. He lived alone with his brothers Darry and Sodapop‚ who were also Greasers‚ ever since his parents passed away. The brothers lived in "the bad part" of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma in the mid 1960’s. Ponyboy was a good kid and never got into any trouble‚ until one night‚ when Johnny‚ a fellow
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The Outsiders Theme “The problem isn’t that life is unfair – it’s our broken idea of fairness. Meaning‚ our idea of fairness is self-centered” (Tony Warrick). The Outsiders‚ by S. E. Hinton‚ is a novel about the bond between the rich eastside Socials and the poor Greasers. Although many themes are portrayed throughout the novel‚ the theme of unfairness is the most consistent theme. First‚ unfairness is portrayed through the Greasers. Johnny‚ one of the Greasers‚ had been treated unfairly his whole
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Who is an outsider or an outcast? Do you know how an outsider or an outcast feels? Have you ever been to a different country‚ or got taunted on how you dress‚ or ever been rejected from a particular group? Is the experience of being an outsider universal? There are a lot of questions that come up when you think about being an outsider. An outsider or an outcast is a person goes against the values of other people. A loner for example. A loner is rejected by their peers. They are isolated because they
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The Outsiders “Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold”(IMDb). This is a famous quote from The Outsiders The Outsiders is a book and a movie. The book and the movie are both excellent. The book and the movie are very similar‚ however‚ there are some differences that make them each unique. The storyline is that there are two groups of people‚ the greasers and the socs‚ who don’t get along very well. The main character is a greaser named Ponyboy. He has no parents and lives with his two brothers Soda and
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have changed dramatically over the years How has television changed over the last 60 years? This question can be answered in a variety of different ways ranging from the technological changes and advances it has gone through to the question of whether it has any type of effects on the way people perceive it‚ or if society is manipulated by what they see on television. This report will hopefully uncover and discover television how it was then until how it is now. Television broadcasting was first
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“It does not matter if its soccer‚ football‚ or futbol‚ it’s the game that brings people together” – Alex Morgan. Soccer is a sport greatly played throughout many countries in which world completions are held for every year. Soccer has changed for the better throughout the years. According to research‚ many believe soccer had originated in Spain or Italy. Nevertheless soccer dates back to 200 B.C. in Ancient China. As a form of entertainment the people of the Han Dynasty had dribbled around a leather
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Outsiders Essay (#5 Is Randy a hero or a coward?) In the novel the Outsiders‚ Randy Adderson‚ (a Soc) decides not to fight in the rumble against the Greasers. I believe that he is a hero for the following reasons. Randy’s motivation for not fighting in the rumble was not based on fear‚ but rather understanding. He realized that even if the Greasers won‚ the Socs would still be the lucky ones with all the breaks. Randy knew that fighting wouldn’t change anything. Randy states‚ “I’d fight‚
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