Throughout the 1800s America has changed in a lot of ways even though some were small changes some were significant America still changed. America changed socially‚ politically and technology America changed socially in so many ways. On of the ways America changed socially was during the civil war. The civil war was a war that was fought to end slavery. When slavery ended many slaves were still slaves and they still had no right to vote. Another major social change was the women’s rights
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novel ‘The Outsiders’ to give a voice to the harsh reality for teenagers all over the world. Hinton clearly utilises language features such as dialogue‚ symbolism and characters in a way to specifically explore the issues with finding identity which is still relevant in today’s society. ‘The Outsiders’ novel features two main social classes‚ Socs and Greasers. Socs are born into wealthy families and seem to have it all but Greasers struggle in more ways than just financially. In ‘The Outsiders’ dialogue
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Personally‚ I liked Johnny‚ Darry‚ and Dally the best. Having Johnny’s character go in the way it did is incredibly clever and astute and other authors should do the same. It creates a more interesting plot and tone while also leaving room for character development and themes. The thing that drew me to Johnny was his personality and the way he was betrayed by Ponyboy and the others. He was seen as the baby of the group. The one that stands out. Johnny’s backstory and situation affects him in a way
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store. After hearing that a classmate has informed the authorities of his actions Cole becomes enraged and decides to confront Peter and beat him mercilessly. This action that cole takes shows us that cole is almost completely unable to control his rage and hatred for others and takes it out by smashing
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Summer Skies Disclaimer: No‚ silly‚ I never have nor will I ever own The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton owns The Outsiders. *sighs* :( I simply borrow them for my own creative enjoyment purposes. A/N: In the middle of a sweltering August day‚ an accident occurs that neither Darry nor Ponyboy planned‚ but shows them that they might not be as different as they think. ~ Mid August‚ 1966 ~ Wednesday "Race you home‚ kid!" Two-Bit challenged as they started their walk home from school. A monthly teacher’s
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In the novel The Outsiders‚ by S.E Hinton there are two social groups. The Socs and The Greasers. They are rival gangs. The Greasers have it worst off because they have to hideout from the police‚ they are poor‚ and they get jumped by The Socs. The boys‚ Johnny and Ponyboy‚ have to hide from the police because Johnny killed somebody to save Ponyboy’s life. “We gotta get outta here. Get somewhere. Run away. The police’ll be here soon‚” ( Hinton pg. 57). If it were The Socs that killed one of The
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William Shakespeare‚ the two main characters‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ experience changes in their character and personality throughout the play. After the play begins‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s wife‚ is the first one to suggest the murder of King Duncan‚ the king that three witches prophesized would be replaced by Macbeth. At this point‚ Lady Macbeth is the one of the two who has the greatest desire for success‚ and she is willing to go by any means to obtain what she wants. She is the mastermind behind
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think about Estella. Pip had fallen in love‚ but he didn’t quite get that Estella isn’t capable of love. In the beginning of the novel Pip finds himself giving food and a file to Magwitch because he was threatened by him. Surprisingly‚ he finds out how Magwitch is his benefactor and he had changed his feeling toward loving and caring for him towards the end of the novel. At this point‚ Estella was
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Within The Lesson‚ written by Toni Cade Bambara‚ the question of inequality and poverty arises in response to the juxtaposition of the two neighborhoods in the story‚ Harlem and Manhattan. Bambara introduces children as the most important occupants of a typical New York slum‚ mainly in regards to their ability to escape the constraints of their own environment. As highlighted in the story‚ the elders of this African American community have accepted the social inequality and the economic conditions
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Characterization Essay by:bethani campbell After Darry’s parents passing‚ he had to drop out of school‚ and get a job‚ to pay bills‚ and to raise his brothers. Darry is one of the main characters in the book “The Outsiders” written by S. E. Hinton. He takes care of his brothers‚ house‚ etc. Darry helps with the gang and their troubles against the Socs. He helps Ponyboy through his dealing with the murder. Darry is a responsible person‚ he is a mature‚ caring‚ hard worker
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