” The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about a group of greasers from Tulsa‚ OK during the mid-1960’s who battle with rich Socs and about the main character/narrator Ponyboy growing up. One character that stands out in the story is Johnny because he greatly impacts the plot. He is a dynamic character that has an ironic change in the way he acts and is a round character who shows multiple sides of his emotions. Three characteristic traits about Johnny are nervous‚ caring‚ and brave. This character can be
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The Outsiders Literary Response Recently‚ some young or old black group members would call each other N****. One of the reasons why is because maybe they think that they’re very close friends‚ and the same skin color that it is ok to call them that name. This would sometimes happen by tossing the name around a little bit in jokes‚ but then when they start to use it towards their friends. The person wouldn’t care since their good friends. If a random person called someone a N*****‚ and they didn’t
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Eh‚ I’d Rather not do it for Johnny The Outsiders‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola was released in 1983. Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell) is a greaser whose parents were killed in a car accident. He and his friends: Johnny (Ralph Macchio)‚ Dally (Matt Dillon)‚ Two-Bit (Emilio Estevez)‚ and Steve (Tom Cruise)‚ and brothers‚ Darry (Patrick Swayze) and Soda (Rob Lowe)‚ are always getting in fights with a gang called the Socs. One night‚ best friend Johnny‚ are attacked by Socs. The Socs almost drown
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feeling very well and is not in very good shape (pg.131-145). It could have been easy for Ponyboy to change any of the decisions he made‚ but he did not. So in the end the decisions Ponyboy ultimately made define him as the hero that he is. In The Outsiders Ponyboy overcomes social boundaries. Ponyboy comes to the realization that everybody is not so different. Even though somebody might appear different we are all alike were just human. Ponyboy’s relationship with Cherry Valance proves that even though
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The ¨Outsiders¨ movie and novel are interesting and tragic. After observing the movie and reading the book‚ they appeared to be very similar. Though they were similar‚ there were quite a few differences too. The movie and the novel have many similarities. For instance‚ both feature greasers and socs as rivals. Both sides fought one another in the rumble. Ponyboy‚ Johnny‚ and Dally proceed to the Nightly Double. There Ponyboy encountered Cherry. Though a lot of it is similar there are a few differences
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Gangs have become a harsh reality in today ’s society. But despite what one might think‚ gangs illustrate many communication theories. This is done through the power gangs possesses‚ "gang warfare"‚ and the trust between gang members. Gang power can be seen in many communication theories. There are several types of power that gangs and gang leaders fall under. An example of this would be referent and legitimate power. Referent power can be described as the role model power. We identify with this
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greaser who lived in a greaser neighborhood with his two brothers‚ Darry and Sodapop‚ and his greaser gang. His greaser gang consisted of‚ Steve‚ Two-bit‚ Dally‚ and Johnny Cade. They also had friends from another gang‚ that would eventually become real convicts one day on account of they were an actual organized gang. The fact that there are all of these characters and how it introduces all of the characters’ in the book better than it does the movie‚ makes the book all the better.
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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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hear when he was going to say. “Stay Gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…”’ The characters in the book The Outsiders are all loved‚ but the one we will all remember the most is Johnny because of his kind-loving heart and how far he will go to protect someone. The Outsiders is a book about a gang of hoods called the Greasers that stick together when getting through the hard times of being beat up by the Socs or the south side rich kids. The gang will learn to love each other‚ fight for each other and always stick
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what bring up one’s character and personality. A child’s influences on how he/she perceives life will stay with them for the remainder of his/her life. Often‚ childhood experience’s affect people’s thinking and the way that they behave in their adulthood. Children are influenced from both the outside world‚ but ultimately a child learns right from wrong‚ good from bad from their parents. Though most people do not remember the first few years their life the experiences still influence them well in to
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