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    Le (REALLY LONG) Essay The dictionary defines an outsider as “a person who is not accepted by or who is isolated from society” This archetype is a character within a text that is positioned outside the mainstream society the result of which many not only affect the individual‚ but also other people. Their outsider status can help to define decisions they make in life but may also be the result of barriers preventing their inclusiveness to society such as age‚ skin colour‚ or beliefs. The poems Theme

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    Throughout “The Outsiders” the socioeconomic differences roles play a key part in the development of the story. There are two main groups in the story‚ the Socs and the Greasers‚ who are torn apart by this difference. The Socs are rich kids from the West-side and their name is an abbreviation for the Socials. They jump the Greasers‚ ruin houses‚ and throw beer blasts for fun‚ and they could be in the papers for being a public humiliation one day and be a benefit to the community the next day. The

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    ENG261AC April 14‚ 2003 "The Difference of Initial Inference of Identity" S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders‚ is at first a narrative of Ponyboy‚ a young outcast boy who later becomes a young man filled with identity. At the end of the novel‚ it is revealed that the narrative is actually Ponyboy’s autobiographical account of his quest for a place in society. The symbols and motifs of The Outsiders contribute immensely to the novel’s most prominent theme: Commonality between the rich and the poor

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    English Essay – Molly Candlish The purpose of the outsider is to expose the flaws of society. Use social/historical and literary context. The genre of an Outsider novel is a ‘coming of age’ story which portrays the generic struggles of a protagonist against the social norms and conventions of society. Some people believe that the purpose of ‘The Outsider’ is to expose the flaws of society. However‚ it can also be considered a novel with many other purposes‚ such as a Novel of the Absurd that focus’

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    The Outsider Analysis

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    the word “outsider” out of the book to let readers pander to the meaning of that word after completing the novel. To me‚ an outsider is Someone who is different from the crowd‚ but not in a favorable way. for example‚ an unintelligent person would be excluded from most social groups due to their negative trait that a majority of others do not have‚ this‚ of course‚ does not necessarily mean that many people are intelligent‚ rather‚ that most are not unintelligent. The word “outsider” in Hinton’s

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    did die a hero in "The Outsiders" because of what he did for his friends. Ponyboy dies because of the burns from the fire‚ Dally is greatly upset by this. Dally was too stressed and upset about the way his friend died to think straight‚ so he runs away. He robbed a store because his friend died and did not know what to do. Dally runs from the store owner‚ the police are chasing him. he turns to act like he was going to shoot at the cops and instead they shot him. The outsiders felt sad because they

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    September 26th‚ 2012 The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton “Dally risked his life for us‚ to keep Johnny out of trouble.” (Pg. 117.) This is a quote from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ a novel about two social groups‚ the Greasers and the Socs‚ and how the war between them cost three lives. The book is in the perspective of Ponyboy Curtis‚ a sensitive Greaser who is put in the middle of the social conflict when he friend Johnny kills a Soc in self-defense. Ponyboy and Johnny run away to escape the law

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    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 Bob. They hid in a church that unfortunately caused a fire and Johnny died of third degree burns.

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    Gold In The Outsiders

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    What does it mean to stay gold? What does it mean to be gold? Is it possible to stay gold? In the young adult book‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ staying gold is a main theme of the book. Everyone has gold in them‚ but everyone also loses some of their gold. It is possible to stay somewhat gold‚ but not completely gold. Staying gold means stay innocent and pure. It also means people are gold when they are young and do not have anything to worry about. In Johnny’s letter he said‚ “...you’re gold

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    The Outsiders Monologue

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    Silence entered the air after I stepped out of my apartment complex. Slamming the door hard‚ I walked out of the building and started strutting down the sidewalk into town. Several arguments left the air after I stepped out into the cold‚ frosty morning of November in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. My parents have been arguing for months now‚ and I can’t take it. I mean‚ they’re good parents and have given me a nice place and all‚ but they always are getting drunk and argue all the time. I’ve tried to leave home

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