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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The Outsiders is a novel written by SE Hinton. It was first published in 1967 and is a novel written for young adults. It is about a boy named Ponyboy who belongs to a social group called “Greaser” which dislikes the “Socs” which stands for Socials. The novel teaches about groups‚ friendships and affection for each other. In the novel there is violence between the two groups and how the greasers changed from violent to knowing affection. The relationship between the Curtis Brothers has change throughout
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What are stereotypes? According to the book Social Psychology‚ a stereotype is a set of Characteristics attributed to all members of some specified group or social category. Within the past few decades‚ women and men both have contributed their efforts to reduce stereotypes of both men and women. The effort has made many changes overtime. However some types of current media does influence and teach its viewers the stereotypes of gender that people have been trying to decrease. I have seen
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In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S.E Hinton‚ Ponyboy counts on his friends to be there for him as he gets into trouble on his path to adulthood. The book which is fiction focused on the main character‚ Ponyboy and his two brothers as they struggled with the socs and gangs. Ponyboy learns what it means to be a hero and the value of friendship. The three topics addressed in this meaningful novel are the power of friendship‚ what it means to be a hero‚ and the fight between rich and poor.
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In the book The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton‚ the author highlights the struggles of growing up in poverty while also in battle with a rival group‚ the Socs. The main character Ponyboy Curtis belongs to a gang named the Greasers. The Greasers and Socials are mainly divided by their socioeconomic status. After Ponyboy and fellow gang member Johnny are jumped by a group of socials‚ resulting in one Soc being stabbed and killed by Johnny in self-defense‚ Johnny and Ponyboy go into hiding. After a week
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S.E. Hinton wrote an amazing book called The Outsiders. This book has many amazing characters. So many of these characters are heroic. Darry has strength‚ Two-bit has loyalty‚ Dally has courage‚ Johnny has kindness‚ Soda has charm‚ but Pony has loyalty‚ courage‚ and kindness combined. That is my personal definition of a hero. Towards the middle of the story‚ Ponyboy displays loyalty. The author establishes this when Johnny stabbed Bob and wanted to run away. Johnny says to Pony‚ “We gotta get out
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community. The upper-class community did not appreciate Gatsby wealth and status. Jealousy and ignorance from people like Tom made Gatsby feel as if he was not wanted. Gatsby felt uncomfortable and treated like an intruder. He was always considered an outsider looking in. Money is a powerful lure in a relationship. People factor in a person wealth before marring their future husband or wife. Gatsby wealth was a means to attract Daisy love for him. His money was merely bait for Daisy to catch. The money
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Stereotypes…To be or not to be? “Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age‚ sex‚ color‚ class‚ or religion‚ children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range‚ some people are loathsome and some are delightful.” ― Margaret Mead The Americans are fat and stupid‚ the Brits are arrogant snobs‚ the Finns are always drunk‚ of course‚ while the Russians are walking their white bears with a shot of vodka in hand. The Italians are one and all benevolent cooks spreading
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on Latinos is Out of Focus” of Rick Najera and “Cops by Day‚ Targets by Night; Stop-and-frisks Also Happen to NYPD Officers” by Sam Levin have pointed out evidences and their solutions to stereotyping. Not only Asian being treated as a victim of stereotype‚ Latinos and Black people are even worse. Najera shows in “The Hollywood Lens on Latinos is Out of Focus” that Latinos only plays the role of drug lords‚ gangster‚ maid‚ or “illegal immigrants” in Hollywood movies. And in “Cops…‚” Sam Levin proves
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The literal definition of “outcast” is a person who has been rejected by society or a social group. I believe that being an outsider is universal because everyone is different in some way. Difference is what feeling like an outsider is based on‚ therefor‚ when people compare themselves to others and notice the differences‚ the feeling of being outcasted or being an “outsider” universally affects everyone
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