?John McKenna Mr. Cook English III Honors 10 May 2008 Themes of “The Outsiders” In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton‚ the protagonist Ponyboy struggles with many common problems that a teenager encounters. One of these problems is when he struggles with remaining loyal to the Greasers and living a moral life. The Greasers don’t have many morals except for looking out for each other‚ and that is how most of them lose their innocence. This is the problem that Ponyboy must deal with. He
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tactics like this must be reformed. Because not only are people being treated unfairly‚ they become labeled as criminals and often go on to live up to that kind of expectation. In other words‚ the practice may be creating criminals. This is the Labeling Theory which was created by sociologist Howard Becker in 1963. “In its most superficial form... (it) suggests that individuals may feel obligated to act out roles dictated by their new status as criminals” (Ascani)
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‘The Outsiders’ by S.E Hinton shows the challenges of teenagers in America during the 1960’s. Many of the characters in the novel are ‘heroes’ as they face their fears and become better people. Johnny was a character to remember. He overcame his own fears to save the lives of pony-boy and a group of young children. Darry was courageous due to the sacrifices and choices he made to his family. Cherry Valance will be highly remembered for all she stood up for and all she believed in. Although all these
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The Outsiders is a novel by S.E Hinton that is set in the 1960’s in a city close to New York. It is about the conflict between the rich people‚ the upper-class‚ the west-side kids‚ called the Socs and the lower class‚ poorer people‚ called the Greasers. The conflict between the two social groups occurs because the Socs are too real and too demanding for things. The Greasers are being jumped by the Socs and that creates conflict and hatred between the two groups who aren’t really that
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S.E. Hinton: The Outsiders A Term Paper In Partial Fulfillment For Language Arts 11 By Eduardo Rivera Rivera 5/22/13 Mr. Jesus Ramos Period 6 S.E. Hinton is one of the best known American authors. She has written many stories and novels‚ none of which are as famous as her young-adult novel‚ The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton has won some awards for her contributions to English literature. Her books have been used in schools as she has inspired
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The Outsiders Alienation The Outsiders is a story that has motley of alienation. Alienation isn’t being taken by aliens. Alienation is uniqueness and someone that is different from another person or group of people. But through the whole story of the Outsiders there is alienation. One symbol of alienation in this story is money between the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs always show the characteristics of being rich because they’re always wearing madras shirts and pants. Like
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Outsiders Outsiders exist in every society. When there is a set of social rules to follow‚ at least one person breaks it‚ and becomes a recluse. These people may either challenge society‚ or try to fit in. Some choose to be separated‚ while others are separated not by their own will. Whatever the circumstances‚ outcasts force people to think about society from a completely different perspective. These people are important in many stories. A few important outsiders from short stories include pepe
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The Outsiders Gang was between the rich and the poor‚ young children are constant of evil in a life of a young boy named pony boy. This research paper is going to be about S.E Hinton‚ background of the story‚ and the three brother. This story has emotional‚ happy and thrilling moments in this book. The greaser and socs do not get alone with each other. S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ the outsiders is the first a narrative of Ponyboy‚ a young outcast boy who later become a strong man filled with identify
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The outsiders by S.E Hinton should be taught in school. This book should be taught in school because it is very much like real life today so it could teach kids what not to do. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a story about a boy named Ponyboy and his friends who are constantly getting in trouble and being judged for being “greasers”. Ponyboy is an interesting character because he is different from his friends‚ but gets caught up in gang conflicts. There are many examples in The Outsiders showing
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The Outsiders S.E. Hinton “No rival gangs‚ only Socs. And you can’t win against them no matter how hard you try‚ because they’ve got all the breaks and even whipping them isn’t going to change that fact.” The Outsiders a novel that was first published in 1967 by the author S.E Hinton is not only a novel about gang mentality and gang rivalry but is also about how a person could feel like ‘an outsider’ based on where they live or how much money they have. In Pony Boy’s case it was his grades that
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