“The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton has many main characters‚ I’m only going to focus on one and that’s Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy Curtis or Pony for short is a 14 year old boy who is apart of a friend group called the greasers. They’re called the greasers because they have greasy hair and are not very clean. Pony also has a brother named Darry‚ who is 20 and has legal custody of him and his 16 year old brother named Sodapop. Darry has legal custody of him and his brother because their parents were in a car
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In the movie‚ E.T‚ the closet scene after Elliot’s siblings discover E.T‚ conveys a narrative progression from within the span of the beginning to the end of the scene. As a result‚ it is with the aspects such as character goals‚ changing knowledge‚ and emotion evoking performances‚ that the risk of having his siblings tell their mother about E.T‚ in particularly Gertie‚ transitions into Elliot’s siblings promising to keep it a secret instead. For starters‚ this is displayed through the shift of
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P.E. Classes Should Be Mandatory Imagine skipping out of a couple P.E. classes and then suddenly you develop a disease. Although this is an exaggeration‚ this could surely happen. P.E. classes provide a time for students to be active. While many people believe it isn’t necessary‚ it has been proven to help students. P.E. classes should be mandatory because it helps build character and health benefits for students. Despite the negative things that many say about P.E. classes‚ it still provides
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S.E. Hinton illustrates the characteristics of Young Adult Literature (YAL) in her novel‚ The Outsiders‚ through the format of her book as well as the content. It is told from the viewpoint of a teenager‚ in young adult’s language and is fast-paced. The content is optimistic‚ touching on the relationships young adults will have and dealing with their emotions. It also highlights differences in culture and social standing – issues of interest to young adults. The mechanical characteristics of YAL
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There has been conversation of whether YA books have an effect on teenagers today. Most adults do not allow their children read these novel because it deals with rape‚ sex‚ murder or violence‚ and drugs. According to Gurdon‚ reading about homicide does not turn a man into a murderer; or reading about cheating on the exam won’t make the child break the honor code. The parents care more about their child’s happiness‚ moral development and tenderness of heart. Gurdon thinks that today’s YA novels discover
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Poverty strikes the streets you live in. Everywhere around you you see people starving‚ crying or begging for money. This is what Ponyboy has to live with being a greaser. “The Outsiders” is a book by S.E Hinton. The poem “Poverty and Wealth” is a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. What do these two pieces of literature have in common? Well‚ more than you’d initially think‚ because I’m here to share with you some of the similarities with “The Outsiders” and “Poverty and Wealth” First the king’s son is
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Many towns have started to put a public curfew affecting minors‚ normally around 10 pm. In the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there is no curfew‚ would it have been helpful to the characters? Would it have affected them? Despite popular belief‚ some believe that there should be no curfew‚ and it may have helped the characters. Some people believe that there should be a curfew for minors. If there is a curfew there would be less time to get in trouble. “You really killed him‚ huh‚ Johnny?" If there was
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The Outsiders “When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house‚ I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home” (Hinton 1). This was the sentence that started the craziest week of Ponyboy’s life. Ponyboy is a 14 year old kid who lived a normal life just like everybody else. He went to school‚ watch movies‚ and disliked the Socs. However one night after getting in a fight with his older brother Darry‚ he ran of with Johnny‚ his best friend‚ and got
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One of the main characters of the story The Outsiders‚written by S.E. Hinton‚ is a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy. Ponyboy is a strong boy who lives on the east side of town. He feels that it is unfair how everyone is against the greasers and thinks they are garage just because they do not have nice things like the west side socs. Throughout the story‚ Ponyboy was caring‚ smart‚ and determined. He helped people and never gave up. Ponyboy is known for being smart because of many reasons inside the
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“Things are rough all over.” Those word were said by Cherry explaining that nothing is perfect. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ many characters felt like an outsider at some point. In comparison‚ I was inside the insiders group but I felt like I was not and did not felt like I belonged anywhere. In my story‚ I am going to tell you that sometimes it is okay being different. It all began when one day I started hearing the opinion of other people about me saying I was known as being “popular/well-known
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