“Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things‚ not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong things‚ not the things you want to see.” (S.E Hilton‚ The Outsiders). In the Outsiders‚ Hilton demonstrates the rough life of gang living. In the story there many negative examples and consequences from the gang life‚ such as‚ “rumbles”‚ violent acts‚ and even tragic deaths. The gangs were small groups‚ within the community
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In The Outsiders Ponyboy recites a poem on page 77. I believe that the meaning of this poem is that not everything is meant to last. In this poem‚ he talks about how the dawn becomes day‚ leafs turn into flowers‚ and how Eden sank to grief. All of these examples show how things can change. The time of change changes all time‚ as well as the seasons and more. This poem is saying that nothing in nature is meant to be the same all the time. Plants in nature grow old and slowly wither away‚ as time goes
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Kathy Kippenberger Ms. Kossenko English 7 21 April 2011 The Ugly Truth About Labels How Rivalry is Used in the Novel The Outsiders Ever felt targeted? Witness someone be judged by how they spoke? Felt as if no one belongs? Is it because they dress‚ act‚ or learn differently or a certain way? Most young adults go through these types of struggles. Stereotypes are preconceived labels subjected on the public. When teenagers do things out of the ordinary‚ dress differently‚ or hang out
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The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ is a coming-of-age story that compels readers to question society’s stereotyping of people and expresses the need for people to always have hope. Based on two rival teenage gangs‚ the poor‚ east-side Greasers‚ and the rich‚ west-side Socials (Socs)‚ The Outsiders is told through the eyes of sensitive‚ 14-year-old Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis. The novel explores the choices people make when faced with adversity‚ sending an important message to readers that everyone is an
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The Outsiders Essay Rich and Poor In The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two gang. They are defined by there social classes.The greasers are financially unstable and considered academically challenged. The Socs are financially stable and considered academically gifted. Even though ponyboy is financially unstable‚ that does not mean he will not secede in life; his educational aspect will determine his altitude. Ponyboy understands things better then the other people in his gang. Pony
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The Outsiders is an adolescent book about a gang of young adults and teens in the 60’s. They encounter a lot problems along the way and almost all of the characters emerge as heroes at one point. Everyone’s definition of a hero is different‚ so everyone will have a different person who they think was the most heroic. My definition of a hero is someone who is selfless‚ kind‚ brave‚ someone who helps people‚ and someone who risks their lives for others. I think that Johnny best fits this description
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Outsiders Essay Have you ever been looked down at? Being categorized is a problem in schools and communities. Each of us was probably once a victim of categorization by their peers. Sometimes it is because of how much money you own or how you dress or how smart you are‚ but does this really matter. In this book a lot of the characters experience this. But I will only write about the three who were the biggest victims of this Social groups system‚ Pony boy ‚Johnny and Bob. One was a normal boy the
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Is it possible for two friends that admire each other to have similar and different characteristics? In S.E. Hinton’s story The Outsiders there are two such characters that have similarities and differences. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are similar because they have abusive parents‚ and they both have very little values on their life. Additionally‚ they have differences that involve the law and the way they want to die. Therefore‚ Dally Winston and Johnny Cade have huge differences in their lives
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Sometimes‚ just because you may be related to a person‚ it doesn’t make them family. This was a theme that was beaten into to us throughout the story of the Outsiders. So many characters dealt with fathers beating them‚ mothers turning a blind eye‚ whether it was from sheer will or from drug abuse. The “Greasers” and the “Socs” both had to deal with parents abandoning them‚ being neglected‚ and not having parents there when their own children needed them most. It seemed like if you had a kid in this
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Some might say that heroes need a cool suit and have to be like “Spider-Man.” They might say that they have to be born with powers. In reality a hero helps many people in need and always cares for others. In the novel‚ “The Outsiders‚” by S.E Hinton there is one particular character that is a hero not just because he is brave‚ but because he never gave up. The people that are heros are Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Darry. Ponyboy is a hero because he shows courage during the time the church was on fire. He
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