Darryl Curtis is a hero. There are many things that make him a hero. He made sacrifices for his brothers‚ was a hard worker‚ and always wants to protect and take care of his younger brothers. Although Darry wasn’t really a main character in The Outsiders‚ he definitely played a very heroic role in the novel. Darry made several sacrifices in his life‚ in order for Sodapop and Ponyboy to be able to have better lives. When their parents died‚ Darry passed up a college scholarship and became responsible
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During the book‚ The Outsiders Ponyboy changes a lot from when he is a at home to when he is hiding in a church on a top of a hill with Johnny. Ponyboy grows and matures in this book. Ponyboy grows during this book mentally and physically. In the book Ponyboy Loses his innocence‚ in the beginning of the book Ponyboy was a good student and he followed rules from his older brother Darry. But‚ towards the end of the story Ponyboy started to get himself into bad situations for example‚ he got
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Everyone knows what an outsider is; most people even know an outsider. Are they really an outsider or are they just misjudged and misunderstood? First of all‚ Outsiders can be misunderstood which causes them to not belong. One example of this is Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Gregor is transformed into a bug. Due to his recent transformation‚ Gregor’s family could no longer understand him and “[his voice] was clearly and unmistakably his earlier voice‚ but in it was intermingled
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it or not‚ everyone is an outsider; moreover so are you. “The Outsiders”‚ a novel written by S.E Hinton‚ took place in the 1960’s Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. When Hinton was 17 years old‚ out of anger she wrote this book about the differences between two unique teenage social groups: the greasers and the Soc (Doc A). She illustrates that the outsiders are the people who stand out from the rest of society by thought or action. Both the greasers and the Soc can be considered outsiders‚ but as the story goes on
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Outsiders are a very common theme in the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Many characters show traits of an outsider. John is one character who fits the bill. He is the ultimate outsider. Other outsiders in the book are Bernard and Linda. All of these characters have traits that make it difficult for them to “fit in” to the society of the New World. They don’t fit in a conforming society. These three characters are perfect examples of outsiders in Brave New World. Bernard is an outsider
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humans were on this Earth. People have a nasty habit to think of people who have been lonely and bullied as outsiders‚ although outsiders are just people who are completely misunderstood and judged the wrong way. If people took the time to know these “outsiders” people mistreat‚ they would understand that these people are just normal kids that got mistreated badly. Nobody wants to be an “outsider”‚ but sometimes you become one for various of different reasons like being a new kid‚ being smarter than
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Bita Shalabi Mrs. Smith English III 13 October 2016 The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton Apseloff‚ Marilyn Fain. “Hinton‚ S.E..” World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2016. Web. 12 Oct. 2016. The book The Outsiders is written by author S.E. Hinton. Susan Eloise Hinton is an american writer of novels for young adults. Hinton’s publisher suggested the book be published under her initials to make her name more neutral in gender. Hinton’s work is mostly about teens who are facing problems such as poverty
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being an outsider. People think you have to be gorgeous/handsome‚ play sports‚ be preppie‚ or have money to be popular. Then‚to be an outsider you don’t have nice cloths‚ you don’t have money‚ you don’t play sports‚ and you don’t have nice things. Well you don’t have to have all that stuff to be popular or not be an outsider. The way I see it everyone is the sameway just have different talents. Being an outsider is unique you’re special in your own ways. There is some gorgeous/handsome outsiders just
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Different but Similar Being an outsider is no easy task‚ for anyone. One can see that outsiders are heavily discriminated against‚ persecuted against and are alienated from the rest of society. Throughout history‚ many individuals and groups have been considered as outsiders. They have been on the forefront of the prejudice that was thrown at them just because they were considered ‘different.’ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne‚ New Boy by Steph Green and First they came for the Jews attributed
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In our world today‚ the standards of society are what many of us live by. The people who do not meet these qualifications are cast out by society. The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ demonstrates what being on the outside is like. The Greasers‚ labeled as outsiders‚ are viewed by their community as hoodlums and criminals; the only reasons being that they are not well off‚ put grease in their hair‚ and dress differently. Reading this book made me think of a very important lesson everyone should
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