WIND- Ted Hughes In this poem‚ Hughes draws a sharp contrast between the sheer intensity and uncontrollable strength if the wind in a storm as opposed to the vulnerability and fragility of man. The poet starts by describing a tremendous gale striking a desolated moorland house and its inhabitants. “The house has been far out at sea all night.” By using this metaphor he compares the house to a boat at sea. The house faces wave upon wave of inexhaustible pounding from the wind‚ as a boat would be
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Two young heroes arrived on the scene‚ Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade. Soon after arrival‚ they heard a faint yelling coming from the inside of the church. “They’ve been missing for at least a half an hour…. I told them not to play in the church” (Hinton 91) quotes the children’s teacher who was taking them on a field trip. First‚
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BOOK REPORT The Outsiders By: S.E Hinton(New York: Puffin Books‚ 1967) The outsider: The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. The title of this book is related to the story‚ because in the novel‚ Ponyboy and Johnny are outsiders. They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like
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Poetry Analysis on ‘Wind’ by Ted Hughes The poem ‘Wind’ by Ted Hughes is about the power and the ferocity of wind‚ the speaker puts forwards how demonic ‘Wind’ can be‚ it can make everything around him quiver‚ shiver and fear. The title ‘Wind’ is used as a proper noun‚ the speaker differentiates the winds in nature to ‘Wind’ he is talking about; the one he is talking about is a demonic creature. In the first stanza‚ the speaker changes his settings‚ he starts by saying there is a tempest in the
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“...it was too late to tell them that there was still good in it…” ( S.E Hinton 179). Do Socs really have it worse than The Greasers? In the story “The Outsiders” By: S.E Hinton‚ there are two groups who don’t get along and fight all the time. They’re called “The Greasers” and “The Socs”. The Socs are people who are rich‚ have nice things‚ and live on the nice part of town. The Greasers are people who are more poor‚ their things aren’t as nice‚ and live on the more bad/run-down side of town. There
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of survival is always at play within society. S.E. Hinton uses these literary techniques of stereotypes‚ characterization and conflict throughout the novel of The Outsiders to depict they key theme of rivalry. In The Outsiders‚ every character has been classified as “a greaser”‚ being stereotyped like that is pretty cruel. When Ponyboy said‚ “We both need a haircut and some decent clothes. They’ll know we’re hoods the minute they see us!” (Hinton‚ 64) He admitted to succumbing to his stereotype.
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In literature‚ there are four types of major conflicts‚ and in many cases these conflicts are beyond the characters control. These four types of conflicts are man versus another man‚ for example in The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ a major man versus man conflict are the rival gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. Another conflict is man versus nature‚ where a person is in trouble with a force of nature‚ like a tornado‚ or in this case a fire. Man versus society is where a character has conflicts with society’s
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written by S.E Hinton demonstrates that violence can cause much change to a person on the inside as well as outside. This book became an immediate success when it was written during the 1960’s and was based around the reputation and the stereotypes of that current decade. If you were a kid growing up in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma you either belonged to one of two groups‚ a “Soc” or a “Greaser”. In this book‚ there are many differences between the two groups‚ which tends to cause much violence. S.E Hinton has much
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It was the 1960’s in America‚ and S.E. Hinton was a 16 year old author living in the city of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. This was a decade of change. America was fighting a war in Vietnam and a war over racial equality at home. Because it was a decade of change‚ divisions among people became more apparent. The author believed that teenagers must lean upon families and friends in order to survive and succeed. “By the middle nineteen fifties‚ most of their parents had jobs that paid well. They expressed satisfaction
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him‚ Pony and Johny ran to the park. When they get there‚ they come to find the Socs there‚ and they want trouble. When they insult each other‚ the Socs put Pony’s head in a fountain‚ and pulled a blade on Johny. Then Johny stabs Bob’s back. S.E. Hinton then starts Pony and Johny’s conversation with‚ “ “You really killed him‚ huh‚ Johny?” “Yeah.” His voice quavered slightly. “I had to. They were drowning you‚ Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade…they were gonna beat me up….” “Like…”-I
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