| |Title of novel |The Outsiders | |Author |S.E. Hinton | |Date published |1967 | |Brief
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Henry Ford once said‚ “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” This quote relates to Ponyboy’s relationship with Johnny as he makes Johnny a better person through many of the challenges they face together. The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ is a story about a boy who struggles with the division of two gangs‚ the Socs and the Greasers. He faces many obstacles in his life regarding his own family and the Socs. One character in the story is Johnny who is Ponyboy’s best friend. Johnny is
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bitter‚ it was killing Johnny”‚ as said by PonyBoy in The Outsiders (Hinton 32). This‚ combined with a particular beating by the Socs‚ was the reason why Johnny was at first so fearful. He became scared of everything that moved‚ expecting pain and suffering every minute he lived. “If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚ you’ll have Johnny”‚ PonyBoy says. (Hinton 11). Luckily‚ Johnny has his gang‚ (named Greasers because they grease
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are poor. Johnny kills the Soc‚ and Johnny‚ and Ponyboy have to change their identity so that they don’t fit the descriptions. Also in this novel a member from each group changes one changing in a good way‚ and the other changing in a bad way. S.E Hinton meant to show that everyone is going through something no matter how good their life seems. During S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders the theme “it’s rough all over” is shown by tragic events and struggles throughout the story. Losing someone who means alot
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The Outsiders The Outsiders‚ written by S.E Hinton‚ is about a boy called Ponyboy Curtis who as a character developed mentally and physically. The Story is about the conflict between two groups the Socs and the Greasers who at the beginning hated each other but because of events throughout the novel they learn that they are not that different. Ponyboy faced obstacles‚ at home with his brother Darry‚ the conflict between the Socs and the Greasers and his attitude towards life. From this Pony learns
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differences‚ there are still many ways they are alike. Hinton shows us how our different backgrounds shape our own personalities and help us decide how we want to live our life‚ but inside we all want love‚ family‚ friendship‚ loyalty‚ and equality. It was pretty unusual for a Soc like Cherry o be talking with a Greaser‚ like Ponyboy. But what
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narrated‚ “He (Dally) had quite a reputation….you had to respect him.” (11 Hinton) The Greasers most likely would follow in the footsteps of Dally and even channel Dally’s frustrations with the Socs‚ the world‚ and life in general. Moreover‚ this hatred would have driven the Greasers all to a life of crime and with the attitude of dying young. “You’d better wise up Pony….you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt.” (147 Hinton) as said by Dally. Ponyboy would have been the most influenced and would
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Many of the kids are struggling these days. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called Greasers who lives on the Eastside‚ and all they do is drink and smoke. Then there are Socs which are a group of rich‚ snobby kids who live on the West side and they also smoke and drink. In their society and in gangs‚ many underaged kids smoke and drink. In this society‚ underaged kids do the same. Also in the article‚” The Allure of Gangs” it talks about why
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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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The novel ‘The Outsiders’ written by S.E. Hinton is about a character called Ponyboy who learns some very important lessons. Ponyboy is a 14 year old boy he is very intelligent but his Greaser lifestyle holds him back. Some lessons Ponyboy learns is that ‘violence doesn’t solve anything’ and he must ‘stay gold.’ Firstly‚ the main character Ponyboy learns that he must ‘stay gold’. ‘Stay gold’ means staying true to yourself and don’t change. When Johnny was about to die the last words he said were
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