In the novel‚” The Outsiders‚” by S.E. Hinton and the poem ‚” Richard Cory”‚ by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ the authors both develop similar themes. Throughout each piece the theme of ‚” Everything is not what it seems”‚ is reinforced by characters’ or narrative’s thoughts and actions to affect its development. People are judging each other based on appearance and not getting to know the person. The theme is present in both the novel and poem and is developed through the events throughout To begin
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Nick being an outsider and Meursault in The Outsider. Both Nick and Meursault seem to be detached and simply view and describe what occurs around them from a removed position. Both characters also seem to have a love interest with in the book‚ Meursault having Marie and Nick having Jordan Baker. Although there are still some differences between the two‚ Nick is socially accepted‚ and is more engaged with his own beliefs and views than Meursault. Both Meursault and Nick are outsiders due to the different
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they are from the inside and not the outside‚ they differ in terms of personalities. In the novel‚ The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton‚ two groups are introduced. These groups are the Greasers‚ the East-side poor kids‚ and the Socials‚ the West-side rich kids.
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Thesis: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ a novel which tells the story of conflict between the "greasers" and the "Socs‚" captures the voice of ponyboy and his friends in a realistic way that relates to boys and their gangs even today. This story has a lot of issues that are going to be talked about in this paper such as the realism‚ the conflicts‚ the characters‚ Hintons style‚ the themes‚ etc. This book is pretty interesting and brings up a lot of good issues. There are a lot of reasons for reading
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Questions 3 and 4 (p. 21) 3) James says‚ “I feel like an outsider.” How might you work with his statement? As a facilitator‚ this writer would ask James if he could identify anyone in the group he feels he is not an outsider with and how the relationship is different. This writer would ask James to identify what he needs to feel he is not an outsider. This writer would encourage James to continue to express when he is feeling like an outsider and also challenge James to open himself up to others in
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The “Outsiders” novel and film gawky and fascinating Watching both they do appear very identical However‚ the film and movie have great‚ noticeable difference. The film and novel share very identical qualities. For example‚ Ponyboy had brown hair in the beginning‚ then later on in both‚ he has blonde hair‚ by bleach. Johnny and Ponyboy stay in the church for five days. Ponyboy and Johnny save the children. Johnny gets severe burns‚ and a broken back.However‚ the film and movie are not that identical
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The Outsiders was set in a large‚ unnamed town in the United States. According to the website (http://www.shmoop.com/the-outsiders/setting.html)‚ the setting of ‘The Outsiders’ was based on the author’s‚ S. E. Hinton’s‚ hometown of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ when she wrote the story as a high school student. The story took place in the late 1960’s. The landscape in the story was mostly in the cold‚ and dark nights. In one scene Ponyboy and Johnny walk through a park. The weather had seemed to be a freezing
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The Outsiders gives the reader hints and ideas from the story explaining how we should act and other moral issues. For example‚ a message the author describes is to stay young and innocent. The Greasers‚ specifically the younger Greasers‚ are taught to smoke and kill at a young age. This leads them to do bad things such as going to jail‚ participating in rumbles‚ and robbing stores. In other words‚ bad influence at a young age allows them to do illegal actions. By showing these actions from characters
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Truth is an important theme in both Oedipus and the Outsider as it changes the fate for both of the characters. I will talk about how the characters find out about the truth. I will also talk about how this theme is presented to us similarly in both the play and the text‚ as both the characters stick to the truth of their crimes which leads to both their downfalls. As Oedipus and Meursault based in different settings‚ this contributes to how the truth is presented. In the play Oedipus‚ he seeks
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People all need‚ have‚ and want something or already have it‚ and what they wanted or need.In the Outsiders‚hinton highlights the conflicts of both the greasers and socs to show that life is difficult for rich and poor kids. Through depicting their personal conflicts‚Hinton reveals that these young men‚seem so different but share similar needs. In the Outsiders‚ Hinton explains how we all have our problems and difficulties. In the following paragraphs I talk about what problems/challenges that people
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