gold? In the young adult book‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ staying gold is a main theme of the book. Everyone has gold in them‚ but everyone also loses some of their gold. It is possible to stay somewhat gold‚ but not completely gold. Staying gold means stay innocent and pure. It also means people are gold when they are young and do not have anything to worry about. In Johnny’s letter he said‚ “...you’re gold when you’re a kid‚ ...everythings new‚ dawn”(Hinton 178). Ponyboy will always have gold
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WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS IN THE OUTSIDERS? This essay is about The Outsiders‚ it’s a novel made by S.E. Hintons. You will learn about the symbols that’s shown here in this novel. Why did sunset‚ mustangs and greasy hairs become the symbols of this book? Symbols are really important for readers to understand because it expands their mind and understanding about the novel‚ or book more. One of the symbols that the novel The Outsiders showed to us is the sunset. Sunset was like the bridge for making
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being different‚ but that propels me forward in life”. S.E. Hinton believes that the outsiders are all the people who dare to be different‚ and who stand out from their social category. She provides examples throughout The Outsiders of characters that feel and act differently than those around them. Randy Adderson does not fit the stereotype of a Soc because he is caring‚ and he has his own opinions. To begin with‚ Randy is an outsider because he cares about other people. He exercises this unique
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The name of the movie I have chosen is The Outsiders. The reason why I chose this movie is because it was one of my favorite movies to watch when I was in middle school. I remember in middle school that I was in a reading and writing class where the teacher provided students several books to read together as a class and The Outsiders was one of the novels. I always had an issue with reading since I was kid even today in college because I have a reading comprehension disability where I have a hard
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“Things are rough all over.”(Hinton 35).The novel‚ The outsiders‚ By S.E. Hinton is about a conflict of Ponyboy and his family having struggles as a Greaser. Being a Gang that is broken on‚ is a struggle that makes their lives hard and difficult. While Ponyboy always sees things in a positive way to keep going. S.E. Hinton’s theme “ Things are rough all over.” is evident in the struggles Greasers and Socs face. However the Greasers face more struggles then Socs because‚ they live in poverty‚ plus
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“Sometimes the toughest are the most broken.” (Anonymous) In the novel The Outsiders‚ Dally Winston‚ a poor seventeen year-old with a tarnished past‚ played an influential role in the lives of his fellow friends‚ the Greasers‚ and mostly over Ponyboy. Dally was both the toughness and the anger that existed and held back the Greasers and Ponyboy. Known as the toughest of the Greaser gang‚ with no family‚ Dally felt he could take violent risks. While Dally’s death seemed tragic‚ if Dally had continued
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What is means to be an outsider in America? Throughout history‚ America has encountered battles of racism‚ discrimination‚ and segregation. Victory of these social battles did not guarantee that these issues still wouldn’t occur. In America today‚ many people are still affected by racism‚ discrimination and segregation. American writers such as Langston Hughes‚ Aurora Levins Morales‚ and Gertrude Bonnin have experienced the feeling of being an outsider differently. Through their writings‚ we
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The author S.E.Hinton uses extreme events to make the argument that given a chance; even those labelled ‘bad’ by society can do good. In the novel The Outsiders the characters that are labelled bad greasers who are placed in challenging situations. Those situations demonstrate that people are not always what they are labelled. S.E.Hinton uses her characters and their actions to persuade us that you cannot label someone until you know them and what they have been through. The novel demonstrates that
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een ander heeft in een straat met rijwoningen een bijzondere tuin. Dit zijn eenvoudige voorbeelden van deviant gedrag waardoor mensen in bepaalde situaties bestempeld kunnen worden als buitenstaander. Het volgende essay is gebaseerd op het boek ‘Outsiders’ van Howard S. Becker (1997). In dit boek wordt Beckers onderzoek (1963) over buitenstaanders beschreven. ‘Deviantie’ is een bijzonder belangrijke term in zijn boek. Hij definieert deviant gedrag als volgt: Het door een persoon uit een bepaalde groep
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sunsets in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton takes a very important role in the novel and even in real life. A sunset is the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades. A sunset to me means the end of the day‚ and a sunrise is the beginning of a new day. A sunset shows opportunities fading away unlike a sunrise that reveals opportunities. For the Sunset project my sunset was made out of stained glass and mirrors. Lastly‚ the sunset plays a role in The Outsiders. The sunset may represent
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