The experiences we go through in life help shape our personal identity‚ they better help us understand ourselves and our place in the world. This thought is explored and investigated in the text‚ The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton. A coming of age novel where the character encounters the effect of their decisions and experiences both negative and positive circumstances. This is clear from the content as the experience of fleeing to the country‚ being in a gang‚ facing violence and poverty can shape the
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In the short story “The Outsider” by Lovercraft‚ there are many themes projected. Although‚ the feel that the author is trying to project is in order to prevent loneliness you must accept who you are. There is something that drives us not to want to be lonely‚ and this is where the tone plays in. A clear connection to being lonely is the connection of feeling melancholy. In the beginning of the story the character is lonely to the point he tries every so hard to “cling desperately to those sere
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The Outsiders Most Dynamic Character The most dynamic character in the book The Outsiders is Ponyboy Curtis. Throughout the course of the book his actions‚thoughts‚and things he said‚ lead me to believe the he is the most dynamic character. This is true for many reasons‚ first at the beginning of the book he needed to be protected‚ but towards the end of the book he was able to protect himself. Furthermore Ponyboy changed his views toward Dallas during the book‚ lastly he realizes that
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Se Habla Espanol‚ is a very unique narrative‚ imagine a person growing up to believe that a certain race was the norm; but deep down inside is a voice reminding them of one’s true culture. I related to this story‚ which gave me a personal relief. I am Panamanian and black but‚ I rarely claim my Panamanian race. My dad is from Las Cumbres‚ Panama‚ where he was raised for almost 17 years of his life. I want to be involved with my dad’s side of the family‚ but I don’t speak Spanish. I have tried to
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Ponyboy‚ a greaser‚ was walking home from the movies. A car filled with socs followed him‚ they jumped him. He remembered that Johnny‚ his best bud‚ got jumped by the same socs. Darry‚ Ponyboy’s oldest brother was worried sick about him‚ finally ponyboy showed up. Darry hit him and Ponyboy ran away‚ found Johnny in the vacant lot‚ sleeping. A car hovered around them‚ five socs jump Ponyboy and Johnny. Ponyboy was drowning the fountain‚ Johnny stabbed the soc and killed him. They went to Dally for
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Outsiders Essay (#5 Is Randy a hero or a coward?) In the novel the Outsiders‚ Randy Adderson‚ (a Soc) decides not to fight in the rumble against the Greasers. I believe that he is a hero for the following reasons. Randy’s motivation for not fighting in the rumble was not based on fear‚ but rather understanding. He realized that even if the Greasers won‚ the Socs would still be the lucky ones with all the breaks. Randy knew that fighting wouldn’t change anything. Randy states‚ “I’d fight‚
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10) Getting back together - Anh Se Quay Ve by Weboys I enjoy listening to this song anyways as it is in my native language and one of my top childhood songs. The song is about a couple who is in love with each other but when the guy has to leave for the US‚ they broke up. He later returns and the love is still there. This is a very cute story and I love singing the lyrics that describes his feelings for her as he was away. If I broke up and get back together with my boyfriend‚ I would want this
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Have you ever been an outcast? In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ there is a stereotypical fight between gangs called the Socs and the Greasers in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. There is one person in the story that stands out named Dallas Winston. Dally Winston is round character that shows many sides of himself throughout the course of the story. One of the conflicts that Dally deals with is a man versus man conflict when the only person that he loves and cares about dies. Some ways that this character can be
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Throughout The Outsiders‚ violence is depicted in numerous ways. The Greasers and Socials use violence towards one another regularly in the story. For instance‚ the story begins with a group of Socials jumping a Greaser. However‚ the author tries to convey to the reader why violence is never the answer. In the text‚ she attempts to get through to the reader that violence does not resolve anything for both groups. By trying to explicate this through the text‚ she conveys to the reader how violence
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Angela Mohanty IRLA Ms.Scoopie January 11‚ 2013 Breaking A Label Ponyboy‚ a Greaser (hoody group)‚ from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders once said: “That ’s why people don ’t ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent. It could be just the other way around - half of the hoods I know are pretty decent guys underneath all that grease‚ and from what I ’ve heard‚ a lot of Socs are just cold-blooded mean - but people usually go by looks” (141)
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