In the book The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton‚ the author highlights the struggles of growing up in poverty while also in battle with a rival group‚ the Socs. The main character Ponyboy Curtis belongs to a gang named the Greasers. The Greasers and Socials are mainly divided by their socioeconomic status. After Ponyboy and fellow gang member Johnny are jumped by a group of socials‚ resulting in one Soc being stabbed and killed by Johnny in self-defense‚ Johnny and Ponyboy go into hiding. After a week
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The Curtis Revolution eventually reaches its destination at the engine room‚ where the leader and inventor‚ Wilford‚ resides and dictates everything that happens in his train. Though the engine room may initially appear as a sanctum of power and control‚ Bong Joon-ho once again manipulates color‚ camera angles‚ and the actual symbol of the engine in order to illustrate the engine room as ominously similar to the tail section. With the motif of an unfairly ordered train‚ Joon-ho achieves an enlightening
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The Outsiders – The Greaser Gang Ponyboy Curtis - The youngest Curtis brother‚ 14 years old. He is the narrator of the story. Ponyboy is very smart and interested in culture and movies‚ different from his other brothers. Ponyboy gets good grades and due to that he doesn’t get along with Darryl (Darry) his older brother because Darry wants to push Ponyboy to be good in school unlike him and his other brother Soda. He loves his brother Sodapop more than he even loved his own mom and dad. He is the
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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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The book The Outsiders was written by S. E. Hinton‚ and published in 1967. The Outsiders movie was then released in 1983 and was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The story is about a group of 7 greasers set in the 1960’s. Basically the greasers are in constant rival with the socs‚ the upper class kids from the west side. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade are the youngest in the group. They go threw some very difficult times after Johnny kills a soc‚ then dies. Ponyboy must learn how to cope with all
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50 cent- Curtis Jackson Born in the South Jamaica section of Queens‚ Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has lived in New York City all his life. He was raised by his grandparents after his father ran out and his mother was shot when he was only eight years old. As 50 cent was growing up‚ he originally wanted to be a heavyweight boxer‚ but eventually he gained interest in rapping. DJs around the area released two Best of 50 Cent mix CDs‚ before he had gotten signed to a major label. 50 Cent hit the scene
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characters in the book. In ‘The Outsiders’ the main conflict is person vs society. Since Ponyboy is a greaser he is looked down upon in society because he is poor. One example of a plot is person vs person‚ of Darry and Ponyboy. A lot of times Darry and Ponyboy don’t get along and get into a lot of arguments‚ by yelling and shouting. This would be an example of person vs person because one character is fighting another character. In this situation Ponyboy and Darry are verbally fighting each other
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Being true to yourself in an important virtue to carry on throughout one’s life and should be focused on vigilantly. In S. E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders‚ it features a young Greaser dubbed Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy‚ the protagonist in The Outsiders‚ has matured since the ending of the novel‚ and is now ready to graduate from high school and enter into the real world. Although‚ he must make the decision of whether he would prefer to remain as a greaser‚ and stay in his comfort zone‚ or change to
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The Significance of Innocence “‘Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…’” (Hinton 148). The last words of Johnny Cade indicates that he is telling Ponyboy Curtis to retain his innocence. In The Outsiders‚ the author‚ S.E. Hinton‚ suggests that Ponyboy and Johnny are trying to keep hold of their innocence. They go through many challenges and obstacles and in the end they realize that innocence can be cherished but there is a time when you have to grow up. Oddly‚ Hinton proves just the opposite; she proves
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The outsiders have been banned in some public school in the United States. It is considered a “ bad example” for young people because it has characters that smoke‚ drink‚ swear and fight. It even includes a murder. Using examples from the book‚ how can you convince the class that this book actually contains good morals and examples for young people? The Outsiders has been banned in some public schools in the United States because “bad examples” are all throughout the book. I believe the book
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