What does it mean to stay gold? What does it mean to be gold? Is it possible to stay 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
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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 attribute when
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Outsider Essay An outsider is a person who has been exiled or excluded from society because they are different in appearance‚ beliefs‚ background‚ behaviour‚ or mental health. Outsiders may choose isolation but their victimisation is carried out by society. Romeril’s Les Harding is deliberately portrayed as one of society’s innocent victims in contrast with Shakespeare’s murderous Lady Macbeth And John Donne’s pathetic death. In John Romeril’s surreal comic tragedy "The Floating World" he uses
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Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6‚ 1975)‚[1] better known by his stage name 50 Cent‚ is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success‚ selling over twenty-one million records worldwide.[2] Born in South Jamaica‚ Queens‚ 50 Cent began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s’ crack epidemic.[3] After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career‚ he was shot nine times
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Outsider speech “I was an insider and an outsider. I was at home and I was exiled. I had never been happier‚ nor had I been so sad‚” Betty Bao Lord confessed; a U.S writer referring to her years in Communist China during the 1980s. Indeed year eleven‚ the concept “outsider” embodies both the notions of acceptance and exclusion no matter whether you’re a maestro‚ a Jewish WWII veteran or a migrant seeking appreciation. It is their intrinsic value that defines them rather than the exterior qualities
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Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ explores the idea of an outsider from the very beginning of the play. Shakespeare uses Othello‚ a black army general‚ to explore the relationship of an outsider in high Venetian society using a variety of approaches. The reader sees characters consistently referring to Othello in derogatory and demeaning terms‚ as well as frequent implications that Othello is scarcely human. Further exploration of an outsider in society comes from Othello himself‚ as he outlines a
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Start Final I think Henton means outcast by outsiders or maybe they look in on the world and see it in a different way or more real than most people. Maybe she evens means that they get treated different or that they almost want to be treated different and they don’t want to be like the crowd. That they want to lead themselves but they can’t because the way society sees them so it almost feels impossible‚ in that case makes them feel different or beat down and they almost feel like there life is
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immigrants sanctioned into the country. In the article “How Immigrants Are Marked as Outsiders‚” the author‚ Michael Jones-Correa‚ a professor of government at Cornell University and co-author of the book Latino Lives in America: Making it Home‚ defines exactly what an immigrant is and explains the three critical steps of transitioning from “outsider” to “insider.” In a corresponding fashion‚ the author of “No Longer an Outsider‚ but Still Distinct‚” Lois Mendoza‚ who is the chairman of the Department of
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Literary Analysis for The Outsiders S.E. Hinton shows in her book The Outsiders that life was rough for people who live in the 1960s. This book takes place in a small Oklahoma town in 1965. The book has two sets of characters‚ the Socs-- who are richer and live on the west side of town‚ and the Greasers-- who are poorer and live on the east side of town. Especially showed in The Outsiders‚ the setting can and will affect the storyline and character development. The setting affects the storyline
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poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost holds several meanings that relate beauty to life‚ staying young and beautiful‚ and that perfection is only temporary and easily lost. The poem also related to the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as well. In the novel‚ The Outsiders ‚Johnny recognizes that the gold in the poem relates to a period of innocence and joy in life that is so quickly lost. Pony boy recites this poem to Johnny when they are hiding in the church because he understands it too
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