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    A Boy with a Father ’s Responsibility Darrel “Darry” Curtis was a 20 year old boy who took responsibility and parented his brothers while keeping two jobs. In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ Darry was a grown up boy‚ smart and brawn‚ who was the leader of a gang called the Greasers and was a guardian for his brothers. Darry took this role as a guardian or father of his brothers Sodapop and Ponyboy Curtis after the death of their parents. The Greasers were in a heated rivalry

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    “The Outsidersessay Sodapop is the best character in the book “The Outsiders”‚ because he genuinely cares about everyone in the story. No matter what the task if the gang or a brother needed a favor or some assistance he was always there. He has that cool that everyone loves‚ and is just a good guy. He is one of those people that anyone would look at and say I could love that face the book even says “Soda is more handsomer than anyone else I know(Hinton 7).” Sodapop cares about the outcome of

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    The Outsiders The outsiders‚ a young adult novel‚ is the story about Ponyboy curtis and his struggles with the rights and wrongs of society in which he believes he is an outsider. There are many examples of symbolism in this book. For example sunsets‚ hair‚ and gold. In this essay I’m going to talk about four very important symbols. Sunsets‚ gold‚ the Greasers’ hair‚ and the drive-in theater. Firstly‚ sunsets. In the outsiders Ponyboy says‚ “Maybe the two different worlds we live in weren’t so different

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    The leper. The homeless. Minorities. People labeled “different”. These are examples of “outcasts‚” people “rejected or cast out‚ as from home or society.” They are “mistfits” even‚ “unable to adjust to a situation” with its narrow‚ inflexible expectations. Holden Caulfield in the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ Wally in the short story White Chocolate‚ and Jamal Wallace in the movie Finding Forrester are examples of teen heroes‚ all attending high school‚ who struggle to fit‚ but who discover quickly

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    appearances are a mask of the truth. We use them to hide our faults‚ our mistakes‚ imperfections‚ and our reality. Why‚ well because we are forced to‚ if we are not perfect we are rejected by society because of our imperfections. That’s where The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton transfers. Greasers are rejected by society because their lack of money‚ grades‚ and so on. The socs are excepted because everything is “perfect” about them. When really greasers and socs have a lesson to show and that is the barrier

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    Outsider In Othello

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    Othello: The Outsider (Acts 1 and 2) It is without a doubt that Shakespeare chooses to expound on the concept of the outsider in the first two acts of the play because this concept or theme will be of paramount importance especially in the later parts of the play. Shakespeare seeks to craft this concept of the outsider in a dramatically effective manner by giving definition to what constitutes being an outsider and what are the implications of being an outsider. This essay ultimately argues that

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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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    notebook. They asked if I was with the Daily Tar Heel‚ the campus newspaper. Dressed in my Adidas exercise pants and shirt‚ I confused them. My face was unfamiliar to the rest of the women‚ but I looked as if I could have been joining them. I was an outsider who could become an insider. However‚ as long as there were no cleats on my feet‚ there was a certain dialogue I could not touch. The president of the club‚ Teagan‚ was the only person who knew I was coming. With a short haircut and highlighter

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    The Outsiders Duty

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    This question is answered in the novel‚ “The Outsiders”‚ by S. E. Hinton. The novel also answers the question‚ What is your duty to others? In the novel‚ Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ Darry‚ Johnny‚ Two-Bit‚ Dally‚ and Steve are all part of one group of “Greasers”. First of all‚ what does it mean to be part of a group? It means to have very close friends that rely on you and you can rely on them. You trust them and stick together. In the novel‚ “The Outsiders” there is an excerpt on page 3 it says‚ “Or I could

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    Outsiders Essay The revolutionary book The Outsiders has characters that evolve and develop throughout the story. If you take a long look at each character you can probably say each one could be a hero. My definition of a hero is ever so simple. You need to affect people for the better. That requires selflessness‚ caring‚ and loyalty. Darry best fits my definition of a hero. Darry displays heroism everywhere in the story. Early in the story‚ Ponyboy had arrived at his house late at night. Darry

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