The author of The Outsiders is S.E Hinton. Ponyboy is a sweet‚ caring 14 year old boy who is in a gang called The Greasers. He lives with his two brothers Sodapop and Darrel. The Greasers live on the East side and the Socs live on the West side. Johnny‚ Pony‚ Darry fight for something they believe in that brings purpose to their lives. Johnny had killed Bob in the park one night and Ponyboy was with him Ponyboy sticks with everyone no matter what he is very dependable.‚ they were going
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"Greasers are like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while." (Hinton 6) Bob Sheldon‚ a Soc in the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ was stabbed and killed by greaser‚ Johnny Cade. The greasers are considered the menace to society‚ because of the way they look and the actions they make. But what if I told you the only reason why 16-year old Johnny Cade stabbed Bob was because Bob and the others Socs were drowning Ponyboy
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Jones 1 Tiana Jones English 151-33 02/10/11 Dr. Sims The Outsider Miss Emily Grierson‚ is the main character in William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily‚” is surely bizarre by any standard reader and a character analysis of Emily may perhaps venture in a number of directions. It is virtually impossible not to observe her in a mental as well as contextual light. Over the course of Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily"‚ Miss Emily’s inconsistent and idiosyncratic conduct becomes outright wacky
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In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy Curtis is trying to find who he truly is. His personality varies throughout the novel‚ depending on his current situation. His mindset changes due to certain events throughout the book. Pony‚ an imaginative thinker‚ changes from being mindful towards others to having an indifferent attitude as a result of particular dismal circumstances. Having imaginative thoughts can allow anyone to travel to new places. Towards the beginning of the novel‚ Ponyboy can relate
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Existentialism arose during the bleak years of the Second World War to provide meaning in a Godless universe. Albert Camus illustrates this connotation of existentialism in his novel The Outsider. Camus focuses around the main character Meursault‚ who is on a journey of becoming a true existentialist. Meursault’s actions eventually lead him to an unnecessary court trial for his lack of emotion as opposed to the actual murder he committed. Through his futile imprisonment he accepts the consequences
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I never would have imagined feeling like an outsider in my own home. Unfortunately I wouldn’t even go as far as considering my current home as “my home.” I live in a house with eight people and two dogs and for some‚ that might not even be slightly overwhelming‚ but for me it is. I try to keep my heart open about the situation‚ but I always end up feeling like I don’t belong. Given the circumstances of my situation‚ I would say life definitely turned out better than what I initially expected‚ but
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people are different or just outcasts. In many books as well‚ a character ends up being an outcast or a unique‚ different person as a whole. When are we outcasts and when are we just ‘different’ from the rest of the world? S.E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders represents this interesting situation where some people belong in the path of the status quo while others seem to stand out more than they fit in. Throughout the book‚ characters are shunned for being outcasts‚ honored for being unique‚ or even both
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Among all the justice related issues both Audre Lorde‚ author of “Sister Outsider‚” and Alike‚ the protagonist from the movie Pariah address issues regarding sexual discrimination and racism. Both of these women are black‚ lesbian‚ females who operate as every other person but are seen as different due to their sexual orientation. Lorde expresses herself as being classified by others as deviant‚ inferior‚ or just plain wrong because she is lesbian (Pg. 114). Alike‚ as well as Lorde‚ endured the same
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is time in life as in literature because this quote relates to this book.The novels Outsiders written by S.E Hinton and Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry written by Mildred D. Taylor. The book Outsiders written by S.E Hinton‚ goes with this quote because in the began of the book Outsiders they where all trouble makers towards the ending of the book they all started to realize what they have. The mood for Outsiders is that it is a sad book because Johnny’s home life wasn’t all so good. No one ever
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The Outsiders Why do people fight? In the fictional book The Outsiders‚ written by S.E Hinton‚ a 14 year old boy learns the way of street life by getting hurt. The story takes place in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma during the 1960s. There are two gangs that live in Tulsa‚ the Socs and the Greasers. The characters Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ Darry‚ Sandy‚ Steve‚ Evie‚ Two-bit‚ Johnny‚ and Dally are all part of the Greasers gang. Cherry‚ Marcia‚ Sylvia‚ Bob‚ and Randy are in the Socs gang. Ponyboy‚ the main character
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