On April 7‚ 1965‚ Windrixville‚ Jay Mountain‚ three Greasers saved the life of four little kids from a burning church. One of the greasers‚ named Dallas Winston‚ also known as Dally‚ “has spent three years on the wild side of New York and has been arrested at the age of ten.” (Hinton 10) “If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚ you’ll have Johnny Cade‚” (Hinton 11) the second hero. The last hero‚ fourteen-year old Ponyboy Curtis
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face of it.” In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are two groups Soc’s and Greasers. Greasers were the poor ones‚ always getting into trouble. The Soc’s were the rich and had nice cars/outfits. Soc’s and Greasers never got along and always fought. During the story the greasers start to realize things they have never realized before like how everything is rough all over. Johnny and Dally show examples of heroism throughout the story. Johnny showed he was a hero during the Outsiders. First‚ Johnny saved
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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 Outsiders" The Outsiders had two poems in them‚ "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost‚ the other poem‚ "Stay Gold" by Stevie Wonder. Nothing Gold Can Stay has a connection to the movie. I think it belongs in the movie. In this poem when they talk about "Natures first green is gold‚" it means natures first green is your youth‚ because‚ when you go to a new place it is gold‚ something good happening. When Johnny and Ponyboy killed the Soc they ran away to Windrixville‚ it was
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The Outsiders Essay Rich and Poor In The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two gang. They are defined by there social classes.The greasers are financially unstable and considered academically challenged. The Socs are financially stable and considered academically gifted. Even though ponyboy is financially unstable‚ that does not mean he will not secede in life; his educational aspect will determine his altitude. Ponyboy understands things better then the other people in his gang. Pony
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The Outsiders‚ Dally and Johnny are constantly portrayed as dangerous and tough kids involved in illegal activity spouting from their street gang. Although this is true to an extent‚ they are simply trying to protect their family of other traumatized kids. Their capability to look past the social class system of Socs and Greasers allows them and the people around them to have a better quality of life‚ making them heroes. John Barth once
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Pam. It’s a bright and early Friday morning in Hillvalley‚ California. I kept telling myself just make it through today Charlie‚ just try to make it. After school I’m going out to party with some of my friends from our gang‚ we’re called the Stone Greasers. I had to run a mile in order to get onto my bus for school. Once I got on the bus I saw my best friend‚ Timmy‚ as white as a ghost. I approached to him slowly and calmly‚ “Did it happen again Timmy?” “Yeah‚ it seems like every day my folks try to
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because the conflicts help deepen the story and the 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
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Cherry Valance from S.E. Hinton’s Outsiders seems to have a perfect life‚ she is perceived as being stuck up and snobby‚ the way she is judged is best represented by Common People by Pulp. This song represents the way Cherry is judged because as the lyrics state that “I want to live like common people do”. These lyrics show that the artist is looking down on common people showing how they are above them in power‚ wealth‚ and fame. Also‚ the lyrics show how that they just want to lead a life of an
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the computer a lot and I do have a myspace and it’s a big part of my life and it also a way that I communicate with my friends. Another hobby I have is watching TV and playing video games. I mainly like watching Sports Center‚ Baseball Tonight‚ Man vs. Wild‚ and MTV. I like watching movies such as The Benchwarmers‚ Major League 1 and 2‚ Happy Gilmore‚ Dumb and Dumber and many more. I don’t have any piercings or tattoos but if I do I think I would get a tattoo or two that would have a meaning about
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