“Since Mom and Dad were killed in an auto wreck‚ the three of us get to stay together as long as we behave” (3). Explanation: This important piece of information was given by Ponyboy early in the first chapter. Ponyboy is talking about how he stays out of trouble most of the time because Darry would get extremely upset with him because it might jeopardize their ability to live together. These boy are living on the poor‚ east side where they are a part of a group of boys called greasers who come
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Johnny Cade is a 16 year old boy from the East side of Tulsa. Johnny is part of a Greaser gang. Johnny is the youngest of the gang other than his best friend Ponyboy Curtis. Johnny is the child of alcoholic‚ abusive parents. Johnny is also very nervous and sensitive especially compared to most greasers and the rest of his gang. Since Johnny’s parents do not care for him‚ he sees the greasers as his true family. The rest of the greaser gang loves Johnny very much‚ the gangs nicknames for him are their
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it or not‚ everyone is an outsider; moreover so are you. “The Outsiders”‚ a novel written by S.E Hinton‚ took place in the 1960’s Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. When Hinton was 17 years old‚ out of anger she wrote this book about the differences between two unique teenage social groups: the greasers and the Soc (Doc A). She illustrates that the outsiders are the people who stand out from the rest of society by thought or action. Both the greasers and the Soc can be considered outsiders‚ but as the story goes on
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Being the Outsider Growing up as a child in Anaheim‚ wasn’t as imagined. The demographics of Anaheim was filled with a Hispanic population accounts for the majority of the community. As a result to the high number of Hispanics in elementary school. Children are very blissful and ignorant when knowing the difference and social standards of race‚ however my mind was not equipped for my first years of elementary school across my street. The first day of school‚ looking at my surroundings filled of
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I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy is not the ordinary fourteen- year- old boy for he is a greaser‚ a poor person known to be a public disgrace from the East side of town. All of his life he has been living as a nothing compared to the Socs‚ the rich kids from the West-side. He doesn’t know if he should be proud of who he is until his entire world changes. When his friend murders one of the Socs‚ they flee until they find themselves
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In the young adult fiction story entitled Outsiders written by S.E Hinton is an outstanding book that focuses on many themes that eventually become extremely meaningful towards the end of the book‚ and one of those themes are that friends are like family. The reason I say this because in the book‚ a mob of friends stick with each other through thick and thin‚ and what’s significant about this gang is no matter what the situation may be‚ the support and care each one gives is exactly like if they
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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 a Soc‚ and live a more luxurious life‚ but not be true to himself. Judging
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Mandala Project In S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders‚ the character Darry is profoundly different on the outside than on the inside. To begin with‚ Darry is like a wolf on the exterior‚ but more like a puppy on the inside. Darry is like a wolf because he is protective of his family‚ fierce and angry under a cool exterior. For example‚ he is protective and angry when he yells at and hits Pony when they are arguing after Pony falls asleep in the lot. On the other hand‚ he is like a puppy in that he
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In the story The Outsiders the greaser and the socs are having a war with each other throughout the book. Johnny a greasers kills a socs named Bob and it causes more issues. Johnny IS justified in what he did and is not not guilty because Johnny had to take control and stop the bad action that were happening. He was trying to protect Ponyboy‚ and defend himself in case something worse was going to happens to both of them. Johnny had to take control and stop the bad action that were happening. For
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S.E. Hinton illustrates the characteristics of Young Adult Literature (YAL) in her novel‚ The Outsiders‚ through the format of her book as well as the content. It is told from the viewpoint of a teenager‚ in young adult’s language and is fast-paced. The content is optimistic‚ touching on the relationships young adults will have and dealing with their emotions. It also highlights differences in culture and social standing – issues of interest to young adults. The mechanical characteristics of YAL
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