character experiences many changes including: setting‚ emotions‚ and appearance. In S.E Hinton’s _The Outsiders‚_ Ponyboy‚ Dally‚ and Johnny emerge as heroes because they acted courageously in the face of danger. During the course of _The Outsiders_‚ Ponyboy is a dauntless noble hero. The text states‚ "Johnny looked around‚ slapping his pockets nervously. ’We gotta get outa here. Get somewhere. Run away. The police’ll be here soon’" (57). Hinton is insisting indirectly that Ponyboy is a hero. In several
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witness and experience abuse‚ addiction‚ and poverty. This is a lot for an adolescent mind to handle. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ the teenagers are faced with extremely mature issues. They are partially to totally scarred from what they experienced. They lost their innocence either by choice of by force. As a result of the dismal situations the characters in The Outsiders experienced‚ they have been robbed of their innocence and will be damaged for the rest of their lives. The reality of the
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the title ‘The Outsiders’ for her book even though the word “outsider” was never recorded in the book itself making it the title was an intelligent move on her part. However‚ an outsider‚ in my opinion‚ is someone who doesn’t follow the flow that everyone else follows. For instance‚ many things could make you an outsider‚ including your appearance‚ your family‚ the way you live‚ and how you perform with other people. But why was it so critical for Hinton to use the word “outsider” when she could’ve
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clear that Ponyboy had a rough family life. It is a huge part of Ponyboys growth realizing his family was the most important thing to him but hadn’t realized this until it was too late. Ever since his parents died he has been under the care of Darry. Ponyboy always felt like Darry never loved him because he could never please him. "He’s as hard as a rock and about as human...he thinks I’m a pain in the neck. He likes Soda--everybody likes Soda--but he can’t stand me." (Hinton 42) . If Ponyboy were to
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community. The upper-class community did not appreciate Gatsby wealth and status. Jealousy and ignorance from people like Tom made Gatsby feel as if he was not wanted. Gatsby felt uncomfortable and treated like an intruder. He was always considered an outsider looking in. Money is a powerful lure in a relationship. People factor in a person wealth before marring their future husband or wife. Gatsby wealth was a means to attract Daisy love for him. His money was merely bait for Daisy to catch. The money
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How can two people from what seems like different sides of the world come together and coexist? Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders are a good example of two such people. Dallas and Johnny both have parents who abuse and neglect them. They also care about each other. However‚ their personalities differ which is evident when Dallas and Johnny give Ponyboy different advice. Additionally‚ Dally is the least law-abiding out of out the gang and Johnny is the most. Dallas Winston
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In the books Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ and The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ both stories feature different relationships that have their ups and downs‚ and are extremely prevalent themes. Relationships are a huge part of human life. In fact‚ it is thought that relationships are the things that keep us going every day. In the books Of Mice and Men and The Outsiders‚ relationships are a very important and prevalent theme that have a remarkable impact on the plot. The relationships that exist
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“I barely heard him. I came closer and leaned over to hear when he was going to say. “Stay Gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…”’ The characters in the book The Outsiders are all loved‚ but the one we will all remember the most is Johnny because of his kind-loving heart and how far he will go to protect someone. The Outsiders is a book about a gang of hoods called the Greasers that stick together when getting through the hard times of being beat up by the Socs or the south side rich kids. The gang will learn
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One of the main characters of the story The Outsiders‚written by S.E. Hinton‚ is a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy. Ponyboy is a strong boy who lives on the east side of town. He feels that it is unfair how everyone is against the greasers and thinks they are garage just because they do not have nice things like the west side socs. Throughout the story‚ Ponyboy was caring‚ smart‚ and determined. He helped people and never gave up. Ponyboy is known for being smart because of many reasons inside the
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Essay My Outsider Life Within this essay I am going to be comparing my life to a book I have read numerous times in school “The Outsides.” It is a favorite book of mine and I am going to compare my life to the main characters of the book. My main topic is to describe my life and how it is is similar to the life of the Ponyboys’ in the book. Ponyboy is the youngest child out of three brothers‚ who have unfortunately lost their parents. Now here is a brief summary on my life‚ the life of Ponyboy‚ and
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