The outsiders: Study Guide terms. 1. Point of view The point of view is in 1st person according to Ponyboy. 2. Setting Set in the early 50’s (greasy hair) 3. Circular ending The story starts and ends with Pony’s english paper. 4. Conflict Man vs. Man-Ponyboy vs. Darry Man vs. Nature- Ponyboy and Johnny vs. fire in the church Man vs. society- greasers vs. socs Man vs. himself- ponyboy learns to grow into a better person than his friends. Man vs. technology- socs and greasers vs. guns
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The Outsiders movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola in the year 1983. The author of the Outsiders is S.E Hinton. I think that the movie was intriguing. It had most of the plot but it was very short and cut out a lot of the scenes that were in the book. If they hadn’t cut out as many scenes as they did‚ it would have a better movie. The actors that were cast for the movie did a very good job; they captured the role of their character‚ and performed consistently. They played the role of their
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and lifestyles. In The Outsiders they too are divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. Although there really isn’t much difference between the Greasers and the Socs‚ they are divided. There are some similarities between the Greasers and the Socs. The kids are about the same age‚ each group has problems the other group doesn’t know about‚ and they live in the same town just on different sides. They both like going to the drive-in movies and they both rumble. Ponyboy and Cherry enjoy the
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The Outsiders WebQuest During this term‚ we will be reading the novel‚ The Outsiders. In order to fully understand the context of the story‚ it is important that you have a clear understanding of the time period. In some ways many things haven’t changed since the 1960s (i.e. gangs‚ friendship‚ etc.). However‚ in other ways‚ there have been major transformations. Therefore‚ you will research certain topics in order to gain a fuller understanding of the setting and social contexts of the novel
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Letter to Ponyboy & Johnny Write a letter to Ponyboy and Johnny. In that letter‚ discuss at least three things they did wrong‚ and what they should have done instead. Each thing they did wrong‚ plus your advice‚ needs to be its own paragraph. Ponyboy‚ and Johnny‚ Hello Ponyboy and Johnny‚ its Jackson. I just heard your story and I must say I think you guys are amazing. I thought I knew you pretty well‚ but then this story totally changed my idea of you. I think that you guys did a lot of
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Linda vs. Ponyboy In this essay‚ there will be three compare and contrast topics on Linda and Ponyboy. How they are different and similar. The three comparing and contrast topics are; Shyness‚ athletic and helpfulness. Linda is very shy in a way but can also be very loud. She usually is shy in public or with people she doesn’t really know. Linda shows timidity and nervousness most of the time but not often with her friends. She does not like any sort of attention from anyone including her family
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The Outsiders INTRODUCTION: "The Outsiders" by S. E Hinton is an early novel based on two waring juvenile gangs‚ divided by economical and social background‚ the lower East side Greasers and the upper West side Socs. The novel is set in 1966 in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. It is a novel written in first person by a 14 year old Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis who allows us an insight into the lifestyles of these distinct worlds. I chose the novel "The Outsiders" as a text for year 10 for the following reasons: It
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Would Ponyboy benefit from his irresponsible brothers and gang? Ponyboy should be in the system because he would be living in a dangerous environment. For example‚ Ponyboy gets beat up by Socs without a valuable reason. In addition‚ Ponyboy also gets hit at home. On the other hand‚ Darry hits Ponyboy which could lead to Darry hitting Ponyboy repeatedly. Many others can argue that Darry was caring for Ponyboy and teaching him beneficial lesson. To emphasize‚ Darry does not provide a safe and reliable
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Crimes‚ drugs dropouts‚ and violence? Do you really want such a young boy around all of this? Do you really want Ponyboy to live in such a corrupt environment? Ponyboy should definitely be put in a boys home because Ponyboy is surrounded by too many bad influences‚ he seems like he wants to have a good education and Pony could go into depression. Ponyboy is surrounded by many bad influences that could affect his life. The environment that Pony lives in is a very corrupt environment‚ which has to
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Epilogue For The Outsiders “How do you feel Johnny‚ your first sunset up close and personal?” I asked him “Its amazing Dad! I love it.” We continued staring into the radiant beams of the sun until Johnny popped the question I was dreading all those years. “Dad?” “Yes son?” I answered‚ knowing what he was going to ask. “How did I get my name?” I took a long sigh. “I had a friend when I was a bit older than you‚ his name was Johnny‚ an amazing friend to have who didn’t deserve to leave my
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