immigrants sanctioned into the country. In the article “How Immigrants Are Marked as Outsiders‚” the author‚ Michael Jones-Correa‚ a professor of government at Cornell University and co-author of the book Latino Lives in America: Making it Home‚ defines exactly what an immigrant is and explains the three critical steps of transitioning from “outsider” to “insider.” In a corresponding fashion‚ the author of “No Longer an Outsider‚ but Still Distinct‚” Lois Mendoza‚ who is the chairman of the Department of
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BOOK REPORT: "The Outsiders" 1. Hinton‚ S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Puffin Books‚ 1967 2. The title of this book relates to the story‚ because in the book‚ Ponyboy and Johnny are "outsiders." They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums‚ like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town‚ and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different then
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and THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton‚ which both fit the theme of optimism in the face of despair. The lesson to be learned today is to always keep hope‚ no matter what… Ponyboy was a teenage boy who was part of the greaser gang. He lived alone with his brothers Darry and Sodapop‚ who were also Greasers‚ ever since his parents passed away. The brothers lived in "the bad part" of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma in the mid 1960’s. Ponyboy was a good kid and never got into any trouble‚ until one night‚ when Johnny‚ a fellow
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Outsiders Essay The revolutionary book The Outsiders has characters that evolve and develop throughout the story. If you take a long look at each character you can probably say each one could be a hero. My definition of a hero is ever so simple. You need to affect people for the better. That requires selflessness‚ caring‚ and loyalty. Darry best fits my definition of a hero. Darry displays heroism everywhere in the story. Early in the story‚ Ponyboy had arrived at his house late at night. Darry
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This quote took major themes of The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton. Often times‚ people make judgements upon others by first impression. Those judgements can cause anger. This could lead to fighting‚ in his quote it can often be fatal. Fatal doesn’t have to mean the end of a life‚ but an end to a friendship or a family bond. People do not see that everyone has problems that people hid from outsiders. This paper will discuss the three themes of The Outsiders‚ fighting never solves anything‚ everybody
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The Outsiders Most Dynamic Character The most dynamic character in the book The Outsiders is Ponyboy Curtis. Throughout the course of the book his actions‚thoughts‚and things he said‚ lead me to believe the he is the most dynamic character. This is true for many reasons‚ first at the beginning of the book he needed to be protected‚ but towards the end of the book he was able to protect himself. Furthermore Ponyboy changed his views toward Dallas during the book‚ lastly he realizes that
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appearances are a mask of the truth. We use them to hide our faults‚ our mistakes‚ imperfections‚ and our reality. Why‚ well because we are forced to‚ if we are not perfect we are rejected by society because of our imperfections. That’s where The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton transfers. Greasers are rejected by society because their lack of money‚ grades‚ and so on. The socs are excepted because everything is “perfect” about them. When really greasers and socs have a lesson to show and that is the barrier
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‘The Outsiders’ is an often studied novel written by S.E. Hinton and follows the story of Ponyboy and his involvement in ‘Greaser’ gangs and gang violence with the ‘Socs’ groups‚ in small town America‚ in the 1950’s. The novel explores the concepts of gang membership and the need for many young people to belong to gangs or groups in order for them to feel accepted in society. Through the novel‚ Hinton strongly portrays the need for the young to be part of a gang to gain acceptance‚ security and a
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The different types of conflicts help shape the book 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
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The Outsiders Theme “The problem isn’t that life is unfair – it’s our broken idea of fairness. Meaning‚ our idea of fairness is self-centered” (Tony Warrick). The Outsiders‚ by S. E. Hinton‚ is a novel about the bond between the rich eastside Socials and the poor Greasers. Although many themes are portrayed throughout the novel‚ the theme of unfairness is the most consistent theme. First‚ unfairness is portrayed through the Greasers. Johnny‚ one of the Greasers‚ had been treated unfairly his whole
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