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    The main character in the “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is about a fourteen year old boy named Ponyboy who lives with his brothers. His problem is that he is an outcast because he is a greaser‚ but he is also very kind for a greaser. He goes to high school with another social group called Socs‚ short for Socials. The greasers and Socs fight a lot‚ and when Ponyboy’s brother hits him‚ he runs away. So Pony has to survive using only his brave and intelegent traits while dealing with problems inside

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    The Outsiders Freytag’s Pyramid Freytag’s pyramid the structure of any movie or book. It starts with the exposition‚ then goes into the rising action which leads the climax‚ or the main part of the story. After we are done with the climax we go down to the rising action which then leads us to the denouement. The exposition of this story starts with Ponyboy walking out of the movie theatre. At this point‚ he starts to introduce and describe all of the greasers. After he describes everyone you are

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    In the novel The Outsiders Written by S. E. Hinton there is a constant war between the Greasers and the Socs. Two rival gangs constantly fighting because one group‚ the Socs are wealthy and the other group‚ the Greasers are poor. In the story the outsiders the characters Ponyboy‚ Johnny‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Two-bit and Sodapop are all a part of the greasers. In the story all the characters change some way or another. This is how Darry changed as the story progressed. In the beginning of the story darry

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    respects social divisions. Although Cherry plays a relatively small role in the novel‚ the ambiguity of her sympathies gives us something to which we can relate. She mirrors our own perspective as someone close to the action who is nevertheless an outsider and who does not always fully understand other characters’ emotions and motivations. Tim Shepard: An associate of Ponyboy’s gang‚ if not a friend. Tim is likable‚ but his gang is violent and more uncontrollable than Ponyboy’s. They are only

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    The book The Outsiders was written by S. E. Hinton‚ and published in 1967. The Outsiders movie was then released in 1983 and was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The story is about a group of 7 greasers set in the 1960’s. Basically the greasers are in constant rival with the socs‚ the upper class kids from the west side. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade are the youngest in the group. They go threw some very difficult times after Johnny kills a soc‚ then dies. Ponyboy must learn how to cope with all

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    Being true to yourself in an important virtue to carry on throughout 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

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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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    novel ‘The Outsiders’ to give a voice to the harsh reality for teenagers all over the world. Hinton clearly utilises language features such as dialogue‚ symbolism and characters in a way to specifically explore the issues with finding identity which is still relevant in today’s society. ‘The Outsiders’ novel features two main social classes‚ Socs and Greasers. Socs are born into wealthy families and seem to have it all but Greasers struggle in more ways than just financially. In ‘The Outsiders’ dialogue

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    old‚ S.E. Hinton managed to write one of the most memorable and accurate novelistic depictions of what it’s like to want acceptance and belonging as a teenager. The Outsiders‚ Hinton’s first novel‚ remains as one of the best-selling young-adult novels of all time. Written for teenagers‚ about teenagers‚ and by a teenager‚ The Outsiders captivates its audience with memorable characters (who are memorable for more than their obscure names) and climactic drama‚ and it leaves the reader with the message

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    During the book‚ The Outsiders Ponyboy changes a lot from when he is a at home to when he is hiding in a church on a top of a hill with Johnny. Ponyboy grows and matures in this book. Ponyboy grows during this book mentally and physically. In the book Ponyboy Loses his innocence‚ in the beginning of the book Ponyboy was a good student and he followed rules from his older brother Darry. But‚ towards the end of the story Ponyboy started to get himself into bad situations for example‚ he got

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