The main character of “The Outsiders” was Ponyboy Curtis‚ the younger brother of Darry and Sodapop Curtis. Ponyboy is very unique from all of the other characters‚ they are all unique. He isn’t the tuff like Dally‚ the pet like Johnny‚ the leader like Darry‚ the silly one like Sodapop‚ the wisecrack like two-bit‚ or even the confident and arrogant one like Steve. Ponyboy is quiet‚ smart‚ young‚ and kind. One of Ponyboys obstacles in the book was his brother Darry‚ the leader of the gang. “I could
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Paragraphs Johnny Johnny Cade is a sixteen-year-old loveable greaser with long black hair . The child of alcoholic‚ abusive parents‚ he is nervous and sensitive. Since his parents do not care for him‚ Johnny sees the greasers as his true family. In turn‚ the older boys‚ particularly Dally‚ are very protective of him. This is probably why he is known as the gang’s pet. He was jumped once by the Socs and beaten very badly. Since then he has carried a blade and has become even more suspicious
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Thesis: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ a novel which tells the story of conflict between the "greasers" and the "Socs‚" captures the voice of ponyboy and his friends in a realistic way that relates to boys and their gangs even today. This story has a lot of issues that are going to be talked about in this paper such as the realism‚ the conflicts‚ the characters‚ Hintons style‚ the themes‚ etc. This book is pretty interesting and brings up a lot of good issues. There are a lot of reasons for reading
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The Outsiders was set in a large‚ unnamed town in the United States. According to the website (http://www.shmoop.com/the-outsiders/setting.html)‚ the setting of ‘The Outsiders’ was based on the author’s‚ S. E. Hinton’s‚ hometown of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ when she wrote the story as a high school student. The story took place in the late 1960’s. The landscape in the story was mostly in the cold‚ and dark nights. In one scene Ponyboy and Johnny walk through a park. The weather had seemed to be a freezing
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In the novel‚” The Outsiders‚” by S.E. Hinton and the poem ‚” Richard Cory”‚ by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ the authors both develop similar themes. Throughout each piece the theme of ‚” Everything is not what it seems”‚ is reinforced by characters’ or narrative’s thoughts and actions to affect its development. People are judging each other based on appearance and not getting to know the person. The theme is present in both the novel and poem and is developed through the events throughout To begin
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they are from the inside and not the outside‚ they differ in terms of personalities. In the novel‚ The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton‚ two groups are introduced. These groups are the Greasers‚ the East-side poor kids‚ and the Socials‚ the West-side rich kids.
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People all need‚ have‚ and want something or already have it‚ and what they wanted or need.In the Outsiders‚hinton highlights the conflicts of both the greasers and socs to show that life is difficult for rich and poor kids. Through depicting their personal conflicts‚Hinton reveals that these young men‚seem so different but share similar needs. In the Outsiders‚ Hinton explains how we all have our problems and difficulties. In the following paragraphs I talk about what problems/challenges that people
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The book and movie of the “Outsiders” are quite interesting. They both have their similarities. But‚ they do have quite some differences. The movie and novel both share some of the same things.For example‚ they novel and movie both take place in the same town. They lived in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma.Johnny and Ponyboy saved the kids at the church when it was burning down. Johnny got hurt by a wooden board falling on him and he later died.Although‚ the movie and the novel have their similarities they also
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The Outsiders Theme Paragraphs Many times in society‚ people are judged by their appearance and social class. This has happened since the dawn of time. For example‚ the holocaust‚ civil rights‚ slavery‚ and so many others. In the story the outsiders‚ people are targets by how they dress‚ and how much money they have. S.E. Hinton Shows us that these exterior traits do not signify our true personality. Ponyboy is often segregated based on how he dresses. Many people will assume that he is a
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Struggles of an Outsider Can two drastically different groups of kids face similar problems? In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton two classes of kids‚ greasers and socs‚ share many similar problems. Greasers come from rough neighborhoods and create gangs to have a sense of belonging‚ socs live in wealthy neighborhoods and gang up on greasers. Although‚ both groups are so different they have many similar problems such as fitting in‚ developing romantic relationships‚ and getting approval from
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