Johnny and Dally: Similar yet Different How can people with such different personalities and ways of life have so much in common with one another? It seems nearly impossible for something to occur like that. Although‚ In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders two characters‚ Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston‚ are alike in some ways‚ but are also different in other ways. Johnny and Dallas are alike because they both have neglectful and abusive parents who do not care about them‚ and they care about each other
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Robert Renfroe‚ better known as Bob Riley once said‚ “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed”. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ Johnny Cade is a 16-year-old Greaser with long and greasy ebony hair covering his forehead. He has dark pusillanimous eyes and a scar that runs from his forehead to his cheekbone. Johnny is portrayed as an abused boy who was emotionally and physically traumatized‚ but throughout the novel‚ it is revealed that he is a
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“...it was too late to tell them that there was still good in it…” ( S.E Hinton 179). Do Socs really have it worse than The Greasers? In the story “The Outsiders” By: S.E Hinton‚ there are two groups who don’t get along and fight all the time. They’re called “The Greasers” and “The Socs”. The Socs are people who are rich‚ have nice things‚ and live on the nice part of town. The Greasers are people who are more poor‚ their things aren’t as nice‚ and live on the more bad/run-down side of town. There
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In her classic novel‚ The Outsiders‚ S.E. Hinton represents the social class and rivalry of her time. Through the endless struggles between the rich city dwellers‚ the Socs and the Eastern residents‚ the Greasers‚ Hinton depicts the social hierarchy and conflict. She explains in her novel that the class differences causes rivalry between the rich and poor. However‚ as Ponyboy matures his black and white view towards the world begins to blur. Ultimately‚ Hinton shows that there is no fine line between
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Finding Nemo tells it all about the book The Outsiders and the poem ”Mother to Son”. It says to keep going‚ not to give up keep trying‚ so just keep on swimming. The Outsiders was written by S.E. Hinton about the battle between the Greasers and the Socs. ”Mother to Son” is a poem by Langston Hughes about a mother giving advice to her son about life. But‚ both S.E. Hinton and Langston Hughes had similar ideas when they wrote the book and poem. The Outsiders is about the battle between the Greasers and
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can be the girl next door or the strange man across the street. But how do these “heroes” become this way are they born with their so called powers or are they made into heroes by those surrounding them? One of the main heroes in the book The Outsiders in my opinion is Johnny Cade. Johnny is brought up by his father who does not appreciate him‚ does not pay attention to him and barley notices that he is around. Not helping Johnny’s appearance is the fact that he was apart of a group called the
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The Greasers Things are rough all over (The Outsiders). Based on what I read‚ The Greasers struggle more due to the lack of support from their parents. According to the book The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ The Greasers had more trouble than the Socs because of the sacrifices they made and the violence they were exposed to. The Socs have the wealth to have a good life but decide to make poor choices...while the Greasers make significant
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Lukas Short 8/27/13 For a daily-grade assignment‚ read "One Great Book‚" Pages 150-152‚ then write a summary-reaction to Stephanie Whipple’s account of her experience with literacy. Your summary should be at least one paragraph; your reaction should be at least one paragraph in which you discuss your own experience in comparison to hers. Did you have "one great book" that turned you on to reading? Did anyone instill a love of reading in you? Or is reading more of a pain than a pleasure? Be personal
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Many of the kids are struggling these days. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called Greasers who lives on the Eastside‚ and all they do is drink and smoke. Then there are Socs which are a group of rich‚ snobby kids who live on the West side and they also smoke and drink. In their society and in gangs‚ many underaged kids smoke and drink. In this society‚ underaged kids do the same. Also in the article‚” The Allure of Gangs” it talks about why
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Ponyboy‚ the main character of The Outsiders‚ and Max the main character in Freak the Mighty share many similarities. For example‚ Pony’s parents died in a car crash and now he lives with his brothers. Likewise Max lives with his grandparents‚ because his mom is dead and his father is in jail. In addition both Pony and Max face the loss of close friends. Ponyboy’s friend Johnny died from injuries sustained in a fire‚ while Max’s friend Freak dies from his heart becoming too big for his chest. Finally
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