or fly to do that; sometimes ordinary people can unexpectedly turn out to be heroes. In the book The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ one unexpected hero is the character Ponyboy Curtis‚ a poor member of a gang called The Greasers. A second unexpected hero is Johnny Cade‚ a quiet‚ abused teen who is also a Greaser. Being an underdog does not automatically make one a hero‚ though. The character of Dally Winston‚ for example‚ is not quite a hero. An imperfect‚ ordinary person with problems can be a hero
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related to the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as well. In the novel‚ The Outsiders ‚Johnny recognizes that the gold in the poem relates to a period of innocence and joy in life that is so quickly lost. Pony boy recites this poem to Johnny when they are hiding in the church because he understands it too. Ponyboy’s older brother and Dally have lost the ability to appreciate sunsets because of the harsh realities of life. This indicates that Ponyboy’s brother and Dally have lost their youth and
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brothers with three very different personalities‚ and many issues have to come together to make their living situation work. The Curtis brothers throughout the course of the novel‚ learn more about each other and their relationships change greatly. After a gruesome incident that killed the boys parents‚ Ponyboy and his brother Sodapop are left in the care of Darry Curtis‚ their older brother. The changes in their relationships go from resentment and disappointment‚ to understanding each other in ways
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Outsiders Compare and Contrast The Outsiders was a book written by S.E. Hinton in 1967 and tells the life of greasers. The main Character’s name is Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is a greaser and life isn’t easy for him. They have a gang that consist of 8 people. One day Pony learns that‚ “Things are rough all over‚” (Hinton‚ 35.) He learned this from his new friend Cherry valance‚(A soc) and ends up learning that both greasers and socs. are just normal people. He learned this over a week of losing
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“Spider-Man.” They might say that they have to be born with powers. In reality a hero helps many people in need and always cares for others. In the novel‚ “The Outsiders‚” by S.E Hinton there is one particular character that is a hero not just because he is brave‚ but because he never gave up. The people that are heros are Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Darry. Ponyboy is a hero because he shows courage during the time the church was on fire. He and Johnny decided to save the little kids from the burning church. He’s
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Period 1 September 26th‚ 2012 The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton “Dally risked his life for us‚ to keep Johnny out of trouble.” (Pg. 117.) This is a quote from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ a novel about two social groups‚ the Greasers and the Socs‚ and how the war between them cost three lives. The book is in the perspective of Ponyboy Curtis‚ a sensitive Greaser who is put in the middle of the social conflict when he friend Johnny kills a Soc in self-defense. Ponyboy and Johnny run away to escape the
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Sometimes‚ just because you may be related to a person‚ it doesn’t make them family. This was a theme that was beaten into to us throughout the story of the Outsiders. So many characters dealt with fathers beating them‚ mothers turning a blind eye‚ whether it was from sheer will or from drug abuse. The “Greasers” and the “Socs” both had to deal with parents abandoning them‚ being neglected‚ and not having parents there when their own children needed them most. It seemed like if you had a kid in this
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Kathy Kippenberger Ms. Kossenko English 7 21 April 2011 The Ugly Truth About Labels How Rivalry is Used in the Novel The Outsiders Ever felt targeted? Witness someone be judged by how they spoke? Felt as if no one belongs? Is it because they dress‚ act‚ or learn differently or a certain way? Most young adults go through these types of struggles. Stereotypes are preconceived labels subjected on the public. When teenagers do things out of the ordinary‚ dress differently‚ or hang out
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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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“I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to do that myself” (Emma Watson). Being an outsider to a stereotype is demonstrated in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton through her characters and their actions. Pony‚ Randy‚ and Darry all are outsiders to their groups and stereotypes; in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma there are two opposing gangs‚ the greasers and the Socs. The greasers are lower class people who do not have the smarts or athleticism so be special‚ while the Socs are really rich‚ really smart‚
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