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 is fighting another character. In this situation Ponyboy and Darry are verbally fighting each
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author of The Outsiders has written many unique conflicts in her book. One of many conflicts in the story are the Socs (the rich playboys) versus the Greasers (the lowlife hoodlums)‚ with the problem being that one is rich and the other being poor. The second accessible one to spot in the book would be Darry (older brother of Ponyboy) and Ponyboy (the main character)‚ just can’t understand each other‚ they’re so different. The third battle is a little difficult to understand which is Ponyboy versus himself
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The Outsiders Heroes. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ “A hero isn’t measured by the size of their strength‚ but by the size of their heart.” Anyone can be a hero. People judge others from the outside not the inside. They judge them by their looks and in the end they don’t really know who that person is deep down inside. First of all‚ Johnny is an outstanding example of a hero. Johnny has a bumpy road relationship with his parents. Johnny is beat by his father and ignored by
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are the three aspects that define the novel The Outsiders. With thoughts swirling in his mind‚ fourteen year old‚ Ponyboy Curtis steps out of the movie house. Ponyboy‚ a greaser‚ with Johnny Cade‚ kill Bob Sheldon‚ a Soc‚ in self defense. In the attempts of not getting caught Pony and the gang lose some of their valued members of their crew by the Socs‚ who believe having money equals superiority. After this occurrence and facing many hardships‚ Ponyboy is found clean-handed in the hearing of the case
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“Outsiders” Compare and Contrast Essay The “Outsiders” film and novel are both very outstanding and interesting.After watching the movie I noticed a few similarities‚ like how they both have all the same characters‚ and the church gets burnt down. Even though there are many similarities there are still a lot of differences‚ including how In the book Ponyboy was jumped‚ but this did not happen in the movie Here are a few of the similarities they share. Darry‚ Sodapop‚ and Ponyboy are all brothers
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The Outsiders by‚ S.E. Hinton was an awesome book that included drama between two groups. Before the book even starts‚ one of Greasers named‚ Johnny gets jumped by the Socs. Also‚ before the book starts‚ Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry lose their parents because of a car crash. Then‚ when the book finally starts and all of the characters are announced‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy gets jumped by some Socs as well. Then‚ when the book is about three fourths done‚ Johnny kills a Soc‚ named Bob. After that
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The Discrimination of Outsiders ZZ Packer’s Drinking Coffee Elsewhere a book that consists of many short stories that are very similar in plot‚ however very different in the overall meaning of the story. Throughout her compilations of short stories Packer grasps the idea of being labeled an “outside” in our society. In these three stories “Brownies‚ Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ and Geese” all of the main characters of the story receive discrimination from their other peers. In one story “Brownies”
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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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Outsiders Essay- Loyalty‚ it’s not just a word‚ No it is a lot more than that. Throughout the book the outsider’s loyalty is something that holds many strong and lasting friendship together. You need someone throughout your life that has your back. Someone there for you when you mostly wish for it. Loyalty is something that changes PonyBoy Through this piece and makes him see from different angles of life. Flying down the high way of the outsiders you soon feel and believe that PonyBoy doesn’t
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In the book The Outsiders‚ a character named Ponyboy had to endure the society differences of Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy thought that the two worlds would never be the same. Greasers are terrified of the Socs when they have no acquaintance with them. Socs jump on the Greasers meaning that they attack them. Ponyboy experience it twice in his life‚ he was strolling back to his house from the movie theater when a group of Socs attacks him. Ponyboy understand the similarities and differences between
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