written about several characters‚ in The Outsiders‚ making pivotal decisions during several scenes. Hinton was born on July 22‚ 1950‚ in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. Hinton went to Will Rogers High School. At her school‚ she was disturbed by the fight between two gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs‚ leading to the writing of The Outsiders. This book is the best-selling young adult novel and has caused Hinton to become “The Voice of the Youth. Hinton has written The Outsiders‚ which is about the many conflicts between
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“The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton has many main characters‚ I’m only going to focus on one and that’s Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy Curtis or Pony for short is a 14 year old boy who is apart of a friend group called the greasers. They’re called the greasers because they have greasy hair and are not very clean. Pony also has a brother named Darry‚ who is 20 and has legal custody of him and his 16 year old brother named Sodapop. Darry has legal custody of him and his brother because their parents were in a car
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The novel ‘The Outsiders’ written by S.E. Hinton is about a character called Ponyboy who learns some very important lessons. Ponyboy is a 14 year old boy he is very intelligent but his Greaser lifestyle holds him back. Some lessons Ponyboy learns is that ‘violence doesn’t solve anything’ and he must ‘stay gold.’ Firstly‚ the main character Ponyboy learns that he must ‘stay gold’. ‘Stay gold’ means staying true to yourself and don’t change. When Johnny was about to die the last words he said were
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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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Who is an outsider or an outcast? Do you know how an outsider or an outcast feels? Have you ever been to a different country‚ or got taunted on how you dress‚ or ever been rejected from a particular group? Is the experience of being an outsider universal? There are a lot of questions that come up when you think about being an outsider. An outsider or an outcast is a person goes against the values of other people. A loner for example. A loner is rejected by their peers. They are isolated because they
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In the Outsiders‚ there are two gangs- the greasers and the Socials or Socs. The greasers don’t usually have a whole lot of money‚ compared to the rich Socs. They both participate in crime‚ though Socs tend to be more vicious and attack for no reason other than for
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Othello: The Outsider (Acts 1 and 2) It is without a doubt that Shakespeare chooses to expound on the concept of the outsider in the first two acts of the play because this concept or theme will be of paramount importance especially in the later parts of the play. Shakespeare seeks to craft this concept of the outsider in a dramatically effective manner by giving definition to what constitutes being an outsider and what are the implications of being an outsider. This essay ultimately argues that
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a street gang‚ or the so-called outcasts.” – Jimi Hendrix. The tone‚ purpose‚ and gangs in the Outsiders and the article share some traits‚ and differ with others. For example‚ they share the theme of violence among youth. However‚ the view of the gangs on violence differs. One common theme The Outsiders and the news article share violence among youth. In The Outsiders‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is involved in a local gang. Throughout the novel‚ he indicates his reluctance in participation
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feels like to be an outsider in society. People are excluded and forced to observe others while they watch‚ like a benched player on the sidelines of a game. The experience of being an outsider is universal but not permanent‚ as shown in The Doll’s House by Katherine Mansfield‚ By Any Other Name by Santha Rama Rau and Revenge of the Geeks by Alexandra Robbins. In The Doll’s House by Katherine Mansfield‚ the author uses the story to show that the experience of being an outsider is universal. Mansfield
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INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS Who are the insiders? · people who conform · behave according to the accepted rules · members of society · only insiders in their own group Insider clubs and societies Freemasons‚ Scouts‚ Guides‚ Trade Union‚ Working Men’s Club‚ Gentlemen’s Clubs‚ · own rules of behaviour for its members · protect the interests of their members · sometimes expensive to join The changing image of the insider · insider today à maybe outsider tomorrow · changing
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