Q1. With evidence from the text‚ explain why the text is entitled “The Outsiders”. The text is entitled “The Outsiders” is show there in the social system of a teenager’s world‚ for example‚ Ponyboy’s‚ there is a huge difference between groups. One example is the Socials and the Greasers. The Socs‚ an abbreviation for the Socials‚ are favoured by society because they are rich and educated as said in the book. It says‚ “…. But it’s the abbreviation for the Socials‚ the jet set‚ the West-side
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The Outsiders book by S.E Hinton was eventually made into a movie. They were so much alike because they both were very good from the start. Some things that happened in the book‚ although they didn’t happen in the movie. You could really tell in both the book and movie the friendship and love with some people. Some differences between the book and the movie are that Ponyboy seemed more bold‚ strong‚ and handsome. But in the movie he was like that to although‚ just seemed less of a Greaser because
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significant if they have made you think. The book I read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton supports this statement in many aspects. The book depicts a society where two dominant‚ opposing gangs prevail in a town that just isn’t big enough for the both of them. The main character‚ Ponyboy‚ his brothers‚ and friends are part of a gang known as the "greasers"‚ due to their poor appearance and their greasy hair. The antagonist gang is known as the "socs"‚ a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time
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tragic deaths. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ two separate gangs‚ the Socs and Greasers‚ are at constant contention. The Outsiders takes place in Oklahoma‚ the 1960’s. Hinton uses the character‚ Ponyboy Curtis to explain why it doesn’t matter what social position you are in. The message she is trying to get across to the readers is you are your own person‚ and you don’t have to be classified as anyone else but yourself. Throughout the novel Ponyboy becomes more sophisticated‚ by learning to
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A father‚ buying his child a cornet at the ice cream barrow; this event would surely seem so very casual to most of us. But‚ the very spectacle is heartrending for the kids who stroll by the streets bare footed‚ jump up to every other car at the traffic signals and look at every passer-by with desperate eyes. He too might have been standing on the outskirt of the gathering around the same ice cream barrow longing for it. With empty pockets he might have stood there all the time waiting for that miraculous
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Mullens 4/29/13 Over the years we’ve seen people divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. In The Outsiders they too are divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. Although there really isn’t much difference between the Greasers and the Socs‚ they are divided. There are some similarities between the Greasers and the Socs. The kids are about the same age‚ each group has problems the other group doesn’t know about‚ and they live in the same town just on
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Banned Book Report The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton was written in 1967. This novel tells the story of the conflict between two different social groups‚ the greasers and the socs. The socs were the socials who lived in the rich part of town‚ and the greasers were the lower class youths. This novel tackles issues such as violence‚ class conflict‚ and prejudice. The novel takes place in the early sixties. The Outsiders examines how two different groups compete‚ and unite for survival‚ which is often
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The Outsiders S.E. Hinton “No rival gangs‚ only Socs. And you can’t win against them no matter how hard you try‚ because they’ve got all the breaks and even whipping them isn’t going to change that fact.” The Outsiders a novel that was first published in 1967 by the author S.E Hinton is not only a novel about gang mentality and gang rivalry but is also about how a person could feel like ‘an outsider’ based on where they live or how much money they have. In Pony Boy’s case it was his grades that
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The Outsiders- Family Breakdowns When families break down friends are important. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton this message is shown in many ways. Certain characters have been abandoned or disowned by their families‚ some characters have family members that have passed away and some don’t have any at all. Pony Boy Curtis‚ Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston all have experienced family breakdowns and each and every one of them has a loyal group of friends to fall back on. This shows why
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QEH Working Paper Series – QEHWPS86 Page 1 Working Paper Number 86 A Note On Destitution Barbara Harriss-White* Paper for the Dissemination Workshop of the NCAER/QEH/DfID Project on Poverty : Alternative Realities‚ NCAER‚ New Delhi‚ April‚ 2002 In this paper the economic‚ social and political dimensions of destitution are analysed. Economic destitution is seen as a contradiction in terms since destitute people survive without assets and income. Social destitution is a process of expulsion
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