Text Response Option 2- “The Outsiders” S.E. Hinton What are the lessons that S.E. Hinton wants to teach us through the story of “The Outsiders’? A number of lessons can be learnt from reading S.E. Hinton’s debut novel “The Outsiders”. By naming the novel “The Outsiders” yet writing it from the greasers perspective‚ we feel more like an insider in this group society seem to be pushing out. We identify with the underdog from the opening page. We find ourselves seeing life through the eyes of the greasers
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human nature’ The Outsiders – Text response essay In the novel ‘The Outsiders’ by S.E Hinton‚ we see how hard times bring out the best and worst in human nature. Human nature is basically what people are like deep down. As the characters change and their life grows and gets harder‚ we are shown their true colours. Some of them change for the best‚ and some for the worst. Hard times include a large variety of matters. Based on the novel that we are working on – ‘The Outsiders’‚ some of the issues
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The Outsiders Response to Literature Change can occur in a variety of ways and forms. However‚ it doesn’t occur overnight. It requires patience‚ dedication‚ and most importantly‚ a cause. An aspect of this progress can give you a new point of view and make you see things in a new light; either for the better‚ or worse. In “The Outsiders‚” a novel by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy Curtis goes through this evolution of change towards many people; one of them being a member of the gang he’s in‚ Dallas Winston
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communication. The relationships depicted in the text have or did have communication but it was lost and lead to communication problems in their relationship Stories/evidence: - The father - Nobody said anything - Night school - Will you please be quiet please? ESSAY......... Raymond Carver’s short stories about communication and miscommunication are depicted through many of the relationships in the text of ‘Will You Please Be Quiet‚ Please?”. The characters
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The Outsiders Literary Response Recently‚ some young or old black group members would call each other N****. One of the reasons why is because maybe they think that they’re very close friends‚ and the same skin color that it is ok to call them that name. This would sometimes happen by tossing the name around a little bit in jokes‚ but then when they start to use it towards their friends. The person wouldn’t care since their good friends. If a random person called someone a N*****‚ and they didn’t
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The Outsiders: Essay Response Demonstrate how the major events that take place in The Outsiders affect the values and attitudes of 3 main characters. The 1967 novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is about the social outcasts; the Greasers and their rivalry against the high class Socs. In the beginning of the book the characters values and attitudes are revealed to the reader through the point of view of Ponyboy. As the book progresses and the lives of the characters take a turn for the worse there
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Alexandra Mariano August 29‚ 2013 The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft is dramatic and gothic horror story that revolves around the main character discovering himself to be a monster as defined by others. The nature of the protagonist is somewhat vague‚ but it is heavily hinted at that he is undead. His outline is “eaten-away and bone-revealing” and his skin reflected the “ghoulish shade of decay.” His physical appearance is in fact the only characteristic that classifies him as a ‘monster.’ The individuals
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Structure of Text Response Part 2 (The Sandwich plan) 1. To construct a clear and logical argument 2. To show that you know and understand the text. Introduction (about 6 sentences) (i) Start: The title of the text (must be underlined) + the author/director no more than 2 sentences outlining the basic story. (ii) Define the key words of the topic (the topic means the essay question) (iii) State the contention (the main argument) (iv) Introduce the main points you will make in the
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Text Response Good Vs. Evil Good vs. evil is a widely explored theme in Isobelle Carmody’s novel ’The Gathering’. It is most evident in the battle between the Chain and the Kraken‚ however the more sinister‚ subtler acts of evil occur when he attempts to make each member vulnerable by breaching their weaknesses. While the physical examples such as the final battle‚ the murder of The Tod and the violent acts by Buddha and his gang could certainly be classified as evil‚ it is my belief that the
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Topic: in Steinbeck’s “of mice and men” the negatives out way the positives. Do you agree? In John Steinbeck’s “OF MICE AND MEN” a large variety of social statuses and social classes are observed in the characters‚ which range from: Negros‚ women‚ elderly‚ the rich and the poor during 1930’s America. Whilst it is a touching story of dreams and friendship it is also rather saddening because of its setting during the Depression and hardship that everyone had to face. Crooks is the Negro stable buck
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