“Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (Hinton‚ 126). “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is a novel about the life of a 14 year old boy and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes he is an outsider. The character Johnny Cade is brave‚ shy‚ and he does not feel loved. For starters‚ Johnny is a brave kid. The text states‚”I swear‚ you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time” (Hinton‚ 81). This quote explains that when Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Johnny went to go save some
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Most people would not like to grow up in the 60s. Especially if they were a greaser in a bad town like the characters in S.E Hinton’s book The Outsiders. The setting of the book is east/west side of town. There are two groups in town‚ the socs and the greasers. They were a greaser or soc depending on what side of town they lived in. For example the greases lived on the east side and the socs lived on the west side of town. They setting affects the characters by developing their personality based
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Turner‚ Little Richard‚ Bi Diddle‚ Eddie Cochran‚ Gene Vincent‚ Johnny Burnett‚ Vince Taylor‚ Itchier Valenti‚ Marlon Brando and James Dean. What do all of these people have in common? They were all figure heads of the greaser subculture. The subcultures of the 1950s impacted our world a lot after World War II. From the roots of the 1950s‚ the greaser subculture has had two main impacts which are their attitude and style. This specific subculture of the 1950s has impacted our world a lot. This culture
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struggling these days. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called Greasers who lives on the Eastside‚ and all they do is drink and smoke. Then there are Socs which are a group of rich‚ snobby kids who live on the West side and they also smoke and drink. In their society and in gangs‚ many underaged kids smoke and drink. In this society‚ underaged kids do the same. Also in the article‚” The Allure of Gangs” it talks about why kids join a gang. Some kids join
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On April 7‚ 1965‚ Windrixville‚ Jay Mountain‚ three Greasers saved the life of four little kids from a burning church. One of the greasers‚ named Dallas Winston‚ also known as Dally‚ “has spent three years on the wild side of New York and has been arrested at the age of ten.” (Hinton 10) “If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚ you’ll have Johnny Cade‚” (Hinton 11) the second hero. The last hero‚ fourteen-year old Ponyboy Curtis
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The Socs also endure pains and sufferings in their life as well. The source states‚(Hinton 128-129)‚ how Bob was spoiled a lot by his parents‚ and he didn’t enjoy it either. By saying this‚ it shows that he was frustrated that his parents would just spoil him and not listen to him. It also means‚ that he would probably take out the anger he has‚from his parents not listening to him‚ on another kid who would most likely be a greaser. The Socs also get out of trouble easily. For example‚ in the article
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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 Outsiders" The Outsiders had two poems in them‚ "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost‚ the other poem‚ "Stay Gold" by Stevie Wonder. Nothing Gold Can Stay has a connection to the movie. I think it belongs in the movie. In this poem when they talk about "Natures first green is gold‚" it means natures first green is your youth‚ because‚ when you go to a new place it is gold‚ something good happening. When Johnny and Ponyboy killed the Soc they ran away to Windrixville‚ it was
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face of it.” In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are two groups Soc’s and Greasers. Greasers were the poor ones‚ always getting into trouble. The Soc’s were the rich and had nice cars/outfits. Soc’s and Greasers never got along and always fought. During the story the greasers start to realize things they have never realized before like how everything is rough all over. Johnny and Dally show examples of heroism throughout the story. Johnny showed he was a hero during the Outsiders. First‚ Johnny saved
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The Outsiders “They are right. You are hood‚” (S.E. Hinton‚ page 15). This quote describes the Greasers in the story The Outsiders. This story is about two groups called the Socs (socials) and the greasers. Ponyboy and Johnny gang member of the Greasers‚ get into a brawl and end up a death of a Socs member‚ the boys were forced to go into hiding. Soon the Greasers go into a battle with the Socs. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption‚ others meet tragic ends. They are two completely different
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