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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Characterization Essay by:bethani campbell After Darry’s parents passing‚ he had to drop out of school‚ and get a job‚ to pay bills‚ and to raise his brothers. Darry is one of the main characters in the book “The Outsiders” written by S. E. Hinton. He takes care of his brothers‚ house‚ etc. Darry helps with the gang and their troubles against the Socs. He helps Ponyboy through his dealing with the murder. Darry is a responsible person‚ he is a mature‚ caring‚ hard worker
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In the book The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy had a few things similar to me. For example‚ we are honest to our friends. We both go to a good school that will give us a good education. And the last thing is we both have a brother. I will also be talking about how we are different in these paragraphs. I do not smoke and Ponyboy does. Ponyboy lost his parents in a car accident. And Ponyboy is in a gang‚ and I am not. Even though Ponyboy and I have several differences‚ we still have
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SYMBOLS IN THE OUTSIDERS? This essay is about The Outsiders‚ it’s a novel made by S.E. Hintons. You will learn about the symbols that’s shown here in this novel. Why did sunset‚ mustangs and greasy hairs become the symbols of this book? Symbols are really important for readers to understand because it expands their mind and understanding about the novel‚ or book more. One of the symbols that the novel The Outsiders showed to us is the sunset. Sunset was like the bridge for making Ponyboy realize that
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“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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Grief of The Outsiders There are many ways of expressing the emotion grief. The characters in The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ had many bad things happen to them and the ones they loved. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis‚ Bob‚ Johnny‚ and Dally are all characters that die in the book. The characters deal with grief in different ways; Ponyboy denies the fact that Johnny died‚ Dally was in depression‚ and Darry accepted their death. Ponyboy grieves for Johnny by denying the fact that he killed Bob‚ and died
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Informative Essay: The Outsiders The Outsiders‚ a novel by S.E Hinton is showing us how two social groups are paving the way to their individual futures. This path may lead to some conflicts‚ including fights and murder. However‚ there are also many heart touching instances about family and hope. An aspect portrayed in The Outsiders is social disparity‚ which shows the risks and benefits of stereotypes and social groups. To begin the novel‚ Ponyboy tries to find ways in which the Greasers and Socs
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Who is the Outsider? What is an outsider? We usually think an outsider is a person that walks around‚ does not talk to anyone‚ stays away from the crowd huddle‚ and does not care what the “insiders” think or do. But what if the usual insider was actually the outsider? What if the person we think is the outsider is doing the real norm? In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the author never used the word outsider. She probably wanted
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Clash of Society S.E. Hinton‚ the 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
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How can complete opposites of people also have many similarities? How can a law breaking guy have anything similar to a law-abiding person? In most stories this is highly unlikely. However‚ in S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders‚ two characters have these differences. Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are similar because they both have abusive parents and they both care about one another. On the other hand they have opposite personalities and have different opinions on the law. Therefore‚ Dally Winston
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