control. These four types of conflicts are man versus another man‚ for example in The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ a major man versus man conflict are the rival gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. Another conflict is man versus nature‚ where a person is in trouble with a force of nature‚ like a tornado‚ or in this case a fire. Man versus society is where a character has conflicts with society’s views on “outsiders” and people who do not fit in. An man versus self‚ is where a character struggles against
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English III Honors 10 May 2008 Themes of “The Outsiders” In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton‚ the protagonist Ponyboy struggles with many common problems that a teenager encounters. One of these problems is when he struggles with remaining loyal to the Greasers and living a moral life. The Greasers don’t have many morals except for looking out for each other‚ and that is how most of them lose their innocence. This is the problem that Ponyboy must deal with. He strives to maintain the Greasers’
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evidence provided? Well‚ in the young-adult fiction novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there is the argument of whether a boy named Ponyboy should stay with his older brother Darry or go into the system. Ponyboy should stay with darry for multiple reasons. For example‚ Darry cares very deeply about Ponyboy‚ and he makes certain Ponyboy gets all his work done for school and succeeds. Darry might be all tough and hard but he cares for Ponyboy immensely. An example of this being‚ “When I woke up‚ it
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think is the biggest hero in the Outsiders? Most people think that heroes have to stop bank robberies or the end of the world. Actually‚ heroes can be normal everyday people‚ they could be sitting next to you and you would never realize it. A hero is someone who has a good personality and does the right thing. In the Outsiders‚ Ponyboy is the biggest hero because he’s courageous and good at just about anything. Ponyboy is the most courageous person in the Outsiders. Who would go into a burning
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Ponyboy Curtis what are the physical traits of ponyboy curtis in the book? (long hair‚ light brown hair). Ponyboy is 14 year s old and he has light brown (almost red) hair thats greased and combed back‚ he has greengray eyes. He is considered small and slim. He is a daydreamer‚ a bookworm‚ and a heavy smoker. He analyzes many things deeply. He is very smart and has good literary capability. Ponyboy is also a little naive and is not overtly connected to reality. He matures throughout the course of the novel
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_The Outsiders‚_ Ponyboy‚ Dally‚ and Johnny emerge as heroes because they acted courageously in the face of danger. During the course of _The Outsiders_‚ Ponyboy is a dauntless noble hero. The text states‚ "Johnny looked around‚ slapping his pockets nervously. ’We gotta get outa here. Get somewhere. Run away. The police’ll be here soon’" (57). Hinton is insisting indirectly that Ponyboy is a hero. In several ways‚ Ponyboy has gallant moments and completes heroic deeds. Gallantly‚ Ponyboy was a
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The outsiders by S.E Hinton should be taught in school. This book should be taught in school because it is very much like real life today so it could teach kids what not to do. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a story about a boy named Ponyboy and his friends who are constantly getting in trouble and being judged for being “greasers”. Ponyboy is an interesting character because he is different from his friends‚ but gets caught up in gang conflicts. There are many examples in The Outsiders showing
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| |Title of novel |The Outsiders | |Author |S.E. Hinton | |Date published |1967
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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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“Southern gentlemen had nothing on Johnny Cade.” The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about a group of greasers from Tulsa‚ OK during the mid-1960’s who battle with rich Socs and about the main character/narrator Ponyboy growing up. One character that stands out in the story is Johnny because he greatly impacts the plot. He is a dynamic character that has an ironic change in the way he acts and is a round character who shows multiple sides of his emotions. Three characteristic traits about Johnny are
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