The Outsiders written by SE Hinton continue to be a literary influence on the lives of many teens. This novel has been translated into 30 languages and many fine personal connections with either the plot for the characters themselves. My connection in the novel outsiders is when pony boy tells us that his parents died in a car crash and my dad died in a boat crashing that is kind of the same thing. My favorite quotient from the book the outsiders is when Johnny is about to die and he says to pony
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you see people starving‚ crying or begging for money. This is what Ponyboy has to live with being a greaser. “The Outsiders” is a book by S.E Hinton. The poem “Poverty and Wealth” is a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. What do these two pieces of literature have in common? Well‚ more than you’d initially think‚ because I’m here to share with you some of the similarities with “The Outsiders” and “Poverty and Wealth” First the king’s son is a lot like the Socs. In the poem it states “My son shall be a
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2016 The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton Apseloff‚ Marilyn Fain. “Hinton‚ S.E..” World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2016. Web. 12 Oct. 2016. The book The Outsiders is written by author S.E. Hinton. Susan Eloise Hinton is an american writer of novels for young adults. Hinton’s publisher suggested the book be published under her initials to make her name more neutral in gender. Hinton’s work is mostly about teens who are facing problems such as poverty‚ violence‚ drug abuse‚ and alcohol. Hinton was born
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Many towns have started to put a public curfew affecting minors‚ normally around 10 pm. In the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there is no curfew‚ would it have been helpful to the characters? Would it have affected them? Despite popular belief‚ some believe that there should be no curfew‚ and it may have helped the characters. Some people believe that there should be a curfew for minors. If there is a curfew there would be less time to get in trouble. “You really killed him‚ huh‚ Johnny?" If there was
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portrayed in SE Hinton ’s novel‚ The Outsiders. Two different gangs from opposite ends of the social ladder clash in this epic novel of social tension between two rival groups‚ the Socs and the Greasers. The main character‚ 14-year-old Ponyboy‚ is a Greaser who lives under the cycle of poverty and endless pressure from the Socs. They are the upper class Westside crowd who are accepted in society. The Greasers‚ in contrast‚ struggle to put food on the table and are social outcasts. SE Hinton has mentioned
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The Outsiders Essay A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Anyone can become a hero through perseverance from any point in society. Ponyboy is part of a crowd who are like criminals known as the Greasers‚ who are poor and live on the east side of town. The Greasers are a gang that have Ponyboy‚ Soda‚ Steve‚ Johnny‚ Dally‚ Darry‚ and Two-bit Matthews. The Greasers are hated by the Socs‚ the Socials‚ who are the west side rich kids in the town. In the
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Thesis: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ a novel which tells the story of conflict between the "greasers" and the "Socs‚" captures the voice of ponyboy and his friends in a realistic way that relates to boys and their gangs even today. This story has a lot of issues that are going to be talked about in this paper such as the realism‚ the conflicts‚ the characters‚ Hintons style‚ the themes‚ etc. This book is pretty interesting and brings up a lot of good issues. There are a lot of reasons for reading
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The Outsiders gives the reader hints and ideas from the story explaining how we should act and other moral issues. For example‚ a message the author describes is to stay young and innocent. The Greasers‚ specifically the younger Greasers‚ are taught to smoke and kill at a young age. This leads them to do bad things such as going to jail‚ participating in rumbles‚ and robbing stores. In other words‚ bad influence at a young age allows them to do illegal actions. By showing these actions from characters
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“Your gold when you’re a kid‚ like green. everything’s new‚ like dawn” (Hinton‚ 1967‚Pg. that was what Johnny told Ponyboy in his note in Gone With The Wind explaining what he meant by telling him “stay gold”. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Ponyboy Curtis is a dreamy boy who has problems with social classes which cause him to run away from home. By the end of the story‚ he learns to deal with loss and becomes an understanding‚ tuff boy. “When I stepped out of the bright sunlight of the dark
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The Outsiders Theme Paragraphs Many times in society‚ people are judged by their appearance and social class. This has happened since the dawn of time. For example‚ the holocaust‚ civil rights‚ slavery‚ and so many others. In the story the outsiders‚ people are targets by how they dress‚ and how much money they have. S.E. Hinton Shows us that these exterior traits do not signify our true personality. Ponyboy is often segregated based on how he dresses. Many people will assume that he is a
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