The Outsiders‚ a novel written by S. E. Hinton‚ contains many dynamic characters; however‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy Curtis‚ endures the most change. He witnesses many life-changing events over the course of two weeks‚ which heavily contributes to his transformation. In the beginning‚ Ponyboy feels isolated and alienated from the world. As a result‚ he decides to run away‚ hoping to find love and acceptance—something he believes he had never received. While on his journey‚ Ponyboy encounters
Premium English-language films William Golding Love
The Outsiders - Sadie Meyer Questions: Describe each of the Greasers. Darry: He was particularly strong‚ and extremely resilient . “Darry is six-feet-two‚ and broad-shouldered and muscular…….....He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice. They’ve got a determined set to them‚ like the rest of him” (Hinton 6). Darry was the head of the Curtis family. Every since their parents passed away in a car accident‚ he was the legal guardian of Ponyboy and Soda. So he yelled at them to
Premium Crime S. E. Hinton Soft drink
discussed is The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Within the novel many characters contributed to the novel’s plot in some shape or form. However there are two characters that truly stand out and are of true importance for the plots development. Those two characters are as follows‚ Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade. Both characters go through a lot of personal experiences within the story. They have similarities and differences that are critical to the development of the plot for this novel‚ The Outsiders. These two
Premium Fiction Character S. E. Hinton
witness and experience abuse‚ addiction‚ and poverty. This is a lot for an adolescent mind to handle. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ the teenagers are faced with extremely mature issues. They are partially to totally scarred from what they experienced. They lost their innocence either by choice of by force. As a result of the dismal situations the characters in The Outsiders experienced‚ they have been robbed of their innocence and will be damaged for the rest of their lives. The reality of the
Premium Poverty High school Education
and pushes him away‚ causing him to fall out of a window to his death. Kim confesses her love for Edward and shares a kiss with him before leaving to tell the townspeople that Jim and Edward are both dead. 5. What ideas are conveyed about the outsider? In the film‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ Tim Burton reveals to his audience how people who are different are often rejected by society. This is illustrated by the main character Edward who is excluded within the community. Edward is excluded due to
Premium Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton
The Outsiders: Response to Literature Friendship is a very important bond shared by two friends that cannot be described by mere words. In the fictional narrative The Outsiders‚ S.E. Hinton shows us the importance of friendship through the hardships of the two protagonists‚ Johnny and Ponyboy. They use their friendship to overcome many obstacles throughout their story. One example of friendship can be found in the movie “Toy Story‚” in which the main protagonists‚ Woody and Buzz‚ must find
Premium Friendship Interpersonal relationship Sociology
Distinctively visual related text Gordon Bennett- The Outsider How has the distinctively visual created meaning? Explore the ways the images we see and or visualise in texts are created. Students consider how the forms and language of different texts create these images‚ affect interpretation and shape meaning. The Outsider focuses on issues of the increasing isolation indigenous Australians feel in their own country. Painted in 1988 in which the bicentennial anniversary of white settlement
Premium Fiction Culture Sociology
Eh‚ I’d Rather not do it for Johnny The Outsiders‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola was released in 1983. Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell) is a greaser whose parents were killed in a car accident. He and his friends: Johnny (Ralph Macchio)‚ Dally (Matt Dillon)‚ Two-Bit (Emilio Estevez)‚ and Steve (Tom Cruise)‚ and brothers‚ Darry (Patrick Swayze) and Soda (Rob Lowe)‚ are always getting in fights with a gang called the Socs. One night‚ best friend Johnny‚ are attacked by Socs. The Socs almost drown
Premium The Outsiders Francis Ford Coppola
The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a book about the troubles that teenagers face and how they are able to overcome them. The development of the characters throughout the book is evident and how they act make the book an interesting read. What they go through and how the book ends gives the book a sense of realism and is able to teach essential life lessons. If I were to walk by a book store and see this book on the stand I would pick it up. In my opinion the book cover is good because it is able to
Premium Fiction Writing Short story
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
Premium