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 are similar
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October 8th 1969 Tulsa Times October 8th 1969 Tulsa Times Newsletter Title Wanted for murder if seen please contact the police PonnyBoy Curtis 100 dollar reward if found Wanted for murder if seen please contact police Johnny Cade 100 dollar reward if found Wanted for murder if seen please contact the police PonnyBoy Curtis 100 dollar reward if found Wanted for murder if seen please contact police Johnny Cade 100 dollar reward if found A student who attends Jay Mountain
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imperfections. That’s where The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton transfers. Greasers are rejected by society because their lack of money‚ grades‚ and so on. The socs are excepted because everything is “perfect” about them. When really greasers and socs have a lesson to show and that is the barrier set by society because of appearances. People have found ways to cope with this barrier‚ a common way is to look on the bright side of everything. For instance‚ ponyboy‚ a greaser‚
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Outsiders Essay- Loyalty‚ it’s not just a word‚ No it is a lot more than that. Throughout the book the outsider’s loyalty is something that holds many strong and lasting friendship together. You need someone throughout your life that has your back. Someone there for you when you mostly wish for it. Loyalty is something that changes PonyBoy Through this piece and makes him see from different angles of life. Flying down the high way of the outsiders you soon feel and believe that PonyBoy doesn’t
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The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ is a coming-of-age story that compels readers to question society’s stereotyping of people and expresses the need for people to always have hope. Based on two rival teenage gangs‚ the poor‚ east-side Greasers‚ and the rich‚ west-side Socials (Socs)‚ The Outsiders is told through the eyes of sensitive‚ 14-year-old Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis. The novel explores the choices people make when faced with adversity‚ sending an important message to readers that everyone is an
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novel The Outsiders‚ Dally Winston‚ a poor seventeen year-old with a tarnished past‚ played an influential role in the lives of his fellow friends‚ the Greasers‚ and mostly over Ponyboy. Dally was both the toughness and the anger that existed and held back the Greasers and Ponyboy. Known as the toughest of the Greaser gang‚ with no family‚ Dally felt he could take violent risks. While Dally’s death seemed tragic‚ if Dally had continued in the same manner‚ the lives of the Greasers and Ponyboy
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co-protagonist‚ Ponyboy Curtis‚ the youngest member of the Greasers (Lower class) going back home after an outdoor movie night. He is encountered by one of the Socs (Higher class)‚ and attacked until his gang arrives to help. The Greasers and Socs need no other party’s provocation to fight. The next day‚ the Greasers visit the movie theatre once again and find Soc’s girlfriends hanging out. After a failed attempt by the older members of the Greasers to flirt with them‚ Ponyboy unprecedentedly succeeds
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Sometimes‚ just because you may be related to a person‚ it doesn’t make them family. This was a theme that was beaten into to us throughout the story of the Outsiders. So many characters dealt with fathers beating them‚ mothers turning a blind eye‚ whether it was from sheer will or from drug abuse. The “Greasers” and the “Socs” both had to deal with parents abandoning them‚ being neglected‚ and not having parents there when their own children needed them most. It seemed like if you had a kid in this
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Sodapop Curtis In S.E Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders‚ there are many themes represented in the book‚ but one of the main themes is social ostracism‚ or the conflict between the economic classes. There are two rival gangs within The Outsiders: the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs represent the upper class while the Greasers represent the lower class. The Socs‚ "jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks‚ and get editorials in the paper for
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johnny Cade Outsiders Analysis There are times when people feel like they have been bullied their whole lives‚ without any point of living anymore. In S.E. Hinton’s realistic fiction story‚ The Outsiders‚ Johnny Cade is a very tear-jerking kid that has endured painful hardships throughout his short life. The story takes place in the poor east side of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ and is narrated in first person by PonyBoy Curtis‚ who is Johnny’s best friend. Coming from an abusive family‚ Johnny Cade sees
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