English Essay – Molly Candlish The purpose of the outsider is to expose the flaws of society. Use social/historical and literary context. The genre of an Outsider novel is a ‘coming of age’ story which portrays the generic struggles of a protagonist against the social norms and conventions of society. Some people believe that the purpose of ‘The Outsider’ is to expose the flaws of society. However‚ it can also be considered a novel with many other purposes‚ such as a Novel of the Absurd that focus’
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appearances are a mask of the truth. We use them to hide our faults‚ our mistakes‚ imperfections‚ and our reality. Why‚ well because we are forced to‚ if we are not perfect we are rejected by society because of our 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
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sunsets in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton takes a very important role in the novel and even in real life. A sunset is the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades. A sunset to me means the end of the day‚ and a sunrise is the beginning of a new day. A sunset shows opportunities fading away unlike a sunrise that reveals opportunities. For the Sunset project my sunset was made out of stained glass and mirrors. Lastly‚ the sunset plays a role in The Outsiders. The sunset may represent
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poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost holds several meanings that relate beauty to life‚ staying young and beautiful‚ and that perfection is only temporary and easily lost. The poem also related to the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as well. In the novel‚ The Outsiders ‚Johnny recognizes that the gold in the poem relates to a period of innocence and joy in life that is so quickly lost. Pony boy recites this poem to Johnny when they are hiding in the church because he understands it too
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Start Final I think Henton means outcast by outsiders or maybe they look in on the world and see it in a different way or more real than most people. Maybe she evens means that they get treated different or that they almost want to be treated different and they don’t want to be like the crowd. That they want to lead themselves but they can’t because the way society sees them so it almost feels impossible‚ in that case makes them feel different or beat down and they almost feel like there life is
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This question is answered in the novel‚ “The Outsiders”‚ by S. E. Hinton. The novel also answers the question‚ What is your duty to others? In the novel‚ Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ Darry‚ Johnny‚ Two-Bit‚ Dally‚ and Steve are all part of one group of “Greasers”. First of all‚ what does it mean to be part of a group? It means to have very close friends that rely on you and you can rely on them. You trust them and stick together. In the novel‚ “The Outsiders” there is an excerpt on page 3 it says‚ “Or I could
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Outsiders Essay The revolutionary book The Outsiders has characters that evolve and develop throughout the story. If you take a long look at each character you can probably say each one could be a hero. My definition of a hero is ever so simple. You need to affect people for the better. That requires selflessness‚ caring‚ and loyalty. Darry best fits my definition of a hero. Darry displays heroism everywhere in the story. Early in the story‚ Ponyboy had arrived at his house late at night. Darry
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The Outsiders Heroes The book ‘The Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton is a story told from the perspective of a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy set in South West America. In the novel he faces social division‚ gang warfare‚ hatred and violence. One example is Dally is a hero because he looked after his friends when they needed him. In a way‚ all of the Greasers are pioneers in their individual ways‚ but some more than others. People are also heroes for different reasons. To some people it might be if someone
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The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a heart touching story about two rival gangs that are very‚ very different from each other and always fight. As fights get more serious a lot of life changing things start to occur. There are so many voices to be heard in this story‚ everyone has their own story to tell. This novel has so many things to tell the reader‚ but one of the main and most important ones shown by story clues and conflicts is ‘Family or the people that care about you will always be
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“Sometimes the toughest are the most broken.” (Anonymous) In the 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
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