The Outsiders slang vocabulary 1)corvair-A popular sports car in the 60’s. Ex: I about decided I didn’t like it so much though I spotted a red corvair trailing me. Page # 4 2)Hood- A person that is gong that gets in trouble in their own way. Ex-greasers are almost like hoods. Page # 3 3)Tuff-cool or sharp. Ex-Like a tuff looking mustang or a tuff record. Page #12 4)Rumble-To fight between groups of people. Ex-A rumble is sometimes born out of a grudge fight. Page # 11 5)Hacked off-
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What is means to be an outsider in America? Throughout history‚ America has encountered battles of racism‚ discrimination‚ and segregation. Victory of these social battles did not guarantee that these issues still wouldn’t occur. In America today‚ many people are still affected by racism‚ discrimination and segregation. American writers such as Langston Hughes‚ Aurora Levins Morales‚ and Gertrude Bonnin have experienced the feeling of being an outsider differently. Through their writings‚ we
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The Outsiders‚ by S.E Hinton there are two social groups. The Socs and The Greasers. They are rival gangs. The Greasers have it worst off because they have to hideout from the police‚ they are poor‚ and they get jumped by The Socs. The boys‚ Johnny and Ponyboy‚ have to hide from the police because Johnny killed somebody to save Ponyboy’s life. “We gotta get outta here. Get somewhere. Run away. The police’ll be here soon‚” ( Hinton pg. 57). If it were The Socs that killed one of The Greasers‚ they
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Superman‚ Spiderman‚ and Batman. Everyone knows these super heroes; well I am hoping they do. Regardless‚ not every hero wares a cape or needs super powers to be considered heroic. Despite the fact anyone can be a hero. I can give some pretty convincing examples; it only takes three simple stories about three boys that sure made the headlines‚ Ponyboy‚ Johnny‚ and Dally. They proved that no matter who you are you can be a hero. There for when it comes to doing the right thing‚ sometimes
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I believe that if Dally didn’t die‚ the Socs and Greasers could learn to be peaceful among themselves and not fight all of the time. I also think that Ponyboy and Dally would show them the note and the Socs would also try to live by it. The Greasers and Socs would live happily together and get along. Lastly‚ I believe that Ponyboy‚ Dally‚ and the rest of their gang would get the letter framed and
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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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the positive in something that seems so hopeless. Over the summer I read THE ROAR by Emma Clayton and THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton‚ which both fit the theme of optimism in the face of despair. The lesson to be learned today is to always keep hope‚ no matter what… Ponyboy was a teenage boy who was part of the greaser gang. He lived alone with his brothers Darry and Sodapop‚ who were also Greasers‚ ever since his parents passed away. The brothers lived in "the bad part" of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma in the mid
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Literary Analysis for The Outsiders S.E. Hinton shows in her book The Outsiders that life was rough for people who live in the 1960s. This book takes place in a small Oklahoma town in 1965. The book has two sets of characters‚ the Socs-- who are richer and live on the west side of town‚ and the Greasers-- who are poorer and live on the east side of town. Especially showed in The Outsiders‚ the setting can and will affect the storyline and character development. The setting affects the storyline
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Dallas “Dally” Winston: Social Clique: Greasers Age: 17 Status: Deceased * Reason- Provoked police to shoot him because he got a heater out. Abilities/ Strengths: Street smart‚ knows how to use a variety of different weapons like guns‚ blades‚ etc. Natural born leader; Strong personality; excellent fighter; stereotypical “bad boy”. Tougher‚ colder and meaner than rest of the greasers. His parents were very abusive of him Criminal Past: "The real character of the gang‚" Dally was arrested
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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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