role in society since the beginning of time. The novel by S.E Hinton‚ ‘The Outsiders’ conveys this need and the yearning to feel social acceptance within us all. ‘The Outsiders’ comments on this inherent part of humanity through its realistic portrayal of teenage gang life‚ centering on the dependency of the gang members to feel a sense of inclusion and support from their gang. Insert The Outsiders plot line ‘The Outsiders’ conveys that the need to belong is apparent within everyone through the
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Francis Ford Coppola’s film‚ The Outsiders‚ remains faithful to S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders‚ because both are very similar when looking at‚ the dialogue‚ the setting‚ and the order of events. The dialogue and order of events in‚ The Outsiders‚ is almost completely the same between the novel and the movie because in the book Sodapop Curtis says “Soda just put his hand on my shoulder. ‘Easy‚ Ponyboy. They ain’t gonna hurt you no more.’ ” and “You’re an okay kid ponyboy”. Which is exactly what
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Discontented with the books being published for adolescents‚ S.E. Hilton decided to write The Outsiders at the age of fifteen. It was first published in 1967‚ when Hilton was eighteen. The book is set in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. In The Outsiders‚ S.E. Hilton develops and demonstrates the importance of the two themes ‘isolation’ and ‘identity’. She mentions isolation from different viewpoints‚ such as Ponyboy feeling isolated from the members of the gang and Cherri feeling different as an individual from
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We’ve recently been analyzing the themes of a novel and a poem in our language arts class. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost are two very interesting pieces of literature. The Outsiders is a novel that talks about the divided community of a city‚ the “Socs” and the “Greasers”‚ and describes their rivalry and the problems caused by it. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a poem that uses themes in nature to explain that good things don’t always last forever. Chapter three
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On 1967‚ The Outsiders book was published by S.E. Hinton. Also in 1983‚ The Outsiders movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The book is fiction; specifically young adult fiction. The book and the movie were very different from one another. The book was a lot better in giving more details and getting to know what Ponyboy is thinking. It was easier to be able to comprehend what was going on and why the characters were making those decisions. One difference from the movie and the book is that
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character in this text an outsider? The character that’s made an outsider is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is an outsider because of his skin colour‚ and was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. But him being black was the main reason as to why he was the outsider. Scout and her family were also outsiders. They were made outsiders by the neighbourhood because her father Atticus was Tom Robinson’s Lawyer. What prior experiences have helped to make this person an outsider? His skin colour for one
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The movie The Outsiders by S.E Hinton and the book were very different from each other. Ponyboy‚ Johnny‚ and Dally are three characters that I noticed were the most different. These three are part of a gang called “Greasers” along with four others. In the book‚ Ponyboy has a good relationship with is brother Sodapop but doesn’t get along well with his oldest brother Darry. He is a good reader as well as successful in track. In the movie he still has a good relationship with Sodapop‚ but he gets along
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Being an Outsider in America When I was fifteen years old years old‚ my mom told me that we were going to go to America and asked me if I wanted to go or not. America was always an interesting and strange place to me. Because my family always told me how great America is‚ they said that I can have a whole new life there. The conversation about America did make me feel willing to go. And I started to think about the life afterward. America is a country full of opportunity and it can provide a better
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The twenty-first century reader is always on the side of the outsider. By comparing and contrasting appropriately selected parts of the two novels you have studied for this question‚ show how far you would agree with the ciew expresed above. Your argument should include relelvant comments on each writer’s methods and relevant contextual material on the twenty-first century reader. Reader reactions vary enormously with personality‚ society and morals. The personality of the reader will dictate
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Explain the importance of the outsider in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ An outsider is someone who is not accepted or is isolated from society. ‘Of Mice and Men’ is set in the 1930’s‚ where society considered many people as outsiders. During this period‚ many people were racist‚ sexist and prejudice towards disabled people. This is shown with several characters in the novel including Crooks‚ Curly’s wife and Candy who are all considered as outsiders in this novel‚ since they each had something that
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