Though I usually prefer science fiction and fantasy‚ reading The Outsiders was a phenomenal experience. The story line is good‚ but what sparked my interest is how S. E. Hinton‚ who was 16 at the time she created this‚ writes. Everything flows smoothly‚ and with so much detail. You get to know the characters so well it’s hard to believe the story just covers one week of their lives. This book is extremely hard to put down. The Outsiders is about a gang of “greasers‚” or underprivileged teenagers‚
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family accept Sally tobstay on their house. They didnt hesitate and completely welcome Sally as partvof their family with all thwir precious hearts. They showed their love and care every single day. They dont want her to fell that she is a total outsider‚ a total stranger. Instead‚ they keep on asking if she needs anything‚ if she’s doing okay. They serve as her second parent. Most especially‚ they didnt regret until the end. They never showed bad deeds or anything that will hurt her. The second
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S.E. Hinton shows positive change in The Outsiders novel through the character of Johnny‚ by showing how a hoodlum became a hero. For example at the beginning of the novel Johnny was afraid‚ this is shown by the quote "Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that" [Pg 4]. Johnny was always afraid because of his experiences with his parents & the socs. The quote also indicates that he needs to stand up for himself to deal with the people in his life. Another example of change is how Johnny is
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A lot can come from a guy who only wants Paul Newman and a ride home. Ponyboy‚ along with his friend Johnny travel on an adventure while living life running on the edge. Both Ponyboy and Johnny came from a gang called the Greasers that live poorer than the common people. Their adventure all started with a slap in the face. As kids Johnny and Ponyboy didn’t talk much‚ Ponyboy was 14 and Johnny was 16. Ponyboy was the youngest of the gang while Johnny was the gang’s little pet. In the beginning Ponyboy
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To become the Outsider Follow the dilemma of professionalism‚ Said raised the question of what does the intellectual represent today? Nowadays‚ there are many professionals‚ experts and consultants which recognize as intellectual‚ but not all of them have the function of intellectual in the society. For Said‚ a universal is an important role in his account of the intellectual‚ which means beyond our background‚ language and nationality that shield us from the reality of other.[ Said‚ Edward W: Representations
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Introduction In “The Outsiders” S.E Hinton creates a realistic theme and a protagonist that will intrigue young readers. The Theme Mclean (2011) states that young readers experience real life situations by reading about them. Division by socioeconomic status is a theme that all teenagers can relate to. According to Hinton (1967) there is a clear social division between the teenagers that live on the West- and East-side of the town. This division is caused by socioeconomic status. Hinton (1967)
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The Outsiders Are the Socs and the Greasers the same‚ or irrevocably different? The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton is a novel about the two gangs on each side of a town‚ the Greasers and the Socs‚ who have a destructive rivalry and are superficially different. However throughout the course of the novel their true characteristics are proven to be fundamentally the same. Each side has its differences‚ for example‚ their opposing dress codes. The Greasers are generally stereotyped as no good‚ rotten to
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develop themes and ideas within his work. This can be seen in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ where one of the characters realizes that life in the technological world they live in isn’t as great as it seems. John‚ otherwise known as the Savage‚ is an outsider to the World State who is educated and well-informed that their society is being destroyed due to the manufacturing of people and loss of individualism. To begin with‚ John was not manufactured on an assembly line in the World State and thus has
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In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S. E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy‚ a fourteen year old boy who is a part of the “Greasers‚” a gang that exists to help each other in the east side of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ lives with his two older brothers and encounters both sides of the bitter rivalry between the “Socs” and the “Greasers. The novel focuses on the conflicts that arose among both gangs. The book also centers on the narrator‚ Ponyboy‚ and his journey with the “Greasers” and the “Socs.” The three topics addressed
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“The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton has many main characters‚ I’m only going to focus on one and that’s Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy Curtis or Pony for short is a 14 year old boy who is apart of a friend group called the greasers. They’re called the greasers because they have greasy hair and are not very clean. Pony also has a brother named Darry‚ who is 20 and has legal custody of him and his 16 year old brother named Sodapop. Darry has legal custody of him and his brother because their parents were in a car
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