The Outsiders INTRODUCTION: "The Outsiders" by S. E Hinton is an early novel based on two waring juvenile gangs‚ divided by economical and social background‚ the lower East side Greasers and the upper West side Socs. The novel is set in 1966 in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. It is a novel written in first person by a 14 year old Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis who allows us an insight into the lifestyles of these distinct worlds. I chose the novel "The Outsiders" as a text for year 10 for the following reasons: It
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The Outsiders book by S.E Hinton was eventually made into a movie. They were so much alike because they both were very good from the start. Some things that happened in the book‚ although they didn’t happen in the movie. You could really tell in both the book and movie the friendship and love with some people. Some differences between the book and the movie are that Ponyboy seemed more bold‚ strong‚ and handsome. But in the movie he was like that to although‚ just seemed less of a Greaser because
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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 author S.E.Hinton uses extreme events to make the argument that given a chance; even those labelled ‘bad’ by society can do good. In the novel The Outsiders the characters that are labelled bad greasers who are placed in challenging situations. Those situations demonstrate that people are not always what they are labelled. S.E.Hinton uses her characters and their actions to persuade us that you cannot label someone until you know them and what they have been through. The novel demonstrates that
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Search for Self Conflict arises between two incomparable social groups‚ resulting in tragic deaths. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ two separate gangs‚ the Socs and Greasers‚ are at constant contention. The Outsiders takes place in Oklahoma‚ the 1960’s. Hinton uses the character‚ Ponyboy Curtis to explain why it doesn’t matter what social position you are in. The message she is trying to get across to the readers is you are your own person‚ and you don’t have to be classified as anyone
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THE OUTSIDERS [pic][pic][pic] Packet Due Dates Chapter 1 & 2: Thurs. 3/10/11 Chapter 3: Fri.‚ 3/11/11 Chapter 4: Mon.‚ 3/14/11 Chapter 5: Tues.‚ 3/15/11 Chapter 6: Wed. 3/16/11 Chapter 7: Thurs. 3/17/11 Chapter 8: Fri. 3/18/11 Chapter 9: Mon.‚ 3/21/11 Chapter 10: Tues. 3/22/11 Chapter 11: Wed. 3/23/11 Chapter 12: Thurs. 3/24/11 Poetry Page:
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"The Outsiders" The Outsiders had two poems in them‚ "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost‚ the other poem‚ "Stay Gold" by Stevie Wonder. Nothing Gold Can Stay has a connection to the movie. I think it belongs in the movie. In this poem when they talk about "Natures first green is gold‚" it means natures first green is your youth‚ because‚ when you go to a new place it is gold‚ something good happening. When Johnny and Ponyboy killed the Soc they ran away to Windrixville‚ it was
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Summary In The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy and Johnny kills a teenager by stabbing him in the back and are forced to run away from the police to an abandoned church. This all starts in Chapter 1 when Socs jump Ponyboy when he comes back from the movie theater. They cut and bruise him up a lot‚ but before they can do serious damage‚ the gang of Greasers that he belongs to come running just in time to help Ponyboy. Soda gets worried when he sees the injuries‚ but Darry yells at Ponyboy
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The name of the movie I have chosen is The Outsiders. The reason why I chose this movie is because it was one of my favorite movies to watch when I was in middle school. I remember in middle school that I was in a reading and writing class where the teacher provided students several books to read together as a class and The Outsiders was one of the novels. I always had an issue with reading since I was kid even today in college because I have a reading comprehension disability where I have a hard
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The Outsiders- Family Breakdowns When families break down friends are important. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton this message is shown in many ways. Certain characters have been abandoned or disowned by their families‚ some characters have family members that have passed away and some don’t have any at all. Pony Boy Curtis‚ Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston all have experienced family breakdowns and each and every one of them has a loyal group of friends to fall back on. This shows why
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