In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy undergoes several changes over the course of the story. At the beginning of the story Ponyboy has a very negative view of the rival gang the Socs. However by the end of the novel he comes to the realization that the gang he belongs to‚ the Greasers‚ is not much different than the Socs. At the beginning of the novel Ponyboy believes that the Greasers and the Socs are completely different. When Ponyboy was talking to Cherry he
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Leadership qualities are hard to find in people. In the book The Outsiders Randy showed great leadership skills while he was talking with Ponyboy. Randy was shown in the story by trying to bridge the gap between the Greaser and the Socs by talking with Ponyboy. Randy associated with the Greasers by telling them his opinion of Bob’s death. Randy took the liberty of talking to the Greasers even though they are from different groups‚ and he made a connection with them. Randy showed plenty of leadership
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Different but are still similar. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ Winston and Julia are two people who meet each other and think that they can relate to each other in a society where nobody can freely express themselves. They both try to fit into society but think about society differently. Julia and Winston feel like they have to go according to what is happening around them or else they will suffer consequences. For example‚ in 1984 it says‚ "Tell me‚ what are your true feelings towards Big Brother?’
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The novel The outsiders is about stereotyping and how people’s beliefs about groups of people lead to some very bad things happening. In the beginning Bob‚ Ponyboy‚ and Johnny were walking all bad around the block. They each have different personalities. Bob is this guy who thinks he’s all bad and could do anything he wants. Bob doesn’t like kids at all‚ he thinks they are annoying and selfish. Now they didn’t say anything about that in the novel. Ponyboy is this really nice guy who cares about his
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The book i read was “ The Outsiders” by S.E. hinton. The protagonist was Ponyboy Curtis‚ a fourteen year old greaser‚ with long greasy hair. He wears jeans‚ t-shirts and a leather jacket. Ponyboy liked his gang ‚ school ‚ sunsets ‚ movies ‚ reading and his best friend johnny. He hated the Socs because they were the rich kids with all the breaks and his brother Darry because he bossed him around after his parents died. Greasers were the tough poor kids. Ponyboy changed in many ways throughout the
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reality in the future. Throughout the book‚ Winston was described as a character who has his own mind‚ he bought a paperweight in the beginning of the story‚ which symbolizes a link to the past which Winston tried to reconnect. Winston also wrote in his diary‚ which not only broke the law‚ but also set himself on a disastrous path. Then
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George Orwell has many literary aspects to it. The specific ones to be analyzed are the if Winston is a hero‚ nostalgia‚ symbol of paperweight‚ conflict of truth‚ and the family dynamics of 1984. Winston is not the typical hero of the story that saves the people from oppression and tyranny. However‚ Winston isn’t a hero. A hero is supposed to face danger and overcome it through bravery and strength. Winston does not do that‚ quite the opposite is shown on page 286 when in midst of having rats unleashed
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In the young adult fiction story entitled Outsiders written by S.E Hinton is an outstanding book that focuses on many themes that eventually become extremely meaningful towards the end of the book‚ and one of those themes are that friends are like family. The reason I say this because in the book‚ a mob of friends stick with each other through thick and thin‚ and what’s significant about this gang is no matter what the situation may be‚ the support and care each one gives is exactly like if they
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In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S.E. Hinton‚ it tells the story of a young boy named Ponyboy‚ who is a greaser that feels like he is on the outside of society. The book which is fiction focuses on how Johnny killed Bob‚ and how the cops are after him and ponyboy. It also focuses on how they both feel like they are looked down upon by the world. The three topics addressed in this adventurous novel our the fight between the rich and poor‚ the power of friendship‚ and what it means to be a hero
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Throughout The Outsiders‚ violence is depicted in numerous ways. The Greasers and Socials use violence towards one another regularly in the story. For instance‚ the story begins with a group of Socials jumping a Greaser. However‚ the author tries to convey to the reader why violence is never the answer. In the text‚ she attempts to get through to the reader that violence does not resolve anything for both groups. By trying to explicate this through the text‚ she conveys to the reader how violence
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