She comes from a time when social segregation plagued not only the youth but everyone in America. As the prejudice worsened‚ Hinton grew tired of the constant bullying of social classes and decided to write about the issue.In Hinton’s novel “The Outsiders”‚ she uses her personal life experiences and her early love for reading to revolutionize modern novels and create something teenagers can read‚ while relating to what they actually deal with outside of school. She was born in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma
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The Outsiders: The Relevancy of “Stay Golden” The greatest movies of all time are the ones that stand the test of time. The ones that you can relate to even if they came out more than 50 years ago. The Outsiders‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola‚ is a classic drama written by a teen‚ for teens‚ played by teens. Showing the conflicts of teens in the 50’s and the struggle of being “golden” when surrounded by the harsh realities of the world you live in. According to “Francis Ford Coppola Biography
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Outsiders Compare and Contrast The Outsiders was a book written by S.E. Hinton in 1967 and tells the life of greasers. The main Character’s name is Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is a greaser and life isn’t easy for him. They have a gang that consist of 8 people. One day Pony learns that‚ “Things are rough all over‚” (Hinton‚ 35.) He learned this from his new friend Cherry valance‚(A soc) and ends up learning that both greasers and socs. are just normal people. He learned this over a week of losing
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‘The Outsiders’ is an often studied novel written by S.E. Hinton and follows the story of Ponyboy and his involvement in ‘Greaser’ gangs and gang violence with the ‘Socs’ groups‚ in small town America‚ in the 1950’s. The novel explores the concepts of gang membership and the need for many young people to belong to gangs or groups in order for them to feel accepted in society. Through the novel‚ Hinton strongly portrays the need for the young to be part of a gang to gain acceptance‚ security and a
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Childhood is the most innocent phase of man’s life. With the passage of time‚ it fades into adolescence and adulthood. Yet the sweet memories of childhood linger on. My childhood recollections are those of a sheltered and carefree life‚ nurtured with love and concern. As I was the first child in the family‚ everybody doted on me. My funny lisping‚ my innocent mischief and my inane talk-everything was a source of immense pleasure to them. There was never a word of reproach or censure against me
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the topic of memory differences between genders. At first we wanted to figure out if one gender had a better memory than the other‚ but then we also wanted to observe whether or not their memory showed better results when the objects were related to their gender. Therefore‚ the hypothesis we constructed was: If we group together gender related items‚ then that specific gender will memorize those items more than the other items‚ furthermore we predict that females will have a better memory than males
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ENG261AC April 14‚ 2003 "The Difference of Initial Inference of Identity" S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders‚ is at first a narrative of Ponyboy‚ a young outcast boy who later becomes a young man filled with identity. At the end of the novel‚ it is revealed that the narrative is actually Ponyboy’s autobiographical account of his quest for a place in society. The symbols and motifs of The Outsiders contribute immensely to the novel’s most prominent theme: Commonality between the rich and the poor
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Childhood memories are special for everyone. I have a very happy memory of my childhood and always reminisce it with nostalgia. I was born and brought up in a small family which included my mother‚ father‚ and my elder sister. I have very fond memories of us sisters playing in our backyard‚ climbing trees to pluck fruits‚ going to parks and beaches and enjoying life in general. My father was a government servant and my mother a housewife. Of all the memories‚ one particular memory is very important
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Being an outsider is a real struggle. Not only do you feel like you don’t fit in or belong but it is lonely. The feeling of being an outsider can consume your every thought. It make you emotional‚ and sad. Although it is a terrible feeling it can help you learn something important. I felt like an outsider when i moved from here to Washington. I lived here in Worland since kindergarten and I had great friends here. When I moved to washington all of that changed. This made me very sad because
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Literary Evaluation of The Outsiders The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is an endearing and enduring coming-of-age tale with timeless themes‚ written in an engaging style‚ encompassing unforgettable characters‚ and an inspiring storyline‚ which leaves the reader with a number of valuable life lessons. The greatest allure to this book is in the ability to relate to the lifelike characters and their struggles. Although the characters are young‚ ruffian‚ gang members‚ their perceptively portrayed struggles
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