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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Introduction "Loon Lake" is an important American novel in it’s portrayal of the Great Depression of 30’s ; a passionate‚ young New Jersey man leaves home to find his fortune. What he finds‚ on a cold and lonely night in the Adirondack Mountains‚ is a vision of life so different from his own that it changes his destiny‚ leading him from the side of a railroad track to a magical place called "Loon Lake". It is a haunting story of dreams and desires. The novel traces the journeys of a young man
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different techniques that the author uses to contradict the characters to their gang. Ponyboy contradict to his looks to his gang‚ Greaser’s looks. Ponyboy looks alike to many Greasers. For example‚”we wear our hair long and dress in blue jeans and T-shirts‚ or leave our shirttails out and wear leather jackets and tennis shoes or boots. I’m
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Overcoming Obstacles Makes Better Individuals “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome” (Booker T. Washington). Obstacles are a required part of life if you wish to grow and develop. If you do not face challenges‚ you will not become a strong person. Individuals pushing to achieve the goals we set and overcoming the roadblocks ahead of us are what make us who we are. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and
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The Modernist era was a time in which an array of cultural movements established substantial changes in the Western world‚ introducing an industrial society and challenging traditional cultural customs. T.S Eliot has been one of the most daring innovators of twentieth-century poetry‚ and believed that poetry should aim at a representation of the complexities of modern civilization. His poem ‘Preludes’ looks at the decay of the city as a result of ritual‚ futility and the effects of technological
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Life is like a hallway filled with closed doors. One has many choices and for every door one may choose‚ a different outcome will occur. S.E. Hinton has written about several characters‚ in The Outsiders‚ making pivotal decisions during several scenes. Hinton was born on July 22‚ 1950‚ in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. Hinton went to Will Rogers High School. At her school‚ she was disturbed by the fight between two gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs‚ leading to the writing of The Outsiders. This book is the best-selling
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Paulo Coelho once said “If someone isn’t what others want them to be‚ the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives‚ but none about his or her own.” This is a quote that is proven true throughout S.E. Hinton’s acclaimed book ‚The Outsiders. The Outsiders is a novel about two groups of young adults‚ named the Greasers and the Socs. It takes you through journeys of courage and denial between the groups‚ and presents how much their feud impacted
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Appreciate the people you have because you won’t have them long. In the book “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton a boy that was born on the wrong side of town wishes he was not considered a “Greaser” and less than his brothers. So when he gets a chance to be to feel like a “Soc” he likes it. In the middle of the story he gets close to Dally that he didn’t like that much in the beginning. Ponyboy gets close to people that he thought he’d have for a long time. The whole conflict that lead to Bob dying
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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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Most individuals think they have the worst life but the truth is we all are going through something Some people might be going through harder things but we are all going through something. Throughout S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders Bad decisions lead to regret later on. In The Outsiders‚ There are two gangs The Socs‚ and The Greasers‚ neither groups get along. The Socs are rich‚ and they drive nice cars‚ the greasers are opposite they are poor‚ and drive beat up old cars. One night two Greasers Johnny
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