firefighter means that they burn books and the property of those who own them. In America‚ books are banned because some people get offended by certain so to keep everyone happy‚ they have been banned. Since this is based in America‚ the author seems to convey that this could happen. I don’t think that it would ever end up where books are banned in America. If it did happen‚ this would go against the first amendment. Even though it said in the book that the books being banned were in the Constitution‚ we
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Should Catcher in the Rye be Banned? Throughout the years many schools have banned or taken the novel Catcher in the Rye. There are various reasons as to why some schools have banned the book‚ a few are “too vulgar”‚“too sexual”‚ “anti-white”‚ “morals”‚ “too much violence” and “having to do with occult”also it is considered a symbol for teenage angst. But when thinking about it‚ is a type of language and imagery enough to ban a book? The book is also considered a valuable lesson and experience for
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The main character of “The Outsiders” was Ponyboy Curtis‚ the younger brother of Darry and Sodapop Curtis. Ponyboy is very unique from all of the other characters‚ they are all unique. He isn’t the tuff like Dally‚ the pet like Johnny‚ the leader like Darry‚ the silly one like Sodapop‚ the wisecrack like two-bit‚ or even the confident and arrogant one like Steve. Ponyboy is quiet‚ smart‚ young‚ and kind. One of Ponyboys obstacles in the book was his brother Darry‚ the leader of the gang. “I could
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“The Catcher in the Rye” was first banned around 1961-1982 for reasons such as; profanity‚ sexual references‚ and degrading others. The main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is viewed as a defiant teenager‚ but in reality he’s just going through some problems and acting how any boy his age would. Holden‚ being a teenager and not regarding anyone else’s feelings‚ has strange ways of conversing and communicating. This book is filled with profanity‚ references to premarital sex and prostitution‚ statements
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Everyone knows what an outsider is; most people even know an outsider. Are they really an outsider or are they just misjudged and misunderstood? First of all‚ Outsiders can be misunderstood which causes them to not belong. One example of this is Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Gregor is transformed into a bug. Due to his recent transformation‚ Gregor’s family could no longer understand him and “[his voice] was clearly and unmistakably his earlier voice‚ but in it was intermingled
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Medea: Insider vs. Outsider In the Epic Myth of Medea‚ Insiders and Outsiders are treated differently. The outsiders are the people who aren’t legal citizens of the given town‚ while the insiders are the actual citizens of the town. There are many insiders and outsiders in Medea and there are ways to gain and lose citizenship. Insiders and Outsider’s Social Status in the community is shown by how they are treated. Many people in the myth‚ Medea‚ are outsiders; the most common one is Medea. Various
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“I barely heard him. I came closer and leaned over to hear when he was going to say. “Stay Gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…”’ The characters in the book The Outsiders are all loved‚ but the one we will all remember the most is Johnny because of his kind-loving heart and how far he will go to protect someone. The Outsiders is a book about a gang of hoods called the Greasers that stick together when getting through the hard times of being beat up by the Socs or the south side rich kids. The gang will learn
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humans were on this Earth. People have a nasty habit to think of people who have been lonely and bullied as outsiders‚ although outsiders are just people who are completely misunderstood and judged the wrong way. If people took the time to know these “outsiders” people mistreat‚ they would understand that these people are just normal kids that got mistreated badly. Nobody wants to be an “outsider”‚ but sometimes you become one for various of different reasons like being a new kid‚ being smarter than
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discussed is The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Within the novel many characters contributed to the novel’s plot in some shape or form. However there are two characters that truly stand out and are of true importance for the plots development. Those two characters are as follows‚ Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade. Both characters go through a lot of personal experiences within the story. They have similarities and differences that are critical to the development of the plot for this novel‚ The Outsiders. These two
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being an outsider. People think you have to be gorgeous/handsome‚ play sports‚ be preppie‚ or have money to be popular. Then‚to be an outsider you don’t have nice cloths‚ you don’t have money‚ you don’t play sports‚ and you don’t have nice things. Well you don’t have to have all that stuff to be popular or not be an outsider. The way I see it everyone is the sameway just have different talents. Being an outsider is unique you’re special in your own ways. There is some gorgeous/handsome outsiders just
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