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Examples Of Foreshadowing In The Outsiders

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INTRO: “‘It’s okay… We aren’t in the same class. Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too’”(Hinton 46). This phrase demonstrates that two groups can live together in the same world, under the same sun, while having different lives, viewpoints, and social classes. The expression emphasizes that while some greasers match the stereotype of being illiterate and rough, others, like Ponyboy, have a strong appreciation for beauty. The conflict between the greasers and the Socs is the subject of the book, The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton. Almost all of the novel's main occurrences involve fights between the two opposing parties. The Socs are the antagonists in the novel's plot of wealthy against poor, with Ponyboy and his friends …show more content…

After Ponyboy and Johnny run away from home Ponyboy says, “Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong” (Hinton 52). The way the author writes this implies that they will encounter something bad, which sets off a struggle that changes the course of the story. This is what leads to the desperation of childhood innocence as his life starts to grow darker. As Johnny and Ponyboy are taking a smoke, he mentions, “We were careful with our cigarettes–if that old church ever caught fire there’d be no stopping it” (Hinton 79). This illustrates how he is aware from experience that there would be no way to stop the church from catching fire, providing the reader with foreshadowing. Ponyboy's efforts to save the kids from the burning church demonstrates that, in contrast to the other boys, he still preserves some of his youthful innocence and can pass the rivalry between the Socs and Greasers. These all show how Ponyboy struggles to preserve some of his innocence to stop the rivalry and be the person he …show more content…

While Ponyboy is with Cherry, a Soc, he thought "Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset" (Hinton 41). This shows there is a relationship between the east and west sides. Hinton uses this metaphor for comparing the various backgrounds and lives of people living on the East and West sides to several "worlds." But this also connects to empathy as Cherry gives Ponyboy an understanding that he is not alone. As Cherry explains how everyone has it hard she states, "Things are rough all over” (Hinton 35). This metaphor shows Cherry’s empathy for greasers as she understands and knows their problems as there are also big problems between Socs. These illustrate how there are some wholesome and caring moments in the book which the gangs use to stop the useless

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The chapters 1-5 of the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, is about two gangs the greasers and the Socs, who are always causing trouble. In the greaser gang, the protagonist, Ponyboy, is always getting good grades and is the smartest in the gang. Dally is one of the members in the gang, Ponyboy 's brother, has been in jail multiple times. Sodapop is also Ponyboy’s brother. He works at a gas station.

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Ponyboy Curtis, a young man from a working class family, is the main character of this narrative which follows him as he gets involved in a bloody fight between the Greasers and the Socs. The book examines issues of wealth and difficulty, identity, and friendship from Ponyboy’s point of view. Throughout the outsiders the stereotypes are challenging social class boundaries and disproving observation based stereotypes.

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Ponyboy is only 14 years old in, “The Outsiders,” but has gone through many hardships and struggles most teenagers will never go through. Throughout the story, he has lost others and even himself. The cause of this is the division between Socs and Greasers. Throughout the story, the author builds up the theme that, everyone is human, no matter what social class, race, sex, or age. As readers we see this when Cherry Valance is first introduced, the relationship of the Curtis brothers, and the truth about Bob.

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Busting up in flames, kids in terror, all started by a cigarette thrown out and caught the church on fire with kids right next to it having a picnic. In the Outsiders this had happened and Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally were heroes. Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are heroes for many reasons. Ponyboy is a hero because he is courageous and not afraid to rescue and help people in their times of need. One main reason why Ponyboy is a hero is that when school children are stuck in a fire Ponyboy runs in to rescue them.

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Also when they were in the church Ponyboy says “He looked like he was having the time of his life”(Hinton, 79). This shows he loves saving people. A final reason he’s heroic is because Johnny shoved Ponyboy to the window to save Ponyboy instead of saving himself. This shows he cares more about others lives than his life.

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Ponyboy compares the gang to each other. Pony realizes that his gang are not hoods, they don't belong with this group of future convicts. He looks up to Darry and thinks he has potential. The climax approaches and Johnny is dying. Johnny’s wish is for Pony to Stay Gold.

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It’s The Greasers’ Fault The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, is a book full of realistic conflict, in that it goes against the stereotypical happy ending. The Outsiders is about the Greasers, a teen gang in Oklahoma who are rivals with the Socials, struggling to find their way in life. When Johnny and Ponyboy, two Greasers, get involved in a fight that results in the death of a Soc, they are forced to run away. Throughout the book, the Greasers are forced to overcome the challenges of their gang lifestyle. Above all, the Greasers’ violent ways of life are to blame for most of the consequences that they face in the book.

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To escape from the consequences of what Johnny did to protect themselves, the two boys run away. They feel scared and uncertin as they hide in an empty church. This shows that hard times can happen anywhere, no matter where you come from or how much money you hve. It proves that challenges can come up unexpectedly, which shows that the quote is true. Ponyboy and Johnny's journey shows that problems in life aren't only for certain neighborhoods or groups but can happen to anyone.

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He could take anything. It was Johnny I was worried about.” He knows how frightened and anxious Johnny is after being jumped and how he is not as tough as the rest of the Greasers. Especially without a loving family at home, Johnny only has the gang and is not able to take as much. Throughout the whole novel, Ponyboy expresses how much he cares for others both with Johnny, and

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Johnny shows Ponyboy that the world isn’t corrupt with mean people and that it is still full of good. Johnny stated in the note Ponyboy found in the book Gone With The Wild that it is was worth saving the kids even if it meant his life. He also stated that the poem in the book meant “He meant you’re gold when you’re a kid,like green… and don’t get bugged over being a greaser. You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. There’s still lots of good in the world” (Hinton 178-9).

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