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Journal Entries For The Outsiders

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Each journal entry should be written on a separate page. Be sure to include Journal # and Title. Your first selection should be here: Journal #11: Defending A Theme From The Outsiders. In The Outsiders, a recurring theme is that everybody has their challenges. S.E. Hinton touches not only on the different hurdles, but how those hurdles vary in size and color. In the book, we see many challenges that face the Greasers. Darry struggles with family; Sodapop has trouble with school; and Ponyboy hates the violence that encircles him. Since the book is told from their perspective, we get to see a ton of their struggles. Many books lack differing opinions, but S.E. Hinton does a great job of showing the Socs. perspective, too. When Pony speaks with Randy, he learns all about Bob and his parents. …show more content…

He wanted to have repercussions just like everybody else. That was Bob’s struggle. Doesn’t seem like a real struggle, but in his world it was his only struggle. When Pony talks to Cherry, we see how Bob’s anger towards his parents can affect others. Cherry couldn’t help but love who she loved, and Bob was a good guy. His challenge made him do bad things, though. I think that the title “Outsiders” has to do with this theme. Bob just wanted to be like the other kids. Cherry felt pushed away by other Socs like they didn’t understand her. Randy did what Bob did, just to try to fit in. Taking a look at the Greasers again, the same is true. Johnny always admired Dally because he thought Dally was tuff and cool. In reality, Dally himself felt like an outsider and envied Johnny because he had the whole gang supporting him. Even Pony tries to fit in by fighting in rumbles when he doesn’t want to. Inside, Pony knows it’s wrong, though. The title of the book really sums up the book well. It perfectly encompasses everybody's struggles in one word,

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The book, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, tells about a gang made of 6 greasers. Greasers are a bunch of lower class teenagers in the city downtown. Ponyboy was the main character who belonged to a gang. At the age of 14, he was the smallest, weakest, and also the smartest in his gang. The gang consists of Dally, Sodapop, Johnny, Two-Bit, and also Darry.

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This didn't make sense to Ponyboy yet. After running from the police when johnny stabbed Bob a soc they find themselves in an abandoned church. When Ponyboy returns to society after being in the hospital. He finds himself meeting with Randy, Bob's best friend. Pony is suppried when Randy tells him that he's sorry for Pony and how Bob's parents never gave him limits.

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They run away to an abandoned church which burns down and Johnny is hurt when saving the kids inside. When Johnny is taken to the hospital, Pony reunites with his brothers, the greasers and the Socs have a huge rumble, he gets to know Randy, and Johnny and Dally die. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy’s views and

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It all started when the Socs saw their girlfriends with Ponyboy’s gang after the movies, The greasers and Socs nearly got into a fight, but the girls agree to leave with their boyfriends to prevent violence. When Ponyboy went back home Darry was furious with him as ponyboy said ’’ Dally was so real he scared me’’ pg 44 , because he stayed out so late Darry slapped him without meaning to, and Ponyboy ran out of the house in a rage,Ponyboy finds Johnny at the lot where the greasers hangout, and he tells Johnny that they are running away. Johnny, who lives with his abusive alcoholic father, agrees to run away without hesitating. At 2;30 The boys decide to walk through the park and decide whether they really want to leave or not, Suddenly the boys so the blue Mustang from earlier that night.

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They talked about Bob’s death and apologized which proved the stereotypes they had of each other wrong and that they can get along. Later Pony talks to Cherry Valance before the rumble. They previously proved those same stereotypes wrong and continue to as they share similarities.

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Randy was the best friend of Bob and is now grieving his death. Weeks after Bob’s death, Randy talks to Ponyboy about how he feels. Randy says, "Randy tried to grin, but I could tell he was close to tears (...) ' If his old man had just belted him--- just once, he might still be alive. I don't know why I'm telling you this.

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His own girlfriend, Cherry Valance is against it although he doesn’t care and still gets crazily drunk. “His parents let him run wild” and didn’t set boundaries. Bob doesn't work for anything, but he ironically gets everything he wants. PonyBoy wonders if it’s "because they loved him too much” or they loved him “too little?" Bob was also the main soc responsible for the beating of Johnny, and him and his gang was responsible for almost drowning ponyboy which led to Johnny stabbing

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