Thesis: In the book The Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis tells the whole story, however, if the novel was told by several characters such as, Soda, Dally, or Johnny, the book would have been told in a much more desirable manner. Lastly, Johnny was with Ponyboy throughout various parts of the book, which would allow us to hear the complete adventure from a whole nother standpoint. The first example of this was seen when Pony and Johnny had just ran away to the local park.
Many think Pony boy has a rough life. He even has his brothers with him at tough times. Just like the rumble how two bit 's, Darry and Pony boy fought the Socs. Then, the greasers win the rumble against the Socs. Therefore, Pony boy will be better with his brothers than foster care.
On Sunday, two boys from the east side gang (Greasers), Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade went missing. Neighbors say that on the day of their disappearance, Darry Curtis (Ponyboys brother) was seen slapping Ponyboy. Mrs. Smith a close friend of theirs that lived nearby said "I was actually shocked. Darry had never done something like that to Pony. He was always such a good lad.
In the dramatic story “The Outsiders” Ponyboy is always in a dangerous situation, ever since his parents passed away his older brother Darry has been taking care of him and his second older brother Sodapop who is also under Darry’s custody, which proves that he’s not only dealing with one teenager, but with two, and being a young man himself, he has his own problems. Reading the story “The Outsiders,” Ponyboy has always been worried if he would be taken away to a boys home but he doesn't understand that it might be better for him even if he is taken away from Darry, some readers are wondering what is best for him should he stay or should go into a boys home. Ponyboy is better off in a boys home because he will be better taken care of.
“Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset” (41). When Ponyboy thought of this quote in the novel The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, he was relating the two worlds of the greasers and the Socs. Ponyboy Curtis is the protagonist of the novel. He is split between the personalities of the greasers and of the Socs.
In the Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis Learned 3 lessons over the course of the story. He learned about friendship,keeping family,and living life as life is short. He learned all these throughout the story the hard way when bad things happened to him. Ponyboy Curtis learned about friendship throughout the story starting with when johnny told him about dally. "They was gettin' him for breakin' out the windows in the school building, and it was Two-Bit who did that.
He was the brains of his gang because he “makes good grades and has a high IQ”(4), making him knowingly smarter than the rest. He was 14 but in grade 10 because he “got put up a year in grade school”(23). He always had the most common sense in the gang. He puts a lot of time and motivation into his schooling. Ponyboy did not sit around much.
Sometimes I just don't use my head. It drives my brother Darry nuts when I do stuff like that ‘cause I'm supposed to be smart; I make good grades and have a high IQ and everything, but I don't use my head…” (Hinton 4). However, due to Johnny and Dally’s death, not only did his memory and common sense begin to
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.
The story The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton has instances of character growth throughout the story. One person we see this major growth in is Ponyboy. People have the ability to change, how does Ponyboy do? At the start, Ponyboy has a very black and white way of seeing the gang, the Socs.
The largest choice in The Outsiders was slapping ponyboy; Darry slapped him, because he was mad at Pony for falling asleep in the lot Because of this, Ponyboy ran away, and got jumped by some socs who were Cherry and Marcia’s friends. This led to bob being killed by Johnny, hiding in the church, the church burning down, and eventually Johnny and Dally’s death. Almost the entire plot was set in motion by this very act. Because of this, Ponyboy became angry, and was very (emotionally and physically) hurt: near the end, and almost hardened like Dally.
The evidence also shows that Ponyboy is an outsider because he gets put into A classes with other socs because he's supposed to be smart. Ponyboy is an outsider because he’s not like others in his class and others in his class think it’s funny how they put him in A
The narrator of the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy Curtis, is a complicated and emotional character. He goes through numerous changes in the book and you get a good idea of his feelings through actions towards others. He proves to be empathetic, caring, and a dreamer. He shows this during situations with his brothers and even with the other Greasers. During the story, Darry is always telling Ponyboy, although he is a intelligent kid, that he needs to use his head.
He want Ponyboy to stay his good self. In conclusion, The Outsiders novel has many symbols that can teach about life. Through hair, sunrises, and ‘gold’, we can learn about life. We should always know who we are, what are life is, and what we need to
Prior studies have shown that women and minorities underperform on stereotype relevant tasks because they are concerned it will confirm negative stereotypes about their groups. Stereotype threats have deep implications for the success of stigmatized groups, for example women and minority tend to underperform when it comes to mathematical or intellectual tests. Researchers conducted this study to see if informing stigmatized individuals (women) or groups about stereotype threat would affect their performance in a threatening testing situation. This is an interesting topic because studies have shown that individuals in a stereotype relevant task don’t perform as well as they could due to anxiety and concern for confirming negative stereotypes
