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S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders: What Is A Hero?

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Hero, what is a hero? Most people think a hero is someone in a fancy costume who can fly and goes around saving the world. Others may think a hero is someone who has gone through a traumatic experience and has an inspirational story to tell. But maybe a hero is something completely different. In S.E Hinton’s novel “The Outsiders”, it is said that there are many types of heroes. I agree. In this inspirational story told from the point of view of a fourteen-year-old boy, things happen that invoke a lot of emotions causing the characters to react in particular ways that may seem heroic. This text will discuss the different types of heroes that are involved in this heart-wrenching tale of two “Greasers” who discover that they are not so different
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