Similarities Between To Kill A Mockingbird And The Outsiders

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A common theme in both novels is that not everyone is going to like you for who you are. In The Outsiders, Ponyboy is hated by his gangs because of his background and his gang he is from. Also Ponyboy is hated by people at school because he act hood at school. For example Ponyboy pulled out his pocket knife during his worm dissection, one of his classmate scream and called him a hood , told “him to get out of here…..”. This shows that Ponyboy is hated for who he is. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus is hated by certain people in his community for helping a black man in his commotion.Also Atticus is hated by Mr. Ewell for going against him in court.For example Mr. Ewell spit on Atticus when they were getting out of the court, Mr.Ewell