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The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton: Chapter Analysis

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Exposition: The Outsiders By S.E Hinton doesn't make the setting very clear, but I think the story takes place in an unnamed city in the united states in the early 1960's. In the novel, there is the West side, and the East side, the Greasers, “The poorer than the Socs and the middle class” (Hinton 2) live on the East side. I The story introduces the main characters- Pony Boy Curtis a 14 year old who is the narrator of the story and, brother to Soda and Darry “ I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes” (Hinton 1), Sodapop Curtis a 16 year old and middle brother to Ponyboy and Darry “ Soda is handsomer than anyone else I know.” “He's not as tall as darry,and he's a little slimmer” (Hinton 7), Darrel Curtis a 20 year old also …show more content…

This happens in chapter 9 when the rumble begins. The reason why Chapter 9 is important is because the rumble is turned into a lesson. The lesson being that violence won't solve anything and won't make anything better. After the greasers won the rumble, they understood that violence is useless and nothing had improved for them. Johnny was still dying in the hospital, the greasers were injured, and the separation of the three brothers was still on the line. The rumble began with the Greasers, The Brumly Boys and Tim Shepard's gang meeting up at the vacant lot. Shortly after the Socs show up in their cars. As the fight begins Darry steps up and says '' I'll take on anyone." (Hinton 142) Paul Holden (Darry's old friend and football member of his old team) steps up and faces Darry. As they are talking Dally shows up fresh out of the hospital because he escaped, and yells out'' This ain't a rumble without me". Paul throws a punch at Darry's jaw and the rumble begins. Everyone vs the Socs. A few minutes later the Socs started running away and that signaled the defeat of the …show more content…

At the court hearing, the charges are dropped and Pony is allowed to stay under the custody of Darry, keeping the Curtis boys together. Later in life Ponyboy finally has the courage to finish the book Johnny had left him, Gone with the Wind. Inside the book there was a note from him saying: Stay gold kid Stay gold. Johnny also tells Pony his sacrifice to save all the little boys and girls in the church was worth dying for because he felt like a hero in the end when parents thanked him and made him feel important. (Hinton 178-179) Pony learns that not all Socs are the same, just like not all Greasers are the same. He begins to see past the stereotype, realizing guys are just guys. Pony writes a story for English, telling Johnny's story for all the boys in the world who have a struggling life just like theirs. He begins his story with, "When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home." (Hinton

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The story is narrated by Ponyboy Curtis, a 14 year old Greaser, who grew up without parents as they were killed in a car accident when he was very young. This incident has widely shaped his personality in the story, as he is

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There is still going to be hate between the greasers and the Socs. The rumble is over but that does not mean so if the fight between the two gangs. It did not help it just hurt people and probably made the Socs hate the greasers more because they

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The Outsiders is a novel created by S.E. Hinton in 1967, which follows the lives of Greasers and Socs, two different social classes. The Greasers were generally the economically disadvantaged youngsters of Tulsa, Oklahoma and were known for their long hair, leather jackets and rebellious attitudes, while the Socs were the wealthy teenagers, privileged with “money, cars and futures”. This thought-provoking novel specifically focuses on a teenager, Ponyboy Curtis and his experiences with his gang members. The book was written by Hinton in an attempt to showcase that Greasers deserved respect, despite their economic and social status. She also wanted to display that Socs face challenges quite frequently even though they have an easier life.

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Over the course of the next few days, Johnny is weak and in bad condition. He cannot feel anything below his lower back. A couple days later, they have the rumble, the fight between the greasers and another group, the Socs. They win in honor of Johnny but a few days later, Johnny dies. This affects Dally emotionally because Johnny was the only person he really loved.

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Before Johnny died he gives his copy of “Gone With The Wind” to the nurse to give to Pony. Days later after Johnny’s death, Ponyboy decides to look through the book Johnny gave him when a slip of paper falls out, it is a note from Johnny. Johnny tells Ponyboy “And don’t be bugged about being a greaser. You still have a lot of time to make yourself be whatever you want.” (Hinton 179).

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Before the rumble, Pony talks to Darry about his condition and tries to persuade Darry to let him fight in the rumble. Darry tries to forcefully make Pony stay at home because of how weak he was. “Let me fight, Darry.”(135) this quote shows that even though Pony’s medical condition, he is loyal to the gang and would risk it all to keep their gangs territory. “Soda and Steve and I had put on more hair oil than was necessary, but we wanted to show that we were greasers.

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The Rumble was a pivotal point in the feud between the rival Soc and Greaser gangs. This fight was seen as a chance to finally settle the score and bring an end to the violence that had plagued their gangs. The immediate trigger for the Rumble was the death of Bob, a Soc, at the hands of Johnny, a Greaser, in an act of self-defense. This tragic incident set the stage for a showdown that would end the fight between both factions. However, as the Rumble approached, some members of the gang began to question the purpose of the fight.

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In other words, fight. They decided to have this rumble for many reasons. One reason would be to figure out what places the other gang can't go, and just because the gangs were tired of each other. They wanted to solve all their problems. The greasers decided to dedicate this rumble to Jonny.

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As Ponyboy was getting attacked, the rest of the Greasers (Dally, Steve, Darry, Sodapop, Two-Bit, and Johnny) showed up at the scene to protect Ponyboy. The gang had successfully outnumbered and scared the Socs off by hurling rocks at them, saving Ponyboy. This shows that the gang takes pride in making sure that they are together when tensions rise. Another event that conveys how the gang fought to defend

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Through Johnny's experiences, we see that some of the most important memories in life are sometimes the hardest to hold onto.   Paragraph 1 Through the progression of Ponyboy's relationship with Johnny, the novel allows readers to understand that you can "stay gold" through love and loyalty. While the greaser gang is telling Johnny about how they had beaten the socs, Johnny shows no emotion and says, "Useless fighting's no good," meaning that there is no point in fighting, and it doesn't matter how much they fight each other; it isn't going to change anything, and that instead of fighting, they should appreciate the people who we are close in our lives by staying gold. Through Ponyboy's friendship with Johnny, S.E. Hinton has shown

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The human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage; However, this beast can be tamed by the simplicity of pencil to paper. When it comes to literature, words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity, the words one composes can be used constructively with words of encouragement, or destructive using words of despair, and through words, the beauteousness that is language is made. “The Outsiders” by American writer S.E Hinton is no exception as it evokes a story of a young fourteen-year-old named ponyboy who, in the novel, faces the socioeconomic status of the rival gangs—the Greasers (Ponyboys gang) and the Socs—which prevent either group from acknowledging their similarities.

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Before the rumble, Ponyboy realized the difference between his gang and the Socs. The greasers weren’t just a gang; they had a strong connection. The Socs were just a gang; they had no compassion, no love. Dally killed himself because of Johnny’s death but Randy hid his feelings not wanting to show them; his reputation mattered more. “That was the difference between his gang and ours- they had a leader and were

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Throughout the novel we see the Greasers and the Soc in constant conflict, fighting and rumbling for gang dominance. Ponyboy is greatly affected by this and is already questioning the point of violence. Close to the end of the text the Greasers and the Socs plan a rumble to occur one night. Before the fight, Ponyboy meets Randy Anderson (a Soc) at the Tasty Freeze Diner where they have a conversation. Ponyboy realises that Randy is, “not going to show at the rumble” and that he is, “sick of rumbles because they don't do any good.”

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Before the rumble Ponyboy realized the difference between his gang and the Socs. “That was the difference between his gang and ours- they had a leader and were organized; we were just buddies who stuck together- each man was his own leader.(Hinton 138)”. The Socs were just a group of adolescents together for social reasons and were engaging delinquent behavior. The greasers stood up for more than that; they stood up for Johnny, for the hard times they’ve been through, for their respect.

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