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The Outsiders Character Analysis

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Have you ever seen a person who you thought had it all, but then you realized that they are actually going through something difficult? The book The Outsiders was written in 1967 by S. E. Hinton. Characters personalities, inner thoughts, and emotions are shown through conflict throughout the book. There are several conflicts throughout The Outsiders that significant characters face towards themselves, society, and other characters that definitely hold the reader's interest. Character versus society was one of the main conflicts that was faced in The Outsiders. This is the problem that started the greasers and the Socs, and their conflict towards each other. By Society, most of the greasers were seen as reckless and disobedient. They were
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When people think of someone in their family who provides for them many think of their mom or dad. Although, that is not always the case. Darry is the older brother and provider to Sodapop Curtis and Ponyboy Curtis in the book The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton. Darry’s parents died in a car accident so he was left raising his two younger brothers, which are sixteen and fourteen. Although Darry can be harsh, he still cares deeply about his brothers and their lives.

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In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, how did three people's actions affect one person? Soda, Johnny, and Dally’s choices affect Ponyboy by staying calm, helping others, and making sure other people are okay. First, to make sure other people are okay, Ponyboy’s brother Soda decides to send Pony a letter whenever he is in Windrixville, because he wants to tell him how bad Soda and Darry feel and that he wants him to come home. “‘Hey Ponyboy’- he fumbled with a piece of paper in his back pocket-

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The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton , published in 1967. This novel tells a story about the Greasers and the Socs which are two opposing gangs that are in constant fights and do not get along. The greasers get treated poorly and disrespected constantly since the socs look down on them and treat them differently since they are not as privileged as the socs. The socs are rich kids that live on the west side of Tulsa , Oklahoma and the greasers were poor kids that lived on the East side providing for each other's needs. The conflict between the Greasers and the Socs is one of the most important themes in the novel.

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I think a hero is someone who saves someones life without thinking about themselves. Also, I think it means being a role model. Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally do fit the definition. For example, in the story it states "I'll get them, don't worry! " I started at a dead run for the church.

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Character Analysis on Ponyboy: Academic Essay The Outsiders, Written by S.E Hinton is a good influence on many teens that feel like Ponyboy. I felt like Ponyboy and I have an our very strong differences and we are both alike om the same way.

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Who struggles more in life the rich or poor? The book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton is about two groups of teenagers the Greasers and the Socs and how they struggle in life. The two informational articles offer facts about how two groups of teenagers struggle in life because wealthy kids have money to pay bills and food as well as feel pressure from their parents’ about school while low income teenagers have to drop out of school to help their families by working to help pay the bills and buy food. Some people believe that the Socs struggled more in The Outsiders because they are rich so everyone thinks they have everything they want, but really they do not have their parents attention, yet that’s really all they want and others believe the Greasers struggled more in The Outsiders because they have no money and have to work for what they want in life. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, both the Greasers and the Socs face different struggles in life, however, the Greasers have more difficult lives because they get jumped, lack of money,they get put down by the Socs and have titles over their heads.

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Have you ever viewed a piece of media that was astonishingly great, and had a theme that you can learn from? For me, that was The Outsiders—the movie and novel alike. From these 2 pieces of media, I was able to learn individuality and apply it to myself. Though many themes are present in The Outsiders, individuality stood out to me, as it is heavily developed, through character and plot. The Outsiders heavily develops the theme of individuality in the novel and film adaptations alike.

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Time heals all wounds, whether they be from an ex lover’s quarrel or the undoubtedly harsh scar left by the fads that have transitioned through time, leaving us all more than just a little embarrassed that we actually left the house looking like, well, that. The bittersweet phenomenon about fads, though, is that they eventually fade away and a new one comes along to fit the wants and needs of the new generation. One size fits all has never been a promising phrase, yet The Outsiders is able to give it a better connotation. With a variety of themes and a timeless tale, the movie gives the story a better chance of connecting with an impeccably large audience. The Outsiders is not a fad, but rather a bridge that will continue to connect generations together just as

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The Outsiders is set around the 1960’s to the 1970’s from the slang being very outdated and the Chevrolet Corvair. The setting is centered on S.E. Hinton’s hometown Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was living there as a high school student at Will Roger High School when she wrote the story. Most of the novel’s action takes place over one week: Friday, Ponyboy gets attacked by the Socs as he 's walking home from the movies starts the beginning of the conflict. Saturday, Pony goes to the movies and there 's more violence in Bob 's death.

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Dallas Winston is a member from a teen gang called the Greasers. The Socials, which is their enemy gang, get in a lot of disputes with the Greasers. However, Greasers Ponyboy and Johnny get into a bad fight with the Socials that results in the death of a Social member, so they have to hide. Dallas, or Dally for short, has to help his fellow Greaser friends get out of trouble. The Greasers have to face the consequences of their violent lives.

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This novel by S.E Hinton, The Outsiders shows a crucial point that everybody is special in some way and should be known as who they are individuality not as a group. The Outsiders is a book that describes 2 gangs , the luxurious Socs, and the hoodlum Greasers. While they have conflicts with each other, the protaganist, Ponyboy, finds his identity outside of the gang. The important message of the story is that everyone has a unique personality that are developed by being in a group of people away from home, this identity can shape anyone’s way of life and the path they may take in the future. First of all, Socs and greasers have a trademark that showed who was part of their gang, Socs are know for Mustangs, Madras, and leather jackets;

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“The Outsiders” is a novel written by S.E. Hinton. Originally Published in 1967, Hinton was only 18 when her novel hit the shelves. Instead of using her real name Susan Eloise Hinton, she used her initial’s so people wouldn’t know she was a girl making the book less desirable. The Outsiders is considered a cult classic and is typically assigned reading across the U.S. She always loved reading but did not like the books they had for young adults

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Patrick Granfors Mrs. Collins English 9 22 January 2015 Analytical Essay for The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton In The Outsiders, by S.E. Hilton, we go to a time where gangs remain dominant and run the streets. S.E. Hinton tells us about two enemy gangs. The Socs, one of the many provocative gang groups, kids who live lavish lives and get away with the crimes they commit because they look clean cut and look like good innocent kids on the outside.

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An American Citizen Against the Western Ideals An average American teenager is what Jose Garcia embodies. He has a loving family, he has friends and he goes to school. Yet at school, he has difficulties latching on to the curriculum, and he has some problems with the teachers as well. His friend’s parents give him funny looks.

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Dally A rock-hard hood who never backs down from any challenge. Dally is a character in the book “Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. The Outsiders is a book where a ragtag group of greasers band together and overcome victories, tragedies, and above all, build an even stronger bond of brotherhood. This story begins in the town of Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Ponyboy(our main character) is walking home from the movies and gets ambushed by a large group of Socs(Sociables-the “popular/rich” clique).

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