The four sub schools, Social Learning Theory, Social Control Theory, and Dramaturgy can be used to understand a criminals behavior. In 1983 film, The Outsiders, examples of all four sub schools can be interpreted. The Outsiders is a movie about a group of teen boys who consider themselves to be "Greasers" the boys misbehave, have knife fights, and commit crimes. Out of all the boys, Dallas Winston, is the boldest.…
In Tyler Perry’s House of Payne Season one, Episode one, the focus is on Uncle Curtis and his wife Ella’s family and how his house is being bothered by his young nephew’s (C.J) entire family that come to feed at his house, including Calvin his grownup son. Uncle Curtis home is visited daily by C.J’s two kids that come to feed. Malik, C.J’s son is being bully constantly at school by Nikki. Uncle Curtis ended up attending a conference at the school principal’s office. Upon arrival and realizing that the bully is a girl, Uncle Curtis was disappointed in Malik.…
The Outsiders is a book that takes place in the 1960s. It is about boys with low income families, from ages 12 to 20, and how they struggle with society. It includes all of their encounters, troubles, and misunderstandings. The main character's name is Ponyboy and he has two older brothers whose names are Darry(the oldest one) and Sodapop( the middle child). The brothers are always there for each other and it’s shown by Darry and Sodapop coming to the hospital, standing up for Ponyboy in the rumble, and Ponyboy and Darry chasing after Sodapop to fix a misunderstanding.…
It is stated in the novel that, “Darry and I would probably still have misunderstandings – we were too different not to – but no more fights. We couldn 't do anything to hurt Soda” (149). This common will to put aside their quarrels in order to maintain the wellbeing of their sibling, and to keep him from hurt, is what really shows just how much good the greasers have in their hearts. Without question, Darry and Pony take action and settle their disputes as an effort to not harm Soda in any way, which alone shows the level of maturity that the greasers can display. Correspondingly, even after Pony ran away from home, that did not stop Soda and Darry from worrying about Pony’s safety while he was away from home, as displayed in the story when it says, “‘I 'm sure.…
T: Throughout The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Darry changes from being protective and appreciative, to frustrated and ignorant after the deaths of Johnny and Dally. E: Darry is known as being very protective, sacrificing anything to keep the gang together. However, Darry can get a little too protective. When Ponyboy was jumped Darry did a little too much to make sure he was okay.…
The amazing novel, “The Outsiders”, written by S.E Hinton; is set in mid-west America, in the early 1960’s. “The Outsiders” is a gripping book about two rival groups, the Socs and the Greasers; and the inequality between their two very different social divisions. “The Outsiders” is told from a first person perspective by the main character, Ponyboy Curtis. The story addresses the themes of expectations and responsibility through the hardworking and strong character of Darry Curtis, and the symbolic use of his brothers and the importance sport plays in his life. Darry Curtis has many expectations to fulfil, as he’s acting in the place of both his parents.…
While Ponyboy was walking, suddenly he saw a group of Socs coming up behind him, knowing that the Socs would jump the Greasers at any given moment. The Socs began antagonizing him, when his gang came to help. The Socs soon left him and the rest of the Greasers alone. Darry helping him up and asking "Are you all right, Ponyboy?"(6). Darry taking the time to make sure Ponyboy was ok and had not been hurt too seriously showed how much he cares and the bond that they have.…
He doesn’t expect praise even when he deserves it. He sees him stepping up and taking care of his brothers as doing what needs to be done not going out of his way to help. His brothers might not always show it, but they greatly appreciate them and know how their lives might have turned out if Darry hadn’t done so. Darry really is a hero, he doesn’t do what he does for praise, he does it because it needs to be done. Heroes in the world of The Outsiders,in any world for that matter come in all shapes in sizes, and for very different reasons.…
How can one simply alter another's life? There is a novel called The Outsiders, and was written by S.E. Hinton, to partly show that anyone can write an intriguing book. In the book, the main protagonist is called Ponyboy, who is a “greaser” as stated in chapter one, “but I am a greaser” (Hinton 1). Some of the choices made by Dally, Darry, and Soda affect Pony’s life, how he sees himself, and relationships with his brothers.…
Although each gang members love each other, they all have different character traits and are different people. Ponyboy is a 14 year old that lives with Darry and Sodapop. He is an intelligent young boy but he does not use his head.…
“Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door” (Hinton 58). He does not realize how much his temper effects Ponyboy. “You don’t quit! And if you don’t like the way I’m running things you can get out” (Hinton 182). Darry is far too hard…
“I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.” - SE Hinton. SE Hinton is a famous author known for her young adult novels set in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is the author of Tex, That Was Then, This is Now, The Outsiders, and Rumble Fish.…
One character that stands out in this story is Dallas Winston because he is a round and a dynamic character. He loves to be involved in man vs. man action, it appears that he does not love anyone except himself, but that changes in the end of the book. Dally can be described as troublesome, caring, and violent. Dally can be described as troublesome for many reasons, one example is when Pony boy is describing Dally as a character, he says he has quite the reputation and quite the criminal record. He did just about everything he could to cause trouble.…
Ponyboy lives with his two brothers, Darry and Soda. Darry is the oldest of the three and he has to work and take care of Soda and Pony because their parents died. Pony was a great student and made really good grades, and he mostly tried to stay out of trouble. Even though they live on their own, they have a group of friends that are practically family to them. Dallas Winston was the rough one of the group; furthermore, he grew up in New York and was always in and out of jail for violence and crime.…
His personality stands out as the gentle one of the gang, but he “was a good fighter and could play it cool, but he was sensitive and that isn't a good way to be when you're a greaser” (88). Ponyboy knows that Johnny could fight if he needed but Johnny says “fighting’s no good. . . .” (148). He believes that fighting does not answer the problems the greasers and the Socs have. Before Johnny died he wrote a note in Gone With the Wind and left the book for Ponyboy.…