In the book, The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, there are many allusions that help the reader make connections between the allusions and the book. One allusion in the novel was Great Expectations which was written by Charles Dickens. In the book, The Outsiders, page fifteen is where Hinton decides to introduce the book, Great Expectations. Hinton states on pg fifteen, “ I had to read Great Expectations for English... and the way that girl kept looking down on him.” In the book, a young boy named Pip is a humble blacksmith’s son. He lives with his older sister, who is quite abusive to him. The book states “‘Tickler was a wax-ended piece of cane, worn smooth by collision with my tickled frame,” (Dickons 12). This proves that he is not treated well
