Have you ever wondered if there was a second side to a story? And if so, what it was? Exactly why that guy called the bully has been so for the past ten years? There’s got to be a reason right? In The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, there are many examples of how people can assume one thing when it’s truly an entirely different situation in which a long story is behind. The Outsiders is about a fourteen year old boy who has been raised in a mix of prejudgements. Things are often not as they appear to be, and sometimes you need to stop and ask instead of moving on with an inaccurate assumption. Ponyboy doesn’t know exactly why the Socs and the Greasers have been stereotyped. Ponyboy was born and raised with the known fact that the Socs were the
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“Johnny Cade was last and least. If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny,” (p. 11) The night when Ponyboy and Johnny are in town, and Bob’s car pulls up, your first thought is oh no. Johnny won’t be able to save Ponyboy and Ponyboy is too young to save himself. When Ponyboy is grabbed and pushed face first into the water fountain; a different side of Johnny’s heart takes over. He’s tough, and angry; he’s determined to save his friend. Johnny kills Bob and the Socs run away, leaving Johnny and Ponyboy alive with Bob’s body. Ponyboy nor Johnny had expected that side of Johnny to come out. An example of how even you can’t always determine what you’re really like inside and what you’re capable of.
In many, but small ways, The Outsiders represents how things can be so different from what we first assume, proving that assumption is not a good path to walk, nor is judgement. Sometimes those who are judged and assumed to be something will prove to be so, but they also may not; creating a difficult and unpredicted situation. There’s always a second side to the story. There’s almost always a decent explanation, so wait until you’ve heard both sides to make your
“Johnny Cade was last and least. If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny,” (p. 11) The night when Ponyboy and Johnny are in town, and Bob’s car pulls up, your first thought is oh no. Johnny won’t be able to save Ponyboy and Ponyboy is too young to save himself. When Ponyboy is grabbed and pushed face first into the water fountain; a different side of Johnny’s heart takes over. He’s tough, and angry; he’s determined to save his friend. Johnny kills Bob and the Socs run away, leaving Johnny and Ponyboy alive with Bob’s body. Ponyboy nor Johnny had expected that side of Johnny to come out. An example of how even you can’t always determine what you’re really like inside and what you’re capable of.
In many, but small ways, The Outsiders represents how things can be so different from what we first assume, proving that assumption is not a good path to walk, nor is judgement. Sometimes those who are judged and assumed to be something will prove to be so, but they also may not; creating a difficult and unpredicted situation. There’s always a second side to the story. There’s almost always a decent explanation, so wait until you’ve heard both sides to make your