Everyone has their own struggles and problems that they have to deal with, regardless of their social standing. It is these very situations that have shaped us into the people we are today. This is exactly what the theme of the classic novel, The Outsiders, is. Allow me to explain...The Outsiders is a book that really needs no introduction. The book was written by S.E. Hinton in 1967 and would go on to be read by millions of children in their schools, along with adults looking for a good book. The story follows Ponyboy as he navigates his fourteen-year-old life as part of a gang full of Greasers. Between his parents dying a few years prior and him and his friend Johnny getting jumped by a rival gang, it seems he has a rough life. But he is not the only one, as we discover later
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One example is when Ponyboy ran away after being slapped by his brother, Darry. If he did not run away, then he would not have been there when Johnny got jumped again by the Socs. He would have never ran out into the country with Johnny, and the following events in the book may have never happened. Another example is when the Curtis’ brothers’ parents died, Darry had to sacrifice his education in college and start working multiple jobs just to support his brothers. If Darry had never done that, then his brothers would likely be on the streets right now. Or worse, dead. And, of course, there is Johnny. He has been kicked out of his house on numerous occasions, abused by his parents, and was forced to kill a boy in order to save his friend. This resulted in a shy, sixteen-year-old Johnny Cade. If Johnny’s parents paid more attention to him and weren’t so mean, he may have never joined the Greasers. Ponyboy, Johnny, and the rest of the gang have had numerous problems that they have been sorting out over the years. If they had different problems, or none altogether, they would have turned out very
One example is when Ponyboy ran away after being slapped by his brother, Darry. If he did not run away, then he would not have been there when Johnny got jumped again by the Socs. He would have never ran out into the country with Johnny, and the following events in the book may have never happened. Another example is when the Curtis’ brothers’ parents died, Darry had to sacrifice his education in college and start working multiple jobs just to support his brothers. If Darry had never done that, then his brothers would likely be on the streets right now. Or worse, dead. And, of course, there is Johnny. He has been kicked out of his house on numerous occasions, abused by his parents, and was forced to kill a boy in order to save his friend. This resulted in a shy, sixteen-year-old Johnny Cade. If Johnny’s parents paid more attention to him and weren’t so mean, he may have never joined the Greasers. Ponyboy, Johnny, and the rest of the gang have had numerous problems that they have been sorting out over the years. If they had different problems, or none altogether, they would have turned out very