Dallas has been troubling his whole life. He 's known for being a delinquent and causing trouble where ever he goes. His pals Ponyboy and Johnny were young men that looked up to Dallas as a role model. If there was any conflict or concern about something the boys would come to Dallas for advice, as the tough guy personality and their…
The Outsiders ,book and movie both,is a great piece of media. The two of them,since they’re technically the same story,are very similar. There are also several differences. Such as it starting with Pony writing the theme. You also see an image of the parents dying.…
“I fought again desperately but only sucked in water. I’m drowning I thought, they’ve gone too far…” (pg 51). The novel, The Outsiders is a story about to gangs and the changes that occur between them, not to mention a couple people end up dead. In my opinion, the obvious theme of this book is change.…
The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton was a book about a young boy named Ponyboy, two brothers named Sodapop and Darry. Their gang called the Greasers and the rich gang called the Socials. Greasers were boys who had greasy hair, wore leather jackets, drove souped up cars, held up gas stations and who gotten into fights once in awhile. Socials were the rich boys, who drove souped up mustangs, smelled like tobacco, wore checkered shirts and who would get their name in the newspaper for being a disgrace to the community but saving a life the next. Ponyboy learned many things about his friends,family and life in general.…
Have you ever looked at someone and made assumptions on what that person is like based on how they look. The fictional novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton, is about a boy named Ponyboy who is arguing with himself on whether or not his brother Darry loves him. The author is trying to get across to readers about how labels are put on people based on their looks. Evidence to support this theme is that the book was made in 1967, Hinton was trying to tell readers about what was happening around her. Labeling has been happening for over 50 years and is still happening to this day.…
What if the ending of The Outsiders was changed and Dallas, Ponyboy, and Johnny had not snuck in the drive-thru theater? Well for starters, they would not have met Sherry Valance or better known by her red hair as Cherry Valance and her friend Marcia. By not meeting them Bob and Randy would not have shown up in their blue Mustang and jumped Ponyboy and…
In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, the novel is about Greasers, a typically poor subculture of young people named after their iconic greased back hair. The story follows Ponyboy, a fourteen year old boy who lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop after their parents were both murdered. Ponyboy believes his family is his gang, which consists of himself, his sixteen year old brother Sodapop, his twenty year old brother Darry, Two-Bit, Dallas Winston, and Johnny Cade, Ponyboy’s best friend. Sodapop is a high school dropout, Darry had to watch over Sodapop and Ponyboy, Two-Bit steals anything he can get his hands on, Dallas has been in and out of prison his whole life, and Johnny lives with his abusive parents. Together they all watch each other’s backs, and are the closest family most of them even have.…
Sunsets are a very unique way to capture the idea of similarities between two concepts. However, when relating to The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, it is completely normal; in fact, it makes total sense. The novel includes two gangs that were constantly after each other--and not in playful ways. They were very violent and were always willing to hurt the other side; they completely despised each other. Those two gangs were the Greasers and the Socs, and they lived on opposite sides of town: the East side and the West side.…
The classic novel The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton takes place in the 1960’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The story revolves around Ponyboy Curtis as he navigates the inequalities of societal structure; the privileged socs and the poor lower class greasers. Ponyboy and his close friends Johnny Cade, Dallas Winston or “Dally”, Keith “Two Bit” Matthews and his older brothers Sodapop and Darry. Ponyboy is caught in the middle of a feud between the two teen social classes that consequently lead to violence and death. A strong underlying theme within the novel is the natural cruelties of life and social biases.…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lose your parents or not have much money and be in a never ending battle? Then this book and the movie might be for you so if you don’t want spoilers I recommend you watch the movie and read the book. In this paper I will Tell you the differences from the movie and the book of the Outsiders. There are many differences and similarities in the book and the movie.…
For my film analysis, I chose to analyze the movie “The Outsiders” directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the novel “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton. In this movie, a gang of outcasts from the north side of town called the Greasers are always fighting against a rival group called the Socials, who are the rich jocks from the south side of town. The story follows two young Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, who aren’t like the others. These two see that fighting is pointless, but it’s just the way they live their life. The two boys get into a fight with some Socials and end up killing one.…
The book The Outsiders has two social classes, Greasers and Socs, the Socs being richer and fancier than Greasers. Johnny was a Greaser and he had a very difficult and complicated life. Johnny was abused by his parents and his parents could care less about him. His parents didn’t care who Johnny hung out with, nor what happened to him. Later on, Johnny unfortunately, passes away.…
Choices are the hinges of destiny. ’’-Lydia Sweatt. Our choices shape the future way our destinies work. In the story ‘’The Outsiders’’ a choice like hitting Ponyboy, Changed the entire outcome and shaping of all the characters in the book, like a tree which is heavily affected by the way it grows..…
Dallas will fight over the littlest things and even members of his own gang are afraid of him. He goes looking for trouble and fights he can join because he “was of the breed that could take anything, because he was hard and tough” (88). Things did not bother Dallas as they bothered Johnny. He is strong and not afraid to go at someone. Dallas believed that greasers have to be tough so…
His father mistreats and beats him. Johnny barely stays in his house and lives outdoors. Dallas is another key figure of the Greasers, he has also been beaten by his parents who didn't care about his well-being. He is described as a loner and independent young man.…