The Outsiders Essay

In the book The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, is a story about a boy named Ponyboy and how he goes through the troubles of life. The book which is fiction focused on the fight between rich and poor. It also focuses on the journey from youth to adulthood. The three topics addressed in the interesting book power of friendship, journey from youth to adulthood, and fight between rich and poor. First, the book addresses the significance of the power of friendship. One example of the power of…

The Outsiders “Greasers- Poor/Regular Teens” “Socs- Rich/High class Teens” Anthony Rizzo the first baseman on the Cubs is a team player because he does his responsibility on the field. Not only does he do his responsibilities he also donates to charity, and this reveals that he is very warm hearted to others. Another person that relates to him is Dally, Dally Winston he takes care of his gang, and does what needs to be done. The Outsiders is a significantly great book made in 1967.…

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a realistic fiction novel. This book is about Ponyboy, a fourteen year old boy, who is being raised by his older brother because his parents have passed away. Ponyboy and his brothers are members of a gang called the Greasers who are in constant conflict with the Socs, an opposing gang. The greasers proved to be the heroes in the story, not the beloved Socs, the three greasers who showed the most heroism are: Ponyboy, Darry and Johnny. Ponyboy has shows multiple…

connect their world with someone else’s, whether real or fiction, and different people can gather different meanings from books based on the readers own personal experiences and values. Teenage fiction writer S.E. Hinton’s most popular novel, The Outsiders, is an influential book that has been incorporated into many school’s curriculums and has impacted many readers as it is capable of teaching values to all ages. The novel, about rival gangs that represent social issues during the 1960’s, is a…

Sodapop Curtis is apart of a gang called Greasers, who go against another gang called Socs. One of the brothers of the main character in the story “The Outsiders” written by S.E. Hinton, is a 16-going-on-17 boy named Sodapop. Socs enjoy jumping Greasers and just overall going against them. Sodapop is one of the kindest Greasers in this book and I’m going to explain why. I would say Sodapop is kind because he is caring, protective, and is aware of people's feelings. Why do I say he is caring?…

they said? Did you later get to know them and realize they weren’t who you thought they were? In The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, the story begins by showing the rivalry between two gangs, the greasers and Socs. It shows that all Socs are mean and attack greasers and greasers are poor hoods, but as the story unfolds, actions show that they are more than what meets the eye. Throughout the book The Outsiders, there are many prominent lessons and themes but one strong theme that is constantly shown…

The Outsiders Compare and Contrast The Outsiders is one of the most popular books written in the 1960’s by SE Hilton. This book is known for the amazing story behind two social groups. The Outsiders is a very descriptive book that lets you picture everything in your mind. The book had an amazing impact that later years a movie was made into a motion picture melodrama by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983. The movie purpose was to give us a better explanation and perspective about the book. The movie…

The Heros of The Outsiders If you have read the book The Outsiders then you know that there are many heroes in that book, and not the kind that fly and wear capes, the real kind. One of the heros in that book is a boy named Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy Curtis is a fourteen year old boy. Another hero in that book is Johnny Cade. Johnny Cade is sixteen years old but he looks like he could be the same age as Ponyboy. Finally one last hero I'm gonna talk about is Dallas Winston. His friends call him…

“If something beefed him, he didn’t keep quiet about it, and if you rubbed him the wrong way-look out” this is used to describe Dally from the book “The Outsiders”. “The Outsiders” is a book about the Greasers vs. Socs in Tulsa and was written by S.E. Hinton. In the book, there are 3 characters that are mostly focused on for character development. One of these characters is Dally. In the book, he tries to help with 2 other main characters with running away from a murder. Dally is considered…

Poston 1 In the book The Outsiders the last line of chapter seven gives away three major themes. Have you ever had everything but you have nothing well that's what happened to the Socs. In the book Bob Sheldon Had everything but he died because no laws were put down for him. Also don't judge a book by its cover. A lot of the Greasers see the Socs as rich and have everything but, deep down they have nothing. Another example is the Socs think the greasers have nothing but, they have close…