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    The amazing novel, “The Outsiders”, written by S.E Hinton; is set in mid-west America, in the early 1960’s. “The Outsiders” is a gripping book about two rival groups, the Socs and the Greasers; and the inequality between their two very different social divisions. “The Outsiders” is told from a first person perspective by the main character, Ponyboy Curtis. The story addresses the themes of expectations and responsibility through the hardworking and strong character of Darry Curtis, and the…

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    The Outsiders Book Report

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    Well, this book is all about the Outsiders and if you don´t know what an Outsider is then I´ll be glad to tell you. An outsider is basically a person who doesn´t belong to a particular group. I think outsiders are strangers if I do say so myself; is that what you think? This book is written by (S.E. Hinton) and the main character of the book is Ponyboy. Ponyboy is a part of the greasers which the greasers are a gang and everyone in the greasers are outsiders. I think you should buy this book…

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    the average income per year was $7,500.00. The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton is a story about the injustice of social class of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1967. Ponyboy is one of the unfortunate souls living in this time with the worst situation out of anyone. Ponyboy is a Greaser which means he is the lowest class, poor and hated. Ponyboy and his gang are Outsiders. The title relates to the story because Ponyboy and his friends are outsiders, Ponyboy and Johnny leave the town and live by themselves…

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    The Outsiders Essay

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    In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton,t the main character Ponyboy Curtis lives alone with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop because his parents were killed in an accident. All three of the boys are greasers or hoods. The brothers are at risk of being separated because Pony got into some trouble with the law. Many people believe the brothers should stay together, others think Pony and Soda should be put into a boys home. This essay is the side that the brothers should stay together.…

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    The Outsiders If one is interested in action, love, and family, The Outsider would be a good movie to watch. The Outsiders is a book that was plotted around the 1960s time and it recommended for anyone who is mature. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. In the The Outsiders, there is a socio-economic conflict between two groups, the audience realizes that no matter what class you are from there is some value to life and everyone just wants to be accepted. In this movie it shows that…

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    The Outsiders Monologue

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    I Bailey Jaggers was at the hospital with my dad, who had been shot, when I met Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry Curtis. They were greasers just like me, and they happened to live right up the street from my house. They were there to see two of their friends, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston, who had been injured in a fire. My dad is doing really bad and I don’t know how to deal with stuff like this. “I have a son of my own,” I tell the brothers, “ his name is Roman and my wife’s name is Kiana.” I love…

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    “Things are rough all over.” The book The Outsiders is about a group of teenagers that go by the name Greasers and another gang of upper class kids called the Socials. When two greasers named Ponyboy and Johnny get into a fight with some Socs. One of the Socs dies, Making the two boys go into hiding. Ponyboy and the rest of the gang must take on the outcome of the death of that Socs in their brutal lives. In the book The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton contains person vs. person and person vs.…

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    Outsiders Book Comparison

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    Outsiders: Compare and Contrast Ponyboy is the main character. His brothers are Soda and Darry. His friends are Two-bit, Johnny, Dally, and Steve. He lives in a poor part of the city. He spends a lot of time with his friends. Him and his brothers live alone, because his parents died. Darry works two jobs and Sodapop is a dropout that works one job. Ponyboy is a smart kid that is a grade up and doesn’t use his head. They are called greasers. The rich kids are called socs. The Greasers are…

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    The Outsiders Theme Essay

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    There are many major themes in the book "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. I personally think that one of the themes in 'The Outsiders' is that violence does not solve any situations/problems, instead, the violence worsen the problem. I think this is one of the themes in this specific engaging book because the whole book is based on two different groups having hatred against one another which leads to a lot of violence/hatred, but some parts of the violence worsen the problem even more. A proof…

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    The Outsiders Analysis The Outsiders book is told by a fourteen-year-old Greaser named Ponyboy. Everything that we learn and discover throughout this book is told from Ponyboys perspective. Ponyboy tells a tragic and emotionally story that deals with needless violence and pain that is caused by gang rivalry. Young men fighting against one another, dying on the streets, running away from home and skipping school regularly. The Outsiders is written by S.E Hinton, the story takes place in 1960 in…

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