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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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    Things are rough all over, but is that true? Can two completely different things have the same rough spots, or can one have it worse than the other? If so, which one? In the novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the reader is plunged into a world of greasers and Socs, with one pitted against the other. The Socials, popular rich kids from the West, and greasers, poor hoods from the East. But when one group goes too far, the groups collide in an all-out war, as the problems of each group rise with…

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    Literary Essay In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton the author describes Pony’s adventures and his struggles. The events that happen during his adventure lead him to make many realizations. One of them is that all people are having troubles and hardships, it’s what makes them human. Throughout the story, there are many instances where Pony thinks about the difficulties he has faced and what problems everyone around him has. When Pony is talking to Randy, he finally realizes that everyone had…

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    Our world is full of huge differences and very similar things, it is what makes us human. In The Outsiders, by S.E.Hinton, the two gangs, Greasers and the Socs, are a great example of that. The Greasers are expected of the worst and the Socs are expected of only the best but, they both deal with stereotypes and troubled families. In addition to their gang rivalry, the individual characters each face problems of their own. Through depicting their personal conflicts, Hinton reveals that these…

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    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…

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    While Coppola’s films may not be overtly feminist, they’ve been criticized for being too feminine and lacking depth. Coppola is also strongly identified with excess. Her films have many qualities that contribute to her signature style and narrative, some of which lead to them being criticized for being “pretty” and “mostly surface”. Critic Jesse Fox Mayshark said of Sophia’s status as a female director, “There is some basis for these criticisms in all of Coppola’s films – her style is ethereal,…

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    There is a place where everything is possible, where the wildest dream dwelt, and where all desires begin. This place of limitless potential resides closer than a lot of people thinks, but at times, we get totally blinded by the fast pace of a crazy world full of advice about how to live our own lives. If we consciously or unconsciously decided to follow this hectic rhythm of life, we may ending losing our capacity to find this wonderful place. Even though we may lose our way to this paradise at…

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    Sofia Coppola, a renowned director, filmed five teenagers robbing celebrities’ homes to fulfill their fantasy of being a part of an elite society through the docudrama The Bling Ring. The teenagers break into celebrities’ homes like Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, and many others before being caught by police officers. Coppola balances reality as well as the fantasy of elitism to present how consumed teenagers are to being a member of the elite society. She films the consumption which causes the…

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    The Good Soldier Analysis

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    The first person point of view allows Ford Madox Ford to implement different styles of rings. For example, the whole book has a conversational tone to it because of Ford's style. They wad John Dowell tells the story makes it appear like he is directly addressing the reader. This creates the conversational tone and make the story more real to the readers. Nonetheless, John Dowell sometimes has a hard time recalling specific date and events. This style Ford include make the story more believed…

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    Madox Ford Influences

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    Ford became a writer because of his parents. Both of Ford’s parents were in the literary world. Therefore, Ford became one of the best authors during the World War 1 era. Even though Ford’s career has it ups and downs, he had a successful career because of his famous literary work. Ford Madox Ford’s childhood was influenced to be an artist by his family. First of, Ford Madox Ford was born in December 17, 1893 in Mertan, England. Ford was a privileged child since his parents were both artist. As…

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