Francis Ford Coppola

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a novel about two gangs and a boy named Ponyboy. Ponyboy has a rough life between his parent dying in a car crash and him having to live with his brothers. Especially Ponyboy being a greaser (a gang) that does not get treated right. The socs another gang are the west side-rich kids. The greasers are poor middle- class wild kids.If you read the rest of my essay you will find out physical details about Ponyboy’s friend (Johnny) and his favorite brother (Sodapop) and…

Life is full of different groups and separation between classes. We have all experienced the difficulties of not being accepted by everyone. The book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a great example of how being different can trap you in a certain group. The novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1963 and follows the gang of greasers and the daily troubles they face as being outsiders. The term “greaser” is given to those in the lower class on the East side for their greasy hair. The greasers are in…

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a young teenager named Ponyboy experiences problems that will shape how he sees life and the people around him. In this novel there are two social classes; the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs are preppy rich kids who can get around any trouble they get themselves into. The Greasers are the polar opposite. Greasers are tough, poor, and always in trouble with the cops, or “fuzz”. With the help of his new friend, Cherry, Ponyboy learns that the Greasers…

When choosing a side it can be very difficult. In the book The Outsiders the Socs and Greasers are from different parts of town, and although they don’t really get along they have many similarities, and differences. From their wealth and potential, what they have, and view of themselves they have more likenesses than differences. The wealth and potential is a big part in the outsiders. Both have some type of potential in their lives. They both have a green light to go to college when they…

The Outsiders Compare and Contrast Essay There are many things people argue and share their opinions about, and this is definitely a subject that is involved with people's opinions. My English class just finished reading The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton, and we watched the movie right after. There were many major parts in the book were left out in the movie. While watching the movie it seemed rushed, it seemed the director and crew members were on a some sort of time limit. That is one…

The Great Gatsby is both a great book and film. Both the book and film share general similarities and distinct differences. Though the movie rushes significant concepts and elements from the book. Certain character traits in the movie were obviously different from the book. Daisy was one I noticed instantly. In the movie her personality lacks the spunk & openness that developed her character later in the book. Daisy’s personality in the book was more careless, indecisive, and nostalgic, but…

Loyalty is not a word, it is a lifestyle. This is shown time and again by the characters in The Godfather by Mario Puzo. The Godfather is a crime novel written by Mario Puzo and was first published in 1969 and later inspired a film of the same name in 1972, sequels to which were made in 1974 and 1990. The story of The Godfather follows a mafia family in New York over the span of a decade. The family in the novel…

The relationship between Ponyboy and Johnny is speechless. The fact that they are that close to each other describes it all. In the beginning of the novel, I would describe the friendship of Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade as, “ together, courage, and faith in each other.” Another statement is: has Ponyboy and Johnny always been in a strong relationship? The answer is yes, but the progress of faith in each other from the beginning to the end, was a dramatic change in the level of friendship.…

In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, most of the Greasers are friends without families and friends without guidance. Every single one of the young men that was growing up in this war of Greasers and Socs had no prior knowledge of what they got themselves into. As a result of associating themselves with a life of violence, fighting, and being awful in general has left them lost and almost incapable of redemption. Due to the age of the teenagers, in their most important stage of development in their…

The novel follows the story of many characters and their reaction to experiencing Dracula and learning of his fearsome mythological capabilities such as immorality. This discussion will follow the comparison of the original novel by Stoker and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992…