Francis Ford

I read about the movie Serpico on a list of 125 must-see movies on the net. The movie is about a real-life NYPD (New York City Police Department) officer Frank Serpico who went undercover to expose the corruption in the police system. The great Al Pacino plays the titular character, who is an honest police officer in a completely corrupt police force. The movie tells the story of Serpico’s life from the time he joined the force in 1960 to the time he resigned in 1972. The movie starts in 1972…

Every kid who reads The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, learns something, in this case that “something” isn't good. What kids learn from reading The Outsiders is that they're allowed to smoke at such a young age, they're allowed to run away from home whenever they would like, and that they're allowed to carry deadly weapons around with them. All this stuff that kids learn from reading The Outsiders will carry on with them thru life. Maybe kids aren't allowed to purchase deadly weapons now or kids…

In the Outsiders by S.E Hinton, good friends support each other even in difficult situations. Would you sacrifice anything for a close friend? If a friend was struggling with something would you help? Would they do the same for you?The Greasers have a strong bond. They are close and will support each other no matter what. All throughout the book they go through very extreme situations. Some being The fire, Johnnys death, Dallys death and much more. They all only have each other so they…

The book ‘The Outsiders’, a novel by S.E Hinton takes place in a rough neighborhood where they are all friends. There are two gangs in this area that are rivals, The Greasers, and the Socs. They are complete polar opposites; the Greasers have long greasy hair and rough clothing but they all come together to form a big family, whereas the Socs have slicked back short hair and nice clothing. In addition, to their nice clothing and hair they also have fancy cars and houses. But, they still have…

In the novel of The Outsiders the presence of showing loyalty is stronger than the loss of child innocence because it showed more signs of loyalty than loss of child innocence here’s why. Although the greasers are “almost like hoods” who constantly run afoul of the law, stealing cars, holding up gas stations and fighting. They exhibit loyalty which made them almost as close as brothers which sets them apart from the Socs. In Chapter 7, Two-bit and Steve walk into the Curtis home, and Ponyboy…

Johnny Cade is a 16-year-old with a violent father and an ignorant mother whom almost do nothing for him. He has been bullied by a gang called the Socials. Before becoming a part of the Greasers, he thought his only value was to just be the continuous “puppy being kicked around.” In S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders”, Johnny Cade’s personal experiences changes his values for better with the assistance of the Greasers by showing him the world around him. Johnny Cade changes by learning to…

“They grew up on the outside of society. They weren’t looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.” Who you ask? The greasers and the Socs in the book, “The Outsiders” written by S.E. Hinton. The two themes in the book are violence is never the answer to solve a problem and loyalty and sticking together helps everything. A theme in the Outsiders is violence is never solves a thing that words can’t. Violence can cause a lot of harm physically and mentally. Ponyboy’s best friend, Johnny, has…

They both tell how there needs to be change. In the outsiders page 48 it says “But I gotta do something, It seems like there's gotta be someplace without greasers or socs with just normal people.” This shows that he wishes things would change. He wishes that there wasn't any so called gangs. It also says in page 41 “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in were not so different,” This shows that the people were alike but they need to change so they can actually realize it. In the Inaugural…

After experiencing the violence of war, it is difficult for a soldier to readjust back into society causing alienation and a strain to return home both physically and emotionally. In Hemingway’s short story, “Soldier’s Home” the main character Harold Krebs lies, is incapable of love and he struggles to readapt to his family and community. Krebs is a different person than before the war and eventually accepts the idea that he can never really go home. Hemingway illustrates the…

The Great Gatsby is one of those films that you must really pay attention to understand the moral and concept of the story and movie plot line. This is by far one of my favorite movies that I have watched. I am pretty sure everyone wishes they could live like Jay Gatsby. The 1974 version of The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby and Mia Farrow as Daisy Buchanan and other stars from that era of movies really made this movie what it is and will always be in many movie lovers eyes.…