Francis Ford

The Outsiders is filled with themes and troubles that many teenagers can relate to. These lessons change the way many of the characters think about the world and other people. At the end of The Outsiders, the lessons that Ponyboy learns makes him realize that there is good in the world, you just have to express it. Though the Socs did not show any emotions toward other characters, they also realize that fighting will not get them anywhere. S.E Hinton expresses many themes such as division of…

In the novel The Outsiders, S.E Hinton makes use of the literary element of conflict to develop the characters personality. This quote is explaining the concept of Sodapop putting realization in both of the brothers minds, Darry and Ponyboy, that they should love each other more. Also the quote is the resolution of the problem Darry and Ponyboy have been having, throughout the novel. At this moment in the book both boys are hit with the obvious information that they have been missing the fact of…

The Outsiders Compare and Contrast The novel ,The Outsiders , and the movie are very similar and a little different. S. E. Hinton is the author of the book The Outsiders that was published in 1967 and was placed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the movie was published in 1983. The movie and the novel are both about the same storyline the only things are is the movie producer changed it up to make it become a little bit more realistic and interesting. Both the movie and the book and themes that were very…

Back in 1967 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…

The Outsiders story written by SE. Hinton takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma where there are two rival gangs. The Socs and the Greaser. The theme of the story “The Outsiders” is in the name of the book itself. The book’s name “Outsiders” is a theme itself, the characters feel as if they’re being treated like freaks and feel like outsiders. For example. that fact that they have to carry “switch-blades” everywhere they go gives the reader the impression that the Greasers are hated and can be jumped at…

Hard yet Caring Have you ever thought of someone as being hard and caring at the same time? The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about the Greasers not getting along with Socs because of the stereotyping they do against each other. They live in Oklahoma, the Socs live on the West side and the Greasers live on the East side. One character that stands out in the story is Dally because he is the only person in this book to be hard and soft at the same time. Dally had some internal as well as external…

Why do young people feel the need to belong to a certain group, configure themselves to fit the expectations of society, and follow their group like a lamb to a slaughter? These questions can take form while reading the Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. This story centers around the conflict of two gangs, the Greasers, and the Soc’s. The Greasers are lower class troublemakers who put a lot of greases in their hair, and like to jump people. The Soc’s are a high class society of rich spoiled teenagers…

A feud between the Eastside and Westside brings complications. Throughout “The Outsiders” written by S.E. Hinton, there are fights between the rich, smart Socs and the poor and lower education Greasers. Ponyboy’s going through a tough time and it doesn’t help when his best friend Johnny kills someone in the rival gang. There are many differences and similarities in the book and the movie “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton. Many elements were similar while some of the character relationships and…

For The Outsiders, I picked out two main themes. The first, which is shown throughout the entire plot, is that no matter how different we may seem from each other, we’re all just human and looking for a place to belong. This shown through both the Socs and greasers-- more specifically, Bob and Johnny. I used them as my example for the Parts to a Whole assessment, but I’m going to use them again. So with Johnny and Bob, they seem like complete polar opposites; one’s a Soc with parents that…

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is an American classic set in an economically divided city in Oklahoma. The protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis is a member of a gang called the Greasers, a group of youth from lower-class families. Ponyboy is lost in his own mind one night after attending a movie when he is attacked by a group of Socs, which is short for Socials. The Socs are a group of youth from the upper-families from the West side. The Greasers show up in the nick of time, saving Ponyboy from the rival…