Francis Marion

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…

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…

book is known for the amazing story behind two social groups. The Outsiders is a very descriptive book that lets you picture everything in your mind. The book had an amazing impact that later years a movie was made into a motion picture melodrama by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983. The movie purpose was to give us a better explanation and perspective about the book. The movie made me think and wonder about all the differences between the novel and the movie and it also made me realized which source…

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…

The 1972 film, The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is a perfect example of feudalism. With Vito Corleone as the king pin and the rest of his family as major players in the New York mafia. The Godfather is not the normal gangster film or a film about Italian immigrants. Two social movements occur in The Godfather, the aristocratic court, and the coup. While the film takes place mainly in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s, there are no democratic institutions seen. There are no…