struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. The fiction book focused on the story of when Greasers Ponyboy and Johnny end up into a fight with several of the Social members, the brawl ends in the death of a Social member. Ponyboy and Johnny are forced to run away and go into hiding. The other gang members of the Greasers must now cope with the consequences of the situation. The three topics addressed in the profound book are: what it takes to be a…
in telling the story. Body Paragraph 1: First of all, I thought outsiders was such a great story to read. It taught me some stuff about life what not to do and what to do. The first comparable scene is when Dallas Winston ran to join the rumble (greasers/gang). One similarity between the movie and the book was when Dally was running towards the rumble. One difference between the movie and the book was…
think we are family is when my father beats me up. That's all i’ve only ever grown up with. Mum, well is that's what you can call her… She does nothing to stop my father hitting me. My home is a vacant lot. My family are the greasers. We live on the East side of Tolia. Greasers, no money no class, clothes, just long greasy hair that's never been washed. That's okay, i can live with that, but i can't live with the rumbles no more...SHOOT. Nearly died some time ago. I’m shaking now just talking…
them turning over to their friends to be his only true family. Next off is all about the differences. Let’s start right from the beginning. In the book, Ponyboy is currently being jumped by Socs, and is completely defenseless until his fellow Greasers appear to help chase out the Socs. However, in the movie, we see Ponyboy and the rest of his little gang walking out of a movie theater, and start to get chased by Socs that were driving mustangs. In the book, Ponyboy is also descriptively…
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 problems and hardships, not just Greasers. After Randy said he wanted to run away Ponyboy thought, “I remembered Cherry’s voice: Things are rough all over. I knew what she meant” (Hinton 117). When Pony says that he knew what she meant, he understood how all people have troubles.…
In the Native American tribes and reservations, suicides have been extremely high for a multitude of reasons. On of them being that young Native American are often in hunger, and many drug related problems occur often. Some Natives who have depression are stuck between a rock and a hard place because rarely there is someone to help them cope with their problems. In addition, unemployment rates are through the roof at a staggering 80%. When in school, many teen Native Americans get bullied only…
where there is gangs. These gangs are rivals. There also rich kids who fight the gangs. “I gotta do something. It seems like there’s gotta be someplace without greasers or Socs, with just people. Plain ordinary people. This was said by johnny. It really does describe this book. It is about having a place that is not just Socs or greasers. It describes a place with out bullies, without robbers ,and bad things happening in the world. I think this references a world where there are no bad things…
The novel and the movie are similar and different in significant ways, this affects the audience’s experience in certain ways.The book, The Outsiders, was written by S.E. Hinton and was published in 1967. The movie also called The Outsiders was released in 1983. The main themes in the book are love and loyalty, the main themes in the movie are violence and gang life that are not as well represented in the book. The movie and book are different and similar in many ways. In the book when Ponyboy…
The main idea in this story is to represent all the different gangs and people there were. In this story, The Outsiders, there are 7 boys in the Greasers gang. From youngest to oldest there is Ponyboy, Johnny, Sodapop, Steve, Dally, Two-Bit and Darry. From the book it states “That was the difference between his gang and ours- they had a leader and were organized; we were just buddies who stuck together-each man was their own leader.” This states how each person can achieve and do great things.…
Music In The 1960’s The 1960’s were a time of change in society, fashion, politics, attitudes, and especially music. During these times, many different social influences impacted popular music, and songs began to include social consciousness and political statements. Events like the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, and the progression of the Civil Rights Movement all inflicted change in music. During the 1960’s, many genres of music emerged, like Motown and R&B,…