Greaser

with a heart that's beating at the speed of light. You've been waiting for this feeling all your life, sometimes it's just hard to realize…I think this relates to the burning church, and Johnny and Ponyboy realizing that they are not stuck as bad “greasers”, and even though Johnny killed someone, he can still save others. "'i'll get them, don't worry!' I started at a dead run for the church, and the man caught my arm. 'I'll get them. You kids stay out!' I jerked loose and ran on. All I could…

What is a hero? People usually think of Superman, Batman or Captain America when ‘hero’ is brought up. But, are heroes people who fight criminals, or have supernatural powers? Take Darry Curtis as and example. Darry isn't like the stereotypical heroes- he’s not strong like Batman, or have supernatural powers like Superman, but he is selfless, loyal and caring. Darry is the most selfless person that has been written about. For example, Darry was “a real popular guy in school; he was captain of…

condition. The book was made for kids ages 12 and up. She based the book on the riveraly gang at her school. She just describes where she was coming from and whats its based on. She thinks highly of others an sees the good in situations. She calls them greasers and soc’s. I expected it to be more sad and more pointed to a lonly kids view. It was published in Oklahoma it it started her career, it was the best Juviline book writen. http://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Hinton-S-E.html…

people seem, good things not lasting forever, and about how real friends will always be there. People always judge people on what others think about them but what they think isn't always true. In the outsiders a Soc named Cherry becomes a spy for the greasers. Dally, whom didn't’t ever show emotions, robbed a store and got shot because of Johnny's…

called greasers. The socs are always jumping the greasers and beating them up but they never get caught because they have rich parents and are high up in society. Throughout the book it gives details on the struggles that the kids with no money have to go through every day. It also gives insight into the true motives and feelings of people and how not everything is perfect, even for the people who seem to have it that way This book is told from the view point of a fourteen year old greaser named…

To continue, many people are excluded just because of their financial situation. Such as, areas of high-poverty have people that are less likely to attend quality schools, live in good houses, have good healthcare, and have cheap consumer credit, and find other ways out of poverty. This is not fair because even if the people are in a tight situation, they do not need to be treated badly. Another example is that investigations have shown that Americans blame poverty on poor people and are…

sent straight from heaven. Or are you just professional heroes or something?” (Hinton, 1967:81). Even though Jerry, the school teacher plays a lesser role in the novel, he is very significant because he represents a figure that is absent in the “Greaser” gang’s lives. As Ponyboy confides in Jerry about what had happened in the past week, Jerry’s view of Ponyboy, Johnny and Dally being heroes remains. (Hinton,…

a hold of one of the skinny greasers, and dunks his head into a nearby fountain. Icy water flows into the helpless teen's mouth and knocks out his senses. All of a sudden time seems to stop and the deep tunnel of a timeless era is filled to the brim with the Crimson red color. Too young greasers find themselves in a horrid position, when there is no place for them to call home anymore, after Johnny had killed a soc by the name of Bob. Although Ponyboy is an poor greaser, he still was able to go…

What does it take to be a hero? Firefighters are considered heroes because they save people from fires. Solders are also considered heros. They fight for the country and freedom. Not all heros have to be adults. Johnny cade who is 16 is also a hero. Johnny is a brave kid this is one of his traits that makes him a hero. Johnny did a lot that him a brave person. Johnny saved his best friend ponyboy's life but in the mix he had also killed another teen. The night that he helped ponyboy he was…

Do you know who Randy Adderson is, well he is from a book called The Outsiders. The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two groups of boys the Greasers and the Soc. They don't really get along but there is only one Soc that does get along with a greaser his name is Randy. The character Randy Adderson is a mature, honest, and thoughtful guy. First of all Randy is really mature. (p.141) S.E. Hinton it shows. “No kid, it was your friend, the one who died in the hospital.” This shows he is…