Outsiders

The Outsiders Who are the outsiders? In Tulsa, Oklahoma a 17 year old high school student named S.E. Hinton wrote the book called “ The Outsiders”. The book tells the story of two groups of teenagers : the greasers and the soc. (Doc. A) The outsiders are groups of several people. The greasers and the socs feel like they are outsiders at times. Outsider can be the ones that feel like they are separated from the rest of society. Wherever there are groups there are outsiders. The greasers are…

Have you ever felt like an outsider? S.E Hinton wrote a book called the outsider. She was inspired by her high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her school had different types of social groups and she didn’t like that. So she wrote a book about it she was 17 when she wrote it. She put her name as S.E because she didn’t want anyone to prejudge her for writing about a book about boys. In (Doc.B) Ponyboy forgot he was in one of the socs classes. So when the razor wouldn’t cut the frog he got out…

Out Of The Picture Do you feel unwanted, left out, maybe like an outsider? Well S.E Hinton wrote the outsiders; A novel describing the relationship between two groups, “Greasers”, “Socs.” In the 60s Hinton experienced a lot of discrimination in her hometown of Tulsa Oklahoma. She wrote the Outsiders because she was angry about the different groups. It’s obvious that the Greasers were viewed as outsiders. During biology Ponyboy pulls out a switchblade, and a socs girl says “they…

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton showcases a story where the readers are allowed an inside look into the personal lives of the characters, the popular crew and the “outsiders.” For me, I have always felt a mixture of an insider and outsider for a few reasons. But I learned that no matter what it’s important to be true to myself and be nice to others. I want to think that I am a funny person, so with my humour i was able to connect to everybody. In school, as everyone does I tried to find some…

protagonist, Mrs. Sen as a cultural outsider to the American society and a cultural insider in her microcosm — the apartment she decorated to resemble India. Interestingly, Lahiri portrays another protagonist, the 11-year-old Eliot, as a cultural outsider to Mrs. Sen’s version of “little” India and a cultural outsider of the American society. In other words, both Mrs. Sen and Eliot are mirror images of each other as they go through similar transformations, from a cultural outsider to a cultural…

their actions toward others? Many people may be wondering about this question. People have many different challenges to worry about when forming relationships. True identity, stereotypes, and society could be three of the main ones. In the book, The Outsiders, many characters worry about their social class and where they “fit in” in order to see their true identity. Many challenges are faced with forming relationships. True identity is something many people struggle with. For example, “Social…

Identity formation and point of view is affected by stereotypes and life circumstances. In S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders” circumstances and stereotypes makes the characters struggle with who they are. The Outsiders is told from the point of view of Ponyboy. Ponyboy is golden and doesn’t care for stereotypes and through him we see how the other characters are affected by those stereotypes. The characters’ identity formations are delayed by stereotypes; greasers are seen as dirty, low life…

outside? If you have than you are or have been exactly in my situation right now. There are many differences between being an outsider and an insider. If you are an outsider you may feel like you don't belong and you are not good enough to be on the inside. Then if you're on the inside you might think you are all this in a bag of chips, and that you could never be seen with an outsider. It is really the most meaningless thing ever. We are all human and we are the same, being on the outside or…

According to the Journal of the Adolescent, there are over 1 million children involved in gang activity in the USA. In The Outsiders, written by S. E. Hinton, the revolves around the rivalry between two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The members of the Greasers are comprised of members of a lower socioeconomic status than the Socs. They don’t have nearly as much money as the Socs but they manage to get by. Conversely, the Socs are comprised of the more fortunate class. They have…

Have you ever thought of having a book character as a friend? The Outsiders has a variety of different characters with many different characteristics. The book The Outsiders is a book that has a focus that is mainly on the characters and who they are. The characters can range anywhere from best friend ever to arch nemesis. In this essay, arch nemesis will not stand for frenemy, but somebody that you would like to exterminate from the world. Having Ponyboy as a friend, Two-Bit as a frenemy, and…