Outsiders

to show courage and bravery in the face of danger and risking his or her life for another and later being admired by the public society.Being a hero can also mean showing the act of kindness and helping others when needed. Three people from the Outsiders that meet this description are Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and Dally Winston. Ponyboy curtis fits the description of hero because is courageous when the church was burning and risked his own life to save the little kids. He didn’t even realize…

As Dally falls down from the powerful gunshot, we all seem to think, “Why has all this bad stuff happened to everybody in The Outsiders?” Then an answer hits us. In The Outsiders, Socs and greasers do not tend to have a say in their own lives. It seems to be the environment is shaping the Socs and greasers lives, leaving them as victims of their environment in a world full of stereotypes through all social, emotional and economic aspects. Life from a social perspective in a city full of Socs…

An Outsider “I wish you could see all the pain and emotion that is built up inside me.” My school and social life was very different in elementary school than how it is now. Back to kindergarten all throughout elementary and a bit of 6th grade, I was in so much emotional pain. I wasn’t happy with my appearance or body, I would always put myself down, had zero confidence in myself and hated who I was. There was a point where I believed everyone who left me out, and made fun of me. I believed…

social inequities. In music lyrics can be powerful ways to either encourage the end of inequities, or lyrics can glorify inequities. Additionally, books written with a target audience of teens, often contain inequities. Some books, such as The Outsiders show how income inequities divide social…

If we compare the novel of “The Outsiders” that was written by S.E.Hinton and the film that was produced by Francis Ford Coppola, there will be many similarities and differences. One of the major differences is the different treatments to express some major themes. For example, Conflict between different social classes, conflict between siblings, the definition of family and the coming of age and maturation of teenage boy. The conflict between different social classes is based on several…

The short story “Through the Tunnel” Doris Lessing, the non-fiction story, “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Rider” Bruce Weber, and the novel, “The Outsiders” S.E. Hinton, all portray that coming of age is when a person goes through a changing experience which allows them to grow and become their own heroes. Bruce Weber’s non-fiction story “The Loneliness of a Long Distance Rider” portrays that loneliness is the key to coming of age and healing after going through a traumatic experience.…

People who don’t fit into a stereotype feel the need to change the way they look and act so they fit into a stereotype. According to S.E. Hinton’s novel, “The Outsiders”, Ponyboy Curtis was an outsider. Ponyboy is extremely intelligent, and wants to go to college, which makes him dissimilar to the Greasers. Yet Ponyboy is unfortunate and hangs around thugs which makes him unlike the Socs. Ponyboy dressed and acted like a Greaser…

"Stop! Please! Im Sorry!" Yelled Johnny Cade. Johnny Cade is a character from the novel the Outsiders. He is a sixteen year old boy that is from an abusive home.. The only people that show him love and affection and care for him are the members of the gang he is a part of which is called the Greasers . Johnny was the quiet one out of all the members of the Greasers. He was also know as the pet in the gang. Johnny looks up to Dally Winston, He also is known as a hero, Johnny parents don't care…

The Outsiders Essay If someone completely opposite to you called you a disgrace to society, would you say the same to them? In S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, greasers are considered a disgrace to society because of their insufficient housing and their lack of money to afford things that the socs have. Though the greasers are poor, they love each other like a family. The socs, on the other hand, do not really “love” each other. They can afford the “necessary” things, but many are not kind,…

There are many different types of literature that can explain the society's perspective on the topic of acceptance and tolerance. Two pieces of literature that reflect the decision on society are, The Testing and The Outsiders. Both novels have viewpoints that can influences the society to believe in one side of the story when there is always at least two sides to a story. Throughout the beginning of the first book, The Testing, the smallest, poorest colony, Five Lakes, has always been known as…