S. E. Hinton

And he was a friend of ours. We don´t like nobody killing our friends especially greasers¨ (148 Hinton) then after they said that ponyboy broke his pepsi bottle and threaten to ¨split¨ them if they do not leave so then they left and Two-Bit came up and said you would have really used that wouldn't you and he said I guess so Two-Bit told him that Ponyboy…

In this world, people are labeled based on their appearance. Everyone is different, but similar in multiple ways. “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is a novel about two different social groups: Socs and Greasers. Socs and Greasers are two groups who live their lives differently from one another. Socs are the upper class: wealthy and treated with respect. But, on the other hand, greasers are the low class: poor and treated like garbage. Socs and Greasers face different challenges in their lives,…

In the Novel, The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton expressed the temptations, peer pressure, and the unknown circumstances young teens face in everyday life. Hinton uses the character, Ponyboy, to represent the teens. Drugs, fights, class division, and a broken home are just a few realistic situations Hinton uses to give an honest account of teenage struggles. Unfortunately, because of her raw honesty, many critics have seen the story as a problem novel. For example, one critic believes that the story is…

little gang of Pink Ladies with their friends. Even before the premiere of that movie in 1978, in 1967 the novel The Outsiders was written by S.E. Hinton. The story told of a gang of Greasers in rural Tulsa, Oklahoma, just trying to make their way in society. Greasers are what made the culture, the time, the people, so fascinating for the 1950’s and 1960’s. Being in that ‘Greaser’ stereotype, was so rebelliously cool to most American’s, and still is to this day. The revolutionary…

In Stephen King’s, The Body, the inclusion of life lessons is the most evident component in the book. In The Body, four boys, Gordie, Vern, Teddy, and Chris set out on a two-day journey to find a kids dead body. During their journey, the boys’ face many obstacles from avoiding getting hit by a train to fending off a gang of delinquents. This coming of age story has many life lessons that the boys learned, including how not all friendships last, parents are not always reliable, and how various…

Diego Ramirez Ramirez 1 Phelan Per:1 English 18 April, 2016 The Outsiders-Literary Analysis-characterization In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are many interesting characters. The character that I have chosen is the main character, Ponyboy; Now he is not like the others. The three main things about Pony is that he is concerned, fearful, and dependent. Pony is caring because he does not like to fight or kill anyone, he is fearful that the socs will jump or kill him, finally…

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a realistic fiction novel. This book is about Ponyboy, a fourteen year old boy, who is being raised by his older brother because his parents have passed away. Ponyboy and his brothers are members of a gang called the Greasers who are in constant conflict with the Socs, an opposing gang. The greasers proved to be the heroes in the story, not the beloved Socs, the three greasers who showed the most heroism are: Ponyboy, Darry and Johnny. Ponyboy has shows multiple…

The Outsiders “Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things. not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you can see a lot. But all the wrong sights. Not the sights you want to see.” S.E Hinton The…

The movie “The Outsiders” is based off the book by S.E Hinton. Where a group of kids from the east side of rural, Oklahoma have hard lives. From their parents being dead or not even caring about their kids, Because of this these poor kids from the east side have made friendships that can't be broken. Which the soc’s are jealous of because they don't have any feelings or emotions going through them because their parents are barely home. So basically The movie started off when Ponyboy got jumped…

The Outsiders Perspectives The dictionary definition for “stick up for” is to “support or defend a person”. In the book, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, it seems that friends are always supporting and/or defending each other in all ways, taking blame, lying and being extremely supportive. I completely agree that friends should always stick up for each other. Dally from the story has this perspective too, as he helped Johnny and Ponyboy get out of the town after killing the Social. Johnny also…