S. E. Hinton

Fitting in isn't always an easy thing to do. In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton some characters alter their personalities to blend in with others. The common theme that is constantly popping up in this book is, people aren’t always what they seem. Nothing can apply to the real world better than this. In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton many people act different around others than who they really are. One example of this is the character Dallas Winston (Dally). Dally ran into a burning fire to…

In chapters nine and ten of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton it is important for the Greasers, the Brumly boys and Tim Shepard's gang to win the rumble. It is important for the Greasers, the Brumly boys and Tim Shepard's gang to win the fight because if they do not the Socials will have control of more of the Greasers, the Brumly boys and Tim Shepard's gang’s territory. The Socials would have more of the Greasers, the Brumly boys and Tim Shepard's gang’s territory because when they run the Socials…

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the novel is about a gang of boys who live a hard life, but are always there for eachother. The setting takes place during the 1960’s in a small neighborhood on the south side of town. The main characters in this book are Ponyboy who tells the story, Darry a brother of Pony’s, Sodapop another brother of Pony’s, Dally a tough guy, Johnny a scared, quiet boy, Two-Bit a talker, Steve a tough guy, and these boys are called the Greasers because they live on…

they’re seen together it’s a crime with the exception of the times they’re fighting one another , or trying to make snarky remarks. The relationship between the two is miles from being good - natured towards one another. In “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton there are 2 gangs, the Socs, and the Greasers, why are they constantly picking battles when they don't have a legitimate reason to in the first place? The Socs live on the West side, they’re called Socs because it's short for socials, the…

How does it feel when someone loses their parents and only having your friends and siblings also having two of your best friends die. Well in the story “The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton” a boy named Ponyboy was in the situation. Since Ponyboy’s parents died, he is staying with his brothers not going into a boys home. Darry and also Sodapop is Ponyboy’s brother and take care of Ponyboy and it should stay like that. Darry is constantly worrying about Ponyboy every day. If the cops found out he is…

People tend to keep company with one another based on opinions and qualities that they share. That being said, no two people can be entirely identical. This is certainly the case with Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston from the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Johnny and Dally are in similar situations due to them both having neglectful parents and placing minimal value on their lives. Despite their similarities, Dally and Johnny have very different opinions on how Ponyboy should be and on the…

closest friends we think we know the best, we really don’t. Nobody could know an entire person's life from beginning to end. There’s so many things we don’t know about others, so who are we to judge them? In the story called The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there’s 2 very disparate cliques. One called…

Sodapop Curtis is a person I found interesting in the novel The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton. He really stood out to me because he reminds of people in my life.A lot of my friends relate to Sodapop, not necessarily his smarts or the things he does that is wrong. I mean his character traits. He is very sensitive, loyal, and enjoyable person. In the book, there are many example of his traits. Loyal is a word to describe Sodapop. One way he is loyal is because he listens to ponyboy, his brother, even…

S.E Hinton wrote the outsiders when she was in high school and did not plan to publish the story. Since then it has been made into a book and a movie. I think the book was bad because it did not give the effects that the movie did.I liked the movie because it had more of the story put into it detail wise.While the book and movie have many similarities and differences, the movie was more effective in telling the story. To begin the first comparable scene is when the socs arrived in there cars…

Ricky Martin once said “Heroes represent the best of our selves respecting that we are human.” Ricky Martin knows a lot about heroes. S.E. Hinton knows a lot about heroes too. She shows this writing a book called The Outsiders. One of the heroes that she mentions is Dally. He is a hero because he looks out for his friends and saves them. Dally is a hero because he helped Ponyboy and Johnny in hard times. This hard time was when Johnny and Ponyboy get attacked by the Socs. They were scared…