S. E. Hinton

Have you ever wondered if there was a second side to a story? And if so, what it was? Exactly why that guy called the bully has been so for the past ten years? There’s got to be a reason right? In The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, there are many examples of how people can assume one thing when it’s truly an entirely different situation in which a long story is behind. The Outsiders is about a fourteen year old boy who has been raised in a mix of prejudgements. Things are often not as they appear…

different at the same time. Some people may be so similar that others might think there could be no difference between them. Or, others may think that some people are so different that they could have nothing in common. In the book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, Johnny and Dally have many similarities, yet have differences, too. Both Johnny and Dally live in an abusive environment and have parents that certainly do not care about them. Also, Dally and Johnny can relate to each other by their…

For my independent reading this month, I chose to read The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton (which she wrote in high school). I would classify this book as a “coming of age” novel, but since that wasn’t an option on the genre list, it also classifies as a realistic fiction novel. I think it can be both of those genres because the protagonist of the book, Ponyboy, emotionally and mentally grows over the book and bonds with people who you wouldn’t expect. At the beginning of the book, Ponyboy is…

mainly brings knowledge, especially of how to remain strong in the absence of positivity. Life experiences can also determine our perspective and outlook on life, essentially forming our individual personalities. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy, goes through tough experiences that change the way he views and lives his life. Experiencing…

His personality stands out as the gentle one of the gang, but he “was a good fighter and could play it cool, but he was sensitive and that isn't a good way to be when you're a greaser” (88). Ponyboy knows that Johnny could fight if he needed but Johnny says “fighting’s no good. . . .” (148). He believes that fighting does not answer the problems the greasers and the Socs have. Before Johnny died he wrote a note in Gone With the Wind and left the book for Ponyboy. His philosophy on fighting is…

Bridge from Death: The relations between love and worth to death The Outsiders, a novel by S.E. Hinton, conveys death is desired when one has no more to love, or if one cannot contribute to the world any longer. When three characters from two rival gangs perish, the protagonist of the novel, Ponyboy, finds that they had much more in common than he initially dreamed. The first is that of a Soc, a socially elite gangster, who seemingly has a well rounded and exhilarating life before his…

"That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes." –Ponyboy Chapter 6, page 92. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about a group of friends going through everyday troubles and their lives as Greasers in a little town in Oklahoma that isn’t too big or too small. A character in this book that really stood out to me was Johnny. In the book when Ponyboy was explaining how Johnny looked like and how he act, he ends up using a simile to explain…

In the novel The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, juveniles Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis are on the run. Johnny has killed a Soc, Bob, and they hide in an abandoned church in the Jay Mountains. The fuzz are after them, and they have to act fast. The boys accidentally set fire to their hideout. Johnny and Ponyboy try to rescue some kids out of the building, and the newspaper reports on the story. In the papers, it has the story on the fire, their involvement, and how they are heroes. Two…

El Coyote the Mexican Rebel El Coyote the Mexican Rebel is the best book to describe the Mexican culture but, the book is well enjoyable. El Coyote the Mexican Rebel tells a story about a orphaned mexican boy who runs away from his cruel aunt and his uncle that has a massive drinking problem.Luis Perez is a average Mexican kid that decides to run away. The boy (Luis Perez) soon joins the Mexican rebels and has a great adventure with his fellow rebel but, he decides to leave the rebels. The book…

Good people sometimes make bad decisions. They mess up and they let others down. But that doesn’t make them bad people. We all make mistakes.~Unknown When Ponyboy Curtis thinks of Dallas Winston (Dally) from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders he thinks of a hoodlum on the streets. He does not think of Dally as a good person because of his actions. But what if his actions have good intentions behind them? What if all the negative qualities that Ponyboy describes, Dally uses for good? Dallas Winston is…