things become very difficult in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Review: with the help of S.E. Hinton, the author herself, Francis Ford Coppola captures this dramatic, thrilling movie almost perfectly. The song “Stay Gold” by Steve Wonder which begins and ends the movie was a great choice because Johnny quoted “Stay Gold, Ponyboy” on his deathbed. The actors’ images were captured exceptionally. The greasers’ hair looked just as I had imagined it by the description in the book, especially Ponyboy. Another…
One difference is that they have different opinions on whether or not Ponyboy should change. For example, Johnny tells Ponyboy to stay innocent, kind and just the way he is. In the letter that Johnny leaves behind for Pony, he speaks of Pony’s fondness of sunsets and says, “That’s gold. Keep that way, it’s a good way to be” (178). Johnny does not want Ponyboy to become harsh and cruel…
strong, telling Ponyboy to stay himself, also all the times Johnny’s parents abused him he still went to meat up with all the greasers and still manage to be himself. Dally ability to keep his cool when in stressful situations and his advice to Pony about staying tough. Throughout the book, spending time with Dally and Johnny, Ponyboy becomes a better person adopting Dally’s confidence and toughness and Johnny’s ability to keep him together when times are hard and to always stay who he is.…
In a split society with Greasers, the hoods, the lower class and Socs, the higher class rich white boys. Ponyboy Curtis who is a 14 year old greaser lives at home he tends to be alone an outsider. His has two brothers Sodapop and Darrel Curtis who they call Darry. Ponyboy’s parents died in a car crash( so he is raised by Darry, He cared about Ponyboy, he cared about his grades (Hinton,9) Ponyboy had to adapt to these changes. Ponyboy had to grow up, these changes were hard but Ponyboy…
Ponyboy Curtis is a 14 year old boy in the book The Outsiders. The story takes place in the 1960s and the main plot is the differences and rivalry between the south side (soc’s) and the North side (greasers) of the city. If you are born a soc you are blessed with wealth, nice cars, good schooling, and a future in society. But if you are a greaser you are condemned to a life of being poor, having to live of stealing working lousy jobs. Ponyboy and his two older brothers Sodapop and Darryl are…
Steve: considers soda and pony his kid brothers and works at the gas station with soda Ponyboy: 14, the youngest greaser and loves to read which sets him apart from the others and lives with soda and darry Johnny: he’s 16 and considers the greasers as his real family and he is nervous and sensitive. Soda: Everyone thinks he’s good looking he works at the gas station Darry: nickname is superman, he’s the leader of the greasers he’s twenty-two and works two jobs and is pony and sodas older brother…
After being taken from her mother in an unauthorized C-section, she is quarantined in a facility and tested on by the only people she knew. Eleven or El is a girl with a shaved head, and telemetry tic powers, which causes bleeding in the head when used. She escapes her facility in 1983 Hawkins, Indiana the day Will Byers disappeared and she met a group of boys Wills friends; Mike, Lukas, and Dustin who hide her from society and help her away from the bad men. Stranger things is a sci-fi thriller…
A long time ago in a place not so far away, lived three lovely ladies in Yorkshire, England. Their parents had recently died in a small shipwreck off the coast of Scotland, and they inherited the family mansion. The Revolutionary War had ended twenty years ago, and many people were starting to venture to the 13 colonies. Most in search of new opportunities, including one of the lovely ladies named Amelia. The story starts out in a grand feast in honor of Jane Rockfield who would soon be…
I took a deep breath and began pacing around the room. Thoughts were circling through my head. What about my friends? I won’t know anyone. A flurry of contradictory thoughts came in response. But you don’t know if it’s better there. I sat on my bed and let out an exhausted sigh. I had to choose between staying at my home school, or going to a new middle school that had just opened up called Metro. My mother had first heard of Metro through a neighbor whose son was starting. She was told about…
been only three executions since 1976” (Sellin). Just in the state of California alone, an execution has not occurred since ten years ago. After California’s last execution in the year of 2006, problems that had arose regarding lethal injection protocols brought the state’s execution system to a halt. “Because of different legal issues surrounding the state’s lethal injection procedures, executions have not taken place since 2006” (California). Ever since this complication, the execution process…