Switchblade

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinto Johnny was a decent child, he really didn't get in much trouble. He was better than the rest of the gang, but when he did something really bad that made his whole life change... So have you ever regretted anything you've done? Johnny regretted killing Bob. It didn't come to his head until he realised that he was dead and what he has to go through. He wasn't trying to cause trouble he was just trying to protect him and his brother Ponyboy. Johnny is such a brave…

consisted of drinking, breaking things, and yelling at me. He said that I was cursed and I had somehow caused their deaths. I ran upstairs to my room and walked to my closet. On the top shelf sat a box full of knives. There was everything from switchblades to throwing knives. I’m not sure when my obsession with knives started or even why. Maybe it was because it was a good stress reliever or it got my mind off things. I sifted through the box and closed my hands around a few good throwing knives…

The 1955 movie “Rebel Without a Cause” features the main character, Jim Stark, a teenage boy trying to fit into a new school after being transferred due to his rebellious past. Here, Jim meets fellow friends Judy and Plato, and bully, Buzz, who all play important roles not only for entertainment purposes, but also for socialcal closeness to the time period. Easily, the audience can determine that the film takes place during the Cold War era because of the significant trends and lack of security…

Who Are The Outsiders Have you ever wondered how the Outsiders are different than other groups today in society? Many social groups make up our world today. Susan Eloise Hinton (S.E. Hinton) was a highschool student in Tulsa, Oklahoma and she decided to write a book about the types of groups in her hometown. Susan decided to publish her book in the name as S.E. Hinton because she didn’t want people to judge her knowing she was a girl writing a book about boys. S.E. Hinton’s book got…

There's a group called the socs to in the town, and they're basically at war with the greasers. In fact the socs hunt down greasers in their own territory, yet the greasers never really go after them without a reason. Although the greasers hold switchblades and guns on them, they only do it to protect themselves and survive the only way they can. The socs are very pretentious and rich, they're a lot more respected than the greasers since they haven't gone through a he troubles of…

In the novel The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton, one of the main characters, Ponyboy is introduced as a fairly attractive, smart and athletic fourteen year old kid, being brought up in a greaser neighborhood. Ponyboy is the youngest member of his family and the Greaser gang (also known as “Outsiders” or outcasts). As the story unfolds, Ponyboy’s character evolves; his personality, morals and outlook on life slowly change, as he loses his innocence. The reader quickly realizes that Ponyboy’s…

His upbringing in a slum assisted him in reasoning with the other jurors’ of the innocence of the defendant. It is for this reason that he was able to explain the way to hold the switchblade knife. He says: “you don’t use this kind of knife that way.” (Act 2 page 49). Perhaps with the knowledge he has accumulated by living in a slum gives him an upper hand over the rest of the jurors’ as he can relate to it. Accordingly the 5th jurors…

Although he was tied up, Johnny was able to retrieve a switchblade from his pocket and began cutting the ropes that bound Fiona and him. As soon as they were free, he tried the door . . . no dice. The fire had cornered them; however, this was one of those old-fashioned basements with a door leading outside. Although…

the fountain. Ponyboy feels himself drowning and blacks out. When he regains consciousness, the Socs have run away. He is lying on the pavement next to Johnny. Bob’s bloody corpse is nearby. Johnny says, “I killed him,” and Ponyboy sees Johnny’s switchblade, dark to the hilt with…

the true outsiders are a group of individuals that work beyond the boundaries of a Soc or Greaser. It’s easy to see that the Greasers would be the outsiders of the story. One example was when Ponyboy was at school in biology. He took out a switchblade to dissect a worm since the knife wouldn’t cut. Pony didn’t consider this to be a strange or awkward notation in any way since it was a normal thing for him, but for the Socs, it was totally different. One of the Soc girls near him noticed and…