Robert Renfroe‚ better known as Bob Riley once said‚ “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed”. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ Johnny Cade is a 16-year-old Greaser with long and greasy ebony hair covering his forehead. He has dark pusillanimous eyes and a scar that runs from his forehead to his cheekbone. Johnny is portrayed as an abused boy who was emotionally and physically traumatized‚ but throughout the novel‚ it is revealed that he is a
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Johnny and Dally: Similar yet Different How can people with such different personalities and ways of life have so much in common with one another? It seems nearly impossible for something to occur like that. Although‚ In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders two characters‚ Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston‚ are alike in some ways‚ but are also different in other ways. Johnny and Dallas are alike because they both have neglectful and abusive parents who do not care about them‚ and they care about each other
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Being true to yourself in an important virtue to carry on throughout one’s life and should be focused on vigilantly. In S. E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders‚ it features a young Greaser dubbed Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy‚ the protagonist in The Outsiders‚ has matured since the ending of the novel‚ and is now ready to graduate from high school and enter into the real world. Although‚ he must make the decision of whether he would prefer to remain as a greaser‚ and stay in his comfort zone‚ or change to
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People all need‚ have‚ and want something or already have it‚ and what they wanted or need.In the Outsiders‚hinton highlights the conflicts of both the greasers and socs to show that life is difficult for rich and poor kids. Through depicting their personal conflicts‚Hinton reveals that these young men‚seem so different but share similar needs. In the Outsiders‚ Hinton explains how we all have our problems and difficulties. In the following paragraphs I talk about what problems/challenges that people
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At 17 years old‚ S.E. Hinton managed to write one of the most memorable and accurate novelistic depictions of what it’s like to want acceptance and belonging as a teenager. The Outsiders‚ Hinton’s first novel‚ remains as one of the best-selling young-adult novels of all time. Written for teenagers‚ about teenagers‚ and by a teenager‚ The Outsiders captivates its audience with memorable characters (who are memorable for more than their obscure names) and climactic drama‚ and it leaves the reader
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and forget about people’s wealth that we’re would all be just ordinary regular people. We all bleed‚ red blood when we cut ourselves‚ we all hurt and have emotions and rights we are all humans. Reading this incredible story “The Outsiders” By S.E. Hinton was an inspirational book it opened my eyes to such other things that is more important that is going on in the world. I’ve learned a valuable lesson‚ like to stay gold like the poem in the book. Nature’s first green is gold‚ her hardest hue to hold
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about the greasers‚ the poor teenagers who don’t fit in‚ fighting with the socs‚ the rich kids who have everything. The greasers have it worse because they have bad family life‚ they are always fighting and being jumped by the socs‚ and they don’t fit in with society. The greases have bad family life like relationships with their parents. Dally’s parents don’t care about him or what he does‚ ponyboy’s parents aren’t even alive they died in a car crash. Johnny has a
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“The Outsiders” S.E Hinton creates a realistic theme and a protagonist that will intrigue young readers. The Theme Mclean (2011) states that young readers experience real life situations by reading about them. Division by socioeconomic status is a theme that all teenagers can relate to. According to Hinton (1967) there is a clear social division between the teenagers that live on the West- and East-side of the town. This division is caused by socioeconomic status. Hinton (1967) states that the
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When S.E Hinton adopted the title ‘The Outsiders’ for her book even though the word “outsider” was never recorded in the book itself making it the title was an intelligent move on her part. However‚ an outsider‚ in my opinion‚ is someone who doesn’t follow the flow that everyone else follows. For instance‚ many things could make you an outsider‚ including your appearance‚ your family‚ the way you live‚ and how you perform with other people. But why was it so critical for Hinton to use the word “outsider”
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The Outsiders written by SE Hinton continue to be a literary influence on the lives of many teens. This novel has been translated into 30 languages and many fine personal connections with either the plot for the characters themselves. My connection in the novel outsiders is when pony boy tells us that his parents died in a car crash and my dad died in a boat crashing that is kind of the same thing. My favorite quotient from the book the outsiders is when Johnny is about to die and he says to pony
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