Are greasers the actual outsiders in the story The Outsiders? An outsider is a person that does not belong in a specific group. The story “The Outsiders” is about two groups that are both gangs but much different; one gang is rich and fancy and the other is poor and uneducated. Johnny and Ponyboy are the two outsiders in the story. Johnny is the greasers pet everyone in the greasers gang loves Johnny. Johnny is a devastated hero and loves to help people but does not like to hurt people. The personality…
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The Outsiders A person could be recognized as a hero if they were to do something like save someone In a car accident if they couldn't get out of the car. In S.E. Hinton's book The Outsiders many of the characters did heroic acts and became heroes. Johnny, Dally, and Ponyboy are all heroes in different ways. Johnny, Dally, and Ponyboy are all heroes but they are heroes in different ways. Johnny is a hero because he is brave. Some reasons why he is brave is when he saved Ponyboy from getting killed…
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relates to the character Johnny Cade from the famous book The Outsiders. When Campbell says, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”, he means that a hero can be someone who is willing to risk his life for other people’s sake. In S.E Hinton’s realistic fiction novel, The Outsiders, she expresses the character Johnny as a hero. The book tells the story about a group of boys, otherwise known as “The Greasers”. One of the characters, Johnny Cade, struggles with…
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Who’s considered an “outsider”? Some people grow up outside of society. They don’t look for fights, they look beyond. The Outsiders takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960’s. This novel is about two social groups of teens, Socs and greasers. Along the way, there are conflicts that cause separation between buddies in a hurtful way. Which characters from the novel were different or set apart from the rest of society? The “outsiders” of the novel are Ponyboy, Johnny, and Cherry based on textual…
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E. Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, Ponyboy, discovers that people should not be judged by what gang or group they belong to. Through the book, Ponyboy learns hard lessons about people and he learns that there are good and bad people from both "sides of town". Ponyboy comes to see that socs like Randy and Cherry are not that different from him and just because he is a greaser doesn't mean he has to resort to violence and fighting. By the end of the book, Pony's friend Johnny, who is dying, tells him…
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Douthen Lau 12/22/11 English. 7 Ms.Skolnik The Mysteries of an Outsider Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups. -Anne Rice The true nature of surviving through tragic and rouch enviroments is to be an Outsider. If they are an outsider, it means they dont fit in with what is considered normal. An outsider is someone that doesn't fit in quite well. They don't belong in a group. They do not belong with the rest but…
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you ever felt like an outcast? Well in the book “The Outsiders” it seem as if anyone could be an “outsider” depending on perspective. Set in Oklahoma and written in 1967, “The Outsiders” tells a story two different groups; The Socs (Socials) and Greasers. The outsiders could be anyone from the Socs to the Greasers and even the rest of society. While the Greasers may feel like the “outsiders”, the Socs could actually be considered “outsiders” since they aren’t apart of that group. As Cherry mentions…
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Many people claim that The Outsiders book is way different than the movie. There are a lot of different opinions associated on it. The Outsiders is about a gang of kids living in a society where there are two different social classes: Socs and Greasers. One day, when Ponyboy and Johnny are hanging out in the park, a blue Mustang pulls up. The Socs inside it are drunk and try to drown Ponyboy. In order to save Ponyboy, Johnny takes out his switchblade and stabs one of the Socs with it. He loses his…
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achievements, and or noble qualities. Being brave is an important thing for Ponyboy, as he shows his bravery in many different situations. Ponyboy is also very loyal to his gang, the greasers. Ponyboy is determined to do whatever it takes to help or rescue those in need. Ponyboy is the primary hero in The Outsiders because he is brave, loyal, and determined. Ponyboy shows his bravery many times throughout the course of The Outsiders. He shows his bravery when he goes into the burning church without thinking…
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The Theme of Violence in the Outsiders The Outsiders had a visible theme of violence in it. This book was quite violent, for example, when Johnny murdered Bob the Soc. I know that Johnny murdered Bob to save Ponyboy, but it was still violent. One more example is when the greasers and Socs fought. This part was not as violent as other scenes, but I thought that this contributed to the theme of violence. Dally being killed after robbing the store was violent as well. That was a sad part in the book…
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