The Outsiders "The Outsiders" by S. E Hinton is an early novel based on two waring juvenile gangs, divided by economical and social background,the lower East side Greasers and the upper West side Socs. The ... . It is a novel written in first person by a 14 year old Greaser, Ponyboy Curtis who allows us an insight into the lifestyles of these distinct worlds. I chose the novel "The Outsiders" as a text for year 10 for the following reasons: It is a novel which draws the reader in and allows the reader to understand a lifestyle alien to them. Even though the ... our time. The use of both text...

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... SE Hinton The Book I have chosen is the "The Outsiders- by SE Hinton. The author wrote the story when she was just 16 years old, in the 1950s. The book was successful, and it was sold, and still being sold, ... as a young adult's novel. There was a movie and plays made about it, and today there are still many high schools that use this book for English classes. The Outsiders is about a gang. They live in a city in Oklahoma. Ponyboy Curtis, a 14 year old greaser, tells the story. Other characters include Sodapop and Darry, Ponyboy's brothers, Johnny, Dallas, and Two ... when Johnny gets...

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The Outsiders is an outstanding novel by S.E Hinton about two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The low class Greasers from the east side and are a disgrace to society whereas their ... , they care, support and protect them when they are in danger and the Greasers feel as if they have the responsibility to look after both Ponyboy and Johnny. In The Outsiders the Greasers made belonging very clear to both Pony and Johnny. In the novel Ponyboy was proud to be a Greaser, "What are you professional heroes or something sent from ... with him since Pony had got Johnny in this mess in the first pla...

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... written by Craig Silvery effectively demonstrated the maturity of selves and dealing with impediments during coming of age. Likewise, the necessary process of coming of age is highlighted in The Outsiders composed by S.E.Hinton. Social discrimination is shown in Jasper Jones, these discoveries can impact individuals a different point of view on the society. Charlie Bucktin learns that people calls Jasper Jones ... 's new relationship with Jasper reveals the dystopia of Corrigan. And causes Charlie to question the racist world in which he lives. Similarly, the problem of racists is highli...

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"The Outsiders," by S.E. Hinton, narrates the story of Ponyboy Curtis, a teenager whose world has been turns upside down. The novel was written in first person by the fictitious main character who is ... reader feels like is real and she get in touch with the audience. While you are reading you can make a whole world in your mind and imagine the scenes. The Outsiders is a wonderful and emotional book perfect for teenager. The book can teach a lot of teenagers to not get involved in wrong things. Also to stand for the things they think ... understand more their child. The adolescence a compl...

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... step further by showing different situations in which he is really shown as an outsider. The novel is about two different groups, the greasers which are more known as the outsiders and the Soc's which is short for Socials or the more popular crowd. These two groups do not get along and fight with each other throughout the whole novel. Ponyboy ... ...

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S.E. Hinton's first novel, "the Outsiders," is set on the cruel, harsh streets of a Texan city in the 1960's. On the surface, the book seems like a tale of mindless violence, brutality and belligerence, but if you ... ...

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In The Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis has to deal with many problems and dilemmas. It begins with Pony and Johnny going to the movie house with Dally. They meet a girl named Cherry Valence, a local soc. She respects Pony, but knows she can't ever be friends with him since he is a greaser. After g...

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In "The Outsiders" by S.E Hinton we are introduced to a boy and his life in a gang. Ponyboy Curtis is 14 years old with longish brown reddish hair, squared off at the end, greyish green eyes, a bit to green for his liking. "I wish they were more grey, because I hate most guys that have green eyes." ...

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... To remedy this oversight, the young author began to write about teens in a setting she felt would be familiar to her contemporaries. Ms Hinton's The Outsiders was loosely based on a gang-oriented life- style of her fellow high school classmates. In reviewing the book, a critic for the New York Times ... a similar view, noting that The Outsider is "written with distinctive style by a teen-ager who is sensitive, honest and observant .""(CB 104). Summary The Outsiders, an enthralling tale by S.E. Hinton, is an excellent story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and ...

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The Outsiders takes place in a rough city that consists of two sections. The upper half was the "soc" territory or the rich socialites. The lower half was the poor, bad part of ... was Pony's twenty-four year old brother. Cherry and Randy were secondary characters also. They were "Socs" 's member who were friends of the gang. I believe the main conflict in The Outsiders is "Greaser" versus "Socs." They were always trying to get back at each other by fighting or hurting each other. There were also many minor conflicts in this story both ... one of them, Johnny's thinking about death, etc. T...

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... , Ponyboy is very lucky to have Sodapop Curtis as a brother. Similarly, Ponyboy is very smart. Finally, Ponyboy is very brave. Therefore, Ponyboy is the best character in the book "The Outsiders". First of all, Pony boy is the best character in the book because he is a Greaser, a member of a gang formed by teenage boys. All the Greasers are friends, they share ... others like the kids in the church fire. As a result, Ponyboy is brave. At this stage, you can clearly see that Ponyboy is the best character in the book " The Outsiders". First of all, Ponyboy is a greaser, Plus, Ponyboy is ve...

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Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton Rumble Fish, by S.E. Hinton is the sequel to The Outsiders. The characters names are different, but it is still taken place in the same time period. In the story Rumble Fish, Rusty James is a greaser who has a lot of fights ... ...

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