Growing Up In The Outsiders

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The Challenges of Growing Up Sometimes we all have struggles growing up. In the book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy Curtis is trying to understand his life as he is growing up. Ponyboy grows up in the 1960’s, where him and the other Greaser’s are in dispute with the Soc’s. Although Ponyboy and I are from different worlds, we both face similar problems growing up. As we get older we are faced with many challenges. We may be stressed from school, getting into fights with siblings, and struggling to live life to the fullest. Growing up comes with challenges and struggles that we have to face. In The Outsiders, Ponyboy’s struggles of growing up are similar to the struggles I have growing up. In The Outsiders, Hinton explains the stress that comes with school. Ponyboy although being diligent and bright with his school work, is failing his classes. For both Ponyboy and me the overwhelming stress from school is a huge part of the struggle of growing up. The reason school is so stressful is because everyone …show more content…
Even as we are growing up, we need to live life to the fullest, which is sometimes challenging. Ponyboy and Johnny had barely gone anywhere is their lives. Johnny’s life was cut short, and even he, himself said he hadn’t done enough yet for it to be over. “‘Sixteen years ain’t long enough. I wouldn’t mind it so much if there wasn’t so much stuff I ain’t done yet and so many things I ain’t seen. It’s not fair. You know what? That time we were in Windrixville was the only time I’ve been away from our neighborhood’”.(Hinton, The Outsiders, pg. 121-122) Johnny and Ponyboy have barely seen anything as they have grown up. A struggle I face growing up is trying to make everyday count. When we grow up we are trying to discover who we are, and we want to enjoy life while we are doing that. Trying to live life to the fullest while we are growing up is a challenge for me and the people who grew up in the

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