In a book called the Outsiders written by S.E Hinton, there is a guy named Ponyboy, also know as Pony. Pony is the main character in the book and during Pony's whole life his community was divided into two groups, the greasers which Pony was and the socs. The socs are rich and people who get away with things while the greasers get blamed for everything and have very little money. In Ponyboy's life he faces war between the socs and greasers. So here are some of Ponyboys traits that make him different…
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As I read the book then watched the movie, “The Outsiders”, I noticed that the movie and book have many similarities and differences. For instance, the plot and characters stay the same throughout the book and the movie. However, the movie leaves out key events and small details that are in the book. Overall the book and movie, “The Outsiders”, are mainly the same, but they do have their difference The book and movie, “The Outsiders”, have many similarities. One main similarity is the…
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been a haven for my imagination. For as long as I can remember, I faced bullying and felt like an outsider to many friend groups. I can only remember having one true friend, who is more like a brother. Most of my role models have been fictional characters. Many taught me the importance of loving yourself and others, but Levi Ackerman is a different story. Although Levi is only a minor character, every fan of the manga and anime Attack on Titan knows his name. He grew so loved amongst fans that…
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CHARACTER PROFILE CHRIS LANG Age – 16. Education – Wirrawee High Family – Parents, who were not captured in the war as they were overseas when the invasion happened. As a result Chris doesn’t share the same drive to take back the town as the others do. Relationships – Although the group become to accept him more as the book progresses, he is still considered to be an outsider and doesn’t really make any good relationships. Interests – Smoking whatever he can find, getting ‘absolutely baked’…
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Judge Characters by Their Names? While reading any type of literature, whether it is poetry, a short story, or a novel, one can make the connection that quite possibly the names of some characters are chosen specifically by the author to portray the character based on the meaning or gender of the name. I have always paid attention to names in a piece of literature just to see how certain characters’ names may portray what kind of character they are. Although not proven, it seems as if minor characters’…
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Amy, Robert and David. The student that was surprisingly resilient was Laurie, she was also the main character of the story. Laurie was mentally and also physically strong at dealing with the consequences that result from the wave such as the isolation from the entire school and her best friend, the break-up with her boyfriend and the discrimination and violence of being and as being an ‘outsider. There were many reasons why students supported the wave and were not resilient and did not stand up…
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film could have sequels. I also believe that these changes were the outcomes that the audiences would want to happen. For example, if Malcolm and Hammond died in the film, some of the people may have been saying “Oh my god, that was my favourite character. Why did he have to die?”. This seems to always happen whether it's movies, or tv shows. Finally, the adaptation captures all the necessary aspects of the novel and removes and changes some of the unwanted and unneeded…
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Summer Reading Journal Prompts! ! 1. ! ! How are the characters developing? Do I dislike certain characters? Are some characters dynamic? Are some flat? Do the characters change over the course of the story? How are the events or other characters influencing or motivating the characters? ! ! Many of the characters develop in their own way throughout the book. For example when Ellie Hathaway first arrived at the Fisher farm she was completely opposed to the idea of living and participating…
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Scottish Protestants and French Catholics were the first two outside religions to have missions in East Africa, thus the Africans were first introduced to Christianity. The two missions play minor roles within the book, Blixen is friendly with both and often sends her workers and squatters to have injuries taken care of. The major Muslim presence in British East Africa was from Somali immigrants to the country. In “Out of Africa” none of the…
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Asian-Americans usually get cast into background or minor roles more often than other minorities. The characters that appear in American media affect how outsiders regard AsianAmericans and how Asian-Americans regard themselves. Historically, Asian-Americans were portrayed using stereotypes like the perpetual foreigner (unassimilated immigrants), the yellow…
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