The Change In Hinton's The Outsiders

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Throughout the book “The Outsiders”, there are multiple events that affect the plot, but when Randy told Ponyboy that he was not going to participate in the rumble, it further confirmed to Ponyboy that Socs and greasers are more alike than different, and that the fighting should stop. While Johnny was in the hospital, he told Ponyboy that he thought the fighting was useless. This was where we first started to see a change in Ponyboy. In the context of the book, he originally felt sorry for the greasers, saying how the Socs had everything. He assumed that life for Socs was always easy, and that they never faced similar problems of greasers. When Ponyboy and Randy were together in Randy’s car, Pony was exposed to the story of Bob, and how his

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High level sample Frost and Hinton both explore the concept that all things change, including what is good in life. Frost writes that “Nothing gold can stay.” We think of “gold” as something that is gleaming and precious. When Frost writes that this cannot “stay”, this seems to mean that everything is temporary, including the precious things in life. Frost’s message here is similar to Hinton’s novel. In the Outsiders, this message is displayed through the young character of Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy’s…

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The protagonists in S.E Hinton’s ‘Outsiders’ and James Dahsner’s ‘The maze runner’ are Ponyboy and Thomas.They are both portrayed as two individuals who detach and distance themselves from those around them. This is shown in both novels by their collusion with pain, struggle and loss. Inconsistently as these two main characters seek friendship, they soon find out that as the process goes on they isolate themselves from society more and more everyday, but at the same time they gain something important…

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In S.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…

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The Outsiders. S.E Hinton is known for creating realistic young adult literature that is based on real life events. From the start of high school, S.E Hinton knew she was different, and she proved this when writing her first books. As she got older, writing became harder, although she managed to come up with many outstanding pieces of work that contributed to changing young adult literature. S.E Hinton was very young when she was writing her first and most notable novel; The Outsiders. Her…

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Master Student Professor Haring My Mount Rushmore Throughout history there are many faces that have shaped our country. Many not as big as others but some have shaped our country so much they had a mountain carved out with their face in it. Those faced would be Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt. If I had a chance to make my own Mount Rushmore the faces I would choose are Nolan Ryan, Eminem, S.E Hinton, and Warren Buffet. All these people have shaped…

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In The Outsiders book by S.E Hinton, are two teen gangs in Tulsa, Oklahoma these gangs are separated by the rich and poor; For the poor Greasers and for the wealthy Soc’s; But inside the Greaser’s gang there is Ponyboy Curtis who isn’t like the other’s he’s smart, does good in school, and has nice personality/characteristics compared to other Greaser’s. Like for the Soc’s Cherry a sweet but tough girl, and Randy a honest and respectful guy. Also inside the story there are a lot of class conflicts…

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The life lived by Ponyboy Curtis was very rough. In the story he wrote, Ponyboy set a goal to change that for other children living in his shoes. There were many characters in S.E. Hinton’s novel that helped inspire him to do this. Although Darrel, his oldest brother, did a lot to assist, I believe Johnny was the most crucial character in pushing Ponyboy to write the story titled The Outsiders . Johnny propelled Ponyboy by representing emotion and pride in the Greasers, saving the kids from the burning church…

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