The book is written by S.C. Hinton. The genre of the book is Realistic Fiction. She wrote this book as a sophomore in high school at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The chief character, Ponyboy Curtis, is a diffident, quiet 14-year-old male child who gets good classs and likes to pull and read. …
The Ousiders Essay – Sodapop Curtis In S. E Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, there are many themes represented in the book, but one of the main themes is social ostracism, or the conflict between the economic classes. There are two rival gangs within The Outsiders: the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs represent the upper …
The Outsiders Alienation The Outsiders is a story that has motley of alienation. Alienation isn’t being taken by aliens. Alienation is uniqueness and someone that is different from another person or group of people. But through the whole story of the Outsiders there is alienation. One symbol of alienation in this story is money between …
Now, it is known that Dally was a criminal, a true Greaser. He was arrested at the age of ten, and mugged small children for fun. He didn’t care about anyone or anything, except for Johnny. Dally risked jail time to help them, providing a gun, money, and a plan. Johnny and Pony escape to …
Contemptuously: Without respect; in a disdainful matter Important quotations: “He was in critical condition. His back had been broken when that piece of timber fell on him. He was in severe shock and suffering from third-degree burns. They were doing everything they could to ease the pain, although since his back was broken he couldn’t …
“The Outsiders” was written by S. E. Hinton while she was only 17. She was influenced by her friends to write this book after her boyfriend was badly beaten up by a gang. This book is set in the 1960s America outside Oklahoma. This book explores the situations of two rival gangs, the lives of …
We also ask the question often attributed to the Australian singer Kamala “Why are people so unkind? ” The most obvious lesson to be learnt from the novel is the one about the futility Of violence. We learn that the greasers have all been both victims and participants in beatings/rumbles as part of their way …
‘Hard times bring out the best and worst in human nature’ The Outsiders – Text response essay In the novel ‘The Outsiders’ by S. E Hinton, we see how hard times bring out the best and worst in human nature. Human nature is basically what people are like deep down. As the characters change and …
