Compare And Contrast The Outsiders

Johnny is ponyboyś best friend who stays with him and sticks up for him no matter what, this portrays loyalty. We see the true extent of Johnnyś loyalty when the group of socs attack Pony and Johnny in the empty lot, as one the of the the boys is drowning Pony in the well Johnny stabbed Bob (the leader of the socs) to death in order to save Ponyboyś life. Johnny is caring for Pony when he talked to Pony in the empty lot after Darry had hit him, even though at home Johnnyś life is much worse, also Johnny showed his caring when he let Pony sleep on his shoulder after he cried himself to sleep in the abandoned church on Jay mountain. We learn alot from Johnnyś very humble actions, we learn to always stick up for your friends no matter what. Johnny is beaten at home and has a rough life, but he doesnt complain he just is an all around good guy. Johnny is very important in Ponyś life because he sticks with him

Johnny is the best supporting character in The Outsiders. Johnny is Ponyboy’s closest friend. His mother and father are not involved in his life and do not really care about him. Therefore, while he was alive in The Outsider, S.E. Hinton decides to characterize Johnny as a thoughtful, brave, and fearful teenager.

In the book and the movie, The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, there were similar themes. In the book, one theme was things are rough all over. In the book the theme is developed differently but also the same then in the movie. In the book and movie, the theme, Things are rough all over, is developed the same way.

One piece of evidence to show that he is fearful is, “Johnny Cade was last and least. If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny”(Hinton 11). Johnny has a tough life. He is beat by the Socs very badly. No one else in the gang has ever been beaten this badly. And with that Johnny is afraid for his life. In the book the narrator is younger than Johnny however, he brings up that Johnny is, “ … everyone’s kid brother”(Hinton 12). This shows the gang thinks of Johnny as a little immature. It is almost as he is helpless like a child. Lastly, Johnnyis very quiet. He does not speak very much and always has, “a nervous suspicious look in his eyes”(Hinton 11). Even though the gang likes having Johnny around, Johnny has trouble relating to the guys in the gang besides Ponyboy, the narrator. This is why Johnny doesn't speak much. However, Johnny changes when he accidentally kills a

Two kids neither with caring parents, set off into the world, from two different places. Both different on the outside, share the same heart on the inside. Johnny, a hero, is similar to a criminal, Dally. How though? The Outsiders is a 1967 novel on boys from low-income families that face their problems with the socs, the group on the east side of town that is very wealthy, and some bratty.

Being cautious and apprehensive was the most recognized traits that Johnny had in the beginning of the book. Johnny Cade was cautious and apprehensive at the beginning of the book due to socs. jumping him before the start of the book took place yet the event was described later on. On page, 34 it says “But after the night of the beating, Johnny was jumpier

In this novel, Johnny Cade is represented as sensitive. As Ponyboy is describing Johnny to the reader, he says, “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him…” (12). Johnny’s parents could care less about his well-being. He despises his parents and doesn’t allow his mother to see him in the hospital for that reason. The gang also hates Johnny’s parents for how they treat Johnny. Johnny’s home life contributes to his sensitivity. Another example is when Cherry is talking with Ponyboy at the movies and she says, “Johnny…he’s been hurt bad sometime, hasn’t he?” (31). Cherry asks this question during her conversation with Ponyboy. Ponyboy’s response is the story of the time Johnny was jumped and severely injured by the Socs. While Johnny and Ponyboy are around Cherry and Marcia, Johnny tenses up because they are Socs. Talking to or being around Socs is a sensitive subject for Johnny as a result of his horrible experience with them. A final example of Johnny’s sensitivity would be when

He is 16 years old and is a part of the greaser gang. Throughout the book, Johnny evolves from a boy who is passive and taciturn to a character who is courageous and brave. To begin with, Johnny lives with himself in constant fear. Ponyboy writes, “If you can picture a lost dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny” (11). Johnny is petrified of his parents due to abuse he receives for no reason and then is ignored when he turns to his “second” family.

“They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong,” captures the essence of a bestselling novel that has resonated within the hearts of many around the world. The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, is a coming-of-age story about a group of teen boys struggling in a fight between social classes during the 1960’s. It is an emotional and compelling story that was eventually adapted into a movie. The movie has been critically acclaimed and watched by people of all ages. Even though the movie was based off the book and contains close similarities, there are some differences regarding the characters, the plot, and the themes between the two.

The book excerpt and movie clip of The Outsiders have several similarities and differences. The two different mediums have some clear similarities. In the text portion and film clip, they both show 1950s dialect. In the book snippet, Ponyboy uses the word “a’woofin,” which is sort of a slang word in the 1950s. In the film adaptation, the dialect and accents from Ponyboy, Johnny, and the Socs show that they were in the 1950s, along with the use of some 1950s slang. Another event both accounts have that are alike is that they use the same insults in the excerpt and movie. In both accounts, a Soc said, “You know what a greaser is? White trash with long hair.” In addition, Ponyboy also threw back an insult in both mediums, saying, “You

The Outsiders was about the greasers and the Socs. The Socs always jump the greasers, one day Johnny fights back, he ends up killing Bob. Johnny and Ponyboy run away to a church and hide until Dally comes and gets them. They then see the church was burning, Ponyboy and Johnny run into it to save the kids inside. Johnny and Dally get injured, Ponyboy is okay. The greasers win the rumble, the Socs will stay out of the greasers territory, Johnny passes away from his injuries, Dally robs a store, the police shoot him, and he does not survive the shots. In the end Ponyboy decides to regather his life and he starts with writing his theme for his ELA class. The book The Outsiders book, the

Even in his own home, he doesn’t feel right. A quote about him from page twelve that shows this is, “His father is always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was hacked up at something…” Both Johnny’s mother and father abuse him. His mother makes sure he knows that he isn’t wanted, and Johnny’s father likes to use him as a punching bag. He is also seen as an outsider in the Greasers. On page twelve, he is described as, “Johnny Cade was last and least...” and “He had a nervous, suspicious look in his eyes.” This means that out of all the Greasers, Johnny Cade is the smallest, most cautious, and most of all, afraid.

(Hinton 12). Johnny is the most fragile member of the gang, and running away is just a minor example of what he would have done if his friends had not taught him love, or affection, something his parents, and

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee are extremely influential novels that can teach great lessons to teenagers and adults. One of The Outsider’s main themes is; everybody has different problems, but everybody is still the same. This theme is shown throughout the entire novel and explains it well. There are two different groups in the setting of The Outsiders, the socs and the greasers. The socs are the rich kids that drive nice cars and get into a lot of trouble without being punished by their parents, and the greasers are the less wealthy kids that fight with the socs and wear greased back hair and leather jackets. Both of these groups are completely different people, but they still live in the same city and see the same environment. As Ponyboy states “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset” (Hinton).

Johnny's personality changed throughout the book. At the beginning of the book, Johnny was immature. He was too full of himself and did not think before he spoke. By the end of the book, he was more mature. He became more humble and less easily angered. In chapter one, Johnny was overly proud and arrogant. Then, in chapter two, his hand got burnt and he lost his pride.