The Outsiders : The Outsiders

The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, is a book that is full of excitement, adventure, and real-life situations. The book starts out in the daily life of a 16-year-old boy named Ponyboy. He is a part of a group called “greasers” that battle with “socs” daily. The greasers are usually poor and the socs are usually rich. One night, Ponyboy and his friend, Johnny, are walking when they get jumped by a group of socs. One of them is attempting to drown Ponyboy in a fountain, but Johnny saves his friend and kills the soc with a switchblade. They quickly run to Dally to explain what happened. He gives the boys a gun, $50, and a place to hide. They jump on a train and hide out in an abandoned church. They stay in that church for a couple weeks, then Dally

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two groups of kids the greasers and the Socs. The Socs are the rich kids who drive expensive cars and wear expensive clothes and the greasers are considered the bums. They don’t have money and they don’t get whatever they want, they also have to work extra hard to get to where they want to be. If you are considered a greaser you are a muffin and the Socs are the cupcakes. Everybody would prefer a cupcake over a muffin, but in this story two boys were just trying to protect themselves and they get into some trouble while doing it so, they hit the road. I am going to tell you about whether or not Ponyboy and Johnny are heroes.

A Hero’s Journey: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton brings to life many notable characters who will long be remembered. The story is centered around the Curtis brothers: Darry, Sodapop, and protagonist Ponyboy. Other members of their greaser gang, such as Dallas Winston, Two-bit Matthews, and Steve Randall, also played a role in bringing the story to life. However, no character stands out more than the “gang’s pet” Johnny Cade. In the novel, Johnny undergoes a compelling transformation from a victim to a hero, evident in his standing up to Dally, defense of his friend by killing Bob, and the courageous rescue of helpless children from a burning church.

The Outsiders is a novel by S.E Hinton about a gang of Greasers in the 1960s. Greasers being the lower class “hoodlums” and the Socs being the more well off and “civilized” teens. The story follows 14 year old Ponyboy Curtis and the events that take place after a Soc was killed. One or more of the Greasers can be considered heroes because of Johnny saving Ponyboy, Darry not going to college to support his brothers, the gang taking falls for one another and how the gang helped Johnny.

How many problems could a greaser in the 1960’s gone through, and how bad could they have been “ The Outsiders”? The author S.E. Hinton had a very strong connection with this book because she wrote at the age of 15 and was there in the middle of the conflict with the greasers and Socs. She also based the characters in the book off of real people.The name of this book is The Outsiders and was written by S.E. Hinton.The main characters in this book are Ponyboy Johnny and Dally and also includes the rest of the gang. The Outsiders is a book about two boys who are a part of a greaser gang. They get jumped by Socs Johnny kills one of them runs away and ends up dying but Pony end up having a better life.In the book The Outsiders Ponyboy runs into some problems with the law, his friends, and family. Even Though he goes through these things, the novel shows how problems can make you stronger.

Firstly, Dally is incredibly loyal to his friends. Throughout the entirety of the novel, he puts himself into dangerous situations to help and protect his gang members, more specifically Johnny

The Outsider by S.E Hinton follows the lives of two group of young adult’s in 1950’s America. The groups named “Greasers” and “Soc’s”. Greasers is a term used to class all the boys in the east side, which was the poor side of the town they were mainly known for their long and greased hair. Walking home alone was dangerous because the rival gang, the Soc’s could easily attack them. The Socs, short for Socials, are "the jet set, the West-side rich kids," who are from upper-middle-class families. Ponyboy explains that the gangs are "just small bunches of friends who stick together, and the warfare is between the social classes". Society thinks that Soc’s are better than Greasers as they often look more handsome and they seem they work harder

Summary: "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton is a classic novel set in the 1960s, narrated by Ponyboy Curtis, a teenager caught between two rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The story explores themes of identity, social class, and the impact of external pressures on young individuals in a turbulent society. Author's Purpose and Audience: S.E. Hinton's purpose in writing "The Outsiders" is to depict the challenges faced by teenagers in a divided society. The audience is mainly teenagers, as the book delves into issues relevant to their lives, such as peer pressure, stereotypes, and the struggle for identity. How the Book Supports the Claim: "The Outsiders" vividly illustrates how external factors shape a hero's identity through the experiences

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is an inspiring and well written novel written by an for teens. In chapters 1-8 we learn about the courageous and brave characters such as, Ponyboy who is a small built 14 year old greaser, Johnny who is described as a small black puppy who has been kicked too many times as well as Sodapop, Darry, Dally, Steve, and last but not least Two-Bit a controversial boy who can never not say his opinion. In the course of a week Johnny and Pony seem to find themselves in a heap of trouble. Everything was as normal, socs hate the greasers visa-versa, admiring each others girls, and getting into small riffs until one day when they pushed each other over the deep end. Johnny took out his shiny switchblade and viciously stabbed

As a young adult, it is difficult to grow up without parents and still be tough and brave. In addition, teens can be emotional and overreact at times. In the novel The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, a fourteen-year-old kid named Ponyboy Curtis feels different emotions that make him stand out from other Greasers, or “hoodlums”. Ponyboy, the youngest of all the Greasers, is a great example of a teen who feels isolated, brave, and emotional throughout the novel.

The Outsiders novel can change your mood in a second. Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally need an emotional and physical change. The Outsiders is a book which has two groups of people, the Socs and the Greasers. The characters in this novel have to overcome many obstacles and challenges throughout their lives. Ponyboys gang has a lot of issues. The boys and their gang get beat up, abused, and two of them pass away.

Throughout the story, we see Dally do many reckless things, but it all starts in the beginning when Ponyboy introduces Dally to the readers. “He has been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids- he did everything.” (Page 11) From this quote, we learn that Dally will do anything- even if it means jail for him. He has a miniscule sense of self control, and we see that through his actions. Another quote that shows his recklessness is when Dally breaks some news to Pony and Johnny. “ ‘We can’t walk alone at all. I started carryin’ a heater…’ ” (Page 83) EVen though Dally keeps the gun not loaded, the police do not know that. If Dally pulls the gun out, which he does in chapter 11, the police will shoot him down. By carrying the gun, he is putting himself in danger, but he does not care. The final time where his reckless shines through is on page 29, when Dallas slashed the tires on someone’s car. EVen though the consequences will be serve, Dally does not think about what he is doing and does it anyway. Through his actions, he proves that he has no self control and really is reckless. This trait goes hand in hand with one of his other traits- he is a hothead and has a short

The way in which Dally reacts to problems he’s given is weak and reckless. How he reacts to Johnny’s death is perfect example of how Dally can’t deal with any problem headed his way. When Johnny dies, Dally can’t handle his grief, so he attempts to rob a store, leading to his eventual demise. If Dally was strong enough to handle Johnny dying, he never would’ve done something so reckless and get himself killed. Pony boy says that he “knew that was what Dally wanted.” (154) Dally is used to life of a criminal, and he knows better than to do what he did. He made the police believe that he had a loaded gun on purpose, not as a heat of the moment

Who Are We? What Are We? How does who someone is affect one's identity, or what they want to be? What makes them the person they are today? Well, their identity is what makes them who they are and as everyone changes, so does their identity.

It’s difficult to be a hero when you do some bad things to get there. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are two completely different sides of town in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Socs are the rich kids who drive expensive cars and wear expensive clothes and the Greasers are seen as a good-for-nothing person. They don’t have money and they don’t get whatever they want, they also have to work additionally hard to get to where they want to be in life. If you are considered a Greaser you are like a muffin and the Socs are the colorful cupcakes. Everybody would prefer a cupcake over a muffin. In this novel two boys were trying to protect themselves and they run into a problem while doing it so, they hit the road. I am going to tell you my opinion on whether or not Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade are heroes.