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    Example Of Heroes

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    Some icons people have are not always what they seem to be on the outside. Through reading novels and learning about historical and modern heroes it has become clear that heroes are the ordinary people who push through the challenges of life even if it’s really difficult, they are the people who are humble, but not all heroes followed the rules. First of all, heroes need to be able to push through life's challenges. A good example of somebody who does this is Frederick Douglass. He was a free African

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    Johnny Cade Archetype

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    The best of hero’s are people that are able to rise above the worst of personal circumstances to prove that these things are not able to hold them back and they still can become someone who can contribute to society. The character of Johnny Cade is definitely not the archetype of a hero. Firstly, Johnny has a very bad home life in which he is subjected of verbal, physical, and emotional abuse by his own parents. “Living in those conditions might have turned someone else rebellious and bitter…”

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    Come Home - Onerepublic The song Come Home by Onerepublic, relates to The Outsiders because when Poney and Johnny ran away from home Darry and the greasers wanted them to come back home after Darry slapped Johnny. In the letter the Soda sent Poney says “I wish you'd come back and turn your selfves in but….” (S. E Hinton, 70), the greasers want Poney and Johnny to come back home. Safe & sound - Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars Safe & sound represents the church setting because Poney and Johnny don’t

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    The book The Outsiders is about two groups of kids who are separated by wealth. They always seem to get into trouble whether it has to do with money, stealing, or fighting. Throughout their lives they struggle with the question: are things really tough all over? S.E. Hinton´s Outsiders shows that prejudice leads to wrong conclusions,violence, and oppression she shows this through the characters, feelings and events that happen throughout the book. One of the main groups of characters, the greasers

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    The Outsiders is a Novel set in the 1960’s that explains the divide between people with similarities and differences. The book explains life as it was in the past, is in the present, and will be in the future. It talks about the rift between different people in society and their social classes. Every rift must try to be changed by someone for the benefit of society, and that person is exalted as a hero. There are many heroes in the outsiders, but the biggest hero is Ponyboy because he was empathetic

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    Batman, Spider-Man, Superman: we associate each of these characters as an idealistic hero. Growing up, a hero meant someone who had enough courage to fight off the enemy. We imagine our heroes in a cape or costume out saving the lives of many. An ideal hero would receive achievements for his or her efforts, but those heroes do not compare to the “American Hero”. In early European literature, a hero was one who ventured on a journey with hopes to return home a hero. Although similar, an American Hero is

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    up Montag to the realities of the world around him. She leads him to conquer the darkness within himself (the conformity and lack of individual thought) and to join her in free thought. While society may consider Clarrise (and those like her) an outsider, she has the power to spread individuality and empower people. The idea of rebirth is present throughout the novel, starting with the rebirth and

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    Not Your Normal Hero Are there some people in your life that you would consider a hero? Well some of the of the characters in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, are considered heroes in their own way. Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy could all be classified as heros. They have proved on several occasions that they are heros. First, Dally could be considered a hero. There are so many things he has done to prove he is a hero. Some quotes from the book can show ways he plays a hero in the book. “We think the

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    would you feel? The Outsiders by S.E Hinton addresses this problem head-on as you follow Ponyboy as he battles stereotypes against his friends and himself. The theme of this book is to never judge a book by it’s cover which is demonstrated through the two main groups: the Soc’s and the Greaser’s. It is also demonstrated through another character who is the group of Soc’s but is a spy for the Greasers, Cherry Valance. One of the groups that are mentioned in the book Outsiders are the Greasers. The

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    Comparison between the Movie and Book: The Outsiders It is an experience of a lifetime to read a story in a book and watch the movie. The book and movie, The Outsiders, share many similarities and differ in equally many ways. S. E. Hinton narrated the Outsiders, and this high-quality narration was equally translated to the movie (2). However, they seem to vary in so many ways. This write-up examines the similarities and differences between the book and movie, The Outsiders, in terms of the plot, characters

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