“I’ve learned a lot about good and evil. They are not always what they appear to be.” ~Charles Van Doren. Sodapop Curtis has done a lot of bad things in his life, as well as the good things. In the end, As many of the bad things that Soda does, the good tips the scale just by an ounce. Throughout Soda’s life, he hasn’t necessarily been a saint, but he has done some good things. Even though Ponyboy is three years younger, Soda doesn’t treat him like a brother, but as a friend. When Darry accuses
The class novel we have read for this unit, The Outsiders has many relationships. The majority of the relationships in the novel are friendships and partnerships. The Outsiders takes place in a town where there is a divide between two groups, the Greasers whom are located in the poor East Side and the Socs on the richer West Side. The Greasers and Socs have a rivalry that lasted for many years and gets much worse as the novel progresses. The rivalry is somewhat related to a modern day gang rivalry
forever? In The Outsiders, author S.E. Hinton tells the story of gang life in Tulsa ,OK in the 1960s. The gang is like a family, and each of the characters encounter situations that change their lives in different ways. By showing us how each character is affected by an event, she shows us that nothing, especially that which is perfect and beautiful, can last forever. Darry has to grow up too fast and leaves his childhood, Johnny’s loyalty for his gang costs him his life, and Sodapop discovers that
The Outsiders- S. E. Hinton Characters Ponyboy Curtis- The novels fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of all the greasers. Ponyboy’s literary interest and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop. Darrel Curtis- Ponyboy’s oldest brother. Darrel, known as “Darry,” is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents died in
I really enjoyed your book “The Outsiders”. You described everything very well, and the detail was exquisite. I really liked the parts where you were explaining something from another timeline, like when Johnny was beat up, and the story about SodaPop and Mickey Mouse. I feel as though it brought another level to the story. I also really liked the part when you were describing all of the characters because it gives them depth and lets us into how they each live their live. Although, if I had to choose
For the main character of The Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis, loyalty is a principle for him. According to Ponyboy, loyalty holds him and his gang together. The gang shows that their loyalty is a key example of pride and honor. They boys stand up for each other because they feel the need to, and will not let anything come between that. They will do anything for each other, even if it means putting their selves in danger to protect one another. Based on the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the main theme
In my personal opinion I believe that birth order could have a lot to do with a person’s behavior and skills. Using the novel, The Outsiders, you can see how the birth order traits compare to the three brothers. Darry has leadership skills and is responsible like most first born children are ("What Your Birth Order Says About Your Personality"). Sodapop acts like a mediator and a problem solver for his brother’s arguments ("Cigna"). Ponyboy being the youngest having to look up for his elders
The Outsiders Friendship is something that expresses many obstacles through its time. To be able to comprehend someone's problems, feelings and situations. Ponyboy, a young boy in a gang known as the “Greasers” can always count on his brothers and his friends to be there whenever he's in need. In many circumstances Pony and his friends showed true friendship by having each others back, caring for each other and being there when it really matters. In the book the Outsiders, the author S.E Hinton expresses
Joshua Hwang Mrs.Chalupsky English 8 CL 28 September 2015 Title The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton was a book like no other and spawned generations of book that who try to recreate . Never before had an author write a book about the life teenagers so realistically, which included drinking, fighting, smoking, etc. In addition, The Outsiders had talked about a topic that not been really written about before, the social divide between the rich and the poor. This topic was exactly teenagers of then and
The Outsiders tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis, a fourteen year old, who has just lost his parents and is trying to get his life back on track, but it seems like an impossible endeavor once the plot starts developing. The story starts with Ponyboy walking home alone from the movie theater, a car pulls over and a group of Socs gets out of it and starts beating him. Some of Ponyboy’s friends from his gang happened to be close and help him, making the Socs run off. The next night Ponyboy and