Life is full of choices, choices here and choice there. some are small like what you’ll have for breakfast and others are big like whether you’ll finish high school. But are they really your choices? Are people really in charge of their life like they claim to be ? A statistic shows that 40% of children in America are raised without a father and 50% of children have experienced divorce by the age of 18. Studies also show that children who have gone through divorce are more likely to get lower grades and are considered less pleasant to be around by their peers and teens who live in a single parent or blended home are three times more likely to need psychological help within a year. These choices are already made for the children and they have …show more content…
Really, the question is: are external influences more important that internal? Many people will agree that external influences are more important in making people who they are because external influences shape your attributes and point of view, when humans are born there is more bad than good inside you and you can only change by divine intervention. So, how is it that external influences shape people? Interestingly characteristics and attributes are determined by external influences because of the way our parents raise us, for example, if your parents always overemphasized the importance of education you will hold it in high esteem and therefore when choices arise you will choose education over having fun. Like Cherry said “It’s not just the money. Part of it is, but not all. You greasers have a different set of values..(38)” meaning that Socs and greasers were different because of how they were raised. There have been many examples of the importance of good parents, this is …show more content…
The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a powerful book that has maintained its popularity because it is real and true. Pieces of evidence in this book have lead many people to the conclusion that external factors are more important than internal in forming identity. Becoming afraid of external circumstances is a regular occurrence for humanity; but learning, instead, to embrace circumstance is more beneficial for human development because God uses circumstance to make His children stronger. However, as a society, humanity should learn to help one another through these storms. The government should help those who are most vulnerable and help make their circumstances better. God is also calling each and everyone to go out there and make a change in another person 's life. This generation is blessed with abundance in so many ways. Restoring families, governments, cities, and the world is a daunting, but noble goal. Living with knowledge that God is faithful and has a purpose for everyone is the beginning of
Throughout this novel, we could conduct that The Greasers and The Socs are not much different from each other than they appear to be. In the beginning, PonyBoy illuminates how The Greasers are seen on the outside. PonyBoy writes, “We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an
Both the Greasers and the Socs, struggle with, parent issues, money, and the opposing gang. The first struggle for the Greasers and the Socs, is that they have parent issues. In the book, Johnny, one of the gang members, is sort of the “runt,” of the gang. His parents, are abusive, and always ignore him. This shows that Johnny, really doesn’t have
Alexis Hernandez Alexis Ramirez Mrs. Kartouch 8 English GATE 1 20 March 2023 Connections Through Themes Literature enlightens human beings about profound life lessons and the complexities of human interactions. In the fictional novel, The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, the protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis, undergoes a multitude of traumatic experiences that change his life forever. Through elaborate direct and indirect characterization and symbolism, S.E. Hinton develops many universal themes. Preserving childhood innocence, stereotypes and biases, and the Human Condition are among the most significant themes that the author wants readers to learn from and apply in life. Childhood innocence is one of the most precious things that a young person has,
The Outsiders, an American bestseller from the 1960s, was about the conflict between two rival gangs of teenagers. However, from one of the main characters, Johnny, we could see that he got a deep affection from violence. The violence changed Johnny’s personality, his life and led to the ultimate death of Bob the Soc. The violence in The Outsiders impacted Johnny because he suffered a lot of violence from his family.
I’ve realized that today people criticize you by your past when they should really criticize you on what you’ll do for the future. Like the greasers, they are criticized by how they look, and their past. They are being ruined and almost killed for their characteristics when really that should bring them closer together. In this classic novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, take a look as hatred from differences unravels in a compelling and mischievous way. Reading this book is like falling into a tunnel of excitement the deeper you get the better and more hectic it gets.
Money is one reason why greasers had it tougher. In the story, the author says, “We're poorer than the socs and the middle class.” This shows that greasers don't have a lot of money, so they can't buy a lot of the things that they would need to survive. Greasers couldn't do a lot of things because they were poor, but the socs were rich and they could do whatever they wanted with their money. In the story, the author says, “We get jumped by the socs.”
All the choices we decide to make have been shaped by our personal experiences that are not entirely ours since society has influenced our thoughts of those
Divorced Parents vs. Married Parents (Effects on Children) Children being raised in a single-parent household has become more common over the past decades. Parents, whether married or single, should always try their best to make the most for the benefit of their child’s future. However, children sometimes experience obstacles that are tough to overcome due to the type of lifestyle they are in. One of the factors could have been caused by the type of household the child lived in.
"Outsiders" Compare and Contrast Essay The “ Outsiders” movie and novel are awkward and interesting. Upon watching both they appeared to be somewhat similar. However, after finishing the movie and having time to reflect they have distinct differences.
The Socs are more of a disgrace to society than the greasers because they are a menace to everyone. This is because they pretend to be something that they are not. Cherry explained to Ponyboy that every Socs is emotionless, or at least tries to be, which makes them fake. Greasers may steal, but this has no long-term effect on the community. The greasers actually care about what happens in the community.
Also, Cherry Valance tells Ponyboy, “ Things are rough all over.” This shows that the Socs believe that they have their own set of problems that the greasers have no idea about. Nevertheless, they do nothing to try and make themselves seem like decent people. The greasers struggle more than the Socs because the greasers are not wealthy like them and they have little, if
Abstract In today’s world, divorce may be seen throughout different cultures and ethnicities. Attitudes and behaviors may change in children when they experience parental divorce. It is shown that children living in single-parent families exhibit a low level of education (Raley, Sweeney, & Wondra, 2015). Typically, children live with the mother after parental divorce.
After a while of gruesome writing I had finished my essay, The Outsiders. I had Soda and Darry read it and they both thoroughly enjoyed it. Soda said that it captured the essence of each moment perfectly and Darry said that it made him relive the experience. (Even though that might not be the best thing) It 's been almost 2 weeks since the death of Johnny and Dally.
Nature vs. Nurture Extra Credit The debate in psychology whether and to what extent our aspects of behavior are either genetic or learned characteristics has been going on for a long time. Genetic is the nature side of the argument. Learned refers to the nurture side of this long debate.
Racism has been a nuisance in American history which would lead to severe consequences such as suicidal thoughts, a society where people don 't trust and respect each other, and even results emotionally; fear, hatred, and low self-esteem. Although racism cannot be changed or fixed we could still decrease the progress of racism. Additionally, racism is not a burden to be born of but instead, is determined by the surroundings of a person such as a peer pressure or even family influences from parents Living through the years of change we as children learn and crafted from our surroundings. The way we are raised in our family or even in our environment of friends due to peer pressure we choose our characteristics of who we will grow up to be.