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Characters In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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What are 1960 's outsiders? What are 2000 's outsiders? They are both put out of society, but that can 't be it. The outsiders have changed so much, it 's incredible. But, why are insiders afraid of them. This essay is based on the book, The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. The main characters are Johnny and Ponyboy. They are outsiders because they are greasers (which are put off to the side) and they are from the East side. Each Outsiders band together, however, they each have a different way of getting around. The looks of outsiders are very different from today and now. Characters in the outsiders have long hair and they usually wear jean jackets. They put lots of grease in their hair. They are not necessarily fashionable, they wear a

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