Have you ever felt like an outsider in your life? An outcast to others, or the feeling that you 're going through something by yourself? Well meet the main character in S.E Hilton 's novel, The Outsiders. Ponyboy Curtis is a fourteen year old boy in the decade where in every city there were gangs and groupies. Ponyboy is in a gang along with his two brothers and their friends. They are known as greasers for their greasy hair, and because they aren 't the richest people in the town. The greasers rivals, socials or 'socs ', are the opposite of them. They have nice clothing and brand new cars that they drive around town. S.E Hilton started writing this novel when she was only fifteen, and it was published in 1967. The book that she wrote is a …show more content…
The characters that S.E Hilton writes about are very well devolved for a short novel like this one, they are also memorable to the readers. Ponyboy Curtis is the main character and the narrator of the book, and he talks a lot about how he feels about various things throughout the novel. He isn 't like the stereotypical guy who bottles up their emotions to seem more like able by the ladies, and actually, a lot of women look for a guy like Ponyboy because he shares how he feels. Johnny Cade is a kid that gets beat up by his family but he is never really angry about it. He has a friendly but paranoid demeanor to his personality, and he is loved by his second 'family ', which is just Greasers. Last but not least, Dallas or 'Dally ' Winston. He is a typical bad boy in the novel, and most young adults or girls like guys like him because he 's wild and very flirtatious. He 's a tuff guy with a lot of pent up anger, but he rarely takes it out on his buddies unless they made him angry. People may like other characters in The Outsiders, but these three boys seemed to be liked the most for their different personalities. Readers love these characters in this book that the author writes about though, even if they aren 't listed above. As said before, they all have their own unique personalities which makes them, well, them. Just
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 main characters in this book are Mr. Wedge, Ron Jones, and The Campers. Mr. Wedge is the director of Camp Wiggin. He is somewhat an intimidating character, but
We do not realize how much someone else can affect our own life, and Ponyboy is about to find out. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton is a coming-of-age novel where the 13 year old main character Ponyboy Curtis runs away with his best friend Johnny. Ponyboy experiences a lot of death and impermanence in this story. From his parents, to his enemies, to his best friends. He is forced to let all these people go.
Harry's relationships with his bandmates, Johnny, Cheyenne, and Richie, are a significant part of the story. They support and encourage him, and he learns to trust them and rely on them. Through his interactions with them, Harry begins to understand the importance of having people in his life who care about him and accept him for who he is. The novel also contains several archetypes, including the outsider, the hero, and the mentor.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a fictional young adult book with many conflicts covering themes such as: don’t judge a book by its cover, leave the past behind, you never know what someone’s going through, and more. It stars a group/gang called the Greasers, the main character and narrator being Ponyboy. This gang is a group of teenage boys/young adults who are on the poor side of this area. The members of the Greasers are Ponyboy, Johnny, Sodapop, Dally, Darry, Two-Bit, and Steve. There’re also the Socs which are the “rich and spoiled” kids in the book.
In S.E. Hinton’s story, The Outsiders, group identity is so important that sometimes people overshadow their own identity. In our generation it is kind of the same way to some people, for instance people sometimes act and dress differently around the popular kids to fit in. While at home they do their normal routine and stay true to themselves. This is so important to the story for many reasons. It is also really important to kids this age in 2017.
Many young adult novels are full of memorable charters. Many charters face obstacles and hardship and change due to it. At the beginning of S.E. Hinton’s Novel The Outsiders Dally is hard, cold, and unbreakable. however, at the end of the story, his emotions overcome him because of what he went through.
Due to the descriptiveness of the characters in The Outsiders, it may be easy to form judgements about these people. Opinions are something you make based on the knowledge you have of the person both fictional and real. Deciding whether or not you like a person in the book is your belief and may not coincide with another person’s opinion. In The Outsiders, there were a plethora of characters to choose from to be a certain role in your life if you were a greaser. If you were a greaser, some people that prove to be good examples for frenemies, enemies and “baes” are Cherry, Bob and Dallas.
The chapters 1-5 of the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, is about two gangs the greasers and the Socs, who are always causing trouble. In the greaser gang, the protagonist, Ponyboy, is always getting good grades and is the smartest in the gang. Dally is one of the members in the gang, Ponyboy 's brother, has been in jail multiple times. Sodapop is also Ponyboy’s brother. He works at a gas station.
UNDERSTANDING PLOT AND CHARACTER (K/U) 1. Describe the personalities of the three main characters Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete Hog wallop and Delmar O’ Donell. (3 point) Ulysses Everett McGill is a clever, quick-witted person and fast-talking. He’s good at coming up with good plans when things go wrong. He’s disdainful when it comes to religion, for example: when Delmar and Pete were baptized, they said all their sins have been pardoned, Ulysses Everett said that the priest is lying to them.
Societal adversities carve an individual’s outlook and character, which may continue unaltered until their untimely death. Susan Eloise Hinton, author of the coming of age literary text, The Outsiders, depicts the prevalent teenage social rivalry in the 1960s between the Socials (Socs) and the Greasers. Through a series of consequential incidents, various characters are challenged and undergo a progressive transformation throughout the story, while others remain static and do not respond with a shift in character. Dallas “Dally” Winston resists change despite the numerous opportunities for transformation as Ponyboy Curtis’ most distinctive gang member. Dallas Winston as a static character, remains self-preservative and detached from society, as seen in Ponyboy’s assessment of him at Buck Merril 's party, his conversation with
Have you ever experience the loneliness? Have you ever be an outsider? Do you care about other people feeling? The book “The Outsiders” written by S.E. Hinton’s novel, is about a boy named Ponyboy, which is on the greaser side. There are two main gangs of people.
t: Did the characters in the novel overcome challenging obstacles? Write a five paragraph essay discussing the major conflicts in the novel and whether or not they were overcome. In the book “The Outsiders” the main characters Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally face many obstacles. In the book there are essentially two different classes (gangs), the socs and the greasers.
People are often misconceived for what they present on the outside, not what’s on the inside. This is shown in a number of characters in a number of novels. One of these novels, is called the Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton. In this novel, there is a boy named Johnny, who is in a gang called the greasers. He is like the pet of the gang, and without him, their is no balance between the gang mates.
The Outsiders is a book based solely on the point of view of Ponyboy, the main character. The book revolves around the brotherly love of Ponyboy’s brothers and the rich gang, the Socs, who despise the Greasers-what Ponyboy is-because they are of lower social status. The Socs often remark the Greasers as ‘greasy’ and always needing a haircut. The Greasers, in retaliation, declare the Socs as cold-hearted and selfish. In truth, these remarks aren’t reality.