ipl-logo

Differences And Similarities Between The Outsiders And Retort '

620 Words3 Pages

Many people will like someone but know they can never be together. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Chapter 3 is about the relationship between cherry and Ponyboy and how she knows that they will only stay friends. “Retort” by Paul Laurence Dunbar discusses the emotions a boy feels about numerous girls. The dialogue in The Outsiders and the poem “Retort” reveal similarities between the characters’ relationships because they both show that they can never be with the other person. The dialogue in The Outsiders shows the characters’ relationship and how they can never be together. In The Outsiders excerpt it states “It’s not just money. Part of it is, but not all. You greasers have a different set of values. You’re more emotional. We’re sophisticated…” This is significant because this shows that cherry only thinks of Ponyboy as a friend and how she can never be with him. This demonstrates that Cherry, knows that there are too many differences between the two. She is sophisticated, has more money, she finds different value in things, she acts with no emotion towards things, and the fact that their social status are very very different and it will never work out. Just as cherry lets ponyboy know they can never be together the poem “Retort” reveals similar character relationships. …show more content…

In the poem it says “Then my heart spoke out with a right bold air Thou art worse than a fool, O head!” This emphasizes the fact that his head tells him not to fall for a girl but his heart tells him the other wise and as soon as he gets a girl he knows he won't stay with her. The author's intentions was to show that he will jump from girl to girl because he doesn't use his head instead he uses his heart which will lead him to never be with the other person. Just like The Outsiders the poem manages to show how they are similar through character

Show More
Related

  • The Outsiders Movie And Book Comparison Essay

    501 Words  | 3 Pages

    My final is about the difference between the book and the movie “The Outsiders.” This next paragraph is about the description difference between the book and movie. Then the paragraph after that will be about the description of the background or cars that the characters drive or live in. I think that the move and the book where basted of the same story but I think that when the directors made the movie with some different cars or house that can change the movie or they put different things in it so that the movie will look better. Altogether the movie and the book were pretty good and had good meaning to it about want to think of life and it’s alright to not be tough and hard.

    Read More

  • The Outsiders Differences Between Book And Movie

    458 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Outsiders The Outsiders is an amazing book and movie. The book is better and has a lot more detail than the movie. In the movie we watched there were several events that did not happen that were in the book. The book and movie have many similarities, but there are more differences distinguished.

    Read More

  • Loyalty In S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

    253 Words  | 2 Pages

    Loyalty is something different in “The Outsiders”, it's special. In S.E. Hinton's “The Outsiders”, the greasers show unusual & different ways of loyalty. Loyalty is defending one another from any problem. You have to defend one another if you're a greaser. “I killed him” (pg.56), Johnny said to Ponyboy.

    Read More

  • Comparative Essay On The Outsiders

    645 Words  | 3 Pages

    Comparative Analysis The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, and The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, both take place in the 1960s. When analyzing the two novels, one can compare and contrast the social inequalities racism, classism, and bullying. These inequities enhance the reader’s understanding of how society is separated. While racism is present in The Wednesday Wars, the subject is not present in The Outsiders.

    Read More

  • The Outsiders Compare And Contrast Essay

    719 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Outsiders: Compare and Contrast In the novel “The Outsiders,” by S.E Hinton and the movie by Francis Ford Coppola have numerous similarities and differences. Our thoughts on these particular aspects are very diverse as the universe is. Many things have been either left out or diminished from the movie, which makes it less interesting as the suspense lessens as you have finished reading the book. Although this might be the case, there were also many similarities between the two sources.

    Read More

  • Is Ponyboy's Character From 'The Outsiders': Is It Really That Simple

    619 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Life of a Greaser: Is it Really That Simple? Imagine your whole life, you were split into social groups that determined who you are. This is what is happening in The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. These groups are struggling to be understood by each other, when in reality they are the same. Many see Ponyboy, the main character, as the guy who makes terrible decisions.

    Read More

  • The Outsiders: Comparison Of Book And Movie

    779 Words  | 4 Pages

    A book and a movie can be both the same and different. In The Outsiders there are many similarities and differences with the book and movie. They were the same because Johnny kills a man, they cut their, there was the movie scene, and Johnny and Ponyboy went to the church. Some of the differences is when Darry slaps Ponyboy but in the movie he pushes him, Johnny doesn't bring a lot of food in the book but does in the movie he does, when Johnny killed the man it was more described but it wasn't in the movie, and Johnny says he wants to kill himself in the movie. In The Outsiders one of the themes is “friendship”

    Read More

  • House Of The Scorpion Quote Analysis

    414 Words  | 2 Pages

    Characters from The Outsiders experience injustice and fight against it. Greasers experience injustice in behalf of the fact that they are poor. This is confirmed with: “Greasers can’t walk alone too much or they’ll get jumped, or someone will come by and scream ‘Greaser!’ at them…”(Hinton 2). Greasers are judged for being poor, but the rich kids aren’t judged when they break the law for fun, when the greasers can barely obtain enough money to eat.

    Read More

  • The Outsiders Compare And Contrast

    783 Words  | 4 Pages

    Compare and Contrast Guidelines Thesis: The dystopian society of Divergent and the reality of the Outsiders are both different and similar books. Step 2: Outline Due 1/13 Similarities and Differences Format: Intro Divergent is a book about Tris, a courageous 16 year old girl who runs away from home because of her divergence and has to overcome obstacles to survive. While the Outsiders is about Ponyboy, a 13 year old boy who is part of the disliked greaser group and lives with his two brothers.

    Read More

  • How Does Ponyboy's Point Of View Change In The Outsiders

    667 Words  | 3 Pages

    Carlos’ Outsiders Essay When you change the way you look at something the things you look at change, to give you a wider perspective of what you see. Ponyboy Curtis learns this the hard way. One theme in The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is that as people grow up experiences force them to see life in different perspectives and look beyond their bias. This essay will demonstrate how Ponyboy’s point of view changes throughout the book.

    Read More

  • Cyrano De Bergerac Figurative Language

    586 Words  | 3 Pages

    Love is a complicated thing. A wise man once said, ”There is great pain in love, for we all have our flaws, but it’s all worth it in the end; it’s worth the sacrifice.” We all have our little imperfections, and we have all suffered because of them, but at one point in your life, someone will see those flaws and find them beautiful. That’s what love is. This theme can be seen in the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand and in the poem, O’ If I were loved as I desire to be by Alfred lord Tennyson.

    Read More

  • Cherry Valance In The Outsider

    617 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the novel The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, Cherry Valance is a Soc who befriends Ponyboy and many other greasers at the beginning of the story, even though the greasers and Socs despise each other. She is mainly involved with the story because she understands the problems that greasers have and even admits to having her own problems. Cherry is also an influential character in the story because she affects Ponyboy’s initial judgement on the greasers and the Socs. She also relates to the theme as she grows and changes as the story progresses. Even though many characters, such as Ponyboy and Dally, have different perspectives on her, Cherry is an important figure in The Outsiders.

    Read More

  • External Influences In The Outsiders

    1495 Words  | 6 Pages

    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

    Read More

  • The Soul Selects Her Own Society Analysis

    604 Words  | 3 Pages

    Dickenson’s portrayal of the woman choosing her lover over the rest of society is a statement about the isolation that comes with love, similarly William Faulkners “A Rose for Emily” displays the same blindness towards the rest of the world when she falls in love with Homer. The works both demonstrate a woman of status separating herself from society. ” The Soul Selects Her own Society” describes a woman who: “Shuts the door-To her divine majority-Present no more” (844). “Present no more” restates how the narrator no longer is involved in society, similarly Emily was absent in her own society: “she went out very little…people barely saw her at all” (79).

    Read More

  • How Is Love Presented In The Gift Of The Magi

    586 Words  | 3 Pages

    Love is depicted in this story by the selfless actions from Della and Jim, each show their love for each other. The world today is filled with love, but most people don't know that love, can't be counted. "The hairs on my head can be counted, but my love for you can not. "

    Read More

More about Differences And Similarities Between The Outsiders And Retort '

Open Document