There is connection shown between the greasers from the Socs in the blue Mustang to Johnny dying in the hospital not wanting to see his mother. Johnny is a member of the gang that is not wanted and cared for by his parents but musters to find a strong bond with the gang and him. The family that cares about you is the most important type of family because they are always there for you and love you. The Outsiders, a realistic fiction book by S.E Hinton, shows the notion that the most important family is the one that appreciates you even though many people say that your biological family can connect more with you. Family is the people with whom you share a strong bond.
In the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton the character Darrel Curtis is unquestionably influenced by his gang as it prevents him from being successful, to becoming the father of the gang, and overall being someone to look up to. Darrel or Dary has always wanted to become something amazing in life but sadly when his parents died in a fatal car crash, he was left to raise his two younger
Huck is also guided and taught by the runaway slave, and Huck’s best friend, Jim. Throughout the novel, Huck is challenged to look within himself and make good judgement that will affect himself and the people around him, and he gets better at doing this throughout the novel.In the beginning of the novel, there are many examples of Huck being immature and not thinking of anyone except for himself. For example, Huck’s best friend Tom Sawyer starts a gang called the “Tom Sawyer Gang.” The gang was planning on commiting crimes such as theft and murder. The members did not want Huck to be a part of the gang simply because he did not have a family for anyone to kill. When they tell Huck he would not be
He looks for happiness in another female because he thinks he’s fulfilling his duty of being a man because he provided materials to his family. He has a search for love, where he can’t get enough, and always wants more because he never got it as a child. He viewed violence as a way to shower power and in the scene with rose he tries to control her by grabbing at her, he mirrored his dad’s behavior by doing
Here is a example of the theme from the book “He barely liked his family-and by family he meant his older brother. Tom.” The conflict is that Benny and Tom do not have a good relationship and have grudges against each other. If you hold grudges against your family or do not have a good relationship with your family, you will have no one to fall back on and you will be by yourself. Another example of the theme from the book is “Sorry, Benny- I forgot. Point is, you got family of some kind, right?” This example shows that you will always have some type of family, even if you don’t know
Gangs are basically a family if you really think about it. Others would join because they need protection. They probably got themselves into something not good and need someone to protect them and/or their families. It’s easy to join a gang but not as easy to leave one if you just wanted to join it for protection. Also, these kids come from at the bottom of society.
He showed his shortage of fatherhood through the flashback that John agreed to have Johnny held back a year in school, straightforwardly owing to his selfish want to leave the school, which is the genesis of their poor relationship. John was an only person building an invisible barrier between him and his boy. He chose to be irresponsible and distant from his son, which engendered "their distance one from the other was greater than ever"(page 3). Secondly, he prioritized alcohol, which could strongly control his life and made him become irresponsible. For instance, "on the evening of the banquet, he was a little late getting home, having stopped in for a few drinks with a customer"(page 3).
Unhappy couples should not be forced to stay together for the sake of their children. Some families are better off not living under the same roof, some people only have children to save their marriage and it does not work. An unhappy household leaves emotional baggage on the children. For children coming from a broken home, life can be chaotic and unpredictable. Growing up listening to my parents talk about divorce constantly was never easy for my siblings and I, we wanted the picture perfect family where mom and dad were together forever.
In the war, most of the people lost something, may be lost their family, comrade-in-arms and conscience. Organize and keeping a family alway is a different work. In All My Sons, Joe killed Larry indirectly but still try to given his company to Chris. Chris cannot understand plight of Keller, it cause the tragedy of Keller's family. Keller own guilt, but Chris as Keller' son, he should not hurt his father.
Harpo’s open expression of love for his wife and family is perceived as him losing his firm grip that a man is supposed to have over his wife and children. “But now Sofia coming, he always busy. He chop, he hammer, he plow.” (Walker, 33) According to Albert, a man isn’t supposed to love his wife, but instead keep her firmly under his thumb and asserts, “Wives is like children. You have to let ’em know who got the upper hand.” (Walker, 35) It was socially demanded of Harpo to function in a manner similar to his father, failing which he became the subject of ridicule. The “macho- code” was forced down his throat when Albert asks him to beat Sofia to reinstate his power in the family and “….