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Persuasive Essay On The Outsiders

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Teens have always been the same. They have rough patches and times that are tough. There are always kids who think they are better than others and get what they want. Then there are the kids who work for the right to live and earn their way. The Outsiders is a book written about teens that have a problem with the other kids on the other side of town. Greasers are kids with slicked-back hair and not a big money background. The socs are rich kids with mustangs and corvettes. These teens have a big rumble after one socs is killed by a greaser. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Randy and Sodapop are relatable to today’s teens because they are thoughtful, harmful, handsome, and heartbroken. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Randy …show more content…

Sodapop was there getting the soc’s off ponyboy when they jumped him when he was walking (6-7). When Soda showed up to protect ponyboy he chased the soc’s so they couldn’t hurt him anymore. By him chasing the soc’s, he was doing the best he could to protect Pony. Soda poured his heart out when Darry and Ponyboy were arguing to make them stop (175). When Soda did that he didn’t want his family to break up. He was protecting them from having to be taken away. Randy is relatable to today’s teens because he has feelings about life events that happen. Ponyboy and Randy talked in the mustang outside of the gas station and Randy said, “He was sick of all the fighting and Bob was a good guy (116). At the time when Randy said that he was sad and missed his friend. In addition, Randy also had a feeling that made him want to do the right thing and not fight anymore. Late in the story, Randy went to go see Ponyboy because he is worried about his health and wanted to talk about what is going to happen. This inaction showed that Randy was worried about Ponyboy and wanted to make sure he was going to be all right. Randy didn’t want to lose another

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