The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton, published in 1967. The story is narrated by a 14-year-old boy named Ponyboy Curtis, who belongs to a group of working-class teenagers called the Greasers. The Greasers are constantly at odds with the wealthy, privileged group of teenagers known as the Socs.
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.
He started to carry a switchblade on his person, for protection, and he stood up for Cherry and Marcia, something he would not have likely done in the beginning. One choice that Johnny made was when he stabbed Bob to protect himself and Ponyboy. In this quote, “[Johnny’s] voice quavered slightly. ‘I had to. They were drowning you, Pony.
The outsiders, between the two mediums will be shown the comparisons of the disadvantages and advantages. For example you use your imagination when you read but when you watch the movie you don’t use your imagination. When you use your imagination you think a lot about what's going on and you try figuring it out what happened or what's going to happen. You are trying to figure out what they look like and what they are doing and how they are doing what they are doing. You can also tell what's going on by the settings of the book.
This shows that Johnny is brave as he killed someone to save one of his friends. In chp. 6 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton the author states “I caught one look at his face; It was red marked from falling embers and sweat streaked but he grinned at me. He wasn't scared either.” (Hinton p.92) This shows that Johnny is brave because he put himself in a life or death situation to save people he doesn't know.
Outsiders Debate Paragraph- Defence Attorney On the night of the crime, Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis were at the park late at night. Bob and his gang were in their mustang when they saw the two boys. They pulled up and proceeded to taunt and tease Pony and Johnny, the two boys back rattled and Bob and his gang started hurting Pony and Johnny. They took Ponyboy and started drowning him while they were beating up Johnny.
Patrick Granfors Mrs. Collins English 9 22 January 2015 Analytical Essay for The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton In The Outsiders, by S.E. Hilton, we go to a time where gangs remain dominant and run the streets. S.E. Hinton tells us about two enemy gangs. The Socs, one of the many provocative gang groups, kids who live lavish lives and get away with the crimes they commit because they look clean cut and look like good innocent kids on the outside.
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”
There are comparisons and contrast in the movie and the book “The Outsiders”. For example in both when Ponyboy and Johnny run away from after killing Bob they go on the train to the abandoned church in both. They are similar because in the story and movie Johnny kills bob then runs away with Pony. They go to Dally where he gave them a pistol and told them to jump on the train and get off at the second stop Windrixville and go to the abandoned church on top of jay mountain. Another example of similarities between both is they still have all the main characters in the greaser gang.
Instead of fearing for his life, he went past his comfort zone and protected PonyBoy. Johnny also acted independently with no instruction from Pony in a high pressure situation with a lot on the line, including his life. Even After being brutally beaten by Randy and Bob he still stood his ground, even when he was afraid he still confronted them and fought both of the Socs till the bitter end. As shown from multiple parts in the chapter Johnny was truly brave at the park. “Never contest a man with
The character Johnny grows in major ways throughout The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Johnny was a greaser, His best friend was Ponyboy, the main character. Johnny was a dynamic character, he contributed a lot to the main theme. Johnny had bad parents and committed murder. Soon after his bad acts, he became a hero.
At the beginning of the novel, Johnny lacked confidence and self-esteem. At times he thought about attempting suicide. S.E. Hinton describes Johnny as, “A little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and lost his crowd of strangers” (11). This is because Johnny 's parents are abusive: his mother verbally and his father
Consequently with all that was going on at that moment, Johnny defended himself and Ponyboy who is one of the Greasers. Furthermore, Ponyboy responds saying, “‘You really killed him, huh, Johnny? ‘Yeah.’ His voice quivered slightly. ‘I had to.
His own girlfriend, Cherry Valance is against it although he doesn’t care and still gets crazily drunk. “His parents let him run wild” and didn’t set boundaries. Bob doesn't work for anything, but he ironically gets everything he wants. PonyBoy wonders if it’s "because they loved him too much” or they loved him “too little?" Bob was also the main soc responsible for the beating of Johnny, and him and his gang was responsible for almost drowning ponyboy which led to Johnny stabbing
Also, Johnny was only the one who serves as a vent to his parents’ anger. Days pass and years pass, Johnny was horribly scared of violence. According to the saying of parents are the best teach- ers to children, the violence was just like a seed which was kept in Johnny’s heart and grew gradual- ly day by day. That was all
