Ethos Pathos And Logos In The Outsiders

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The Outsiders was written by S.E Hinton, and she broke the stereotype for female writers in the 1960s. In the novel The Outsiders, different characters make several choices that affect one another's lives. A choice made by Darry affects Ponyboy by making Pony do bad things.”You don’t yell at him!” Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door”(Hinton 50). This choice was made because Ponyboy was being disrespectful to Darry, and that's why he slapped Ponyboy across the face. A choice made by Ponyboy affects Darry by making Darry think that Ponyboy doesn’t trust Darry or is not comfortable around him.”Where’s Soda?” I asked, and then I could have kicked myself.”Why can’t you talk to Darry, you idiot?”

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