The sky was fading it’s original color and all of the sudden there was darkness all around us. In that moment we knew that the rumble was about to start. We all heading where the fight was about to began that when we met all of our gang. The greasers were ready to fight then the socs were already arriving in their mustangs. “Hey ponyboy stand behind me alright,” I said. “Yes Darry I will be okay,” Ponyboy stated. I was making sure that my baby brother was okay. I can not loose my baby brother just like I lost my parents. I promise them I will take care of them no matter what happens. The greasers and the socs were ready to start the rumble. Suddenly Dally came to join us that is when we started to fight. Tiny drops of water was starting to
It rained really hard and there was lots of thunder and lightning. The cattle were running scared all over. After the storm, Titus discovered his brother (Micah) stuck under a wagon, dieing. He finally was able to pull his brother out with the help of his horse. Titus buried his brother and said some good words about him before he returned back to the other ranchers. He then pulled the ranchers together. Then, when they were really close to the Homestead Meat Company where they would sell the cattle, they ran into cowdiggers which were going to steal some of their cattle. Then gunfire takes place, the cowdiggers leave, but Titus got shot. Wounded he still pushes on. They finally make it and return home with 200 dollars. When Titus returns home, his father finally accepts him as his son. This is about the whole story summed up into one paragraph. In this speech I will be doing the interview as the main character
According to Chris Pine, “The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don’t have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.” This quote means you can choose how you view people and things.This relates to the Outsiders because the novel is about how you choose to view people. The Outsiders is about how people shouldn’t judge others based on stereotypes and they should get to know them first.
The Outsiders identified the 60’s, often there would be violence between groups and often involving a group’s social class. For instance, the tensions between the Socs and Greasers is violent, and this will lead to Bob’s death, Johnny’s death, as well as many injuries throughout both gangs. The book The Outsiders is written by S.E. Hinton and is portrayed through the eyes of a high school student in Tulsa, OK where S.E. Hinton grew up. Hinton began writing The Outsiders in 1965 at the age of 17 and the book was finally published in 1967 when she was 19. The difference in perspective upon the society and social class creates issues throughout The Outsiders and they assume the problems will be solved with violence,
First, Johnny and Dally both die tragically after making unwise decisions in their lives. Johnny died while rescuing children from a burning church and in the eyes of the rescued children’s parents was a hero. But reluctantly this was not the case. In fact, Johnny had just killed a rival member from the Soc’s in self-defense. After which Johnny tells Ponyboy “‘I killed him,’ he said slowly. ‘I killed that boy.’ As Bob, the handsome Soc was lying there in the moonlight a dark pool growing
Romeo and Juliet and The Outsiders Argumentative Essay The scared and bewildered look coming off of Johnny’s face, and the repentance and sorrow of Romeo. These were some of the unaccustomed feelings that not only the characters felt after they had just brutally murdered someone, but the audience felt as well. If only Romeo or Johnny knew what their future was going to be like, they could have saved themselves from the tragedy. Johnny is a character from a young adult fiction novel, The Outsiders, that took place in the mid-1960’s.
Good Morning, Today I will be presenting a monologue about the decision to not go to the rumble by Randy Adderson in the novel, The Outsiders.
The Outsiders is about the life of a 14-year-old boy. The book tells the story of Ponyboy “Curtis” and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Ponyboy and his two brothers, Darrel (Darry), who is 20, and Sodapop, who is 16, have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. Pony and Soda are allowed to stay under Darry's guardianship as long as they all behave themselves. The boys are greasers, a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. The greasers' rivals are the Socs, short for Socials, who are the "West-side rich kids."
This is a quote from the first two paragraphs of the opening chapter of Howard S Becker’s profound book, “The Outsiders”. This was his first book and is probably the best authority to reference Becker’s views on deviance:
Outsiders are the ones who do not belong to certain groups. They have a propensity for being isolated by the society they live in. Outsiders in literature, however, are likely to affect their communities. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior redefines what it means to be an Indian by transferring to a mostly white high school; being a gypsy and a foster child, Heathcliff, as illustrated in Wuthering Heights, eventually becomes a possessor of a considerable fortune; the evangelists in Things Fall Apart gain converts when they challenge the Ibo religion by displaying the absurdity of prophecies they make. According to the examples above, outsiders usually have significant impacts on the community because they challenge
“Stay gold Ponyboy stay gold.” A young boy said this while he was on his deathbed but who was it?
If you were to walk into a high school lunchroom, what is the first thing you would see? Groups, cliques, friend circles, and separations. Tables split up in detached formations, almost completely unaware of the other surrounding pupils nearby. The most common groups in high school are the populars and the outcasts. The kids who have endless friends, engage in team sports, and meet the ideal teenage standards, against the ones who are quiet, solitary, and unconventional. The ones that are outcasts fall into the second description. They don’t line up with society's norms therefore, they tend to be looked upon as bizarre and atypical. Outsiders are too often misjudged and misunderstood
All people are influenced by other people's opinions or thoughts. When we hear someone’s thinking, we tend to consider it, especially if we are in denial or reconsidering something. In the novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, some characters make Ponyboy realize that Socs are no different than the Greasers and there is no need to fight. Their thoughts and opinions affect the way Pony looks at things. Although there are several characters that talk to him and make him rethink his opinions, there were three main influencers: Randy, Johnny, and Cherry. Randy and Johnny allow Pony to recognize that fighting is useless, and Cherry lets him see that Socs are very similar to Greasers. These characters help Pony understand that we are all the same
The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the mid 1960s. The
“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” -Ponyboy. (1) Those are the first words of Ponyboys essay, The Outsiders. The Outsiders is an astounding book written in 1967 by S.E.Hinton. Since 1967, The Outsiders have accumulated mass fame with its loveable characters and astounding plotline. Throughout the years multiple Broadway plays and movies have been made on account of The Outsiders. Many people would rather watch the movie rather than read the book but, the book is much more detailed and keeps your attention more than the movie does. This essay I will be comparing the difference in the book to the movie and even though the book and the movie were made by two different people, they still share many similarities with a few hidden difference every here and there.
The drive to my parent’s house was filled with silence between me and Cade. His left elbow resting on the door panel, right hand draped over the steering wheel he looked deep in thought. Everything about him was all man, he oozed sex and confidence. I looked away when he turned and looked at me, smiled weakly and started to say something then shook his head and turned his eyes back to the road.