Analysis Of ' The Outsiders ' By Ins.e Hinton

Another difference between Dally and Johnny are Dally love to fight and has a huge record with the police, while Johnny hates

In the letter that Johnny left for Ponyboy,“‘There's still a lot of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don’t think he knows’” (179). The note Johnny left for Ponyboy to tell Dally, but it was too late for that. Ponyboy says, “Johnny worshipped the ground Dallas walked on”(25). This shows that Johnny is just Dally’s pet. Johnny knows that Dally cares about him but he does not show it because is a tough person. All in all, Both characters care for each other.

Do you know what an Outsider is? If so, have you ever felt like one? There’s this Novel that was written by S.E Hinton called “The Outsiders”. The Outsiders are split up upon two groups; Socs and the Greasers. The story was published in the 1960s when Hinton was only seventeen years old. Wow!!!

The city of Tulsa is the biggest city in Oklahoma today. However, it wasn’t always like that, especially in the 1960’s where Tulsa had barely started to expand its physical limits. The writer, S. E. Hinton wrote the book, The Outsiders in 1967, which was set in Tulsa, Oklahoma and depicted many details about the city. While some of the details are a little far fetched, a fair amount of the are true. One similarity is that of Dairy Queen the restaurant, which used to be a restaurant called Tastee Freez, which many people in Tulsa loved. Another detail of the city that relates to the book is the amount of crime in Tulsa. In the 1960’s, there was a total of forty-four thousand five hundred ninety-four crimes which included burglary, robbery, automobile

One very important similarity between Johnny and Dally is that they both have neglectful and abusive parents. For instance, it is blatantly

Although Dally may seem like someone who doesn’t care for anyone, Johnny is the only person he loves. If it was not for Johnny, Dally would have nothing to live for . Ponyboy says of Dally, “And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone”(152). Once Johnny has passed away, Dally can not live with himself. Similarly, Johnny cares for Dally too. Dally is viewed as a hero in the eyes of Johnny. Ponyboy says of Johnny, “Johnny worshipped the ground Dallas walked on, and I never heard Johnny talk back to anyone, much less his hero”(25). Johnny looks up to Dally with

One example of Johnny and Dally being similar is that both of them come from a neglecting and abusive family. Both of their parents do not care where they are or what they are doing.

The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton which had its 50th Anniversary, was stated to be one of the most influential young adult books of its time. One of the reasons behind this statement is how well teenagers can connect with this, this is most prompted as in Ms. Hinton's’ interview she states, “I think that’s why it still resonates with teens because they feel like that,” she said. “Your feelings are over the top. You’re feeling and seeing injustice, and you’re standing up against it.” With this, there is also the fact that it has a very strong character development with the relationship between the members in each of the gangs. With this novel, it also contradicts the fact that a man with such masculinity wouldn’t cry, which many teenagers today

How can a quiet and peaceful introvert have anything in common with a reckless and uncivil juvenile delinquent? Johnny Kade and Dally Winston are very different. While Johnny is the peacemaker, Dally is the rule breaker. As Johnny tells Ponyboy to stay unique, Dally tells him to toughen up. Although very different, they are also similar. Johnny and Dally grew up in a dangerous environment. They also mind no importance to their lives. Johnny Kade and Dally Winston share similarities and differences.

This book showed the struggle between rich and poor. The two main groups of the story were the Socs and the greasers. The Socs are in the upper class while the greasers are the poor ones that dislike the Socs because they have more money, better cars, and act like they are better than the greasers. The Outsiders is a good story by S.E. Hinton that shows the struggles of growing up Hinton did a fine job with the character development, the plot, and the theme with a few flaws.

Dally’s father doesn't care about him or what he does so he figures he doesn’t have a family when he really has the Greasers. Johnny’s parents neglect him and beat him so the gang knows that they are the only family Johnny’s got. For example in chapter 7 page 123 when Johnny argues with the nurse telling her that he doesn't want to see his mother because she abuses him. This shows that Johnny really only acknowledges Pony and the gang as his true family and not his mom or

One of the biggest losses the Greasers experienced was the death of Johnny, being one of the youngest in the gang he was like a younger brother to most of the Greaser gang and his death put a toll on the hearts of his close friends. After a fire Johnny was seriously injured and puts into a hospital, later on his death was announced to the gang. Although his passing puts all of his friends in a state of sorrow, it especially affected Ponyboy and Dally. Ponyboy, the only member of the gang that was younger than Johnny, took the passing of his death hard. Ponyboy even denied the death of Johnny. After Johnny's death Ponyboy, lost in his thoughts, states . “Johnny was dead. But he wasn't. That still body back in the hospital wasn't Johnny. Johnny was somewhere else..” (S.E Hinton page 150 ) Ponyboy didn't even resist accepting the death of his parent, but Johnny was different. Johnny was Ponyboy's best friend and the only person he could tell everything to. Making his death a hard one to overcome. But once he did it gave him the opportunity to grow so much. Once he accepted it, he was able to tell people his story and then to write his book. Although Ponyboy was able to grow from the death of Johnny, Dally wasn't. He's a good example of what not letting go of the things you love can do. After Johnny's death, Dally is broken. He was a mix of sorrow, and anger. Anger not only at himself, because he wasn't able to save Johnny, but anger also at Johnny for risking his life for others. Dally

In The Outsiders, S.E Hinton’s decision for a setting affected the plot by making their personality and what happens to them, like getting attacked.

“The kids say, ‘Okay, this is like Preppies and Punks,’ or whatever they call themselves. The uniforms change, and the names of the groups change, but kids really grasp how similar their situations are to Ponyboy’s.” says the author of The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton. In the novel, The Outsiders, the time period is around the late 1960’s and located in the Southwest United States, in Oklahoma. The main characters are greasers, who use slang words and listen to musicians such as The Beatles and Elvis Presley. The setting affects the storyline and character development in The Outsiders based on where the characters live, how they choose to spend their time, and their surroundings.

Even the younger boys like Soda and Pony are much more sensitive in nature but still eager to prove themselves in the “rumble” towards the end of the novel. Physical combat seems to carry weight similar to ancient rites of passage, you were only considered a man if you could best another in a trial by arms or “lick” someone as the boys of the 1960’s would say. This is an important distinction to notice and deserves further inspection. Even with the loss of their biological parents to death, alcoholism, marital strife or pure apathy, these boys take care of one another with each older generation raising the younger, Dally even comments to Johnny about the nature of their relationship when he inquires about whether his parents cared about his well-being, “’My parents… did they ask about me?’ ‘No,’ snapped Dally, they didn’t. Blast it, Johnny, what do they matter? Shoot, my old man don’t give a hang whether I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter. That don’t bother me none.’” (Outsiders 88). Whether Dally is completely aware of the role he plays in Johnny’s life is unclear but it adds all the more weight to the revelation of Johnny’s death; for Dally, this is losing a son. There is a solid argument to make that, in spite of their personal hardships, these boys are far more adjusted to masculinity than their counterparts the “Socs” who seem to be aimless in their pursuit of