something in common. For example, in S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders , two greasers who go by the name of Johnny and Dally are far from alike. Dally is mean, tough, and likes to fight, Johnny is kind, sensitive, and a pacifist. But, they still share some similarities; Both characters come from abusive and neglectful parents, and place very little value on their lives. Even when presented with these character traits one could still compare and contrast the two greasers with ease. Johnny and Dally come from
The excerpts from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee both share a message. That is seen clearly after reading the two and comparing. They have many similarities that all tie into the big picture that the authors are trying to get across. Although these are from two different novels, in a way they share the same story. In the excerpt from The Outsiders, Ponyboy says, “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset”. At this
But like most things you can't judge a book by its cover. The education in America was worse than ever. Some kids wouldn't receive proper discipline. And with that, They didn't know right from wrong. Just like both gangs in The Outsiders especially the Socs. In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, Ponyboy Curtis is having a hard life not only did his parents died 8 months before. He is a part of the greasers, a gang of poor, middle to lower-class teens who live in the slums. Still, that doesn't matter because
outcast in your society. That you didn’t fit in with anyone in the group or even your society. In the outsiders it shows how some people just don’t fit in with a crowd. The novel is The Outsiders and the author is S.E Hinton. Even 50 years after it’s release the outsiders theme of the society/class and violences are still uncannily similar in our modern society. Even 50 years after it’s release the outsiders theme of the society/class and violences are still uncannily similar to our modern society. The
“Opposite attract?” Have you ever heard that saying? In the novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, two characters show some similarities, but also differences. The two characters I picked out to compare and contrast are Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade. At the beginning of the story Dallas is known as a tough greaser unlike Johnny who is afraid of his own shadow. Then toward the end, the two characters flip personalities when Johnny becomes tough from saving children from a church and Dallas becomes
The book, “The Outsiders”, has some similarities to the movie. For example, in both the movie and the novel Johnny died, also Johnny killed Bob in both the book and the film. For example, Johnny died in both the movie and the novel. “ ... The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died.” In the book Dally and Pony are at the hospital after the rumble and in the movie it’s the same way. Another example was when Johnny killed Bob. “” I killed him,” he said slowly. “ I killed that boy.” Bob the
“The Outsiders”: Compare/Contrast Essay “The Outsiders” is by far one of my favorite books of all time. I think it’s a great story that tells about how a fourteen-year-old boy overcomes many challenges and learns how to get through each of them individually. “The Outsiders” is a story about a boy named Ponyboy that lives with his two older brothers, and they have a group of friends, called the Greasers. One day Pony gets upset with his older brother, Darry, and goes to a park with his friend Johnny
In the book and movie, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, they both turn out to have the same theme. The theme happens to be, “things are rough all over” and I decided to chose that because in both the book and movie there are several ups and downs in each part of the book which clearly shows that things aren’t always easy. In the movie several rough things had happened. One of the things were that he was shot by the store clerk rather than just robbing it and getting away with it like he did in the
Compare/Contrast Essay - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Outsiders was about the greasers and the Socs. The Socs always jump the greasers, one day Johnny fights back, he ends up killing Bob. Johnny and Ponyboy run away to a church and hide until Dally comes and gets them. They then see the church was burning, Ponyboy and Johnny run into it to save the kids inside. Johnny and Dally get injured, Ponyboy is okay. The greasers win the rumble, the Socs will stay out of the greasers territory, Johnny
How can two greasers who share a similar lifestyle be so different? Besides their financial troubles, how else are they similar? It does not seem possible, yet there are two characters in S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders who have these traits. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are similar because they both have abusive and neglectful parents and place little value on their lives. However, Johnny and Dally are very different because Johnny is law-abiding whereas Dally does not care about the law. Also, their