Grief In The Outsiders

My first example starts when Ponyboy, the main character, and Cherry Valance, a Soc, meet at a drive-in movie. They start talking when they go together to get their friends some popcorn. After chatting for a while, Ponyboy ends up telling cherry about how his friend johnny was jumped by a gang of vicious socs and how johnny hasn't been the same ever since. Cherry's reply to this is eye opening for Ponyboy. The following quote from the text is a dialogue between cherry and pony. '"All socs aren't like that," she said. "You have to believe me Ponyboy. Not all of us are like that." "Sure I said." "That's like saying all you greasers are like Dallas Winston. I'll bet he's jumped a few people." I digested that. It was true, Dally had jumped people. He had told us stories about muggings in New York that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. But not all of us were that bad. Cherry no longer looked sick, only sad. I'll bet you think the socs have it made. The rich kids, the west-side socs. I'll tell you something, ponyboy, and it may even come as a surprise. We have troubles you haven't even heard of. You want to know something?" She looked me straight in the eye."Things are rough all over"' (Hinton 34). Cherry really makes Ponyboy think about how you can't judge an entire group by one bad egg, and she gets through to him by using his dangerous and dirty friend Dally Winston as an example. Cherry has Pony realize that just like she wouldn't judge all greasers badly after meeting Dally, he shouldn't think that all Socs are cruel and have it made because a few wear expensive clothes, drive nice

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. HINTON the main character Ponyboy’s identity changes multiple times over the text. In the beginning of the story Ponyboy was introduced as a greaser, a greaser is someone who is usually poorer than the middle class and like to screw around and start gang fights and they are considered hoods as stated on pages 2-3, “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we’re wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace almost like hoods.” this shows that even though the Socs are much more wild the greasers are still considered the bad crazy hood people. Ponyboy didn’t like being a greaser

“Tall elm trees made the park shadowy and dark, and it would have been a good hangout, but we preferred our vacant lot” (Hinton, 47) What will happen next? In The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton uses profound description of the setting to establish mood in the text. In a novel such as The Outsiders, it is of major importance that the author establishes setting and mood for the novel’s plot to develop. This is where ambience marries mood in a story.

In The Outsiders, a book written by S.E. Hinton, there are two polar opposite gangs, the socs and the greasers. The socs, who are high class, have mustangs and “tuff” cars and wear plaid clothing called madras. The Greasers, who are lower class, are known for their long and greasy hair, wearing leather jackets and being hoods. They only have each other and always have everyone’s back. No matter the situation like leaving a door open in case they need to run away from home because of an abusive dad , they can count on one another. Ponyboy, a 14 year old Greaser, who is also the protagonist, along with other characters lose themselves while trying to be someone else they’re not. Hinton teaches us that it is important to remember that individual

“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.” The Outsiders is a novel by S.E. Hinton about a group of boys who face many challenges and hardships together. The novel is based off adversity and how although it could have negative impacts it could still bring some positivity like finding the real image of actions, overcoming fears, and bringing a family together.

An ‘outsider’ relates to a person who is ostracised, who does not belong to a particular group and is unaccepted. Director-writer Amy Heckerling portrayed several characters such as Tai and Cher as the outsider in her film in the same way S.E Hinton manifest Ponyboy Curtis and the gang, Greasers as the outcast of her novel ‘The Outsiders’. The Outsiders is a successful exploration and understanding of people who are unlike

The Greasers feel like they are the outsiders. “that kid, Pip, he reminded me of us-how he felt marked lousy because he wasn’t a gentlemen or anything,” (Doc B). Here, Ponyboy feels as though the Greasers are stereotyped to be lousy and stupid by everyone else, leading them feeling like outsiders.

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" was painted around the end of the 19th century, and is possibly the first Expressionist painting. The Scream was very different from the art of its time. During this time artists tried to paint realistic paintings. Munch was a tortured soul, and it certainly showed in this painting. Most of his family had died, and he was often plagued by sickness. The Scream was a reflection of what was going on at the time, and what was going on in Munch's own mind

In the book The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton there are many stereotypes given to the greasers, and in doing so they are given to the main character, Ponyboy. These stereotypes reinforce people's beliefs that Ponyboy is naturally violent, doesn’t feel deeply, and that he would never do anything to help others, but throughout the book you constantly see evidence that contrasts these stereotypes. Ponyboy is a young and smart fourteen-year-old-boy who is nothing like what people seem to think. He is not violent unless he absolutely has to be, however; people have a stereotype of what a greaser is and violence is one of them. One example of this when Ponyboy picked up glass on the parking lot, “I didn’t want anyone to get a flat” (Hinton 171).

The character that I had chosen to analyze was Ponyboy Curtis in the movie, The Outsiders (Coppola, 1983). I chose this character because the movie revealed how Ponyboy got to where he is mentally and everything that had occurred to get him to that point. I will analyze the adolescent phase of Ponyboy’s life. The theme of The Outsiders is how love can affect the relationships of close friends. The theories and theorists that support my analysis are Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial theory, Albert Bandura’s Observational Learning, Lev Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Perspective and Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Systems theory: Microsystem (Sigelman, 2015). From those theories and theorists the following points will be analyzed: identity, peer pressure, self-worth, and dependence.

Outsiders: Grief Essay Grief is one of the many things that make us human, everyone has or will experience it in their lifetime. Ponyboy especially does in the book The Outsiders. He underwent all five stages of grief. Here are the five stages of grief and how he or someone else went through them.

In the Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, greasers are thugs on the street and are not told what to do. Socs are rich kids who have everything they need and want. The two groups are rivals and despise each other. The main character is Ponyboy, a greaser, who’s friend kills a Soc for self-defense. He and his friend run away and in the meantime saves a bunch of little kids from a church and gets famous.

Can you imagine a heartless person leaving a baby in a trash can to fend for himself/herself because they can’t take care of it? That is an example of abandonment, or the act of deserting someone. Many people agree that abandonment is a tragic occurrence and should be stopped. Abandonment affects children. Children are our future, so if you want the future to be bright, then start with this generation.

I instantly fell in love with it, and simultaneously became fascinated by this artist who could so fully capture a feeling of utter terror, with The Scream, and a deep feeling of the difficulties surrounding love, with this painting.

The man stands on dull, dark-green land. According to color-wheel-pro.com, the article “Color Wheel Pro - See Color Theory in Action” asserts that dark green is associated with ambition. Yet, according to edvardmunch.org in this painting, the man’s ambition is being suppressed because of the crimson plant which is preventing him from moving forward into the future. The crimson plant is “possibly intended as a mandrake, with its love and death symbolism”. Along with the black clothing, the plant further reinforces the idea that the girl might as well as be dead to him but at the same time he still cares for her. Assuming that the crimson on his hand and the plant is blood, the man feels like he has the blood of his lover on his hands. He feels guilty because of his part in their breakup, which is an emotion other than sorrow which is why the hand clutching his chest is brighter than his face. Looking behind the man, the brown tree is barren yet bright. According to incredibleart.org, the article “Color Symbolism and Culture” says that the color brown signifies comfort. However, since the tree is barren, the tree does not represent comfort but a lack thereof. Looking to the right of the girl, the golden path is surrounded by a dark purple shoreline and purple sky and water. According to incredibleart.org, the article “Color Symbolism and Culture” states that purple