An outsider is not a specific group of people. Some would think that the greasers were the outsiders. But really it could be the socs too. I think that greasers or socs can be an outsider. For example Ponyboy is an outsider but so is Cherry. I think that she was trying to get the point that we shouldn’t give each other labels. We need to accept everyone as who they are. For example Cherry is identified as a soc but she still feels like an outsider. She doesn’t like the fighting and she has a good heart. Another example would be that Johnny is an outsider because he is not like anyone else in his gang. He is shy and jumpy. But also he still has a good heart. I think the point Hilton was trying to get through is that we aren’t all so different
The main character in the book Cloaked by Alex Flinn is Johnny. He is crazy and he has a dynamic mindset. Johnny's trait is crazy because a princess asked him to find her brother that was turned into a frog, with the reward being a marriage to her. He works at a South Beach shoe repair shop to help him and his mother make ends meet until a princess arrives. Alorian princess Victoriana requests Johnny to go on an unbelievably silly expedition to find her brother, who was turned into a frog. My quote is “I mean, no, we haven’t heard of this particular frog. But it’s possible we might find out about him. There’s a great deal of connectivity between transformed beings. I’m told there’s even an e-group, though my siblings and I haven’t been able
Have you ever felt like an outsider? “The Outsiders” is a book that takes place in the 1960’s Tulsa, Oklahoma where two groups of teenagers the “Socs” and the “Greasers” are constantly arguing and fighting. Which group is more of an outsider? Is it the Socs? The Greasers? Or something else entirely?
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
According to Frederick Douglass, “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” Douglass spoke of the danger and issues of organization and separation by class, yet it is the scenario depicted in The Outsiders. The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel written by S. E. Hinton in the 1960s. In The Outsiders, the teenagers of a city are being ripped apart by a violent feud based solely on social class. The first group, known as the Socs, are the wealthy and popular. The second group is the Greasers, who are poor and viewed as the scum of the city. The
An outsider is someone who stands out from the crowd. They have their own beliefs, their own way or thinking. Standing out is often thought of in a negative way, but it can bring along many positive things. During the time period of Martin Luther King Jr., there were many protestors who began to stand up for themselves and their race. Even though many people did it, there were only a few people who started the movement, and those people, were outsiders. Two people who were outsiders from that time period were Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks. They stood against normal beliefs and tried to change the way of life, which is what many outsiders do. An outsider is not simply someone who is misjudged or misunderstood.
Which group in the Outsiders are the real outsiders? If you were wondering what an outsider is, outsiders are basically a group/person that doesn't have all the thing a everyday Joe would have. They aren't as privileged and don't have many expectations. In this book, the outsiders to choose from are the Greasers and Socs and/or individuals.
The song Outsiders is talking about when someone is feeling left out in the world. In society today, it is a hard to fit in because they say that everyone should look a certain way or act a certain way. Some people are called outsiders, which means we are not like everyone else but can be a good thing because it makes us unique. It also talks about how being outsiders is who we are and forget the other people that do not like us for being ourselves. That means it is better to be ourselves than to pretend to be someone we not just to fit in society.
In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Johnny is introduced and develops as a braver person through his. The Outsiders is a novel about the life of a boy named ponyboy. He has two other brothers one older and the other younger, there parents passed away in a car crash so the leave alone. In town there are two groups the greasers and socs. The greaser are kids that live on the east side and use lots of grease in their hair,.
Have you ever felt like an outsider? S. E. Hinton wrote the book called “The Outsiders” Taking place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1960. (Doc A) She was still in high school when she wrote the book. The reason she wrote the book, because she was mad about the social situation that was happening in her school and every other school. The outsiders are people that are separated from their own groups or so called social groups. In “The Outsiders” they had the greasers, Socs, and other social groups that get together, but really who are the true outsiders?
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Thesis: Johnny is a hero because he is caring, mentally strong, and brave. Johnny is a hero because he cares about others. The first example of this is when he woke Ponyboy up, so he would not get in trouble for getting home too late. Johnny said, “ I went to sleep too, listening to you rattle on and on.
One of the main characters in the book, “The Outsiders”, by S.E Hinton has had a difficult life being raised by his parents. Johnny’s hard living started out when he was just a little boy. At the age of 10, Johnny was adopted from 2 adults that lived in the “greasers” territory. With Johnny’s inexperience of the new environment, his new parents weren’t the greatest supporters.
Johnny was very shy. His twin brother Dave was always one-upping him. Johnny only had one passion that Dave never stole from him- the ocean. His dream was to become a scuba diver. For his 13th birthday, his parents bought him a scuba suit, complete with everything from goggles to flippers. When Johnny wore his goggles and flippers he no longer felt shy. He was bold and felt unafraid of anything. He finally had something that could help him achieve what he wanted before Dave could snatch it from him.
I ran out to the car and drove off I tried to convince myself that Johnny wasn't dead but I knew it was true. I drove around for awhile not knowing what to do. I saw Ponyboy walking home and I almost picked him up but he got into someone else's car, must have offered to drive him home. After going through a few neighborhoods I knew what I had to do.
First, there are several types of outsider based on different reasons. A person who decides to take himself away from the society, or one who different from most people can be said to be an outsider. a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc. An outsider can also mean someone who is not within boundary or enclosure. “a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.” (OutsiderDictionary.com. Web. Pg.1). Though the dictionary has already described what an outsider meant, an outsider can also be when one is trying really hard to succeed at a particular thing but is having difficulty doing that; like in the case of a student who is having difficulty in passing a course while most of the students seem to be having no problem with the class. Such student can be said to be an outsider. While this is the case for students, a homeless is said to be an outsider too.