Literature Written For Young Adults Tends To Leave Behind

Think of Superman, an alien living in a human world, or Harry Potter, a wizard boy inconspicuously clueless to everything about the community he is suddenly introduced to. In S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, rich kids called Socials, or Socs, are the rivals of delinquent greasers. But, some characters don’t match these descriptions. Some Socs only want peace, and some greasers would rather read a book than fight in a rumble. Ponyboy, Darry, and Cherry are three clear examples of outsiders.

Dally and Johnny share many similarities and differences. Both Johnny and Dally have terrible parents and do not place much value on their lives. Yet, despite these similarities, they each have very dissimilar personalities. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston, two characters from S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, share many significant similarities and differences.

In ‘The Outsiders’, a fictional novel about fights and gangs, the author S.E Hinton reveals lessons of life through Johnny Cade, an innocent boy in the middle of a hateful, hostile environment. Johnny is an important character because throughout the novel he is the main protagonist of most of the major events in the novel, through his small acts of courage, he leads both himself and Ponyboy into an adventure involving murder, death and heroism, making him the most important and loved character in the novel. Johnny is important because he highlights one of the central themes in the novel, which is Family, Johnny has a lot of problems at home which make him the fearful boy he is. Johnny’s father frequently beats him, and his mother ignores him except to scream at him about something, he get’s wipped a lot and sometimes he even runs away. “If it hadn’t been for the gang.

‘The Outsiders’ by S.E Hinton was written in the 1960’s, a time of rebels and outlaws. The novel follows the story of two rival gangs, the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs are rich and powerful but feel no emotion; they are cool to the point of not feeling anymore while the Greasers are in poverty and are often shunned by society,but they have a passion for life, the exact opposite of the Socs. The story also discusses the loss of innocence in the main character, Ponyboy Curtis, a young teen in the 1960’s. Throughout the story he is subjected to many forms of corruption to make him lose his childhood innocence and make him cold and hard. Hinton explains this message to us through the use of a poem by Robert Frost ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay ‘

Have you ever wonder how to keep kids out of gangs? S.E Hinton is the author of The Outsiders a heroic story of friendship and belonging. The story is about a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy- a 14-year old boy who lives with his brothers. He has many problems that he has to face, but One of the most important and problems that he has to face is the socs a vicious gang and for fun they beat up greasers like ponyboy. Friends and family are the best things you can have in life shows, though many of the characters.

S.E Hinton’s realistic fiction young adult novel, The Outsiders, takes place in a small Midwestern town. Ponyboy, his two brothers, and friends that stick together through tough times. Throughout the novel, the reader sees how two groups of teenagers, the Greasers and Socs, from different sides of town; eventually getting into a rumble or a fight. The characters learn to get through these troubles with the help of each other. Hinton teaches through her novel that when times are down, get back up and the love of friends and family can help anyone work through problems.

“The Outsiders”, by S.E. Hinton, is centered around Ponyboy’s path to maturity and the life lessons he learns along the way. The novel follows Ponyboy, a greaser, and his gang’s conflict with the Socials, a rival gang. In it, he learns to not judge people hastily and reject gang mentality. Ponyboy also loses his innocence. The following paragraphs will explore his growth throughout “The Outsiders”.

Hinton’s seminal work, The Outsiders. Penned in 1967, at first glance, this is mostly a straightforward “us versus them” novel in which our hero pariahs find meaning and understanding through communication with the “enemy” only to find out they were much more similar than they had once anticipated. This is, of course, a correct reading of the classic novel but ultimately a shallow one. There is far more at play in The Outsiders than such trivialities as “enemies become friends”. Comradery, blood-ties, and personal valor are all extremely masculine ideals and all are very present in this novel if one only examines the text on a more critical level. For example, consider the group of boys themselves and how they ultimately function as a family with a clear hierarchy; how is this group any different than a medieval clan or ancient warrior tribe? Dally and Darryl are clearly father figures to the younger boys as they display examples of stern leadership and vintage bravado. Darryl, as the provider, works everyday roofing to support his family and friends; most of the boys can be found at the Curtis’s house at one time or another, it’s almost akin to a headquarters for this group of young men. Dally, on the other hand, acts as a guide or mentor for Pony and Johnny to help them survive in a world hostile to

In the story, “The Outsiders”, (written by S.E Hinton) this story is being told from the viewpoint of Ponyboy Curtis. This very own setting of the story took place in the 1960s of Tulsa, Oklahoma. There is much conflict that the main character then on faces throughout the story, mainly between his own gang and the Socs. The characters in “The Outsiders”, are quite engaging and will leave you questioning and/or breathless all throughout the story from beginning to end. Ponyboy is of the age of 14.

S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders is a classic novel that explores many themes. One of the central themes is loss of innocence. The violence and painful events experienced by the characters in The Outsiders illustrate how teenagers cannot keep their innocence.

While reading The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, I felt as if I took a time travel to the 1960’s. The book clearly gives an insight to the past. Unlike other book, The Outsiders has its own unique meaning. The author created something different than a modern clique book that I read in my day to day life. Hinton’s word choice creates an interesting book where it felt as if it was non-fiction than young-adult fiction. I like this book because the author made something extraordinary by stating the past rather than another author’s writing twenty-first century book.

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a novel about two neighborhoods separated because of classes in society. In these two neighborhoods, teenagers are separated into two different gangs, the lower-class Greasers and the upper-class Socs. Ponyboy, a greaser comes from a hard life. His parents died and he is left being raised by his older brother Darry. After both his brothers failed at accomplishing their dreams in life, Pony is left feeling like he will only be a greaser. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy realizes he has many traits making him have an outstanding future, such as his intelligence instincts and heroic skills.

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is about a rivalry between two gangs in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960s. This novel is based on Hinton’s experiences during her childhood and the setting she was in as a child. Throughout the story she uses literary devices to outlet the events that happen in her life. Hinton’s rough childhood influenced the writing of the novel, and it was also her outlet. She witnessed the rivalry between her peers and experienced abuse and neglect from her family.

“The functions of intellect are insufficient and useless if you are without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy,” says a quote by Dean Koontz. Throughout S.E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders, there are many themes that she conveys in the book as she narrates the experiences of a greaser named Ponyboy who is a member of the Social group (Socs). Ponyboy meets many people and witnesses many difficult situations throughout the book. This inspirational book teaches the reader crucial lessons that are very important for everyone, even if their lives are not anything like Ponyboy’s. Three important themes in the book include friendship, courage and empathy.

Thesis: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a novel which tells the story of conflict between the "greasers" and the "Socs," captures the voice of ponyboy and his friends in a realistic way that relates to boys and their gangs even today.