Outsiders Reflection on Difference

There are many differences between The Giver book and movie. Some of them are major changes that made a difference in parts of the story. Others are minor changes that did not really change anything. Although the two have slight differences they have the same meaning and convey the same message. In this essay I will be discussing the similarities and differences between The Giver book and movie.

This novel was set during the post war period, this was a time when independence and rebelling against parents and law was more important than doing the right thing, during these times of independence, and teenagers needed friendship more than anything else.

Firstly, Dallas Winston was an older delinquent in the greaser gang who many considered hardened. Dally could be described through the song“Silence” by Marshmello featuring Khalid. Parts of the song read, “Loving never gave me a home,” and “Never felt a feeling of comfort.” First and foremost, Dallas was a very violent person who’d been jailed several times for his crimes. Before the fire, he told Johnny, “‘You get hardened in

This causes Dally to become reckless and finally ending in him being killed by the police, Ponyboy tells the reader “Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted.” (p.187). From this the reader can gather how the events had modified Dally, creating a more emotional and caring character, weakening his value for himself and in return, strengthening his value for others.

Some people have more advantages than others, while the rest are left with disadvantages and struggles. Peggy McIntosh mentions that as she was growing up, as a white person, she was taught about racism in a way that would make other individuals are at a disadvantage. White people had certain privileges that others did not.

Welcome to a small school called Devon during the summer of 1942.  At the beginning of the second World War, Devon is a quiet place with close friends and great memories, until one event brings the entire school into itÕs own war.  With the star athlete having his leg ÒaccidentallyÓ broken by his best friend, Devon turns against itself into a war zone where nobody is safe.

Vietnam. The story is told from the perspective of Richie Perry, a young soldier from Harlem.

The “OUTSIDERS”, a book and movie, portrays a small gang going through hard times. The Book and Movie may have the same plot but have small yet noticeable differences. Both stories take place around Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965. These should be compared to show why sometimes movies get things wrong and why the book tends to be better, in this case they both stick to the plot with only a few missing or added details, such as the book is slower paced but has more detail, the movie misses or adds small details, and the movie destroys your thought of what characters look like.

Reflecting and comparing my past and present experiences with what I read in chapter one of Difference Matters by Brenda J. Allen was easy but difficult. I realized very quickly that a lot of the words they were describing I had experienced in my own life. In my reflection essay, I will be speaking on course concepts that caught my attention, social identity categories, and my experience talking about the opposite sex with my friends.

An individual has the responsibility of doing what is right and remaining unbiased to those who are different from themselves to reach a better understanding and tolerance to those around them. These responsibilities and acts are the prime ingredients for a socially sustainable society, as the individual actively contributes to the betterment of society through his individual acts of righteousness. In the novel ‘The Outsiders’, written by S.E. Hinton in 1965, a haphazard society is portrayed through the memoirs of the protagonist, Ponyboy. In this novel, S.E. Hinton demonstrates the struggles and efforts of individuals who stray from the typical hostility felt between the two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs, and an individual’s effort to reach

In S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders, the novel tells a story about two rival gangs. The affluent gang was the Socs and the other gang the greasers. In the time of the 1960s in Oklahoma, two rival gangs lead to a devastating disaster. The peaceful beginning of the story was crashed by one horrible night. This night changed all the character’s fates. The characters made choices that had unexpected consequences, however the best choice might make someone unhappy.

Throughout the film, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", many changes differentiate the movie from the book. Not only can these differences be seen in the characters of the novel, but also in the series of events that make this story so interesting. In this essay, the significance of these differences will be revealed as well as the reasons for the changes.

Set during the tragic days of the Vietnam War, the novel The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt explores the life of Holling Hoodhood as he learns that there is more to life than just what he sees in his own world. Holling Hoodhood is a young boy beginning seventh grade in a small suburb on Long Island. War may be raging in Vietnam, but Holling has his own battles to fight-battles that could define his character for ever. He begins to struggle with his perfectionist father and really starts to think deeply about the future his father has outlined for him. But throughout the plot of the novel, Holling discovers more about his individuality and the importance of being himself. The protagonist, Holling Hoodhood, does nothing at the start of

They come from a more wealthy class. This analysis will give more insight into who Dallas Winston (Dally) is. Dally is an individual with a juvenile delinquent type background. Dally’s characteristics change throughout the novel. It begins with him being selfless and ends with him losing a sense of belonging.

The nations are at war, the two that North America are now divided into. There is a plague running rampant and Day, a young rebellious man who regularly practices illegal activity to keep himself alive and to help his family safe (who believe he has been dead for years) is also wanted by the police. June, an up and coming star at the nation’s highest military academy is brought into action when