Susan Eloise (An Analysis Of S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

Although they are all different ages they all stay friends. They support each other through hard family times, for example; during the novel. Friendship is especially shown when Ponyboy runs away to hide with Johnny, so that Johnny don’t get into trouble with the police after killing a socs. Johnny shows that he cares about Ponyboy, but taking him back home to be with his two brothers. At the end of the novel, friendship is shown by Dally, committing suicide, as he can’t handle to live without Johnny.

Stereotyping plays a large role in the events of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders. The two main opposing groups, the Socs and Greasers, constantly face problems because of the stereotypes associated with their social groups. As seen in the novel, stereotypes and prejudice cause extreme and unnecessary conflicts. Both groups have predetermined opinions of the other, but as the story progresses, many of the characters begin to realize how similar the groups can be. The stereotypes observed in the novel can easily be compared to those in real life. Both the Greasers and the Socs share many of their opinions with the other members of their groups, and this leads to many misunderstandings. In fact, most of the conflicts in the novel are caused

Ponyboy Curtis - The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy's literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop. Darry repeatedly accuses Ponyboy of lacking common sense, but Ponyboy is a reliable and observant narrator. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence, innocence, and familial love. He matures over the course of the novel, eventually realizing the importance of strength in the face of class bias.

In contrast to the removed Johnny shown early on, after the realization that he endangered several children, he boldly rushed to assist. After killing Bob in self-defense, Johnny bolts with Ponyboy to an abandoned church in the countryside. However, after presumably dropping a lighted cigarette, the church ignites in a blaze of fumes. Realizing there are children in the flaming church, Johnny and Ponyboy dart to aid. During the calamity, Ponyboy realizes that, “Johnny had been right behind me all the way” as he slips through a broken window and into the fiery church and notes that, “Johnny wasn’t behaving at all like his old self...That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes” (92).

In the book, it specifically shows Ponyboy starting off by walking out of a movie theater thinking of how he wished to be the star that was in the movie he watched but then gets jumped by the Socs. They have him pinned down, but the gang comes and rescue him. There, Ponyboy explains to the reader how each gang member is like and then they take him home (Hinton 9). As the story continues, Ponyboy and Johnny are backed up against a

He also starts off as The Innocent, hopeful for a better future and seeing the good in everyone. On page 26 he says, “I didn’t get why we talk about girls in that way,’ which is showing how even though he’s tough he is still young and innocent and doesn’t get why his gang talks dirty about women’ Also like Dara, Ponyboy’s archetype changes to The Loner or Outcast and he loses his hope. After Johnny kills a Soc to protect him, they go on the run from the police. They hide out in an abandoned church away from their families and society. On page 63 it says “he must have been as homesick as I was” showing how Ponyboy wants to go back to his family. Again, this also shows the theme of The Outsiders. Even though he’s a greaser and on the bad side of society’s view, Ponyboy is really only an outsider when he is without his family and gang. Following Dara, after Johnny’s death, Ponyboy becomes The Hero. On page 145 the text states “ ‘Yessir,’ I said, ‘I'll try. What's the theme supposed to be on?’ ‘Anything you think is important enough to write about. And it isn't a reference theme; I want your own ideas and your own experiences’.” Ponyboy then writes a theme paper based on Johnny’s life, letting everyone know what they’ve gone through. He has an honorable purpose, allowing him to be The Hero. Ponyboy also faces a great deal of problems, although his are not the same as Dara’s. Like her, he is also driven from his home and placed in an intense war. Unlike her, his war is of the social classes and not countries. While Dara must overcome her fears, Ponyboy must discover who he is as a person and who he wants to

Afterward, while Ponyboy is gasping for air and absorbing the fact that he is not going to die, he sees a dead body covered in blood. Simultaneously, he realizes that it was his friend who put it there and vomits. Evidently, after undergoing such an incident, Ponyboy was in no position to make good, reasonable decisions, and so it is not his fault for following Johnny and hiding

During their conversation we realize that Ponyboy wasn’t the only one that has been hurt but as well as Johnny who had it worse. We realize that Johnny has a mom that neglects him, a dad that abuses him, and the Socs that almost killed him. The gang is always there for him whether his mom ignores him, or when they are fuming that his dad hits him, or when they found him laying down looking dead when the Socs hurt and trantalize him. He has the gang to support him and whatever he is going through. On page 12 it says, “If it hadn’t been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection

The Youngest Outsider In the year 1967, all teenagers were seen differently. It all began on July 22, 1948 in Tulsa, Oklahoma when Susan Eloise Hinton was born. She is famous for writing the novel The Outsiders along with many other popular books. Her success has made her one of the best known fiction writers and has set the bar on a very high level (Hipple 113-120).

Johnny made a lot of bad choices in the book, but the worst choice of all that not only affected Ponyboy but Dally too, was on page 64 when Johnny killed Bob. (“I’ve killed that boy!”) (” “Johnny is stained with blood and is still clutching his blade!”) (“I’ve killed him!”)(Pg.64). Right then and there, Johnny made the another bad choice to run away. That would mean that Ponyboy would have to run away too. (“You did kill him,huh Johnny.”) (“I had to kill him they were going to kill you and they were going to hurt me.”) (pg.57)When Johnny said that they had to run away, Ponyboy didn't even think twice he just ran. Ponyboy knew that it would affect him for the rest of his life, but he didn’t know what else to do. He knew that as long as he was

Ponyboy and Johnny risk their lives in order to save someone else. While saving the children from the fire, Johnny is last to leave the church and so while exiting the roof collapsed on johnny. Johnny receives severe third degree burns on much of his body. His back is broken and the doctors inform Darry and Ponyboy that Johnny will most likely be paralyzed if he survives his injuries. While Ponyboy and Dallas soon recover from their injuries, Johnny seems to get worse as the days pass.

He lives with his brothers Sodapop and Darry. Despite all the hard times and hatred in his life, he is a smart kid and loves his english class. Without the help of some other characters Ponyboy wouldn’t be the person he became at the end of the story. Ponyboy is a dynamic character because many events in the story make him change his mindset, and have a different view of the Socs.

In Mrs. J’s class, we read a variety of books. The books varied from the 1960’s to segregation time periods. All the books I read were all interesting.

First, Johnny always has Ponyboy's back. In fact, Johnny risks going to jail for murder after protecting him. In the book The Outsiders it says on page 56 “I killed him” he said slowly “I killed that boy” Bob the handsome soc was lying there in the moonlight doubled up and still. A dark pool was growing from him.’’ Johnny had stabbed Bob when he

“The kids say, ‘Okay, this is like Preppies and Punks,’ or whatever they call themselves. The uniforms change, and the names of the groups change, but kids really grasp how similar their situations are to Ponyboy’s.” says the author of The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton. In the novel, The Outsiders, the time period is around the late 1960’s and located in the Southwest United States, in Oklahoma. The main characters are greasers, who use slang words and listen to musicians such as The Beatles and Elvis Presley. The setting affects the storyline and character development in The Outsiders based on where the characters live, how they choose to spend their time, and their surroundings.