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The Outsiders Research Paper

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How Society Affects People “If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything. We’re all we have left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything,” (Hinton). Characters are affected by society positively and negatively throughout the book, the video, and the poem. The society in the book, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, affected characters positively, like the poem, “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to be,” by Nikki Giovanni did, as well as the video “On the Road with Steve Hartman.” During the video “On the Road with Steve Hartman,” Justice Miller, Keith Orr, and Keith Orr’s parents were affected positively by society. First off, Justice Miller, wide-receiver of the football team, was affected by society when the team successfully carried out their plan. Doing nice things for others and not just himself made Justice Miller feel like a good person. Justice Miller only cared about himself, until society changed him in a positive way, (“On the Road”). When the football team came up …show more content…

For example, Justice Miller, Keith Orr, and Keith’s parents were each affected in a positive way by society when the football team’s plan worked. Another example of when society affects people positively is during the poem when the poet describes how people support others emotionally and physically. Lastly, society affects Randy and Ponyboy positively in the novel because Ponyboy becomes closer to Darry; Randy realizes fighting does no good; and Ponyboy discovers that Socs are just like normal people. This is how society positively affects Ponyboy and Randy, as well as many other characters throughout this novel. To conclude, an individual could think that if society affects a person positively, they are changed forever. How does society affect people positively in places all around the

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