The Red Pony Transcendentalism

In the book, The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, a character named Jody must cope with loss in order to improve his character throughout the story. The book, which is a classic, focuses on the struggles a ten year old boy encounters which eventually lead him to unleashing his full potential as the protagonist in the story. This astonishing novel contains descriptive foreshadowing, engaging conflicts, and distinct tones.

This novel is honestly great. It’s worth the read and I think that the author had an amazing story line. Ponyboy and Johnny are heroes. Just because you come from

Christopher J. McCandless, also known as Alexander Supertramp (the nickname that he gave to himself), was a young man from a wealthy family that decided to travel and live off of the land, trying to prove that he did not need the government or civilization to survive. Chris practiced transcendentalism and was a prime example of the transcendental lifestyle. There are many qualities of transcendentalism and they can be shown by examining his nomadic and transcendental lifestyle. In the novel Into the Wild, Chris McCandless embodies the qualities of transcendentalism by relying on self-trust and self-reliance throughout his journey, maintaining intellectual companions, and finding dignity in his manual labor.

The plot is great, it has a lot of action, and suspense. I also like the way Hinton describes the characters in detail, and makes you feel like you can actually see the character when she describes them. I would definitely recommend the teachers to keep teaching it because the novel has a good moral to it. It teaches you to not judge anyone immediately, how violence only makes things worse, and how to solve your problems. My favorite character is Johnny because he reminds me of myself. He sacrificed his life to save the children trapped in the church, and he stood up for Ponyboy and himself when he stabbed Bob. The symbols and allusions in the book are meaningful like when Johnny tells Ponyboy to stay gold right before he dies. It’s a reference to Robert Frost’s Nothing Gold Can

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.

During these days, we often imagine that if we do not fit into the society, we are left out. The lyrics of “Subdivision” by Rush shows if we do not conform to others, we might be cast out(Sub-division). We often think that having an articulate mind with many thoughts is having a high social status. However, there are certain values in our lives and our beliefs which we should appreciate as the man and nature are all connected which now is a belief referred as the “Transcendentalism”. Although Transcendentalism is a broad topic, the motif following the instincts and living under simplicity drew my attention. Transcendentalism was one of the major turning points of American literary revolutions and can play a huge role in the 21st century of

In my opinion, the movie portrayed the theme of the original novel well. One of the theme of the book was “staying gold”, and it makes it possible for us to know the theme through some scenes: scene where Pony and Johnny saw marvelous sunrise and the part where Pony found and read Johnny’s letter. Those scenes were included in both the novel and the film. However, even if there were many significant scenes included, there were several missing scenes in the film; for instance, in the novel, Pony fought against the Socs at school and he also became mad when anyone said that Johnny is dead, but in the movie, those scenes were missing – In the movie, I couldn’t see much depression in Pony after Johnny has expired. The only scene in the movie that showed how shocked Pony was the part where his English teacher told him that he should write good semester theme to pass his class with

Just like how humans may become jealous of others success, but they do not know the story and troubles behind their success, just like the old book. The poem also shows how the book is still waiting patiently and waiting for its story and its past to be told. We, like the books also wait for opportunities to take advantage of. But also the book, we are waiting for chances instead of trying to and creating the opportunities of a future we and the book so dearly desire for. But in "The Outsiders" Ponyboy was wise to create the opportunities for his own future. "'Mr. Syme, this is Ponyboy. That theme - how long can it be?' 'Why, uh, not less than five pages.' He sounded a little surprised. I'd forgotten it was late at night. 'Can it be longer?' 'Certainly, Ponyboy, as long as you want it.' 'Thanks,' I said and hung up." (Hilton 187-188) This quote shows Ponyboy creating the opportunity by going above and beyond, he was certainly planning on making it more than the required amount and giving more effort to this

Moving out into the the woods and off the grid isn’t for everyone. For a few families, this is a way of life. This lifestyle showcases many beliefs of transcendentalism, many that are still abundantly present in society today. Transcendentalism is shown in the way people live and in the television shows like “The Boonies”. In “The Boonies”, transcendentalism appears in the ideas of Idealism/Individualism and in Nature.

Throughout history, people encounter a stage in their lives where they feel the necessity to assert their independence and challenge their abilities and self-worth. In the book, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the author shares his understanding and kinship with the main character, Chris McCandless, a young man who thrusts himself into a life of solitude and a harsh environment during his search for meaning to his life. Krakauer depicts himself and McCandless as modern day transcendentalists with an abundance of competency, resourcefulness and skills as naturalists. Although McCandless chose to experience a life of solitude and face the hazards that nature presents, his lack of preparedness prevented him from completing his endeavor successfully.

At the beginning of the book, Ponyboy is in intelligent, young teen, but he lacks the perspective to understand the environment around him. He can only see his side of the story and fails to understand why others act the way they do. The first example of this is his oldest brother Darry. He thinks Darry hates him because he is always giving Ponyboy a hard time about his lack of common sense, his grades,...

Krakauer himself agrees with such claim. Before he even begins to tell the tale of Chris McCandless, Krakauer speaks directly of McCandless transcendance. In the authors note Krakauer writes that McCandless “invented a new life for himself...wandering across North America in search of raw, transcendent experience” (Krakauer Author’s Note). To deny such a direct assessment from someone who shares so many sympathies with McCandless, is ludicrous. Krakauer also compares Mccandless to transcendentalist monks on several occasions. From the description of Chris’s “monkish room furnished with little more than a thin mattress on the floor, milk crates, and a table”( Krakauer 22), to stating that he is “as chaste as a monk” (65). Krakauer even goes

The Shakers were the most successful religious community. They were established in 1787 in upstate New York and exceed more than 5,000 members. They were founded by Mother Ann Lee who claimed that Christ had told her to go with her followers to America to form a utopian community. They believed in spiritual equality for women and men. Oneida was a community found in upstate New York 1848 by John Noyes. They abandoned traditional marriage and formed single holy family of equals. Complex marriage is notorious due to Noyes. Owen hoped to create a new moral world so he established New Harmony. They believed in women’s rights for education and they abandoned differences between sexes. They influenced labor movement, women’s rights advocates, and educational reformers. The Brook Farm was established not so far from Boston by the New England transcendentalists. They hoped to demonstrate that intellectual and manual work could coincide harmoniously. Brook Farm had around 2,ooo residents including

Sometimes in life you got have to do what your mind tells you, and follow whatever makes you happy, walk on the path that you want to be on. Chris McCandless is an interesting guy throughout this movie He starts out as a normal guy, he is a college graduate and was confidante he would get into harvard. In one of the very first scenes, Chris went out to a celebratory dinner with his family. When his parents brought up buying him a new car, nevertheless Chris’s was a junkie. At the moment of them saying this, almost seemed as it sparked or flipped a switch in Chris's brain. He did not want anything from them, Chris turned even more to a transcendentalist than before. Chris almost seems too crazy, even though he was not. Chris basically said he did not want anything from anybody. Which leads me to my point. Most will say that Chris did not follow the transcendentalists, but in other beliefs most do think he did because of his acts of being solo and alone.

The Red Pony by author John Steinbeck is a very notable book for young adults. The central and recurring theme of the four stories told within this short novel is life and death. The stories also deal with conflict between old and new. Unlike most novels for young adults this book is different because John Steinbeck does not try to soften or hide old age and death, but instead presents these themes as they are in reality. The stories tell how the main character, Jody Tiflin, becomes more responsible as he deals with the disappointments and sadness, as well as the successes of real life.