Violence In The Outsiders, By S. E. Hinton

The Outsiders display how adversity can help people find the real meaning of actions. Ponyboy thinks that Darry doesn’t care about him and believes he’s too strict as said in this passage “Me and Darry just don't dig each other. I could never please him… He never hollered at Sodapop, even when Soda dropped out of school or got tickets for speeding.

In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, two gangs clash and deal with their own personal conflicts. Told through the outlook of Ponyboy, a fourteen-year-old greaser, the novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960s. This expository essay analyzes many characteristics of three gang members in the story. Dally, Steve, and Johnny are three characters that will be described in much detail on their characteristics.

“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”.

At the end of the book Ponyboy finally comes to terms with the deaths of Johnny and Dally, and he finally realizes that violence is not the answer when he makes up with Darry. Darry and Ponyboy are shouting at each other, and Ponyboy asks Sodapop to take his side. This causes Sodapop to rush out of the house, and Ponyboy and Darry chase after him. When they finally catch up Sodapop tells them he feels sick of being pulled apart by their fights. Ponyboy sympathizes with Sodapop as he says in the text: “Darry and I did play tug of war with him, with never a thought to how much it was hurting him.” Ponyboy suddenly understands what his fighting with Darry has done to Sodapop, and later in their conversation Ponyboy realizes why he never got along with Darry: “I saw that I had expected Darry to do all the understanding without even trying to

First, when Darry slapped Pony, he felt so sad and worthless because he felt like Darry didn’t want him at home anymore. Darry and Pony don’t get along to well in the beginning of the book, but throughout their conflicts, they learn that they love each other very much. Another example is when Pony gets a letter from Soda when he was running away. Soda said that they miss Johnny and Pony very much and wish they would come home. Pony gets very emotional and sad because he misses them so much. Pony and Soda realize that they need each other. They love each other and couldn’t imagine life without them. Pony tells Johnny that they need to go home and turn themselves in for killing a Bob. Pony and Johnny did not want to do this, but it was the right thing. On the other hand, when Darry and Soda were protecting Pony from the fight with the Soc’s he knows that they will never hurt or fight with one another again.

The 1967 novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is about the social outcasts; the Greasers and their rivalry against the high class Socs. In the beginning of the book the characters values and attitudes are revealed to the reader through the point of view of Ponyboy. As the book progresses and the lives of the characters take a turn for the worse there is a significant impact on the characters resulting in an alteration of their values and attitudes. Ponyboy, Dally and Johnny experience these changes due to the death of Bob the Soc and the chain of events that follow.

“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.

Can good traits be present in criminals and the lawless? Is it possible for criminals to be honorable? In the book, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, The Greasers resemble outlaws and junior delinquents. They smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and get jailed (for stealing, robbing, etc). Despite this, they also have many scenarios where good traits are present, such as when they stick together and defend each other. The lawless can be honorable because they stand up for each other, sacrifice themselves for their friends, and protect each other.

Dally and Johnny both cherish each other deeply. At the theater, Johnny told Dally to back off when he was bothering Cherry and Marcia. Pony explains that if it was anyone else Dally would have beat them up hard but since he loves Johnny he would never do anything to hurt him in anyway. Also, Dally loves the person who Johnny is, which is why he does not want Johnny to go to jail because he knows it will change him.

The Outsiders is a book that changed the style of young adult writers because it went off from the genre that young adult writer were using during that time period. The reader sees the everyday problems that teenagers were going through, “I can’t take much more

At 14 and 15 in the 1960’s, particularly in low income neighborhoods such as the Greaser’s, gangs and weapons were very prevalent and S.E Hinton’s portrayal of the gang violence is completely accurate. For instance, in 1965, there were 1,997 counts of aggravated assault in Oklahoma alone, making it an extremely significant factor in citizen lives, including teens. Though many religious groups claimed that the book “promoted violence”, the combat was simply accurate to the setting and time period. There was indeed protest from religious groups to keep the novel away from young readers and they were not the only ones. Countless groups of parents argued “The Outsiders” being part of school curriculum for elementary intermediate students. The book was challenged for multiple reasons including the “ lack of a positive role model”, the fact that “the majority of characters were from broken homes” and that students in grade seven and eight are “not prepared for the subject matter”. To address the idea of a role model, one one the main plotlines is three boys, Dally, Ponyboy and Johnny, risking their lives to save children that could have been seriously injured. While it may not be safe to rush into a burning building in reality, fictional events such as these show many positive character traits including courage,

The Outsiders is a story about Ponyboy and his friends, called greasers, and their everlasting conflict with the rich and dominant socs. The book and the movie compare and contrast in many ways. For example, the book and the movie are both in the form of first-person, Johnny also stays the same for the most part. Another example includes the main contrast between the book and the movie which is, that they skipped over quite a few key scenes from the book in the movie. During the course of this essay, we will be sharing and discussing the details in which the film and book compare and contrast.

Are things tough all over? The book The Outsiders written by S. E. Hinton, translates prejudice leads to wrong conclusions, violence, and oppression by using strong characters, symbolism, and compelling events. The Outsiders is a book about and narrated by a fourteen year old, greaser named Ponyboy Curtis, who lives with his two brothers Sodapop and Darry after their parents that died in a car accident. This book takes the reader through the world of a teenage “hoodlum” written by a woman, from a young boy’s point of view. During a small brawl at the park one of the Soc gets killed by one of Ponyboy’s friends, Johnny. Which sends Ponyboy and Johnny into hiding.

Has anyone ever been deeply devastated? A big and beyond compare pain. What if it was something that could change the way someone would look at life? Imagine the very worst happening. The people someone would love gone, in this case, parents. In the novel entitled The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, she walks the reader through the experiences of a fourteen year old boy and his six lifelong friends who call themselves the “Greasers.” Along the way Ponyboy Curtis, the youngest greaser, finds himself in a touchy situation that may place him in a boys home. Ponyboy should not be placed in a boys home because he has loving brothers who care for him, support him, and he also takes honor classes and does significantly in school.

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