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    can stay young forever. Johnny Cade is a quiet member of the Greasers gang. Johnny’s home life is rough, his father beats him and his mother could care less about him. The Greasers are the good gang from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their rivals, the Socs, are preps who spend their time partying, or tormenting the Greasers. Throughout this story, Johnny is depicted as sensitive, selfless, and strong. In this novel, Johnny Cade is represented as sensitive. As Ponyboy is describing Johnny to the reader, he says

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    reading, watching, and carefully paying close attention towards the film (directed by Francis Ford Coppola 1983), and book “The Outsiders (published on April 24, 1967). Ever since grade eight has begun to read the book, students seems to be questioning other people’s opinions and thoughts on whether or not The Outsiders film is an overall recommend “good film”. The Outsiders depicts and sets the story of the greasers and Socs, two present teen gangs also known as “Juvenille Delinquents in the mid-1960s

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    Have you ever had a simple feud between peers, or even close friends? Imagine if you had a fight over social classes, would it be worse? S.E. Hinton, the author of the 1967 novel, The Outsiders, uses unique characters, symbols, and hectic events to prove that class conflict is pointless, unwarranted, and destructive. In the novel, fictional characters are brought to life by the author, as she connects and compares their taxing lifestyle to that of the reader. Using 14 year old boy, Ponyboy Curtis

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    book, The Outsiders a character, Johnny Cade starts off by his character traits being afraid, but throughout the novel, Johnny turns into an upstander person who had the courage to conquer a person from the Socs gang because they were threatening him with drowning his good friend, Ponyboy. Johnny’s friendship with Ponyboy was close but in the end, Johnny didn’t necessarily change that much despite his actions but, Ponyboy’s understandings of him improved in a good way. The Outsiders is a book about

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    when put together they share a lot of similarities. In the book, the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Dally and Johnny share many similarities and also have many differences. Both Dally and Johnny are similar because they have bad home lives. After running away to the country from the police because Johnny killed Bob, they are picked up by Dally to go to Dairy Queen to eat some food other than baloney sandwiches. While they are eating Johnny asks if his parents have asked about him and Dallas responds with

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    such characters in S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders. Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are similar because they both have neglective parents and place very little on their own lives. Regardless these similarities, Dally and Johnny both have diverse personalities and police records. Thus, Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade have vast differences in their lives, yet they also have notable similarities. Dally and Johnny are similar in many ways. One specific way Johnny and Dally

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    In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, family is a prevalent motif. The Outsiders institutes a definition of family, such as, people who care and support for each other instead of the standard definition; a fundamental social group in society typically consisting of parents and their offspring. Johnny Cade is a vulnerable sixteen-year-old Greaser in a group defined by toughness and a sense of invincibility. He comes from an abusive home, and takes to the Greasers as he feels at ease, comfortable, and protected

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    Johnny Cade at the age of 16 died. He died after being in a fire and not recovering in time. He was surrounded by 2 friends at the time of death. He was in the church fire at jay Mountain. He was injured after a wood beam hit him while he was trying to save the kids in the church. His dad is Mr cade and mom is mis Cade. he was abused by his dad and his mom didn't care about him. Johnny and his friend try to save kids in a burning church. He was brought to a hospital. Later he ended up dying. Johnny

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    Olivia Goddard Ms. Shea Language 1 June 2018 Everyday Heroes In The Outsiders Most people believe that heroes are people who have superpowers and chase the evil villains away. However, not all heroes wear capes. An everyday hero is someone who shows examples of courage and kindness in smaller and simple acts. The Outsiders is a novel about a character named Ponyboy Curtis and his friends who live on the rougher side of town. They are seen as outcasts to the rest of the town, and to the Socs, who

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    The Different Sides to Johnny People change for two reasons: Either they’ve learned a lot, or they have been hurt a lot. In The Outsiders, a Novel by S.E Hinton, Johnny Cade is put through a lot in his life to make him change. His father is a very abusive to him and constantly hitting him. A year ago a myriad of socs ganged up on Johnny and gave him cuts all over his face. Ever since that Johnny has been very skittish. Johnny is brave, fearful, and smart but in the end he extremely changes because

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