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    ever read S.E. Hinton’s book? Hinton is a famous author who wrote about teens and inspires them all over the world. HInton’s books are based on her point of view when she was growing up as a child. She mostly concentrated on theme and character .S.E Hinton is a popular author who writes about how it was to be a teen and teenagers all over the world have read her books. She also sold 4 million books all over the U.S. and is known mostly for her body of work. S.E. Hinton was born on July 22, 1950

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    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

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    Outsiders essay “Darry was crying. He didn’t make a sound, but tears were running down his cheeks. I hadn’t seen him cry in years, not even when mom and dad were killed” (Hinton 98). The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton is a coming of age story that takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma mid-1960s. This story is about Pony boy growing up and understanding who he is as an individual. Ponyboy has two brothers Darry and soda. Some words to describe Darry are mature, caring and prideful. Darry is the oldest brother

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    In the book” The Outsiders” By S.E Hinton, the main character is a boy named Ponyboy who is 14 years old. His parents passed away and now his older brothers Sodapop and the oldest brother Darry have to take care of each other. In the book, there is two groups, the greasers which is the people that don’t have a lot of money, which is Ponyboy and his brother’s gang. And the other group is the socs which are the stuck up group that are rich. The Theme in the book is your sibling will still care about

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    Major Work Review Guide Title: The Outsiders Author: S.E. Hinton Published: 1967 by Viking Press Significant characters and brief statement of function in the work: Name: Function: 1. Pony boy Curtis- The narrator of the story. Ponyboy’s love for literature and academics make him different from the rest of the gang. He’s also the youngest. Because his parents died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers. His oldest brother accuses him of lacking common sense but, ponyboy is a reliable

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    Yves Belance 28 Nov 2016 V. Minchener Enc11 Research Paper The novel and film, The Outsiders by S. E Hinton, can be composed based on symbols, imagery, characters, and chronology. The Outsiders is a novel and a movie. The novel was written by Susan Eloise Hinton, in 1965, where it took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After the book was published the movie, The Outsiders was produced in 1983 directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The author has a great sense of imagery. Ponyboy the narrator of the story used

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    In the book The Outsiders, written by S. E. Hinton, the narrator, Ponyboy, talks about his life as a poor person and the fights, rich against the poor. The novel focused on how the rich and the poor people did not understand each other. According to Ponyboy this led in the two groups to hate each other. The three topics addressed in the engaging novel are the fight between rich and poor, the power of friendship, and what defines heroism. To begin with, the fight between the rich and poor

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    Fashion In the 1960’s The novel, The Outsiders, written by S. E Hinton is set in the 1960’s. The plot is based on two social groups, the Greasers and Socs. The Greasers don’t have a lot of nice clothes. On the other hand, the Socs have all the new fashion. They are never out of date. Fashion was different in the 1960’s than it is now. The clothing worn in the past can tell a lot about culture of the time. Just like the youth of the time period, the fashions during the 1960’s included clothes that

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    Consequences are an effect to any choice no matter good or bad. Strongly shown in The Outsiders By: S. E. Hinton the main character Ponyboy Curtis, a young 14 year old is forced to make courageous and heroic decisions from a very young age. Being the younger one and living with his two older brothers Darry, age 20 and Sodapop, age 16 he is often over loved. He belongs to a group called the Greasers, rivals of a wealthier group named the Socials, but more commonly known as the Socs. One night after

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    The Outsiders is a novel that represents many themes such as honour, the innocence of childhood and the value of appearances through the characters’ dialogue and behaviour that feature in this book. The author, S. E. Hinton writes about a character in her novel by the name of Dallas Winston, a hardened young man that has seen and done too many things for his age. His loyalty to his gang, criminal record and his stand out looks are just some of the characteristics represented to the reader. This is

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