S. E. Hinton

In the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Ponyboy Curtis is the narrator who experiences many life changing events. He is kind, quiet, stubborn, bold, and absentminded throughout the book. He shows these traits when being respectful to Cherry, keeping his mouth shut, refusing to stay out of a fight, and going straight into a burning church to save some kids. He is one of the major characters introduced in this novel and is a protagonist as well. He is a very well described character and…

“The outsider’s” comparison essay Greasers are the basic people who have to work for everything they own and they normally wear blue jeans and black leather and their long hair always done up with a lot of grease. They normally don’t have a car to drive and most of them walk everywhere they go and they go to rumbles where they get with another gang and fight the Soc’s. Most of them spend their time with a group of really good friends and do stuff that’s very illegal, most of them…

Stabbed, dead, and bleeding out. Would you believe you killed a man or just hilusinating if you looked down and were starring at a cold stoned faced Soc? In the Outsiders by S.E Hinton your sterotypical poor trouble makers known as the Greasers and rich popular kids the Socs constantly clash while teaching you valuable lessons. Lessons about family and loyalty are shown through out the Greasers lifestyle. The books major conflict consists of the the two groups of the Greasers and Socs…

been artists who have used a variety of mediums to express their own views of the American spirit. One of those artists is S.E Hinton. In 2018 it seems that most Americans are realizing that the way things are is wrong, but they’re unable to understand how to improve anything and are generally frustrated with people of higher power for moving on without any concerns. S.E Hinton perfectly encapsulates this with an angsty autobiographical-style…

S. E. Hinton wrote the novel The Outsiders to present a complex theme that her characters have to deal with. She portrays an environment where characters created happiness for themselves but then have it destroyed by an action of grief. Throughout the book when one of the characters experienced joy there would also come pain. For example there was a character named Bob in The Outsiders that brought Cherry Valance comfort but when Bob died a great distress came over her which causes her to learn…

The novel ‘The Outsiders’ written by S. E. Hinton is a novel written with many conflicts. ‘The Outsiders’ novel was first written and published in 1967. Throughout the novel, we are faced with family complications, involving the brothers. Who are Ponyboy, Darry and Johnny. We discover socio-economic statuses between the Greasers and the Socs, and we find out that Dally has an internal conflict of himself. Throughout the chapters, we uncover family complications. A major reason why Darry…

overtime as one learns more about who or what they are identifying. Ponyboy Curtis, a character in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, has many opinions of both his friends and foes. As the book progresses, Pony’s opinion of his friend Dally, his brother Darry, and his enemy Bob all completely change when he understands other people’s perspectives which ultimately mature his own. Hinton illustrates how maturity affects the way people see others, showing how empathy, and not judgment, is a better way…

Introduction S.E. Hinton is one of the best known authors who writes young adult novels. Her stories are set in her hometown, Oklahoma and the book, The Outsiders is also set in Oklahoma. This book is the most popular, well known one of all the books she has written and Hinton’s life experiences are reflected in it. The author, S.E. Hinton started writing this book when she was fifteen. At that time, her school in Oklahoma had social divisions in which people do not hang out with people other…

each other. On the other hand the Socials or how it 's shortened it in the book Socs (it is pronounced So-Shis) are the West side rich kids with fancy cars and lots of free time, which they use to jump greasers. The book “The…

In her novel The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton explores the theme that stereotypes are unfair and that therefore, one cannot judge an entire group of people based on these prejudices. A person is more than just a product of their community or circumstances, which is seen to be true in the characters of Johnny and Ponyboy. The Outsiders has two types of people, there are Greasers and Socs. The Greasers were the middle class unlike the soc who are more rich and Greasers are more wilder. The Socs are…