...The Outsiders. The Outsiders is a book about Greasers the are the teens who have hardly anything and have long hair with tons of hair grease, and the Socs (Socials) who are the West side of the city rich kids. The Greasers and Socs are constantly at war with each other. A member of the Greasers is Darrel (Darry) Curtis. When the Curtis parents died Darry starts to take care of his two siblings Sodapop (Soda) Curtis who is 16 and Ponyboy (Pony) Curtis who is 14. Darry is a 20 years old male who is 6 Feet 2 Inches. Darrel is a broad shouldered and muscular guy who looks older than 20 and has dark brown hair that kicks out in the front with a slight cowlick in the back. One thing that makes Darry different from the rest is he could be a Soc but there is one thing that is keeping him from being a Soc and it is the gang but mainly it is Soda and Pony. Even though Darry and Pony don’t always see eye to eye and Soda is always having to break them up and end the arguments they all still look out for each other, stick up for each other, and most of all love each other. Darrel Curtis is an athletic, responsible, and strict Greaser from The Outsiders. Darrel Curtis is a very athletic member of the Greaser gang. In the story you learn that in high school Darry was the Captain...
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...Outsiders was a great book, it was about guys who are Greasers and Socs. The Greasers are the ¨hoods” they run around and are always getting in trouble. The Socs are the kids who are rich and are always dressed nicely. There is always a feud going on between them, resulting in fights. My favorite characters are Dally, Soda and Two Bit. I like Dally because he is always so strong in situations, maybe not in the best times but he always knows what to do. Dally is also very caring about the people he loves. I also like Soda because he always brings lightness to the situation. I like Two Bit only because he's funny, no one else in the group is as witty as Two Bit. I relate most to soda because he is always there to listen to Pony no matter how...
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...The Outsiders shows that teens join social groups to help create their identities. In joining these cliques, the adolescents take on both the positive and negative characteristics of them. Looking at life as an outsider and feeling as though one is being treated as an outsider is a matter of perspective or point of view. Adolescence is a time when teenagers may consider themselves to be adults, but in reality teens are still under the control of others. Parents, teachers, and other authority figures are always telling them how to live their lives. This loss of control inevitably leads to the feeling that life isn't fair. For example, Ponyboy knows that he is not safe walking the streets in his own neighborhood. He could be attacked solely...
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...His brothers darry and soda pop are part of a neighborhood gang and pony boy is the youngest in it. The socs are kind of their rivals and another gang that fights them in the book. Darry the oldest at 20 is like the dad of the book because their dad died in a car wreak and he does all the housework and cooks for them. He is very athletic and every one thinks he is very good looking and smart also he is strong and often very serious. Since his parents died he has taken on the responsibility of taking care of his brothers and h works two jobs and so he is never home much. Soda or soda pop is the brother at 17 years old they call him Mr personality and he backs that up very well like his brother darry people think he is very handsome and hardworking. He dropped out f high school en no he i very smart he didn't try much in school and it was better just to work to make money for the family. He works at a gas station and says he likes it even no it not hard work for him he likes the girls that come in there and flirt with him. Soda gets into trouble sometimes but darry tries to help him from doing that....
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...Family and friends are there for you outside of school and friends are also there or you in school. Family is presented in the book Outsiders by S.E. Hinton because the characters are like a family. In the novel by S.E. Hinton shows how family and friends...
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...f you were the judge in The Outsiders, would you send pony away or let him be with his family? Do you think he will be stabler in a foster home or in the house with his brothers? If I were the judge in The Outsiders, I would let Pony stay at home with his older brothers. To me Pony would be better off with his brothers because he wouldn't get in much trouble. I've heard that boys who go into foster homes do harmful things to themselves. Pony and Darry may not get along that well but Soda Pop is the glue that holds the family together. I will let pony stay with Darry and Soda because they understand him, care for him, and show companionship in different ways. When you have a younger sibling who tends to get in trouble you try to understand...
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...I am a movie fanatic and a book worm. I love reading and watching the book and movie. "The Outsider" is one of my favorite movie come books, but it was really surprising after reading and watching the book and the movie are pretty different mainly in the rumble, the reuniting and argument\soda running away scene. The rumble scene was very different in the book and the movie. The setting in the movie had a racing background and the fight was near a camp, unlike the movie, the book's setting took place in a parking lot and the background is a clear night sky. before the fight, brumly guy did not talk to ponyboy about his brother in the movie like he did in the book. lastly in the book dally was weakened by his burned hand and was getting beat...
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...In the book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, it shows that true friends sacrifice for each other and would risk their lives for each other. When The Outsiders first starts, it shows how Ponyboy, Darry, and Soda are brothers. They don’t get along that well, but when something bad happens to one of them, they sacrifice for each other. They are poor and the society calls them “greasers” because they use grease in their hair. Their education and money is really bad. The other group that is wealthy is called the “Socs”. The society thinks that...
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...Depending on what age you are, you might've read a book called "The Outsiders". If you haven't "The Outsiders" is a book about the rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs, but mostly focuses on Ponyboy, who is the main character, and his choices throughout his life. In this essay, we're going to talk about how Ponyboys relationships change throughout the story. The first major change in a relationship is when Ponyboy comes home late after he accidentally fell asleep at the "lot" Once he comes home his brother Darry yells at him. (Page 43-44) "It sounded dumb, even to me, when I stammered, "I... I went to sleep in the lot..." "You what?" He was shouting, and Sodapop sat up and rubbed his eyes. " "He should never yell at Soda. Nobody should...
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...”The Outsiders” looked as if it was an amazing book and movie. While reading and watching they minorly relate to each other. However they do have major differences. There are also have inconsequential similarities. Both book and the movie include a rumble.They both have creative people and actors. The book and movie have all the characters doing Acro-Batics Right before the rumble. The setting of the movie and the book are both in Tulsa Oklahoma. Johnny was afraid of the Socs in the book and the movie. In the movie Johnny’s scar was a lot smaller than in the book. In the movie Ponyboy didn’t ask if Cherry could see the sunset really good from the South side until later in the movie. In the book Pony and Darry didn’t chase after Soda. Ponyboy was cooking eggs and dropped one in the movie...
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...The theme of the outsiders is friendship can keep you sane. You can see this first in the part of the book when after Ponyboy got jumped everyone ran to him. They all started caring for him and making sure he was alright. “ It was Darry,” (Hinton 6). This is when Darry came up to him. “ Soda came looping back,” (Hinton 7). This is when Soda came for him as well. Soon after Steve came, then Two-Bit, Dally, and lastly Johnny. They all really cared for eachother. Everyone cared especially for Johnny because he was the “pet” of the gang. Even Dally had a soft spot for him. You could see this theme in the middle when everyone was worried sick about Johnny and Ponyboy. No matter what they stick together. When Ponyboy and Johnny went to...
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...In the book “The Outsiders” there are so many great characters, but I chose the ones I like best, I’m not saying I don’t like them all but I like these four the best. The book The Outsiders is written by an amazing author S. E. Hinton. For my characters I picked Dally, Soda, Ponyboy and Darry. There were times when I didn't know what would happen and that made me scared and happy, that's what a good book is about. The first character I’m going to talk about is Darry. He showed me to be strong and stick with your family. He is the oldest brother out of the Westin boys, when their parents died, so he had to become their guardian. He drop out of school to take care of them, he works two jobs to pay the bills. Darry is like the leader of the...
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...In the fictional book, The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton, displays a variety of characters, each with their own unique back stories and situations. Of all characters Darry seemed the most interesting through my point of view. After the death of his parents Darry had to step up his game to raise his two younger brothers Sodapop and Ponyboy. However Darry is more harsh on Ponyboy than he is on Sodapop. After reading the book I came to the conclusion that I don’t like him, however the friendship is questionable.. Although, Darry represents being responsible and is protective of his brothers, I don’t agree on his parenting. It’s normal for men wanting to be masculine but he takes the cake. Throughout the book, Ponyboy cries at times and feels insecure but won’t show it in front of Darry because it shows weakness. Pony usually goes to Sodapop for these types of things because Soda is more understanding. Which is nice considering Pony has someone to talk to, but this behavior is making Pony believe he isn’t loved by Darry. “Darry just thought I was just another mouth to feed and somebody to holler at.” In addition, Darry mostly goes after Pony. In another point of view it can be seen that he just wants Pony to do good in life, but Pony isn’t going to progress through yelling. Soda is the one who tells Darry to...
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...The Outsiders book and movie are about the same storyline with the same characters and the same themes, although they also have many differences. The book is has many things going on, like Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy. Three brothers living together on their own after their parents died in a car accident. The book emphasizes on Soda’s horse Mickey. Pony talks about how he wishes he could buy Soda a new horse. I wouldn’t have known this if I had only watched the movie because Pony was thinking this in his head. In movies you can’t know exactly what the character is thinking unless it’s narrereated. The outsiders movie was not nerrerated but the book was. The movie is a shortened version of the book so many details form the book are left out...
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...The Outsiders” takes you through a journey of struggle, violence, and death. It examines the life of a recently orphaned young man born into poverty confronted with the prejudices that he could not change. He struggles with the many conflicts between the lower class and the upper class youths. The Outsiders focuses on the life of Ponyboy Curtis who has two brothers, Darry and Sodapop, which belong to a group of young people that were called greasers. The Greasers defined as a group of hoodlums with a background of being poor, mean, and violent. Ponyboy’s brother, Darry, stepped in to support his family after their parents died in an automobile accident. Darry was a smart and serious person that worked most of the time, and was very hard on Ponyboy .He often yelled at Ponyboy to do better in school. Soda, the middle brother considered very handsome and likeable, was happy most of the time. The brothers often fought over Ponyboy’s future. They closely associated with two members of the greasers, Dally who was one of the oldest gang members and certainly the toughest, and Johnny who was shyer than Ponyboy. Dally seemed to enjoy being a criminal and thought the law was a joke. Johnny’s parents abused him, so he always seemed scared which made him the pet of the group. This story has many tragedies. The first tragedy in the story was when the socs jumped Ponyboy, who was walking home from the movies by himself. He was two blocks from home when he saw a red Corvair following him...
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