Life is messy, bruising, but also full of intoxicating adventures. Plot and analysis of the outsiders 584 words, approx. Spelling and point of view are given as from the hobbit. A story written in 1965 is still relevant today and captivates the reader with a youthful, slangy writing style which allows the reader to bond with the characters. He is a 14 year old greaser who is just stepping out into the world. This article describes all named characters appearing in j. Which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love as a kid and why so many others are still reading it five decades after it was first published in 1967. Hinton, the outsiders is a novel that features the conflict between the socs and the greasers. Hes almost immediately attacked by a carload of socials as he passes the vacant lot on the way to his house. Hinton thoughtfully crafted the outsiders out of her own experiences. Hinton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full. Bright lines is a coming of age story about three young women finding their identity and navigating sexual awakening against the backdrop of a multicultural brooklyn.
Twobit i think that twobit loses a little bit of that slapstick comedy as the story moves on. The outsiders study guide character list the outsiders. This is a sample book report from ultius on the novel the outsiders, which tells the story of two youth gangs with a serious rivalry. The outsiders paperback deckle edge, april 20, 2006. He is a high school dropout and works at the local gas station.
They were mainly around the west side of town the south side in the film. The outsiders study guide contains a biography of author s. In the book the outsiders, the character s personalities are what made the plot move forward. Hinton shows this through events that take place and the characters such as ponyboy, johnny, dally and others.
There are no such thing as the curtsies in the book the outsiders greasers v socs. Learn the outsiders book characters with free interactive flashcards. Hinton shows in her young adult novel the outsiders that peoples prejudice leads to violence and oppression. Sep 22, 2014 the outsiders, first published in 1967, is set in the 1960s and is about the struggles and adolescent boy goes through dealing with what social group he belongs to. By the end of the story, the reader feels sure he is going to come through. The book has conflicts between two gangs in the book.
The picture and caption really explains what others think of him. He is the brother of darrel and sodapop, who live together after the death of their. Hinton, started writing the book when she was fifteen and was inspired by social divisions in her high school that she saw. Most of the characters are either first or secondgeneration immigrants. Most greasers think hes odd because he enjoys watching sunsets and reading books and gets good grades. It is about a gang of teenage boys who are called the greasers. Hintons novel of the conflict between the wealthy socs and their adversaries on the opposite end of the socioeconomic spectrum, the greasers, are the curtis brothers. Hinton for ponyboys writing paper he starts writing the book from the beginning. Like a lot folks i think he will be remembered for centuries to come. They live on the east side of the town, also known as the wrong side of town. It is immigration that brings the refugees of the story to the united states. In flint city, oklahoma, police detective ralph anderson arrests popular teacher and little league coach terry maitland in front of a crowd of baseball spectators, charging him with raping, mutilating and killing an 11yearold boy.
Bob is a tough, intimidating boy who gets killed by johnny when he and his friends attack johnny and ponyboy. Ponyboy michael curtis a 14yearold boy who is the narrator and main character in the outsiders. These flashcards will be about the characters and facts about chapters of the outsiders. The schoolteacher responsible for the children who were in the seemingly abandoned church. Who are the main characters in the outsiders answers.
His east side neighborhood is patrolled by bullying socials, rich kids from the west side of. This book appeals to preteens many read it in sixth grade because thats the time. Hinton there are many round and flat characters, but two main ones are johnny and twobit. One night, when ponyboy and johnny are in the park, unwanted and alone, bob and some other socs come and pick a fight in revenge for the two boys picking up bob and randys girlfriends after a drivein movie earlier. The novel explores the impact of living in a place where a teenager cant even walk home by himself and where fear is the predominant emotion, as is the case for recently orphaned ponyboy curtis and his friends. But then, he becomes an aggressive, cigarette addicted murderer. The outsiders is set in a large, unnamed town in the united states. The the outsiders quotes below all refer to the symbol of sunsets and sunrises. Please add information about the character as you learn new facts or descriptions. Ponyboy smarts off to them, and they try to drown him in a nearby fountain. Hinton once stated that the characters were based closely upon a group of boys she had gone to high school with during the early 1960s, and that the incident where someone was stabbed in a fight and the boys involved fled to hide out in thr c. The unofficial leader of the greasers, he becomes an authority.
The outsiders is a classic dramatic novel first published in 1967 by author s. Some other important characters are twobit matthews, steve randle, dallas winston and cherry valance. Socs are rich kids who have good clothes, drive mustangs, and always have an argument against the greasers. Ella is not the only outsider in this narrative, where multiple characters are reckoning with their own identities. It occurs in prehistoric cases whilst contemporary human beings and neandrathals shared the earth. The outsiders focuses on the three curtis brothers, who live alone as a result of. A 5 300 and sixty 5 days previous female loses her tribe to an earthquake. Hintons novel, the outsiders, the main character and narrator of the novel is ponyboy curtis. Soda is kind of the glue that keeps ponyboy and darry together. Bob, sandy, marcia, randy, paul, barry, tim, curly, and mr.
How do the characters in the outsiders change over the story. The socs are the middleclass kids in town, which include cheerleaders and jocks, while the greasers live in poverty on the bad side of town. The giver the old man known in the community as the receiver of memory. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the outsiders, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
He, soda, and ponyboy are brothers, and he is the oldest. Jan 04, 2018 in 1983, director francis ford coppola struck a powerful chord with his adaptation of s. The outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14yearold boy. So many themes in the outsiders seemed familiar from gerald seymours previous books and overall it was a disappointing book that i struggled to finish. The outsiders and adolescent social cultures reading on the. Hinton created a believable and engaging cast of characters who struggle with conflict in and. Over the course of the novel, ponyboy learns that bob had his own troubles and difficulties growing up. The outsiders study guide the outsiders character chart fill in the chart below with information about the character given. Sodapop save marcia sodapop ponyboys brother, a highschool dropout who works at a gas station. Greaserswas a conflict between the two sides of towns, the rich and the poor, and the socials thought that they were better than the greasers but they soon found out that things were bad on both sides of town. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is an outsider. Sunsets and sunrises symbol in the outsiders litcharts. He has a way of endearing the reader to his characters and bringing his characters alive with just the right amount of details. In this lesson, well discuss character traits of the greasers and socs that bring life to the rivalry between the east side and the west side in.
Ponyboys english teacher who assigns him a theme to write that becomes the story of the novel itself. What inspired the book characters in the outsiders. The main characters in this book were ponyboy curtis, sodapop curtis, darrel curtis, steve randle, twobit mathews, dallas winston, johnny cade, and cherry valance. He has a witty remark about everything, no matter who hes talking to. Dec 15, 2010 what are all the foods the characters from the book the outsiders by s.
This book appeals to preteens many read it in sixth grade because thats the time when kids break into social cliques and life becomes tribal. It tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his two older brothers, soda and. His parents have been killed in an automobile accident, and he lives with his two brothers. Over the course of the book, he discovers things he never knew before and embarks on a journey that helps him to discover himself and those around him.
In the book the outsiders, ponyboy lives with his two brothers sodapop and darry. The next night, johnny and ponyboy meet dally and head to the drivein. Hinton is a great book about friendship and not judging people before getting to know them. Choose from 500 different sets of the outsiders book characters flashcards on quizlet.
Theme of violence in the outsiders 788 words bartleby. May 01, 2010 the prolonged family of the cave undergo with the help of jean auel the main character in this tale is the only genuine outsider. In this lesson, well learn more about ponyboy, his life, and his perspective on the east versus west. The boys then sneak in to one of the driveins that. But then during the book they commit heroic acts, and the biggest one was when ponyboy, johnny, and dally saved children and one another that were trapped in. The outsiders main characters by maya kircher on prezi. The outsiders character map by anuj devatha on prezi. The world was a conflict between dally and the world because he thought that the world was out to get him.
These are the main events of the book the outsiders by s. Personality, and he backs that up with lots of heart. Use this chart throughout the reading of the novel. His parents have been killed in an automobile accident, and. Tim is the leader of another greaser gang, and a more.
The story the outsiders takes place in the 1960s, when there were two main lifestyles. Hinton irrevocably altered the course of juvenile literature in america with her first novel. The novel tells the story of ponyboy curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Details that we have all experienced at one time or another in our lives and have forgotten. The outsiders focuses on the three curtis brothers, who live alone as a result of their parents death in an automobile accident. The theme of the book the outsiders is a story of two groups of teenagers who go through ups and downs related to their socioeconomic status. Strong, athletic, and intelligent, darry has quit school.
The giver has held the communitys collective memory for many years and uses his wisdom to help the committee of elders make important decisions, even though he is racked by the pain his memories give him and believes that perhaps those memories belong in the minds of. The poem applies to the characters by explaining that you need to stay pure and make the most of everything. It is narrated by one of the main characters, ponyboy curtis. Soda pop patrick curtis ponyboys 16goingon17yearold brother. His eyes are like two pieces of pale, bluegreen eyes. They were described as havingmoney, cars, and futures, according to ponyboy curtis. E hinton three boys ponyboy, johnny and dally are all greasers, and have had runins with the law.
They are the rivals to the greasers, who are the protagonists of the book. The novels fourteenyearold narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Darry and ponyboy find out that sandy doesnt love soda because she moved away and she sends sodas letter unopened and ponyboy and darry fight and make sodapop cry. Gang violence, child abuse, stabbings, shootingsthese drive the action. Xmen is an accurate, smart comic book adaptation that follows its source material for real relevance and deeper meaning, for example its tie to actual life history, while still delivering. It tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his two older brothers.
How do the characters in the outsiders change over the. The book is a comingofage story that centers on a gang of young boys. But the indelible characters and compelling story have consistently hooked middle school kids, teens, and reluctant readers since the outsiders was first published in 1967. Hintons classic comingofage story featuring young talents who would go on to become major stars. The main characters in the outsiders are ponyboy, darrel and sodapop curtis. No pepsi chocolate cake chocolate milk cause ppl got tht already. Twobit is the eighteen year old jokester of the gang. According to ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world. We first meet our narrator, fourteenyearold ponyboy, as hes walking home from the moviesalone, which is something we know hes not supposed to be doing. Hintons gritty comingofage story follows the greasers narrator ponyboy curtis, his protective. Ponyboy cherry sodapop ponyboy, the youngest brother of darry and sodapop, is the smartest member of the.
Nov 21, 2018 ponyboy in the outsiders thinks his life is figured out, until one night his world is flipped upside down. The development of the story is very slow and ultimately the characters even the heroes are quite depressing misfits who as ever in seymours stories try to do the right thing in the face. The rough, rugged and haunted dallas fascinates pony. The outsiders 1967 is a wellknown young adult novel by american writer s. The outsider is a horror novel by american author stephen king, published on may 22, 2018, by scribner.
Robert bob sheldon was cherry valances boyfriend and a minor but pivotal character in the outsiders. Hinton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Characters in the outsiders grow and change as a result. Ponyboy curtis, a teenaged member of a loose gang of greasers, is leaving a movie theater when he is jumped by. What are all the foods the characters from the book the outsiders by s. This is because, in the beginning he is described as a shy puppy who has been kicked around far too many times.
On the way, they make a little bit of trouble at a drugstore, where dally shoplifts cigarettes. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Marcia cherry valence minor character cherrys friend randys girlfriend pretty darkhaired minor character long red hair understands socs understands greasers randy adderson soc socgreaser minor character marcias boyfriend cruel was bobs best friend twobit matthews marcia is. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one.
Darrel, known as darry, is a twentyyearold greaser who is raising ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. The main villain, magneto, wants to bring about acceptance through violence, while the protagonist of this film wants to do it through a more peaceful route. It is also a novel that represents the coming of age of a young boy who struggles against being labelled low class or undesirable because of his upbringing. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The main character, ella, is haunted by hallucinations of her parents, who were murdered in bangladesh when she was a child. Ponyboy curtis is the main character and narrator of the s. Marcia best friends with cherry and is the girlfriend of randy.