Lord of the flies sparknotes literature guide series add to wishlist. Hinton i will discuss character and plot development, as well as the setting, the authors style and my opinions about the book. Analysis of the american reality, possibility, and dream found in nickel and dimed and the outsiders stay gold, ponyboy. The outsiders sparknotes literature guide sparknotes literature guide series 9781586634841. Pony and johnny jump into the church to save the children.
The arrogant, selfsatisfied socs flaunt their wealth and drive around in fancy. Francis ford coppola, 1983 in this overview, the sociological theories of howard becker from his book, outsiders, will be applied to the narrative film outsiders 1983, which is itself based on a novel s. The book drew a wide audience, especially among teenage boys who were reluctant readers. The outsiders study guide contains a biography of author s. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the outsiders and what it means. They noticed that they were people outside the church and they told them that they were children in the church. The outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14yearold boy. Created by harvard students for students everywhere, sparknotes is a new breed of study guide. Many of them have led hard lives already, and they are tough, angry and unforgiving.
How the outsiders became one of the most important business. The novel tells the story of ponyboy curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in. A car follows him, and he suspects that it is filled with a bunch of socs pronounced sohshes, members of a rich west side gang who recently beat up his friend. Animal farm sparknotes literature guide series add to wishlist. The characters are interesting and the plot is an interesting concept, although i think that it could have been written and communicated a lot better. In this part of the analysis i will give some information about the subjects of the book, and about the author. Outsiders is an alright book, although i wouldnt call it anything special. The author defines a deviant as one who deviates from the rules of some social group and who therefore is an outsider to that group. Hinton irrevocably altered the course of juvenile literature in america with her first novel.
The outsiders was published when she was seventeen and was her stark answer to the fluffy high school stories about proms and dates typical of the 1960s. The outsiders quiz the outsiders quotes the outsiders chapters 1 2 summary the outsiders chapters 1 2 quiz the outsiders chapters 3 4 quiz the outsiders chapters 5 6 quiz the outsiders chapters 7 8 quiz the outsiders chapters 9 10 quiz the outsiders chapters 11 12 quiz the outsiders chapters 3 4 summary the outsiders chapters 5. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. This is a quick book summary and analysis of the outsiders by s. The socs and the greasers represent the opposing sides of the conflict between rich and poor.
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. Fahrenheit 451 sparknotes literature guide series add to wishlist. The great gatsby sparknotes literature guide series add to wishlist. When ponyboy and johnny cut and dye their hair while in hiding theyre taking a symbolic step outside read full symbol analysis the blue mustang represents the socs wealth as well as the danger they pose to greasers. Beckers study of deviance, is mostly an insiders view. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Spark notes the outsiders was not helpful in the sense of explaining symbolism and it only gave brief summarys of each chapter. New moon the twilight saga, book 2 by stephenie meyer 4.
They also make good projects for the students to make themselves. The outsiders summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Hinton about ponyboy and his gang of friends, called greasers, who fight against a rival gang called the socs one. Ponyboy curtis, a member of the greasers, a gang of poor east side kids in tulsa, leaves a movie theater and begins to walk home alone. The outsiders symbols from litcharts the creators of sparknotes.
The greasers long, slick hair is a symbol of their gang, both to themselves and to others. The outsiders chapters 10 and 11 summary and analysis. The arrogant, selfsatisfied socs flaunt their wealth and drive around in. The outsiders spark notes literature guide by sparknotes. Hinton, the author credited with inventing the field of young adult literature, especially with this novel. The outsiders is narrated by a fourteenyearold called ponyboy curtis weird name, but a cool kid. 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. May 08, 2014 the outsiders may not be a huge best seller, but it is the book that appears to be influencing ceos and big hedge fund and private equitytype investors. Pony is left to visit with his friend, whom he senses is close to death.
Jun 25, 2009 book trailers are an innovative way for educators to introduce books to their students. What is a short summary of the book the outsiders by s. Conscious again, johnny asks for some hair oil and a copy of gone with the wind, which twobit goes out to purchase. His east side neighborhood is patrolled by bullying socials, rich kids from the west side of town. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. It was criticized at first for its, at the time, graphic depictions of. If youre a little squeamish about worms, youre really not going to like them after accompanying king through his latest bit of mayhem.
Ponyboy and his greaser gang fight rival gang the socs short for socials, the wealthier, more preppie kids and try to make a place for themselves in the world. The burning church while they were driving back, they noticed that the church was on fire. As always, you should read the spark notes after you have read the outsiders. See a complete list of the characters in the outsiders and indepth analyses of ponyboy curtis, johnny cade, cherry valance, sodapop curtis, and darry curtis. The outsiders sparknotes literature guide sparknotes. We first meet our narrator, fourteenyearold ponyboy, as hes walking home from the moviesalone, which is something we know hes. Cherry tells him about some of the problems socs have, and they find out they share a love of watching sunsets. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. The outsiders has been one of the most popular book among teens and preteens since it came out in 1967.
The outsiders essays are academic essays for citation. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic. Find summaries for every chapter, including a the outsiders chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. The outsiders may not be a huge best seller, but it is the book that appears to be influencing ceos and big hedge fund and private equitytype investors. As demonstrated, conflict has arisen in this story as a cause of the two opposing forces of the socs and greasers. May 22, 2018 horrormeister king end of watch, 2016, etc. Ponyboy is pretty smart and has a lot of opportunity in front of him, but he comes from the wrong side of town and hangs out with a bunch of similarly weirdlynamed friends who drop out, smoke cigarettes, and get busted for robbing stores and. Created by harvard students for students everywhere, sparknotes books contai. Becker belongs to the group of sociologists, usually called interactionists, who examine social behavior from the viewpoint of the actor. Hinton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. An outsider is also defined from the point of view of the deviant as those from the social group who act as judges and arbiters of the rules. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is. Helpful for younger readers, but somewhat useless for older readers. Pony and twobit walk to the hospital to see johnny.
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