An Atmosphere of Tension, Fear and Drama in the Outsiders Set in the 1960's 'The Outsiders' by Francis Ford Coppola is a story about two rival gangs, the Socials (upper class - rich boys, expensive cars) and the Greasers (lower class - leather jackets, greased hair). This is a tense and dramatic scene set in Manhattan in an urban playground, late at night where the plays protagonists Ponyboy and Johnny (Greasers) are situated after Ponyboy has run away from home. Previously that evening they had been socialising with a couple of the Soc.'s girlfriends, the Soc.'s found out and have come after Ponyboy and Johnny. As Ponyboy and Johnny enter the park, you see them walk by out of the frame, then there is a pause and you see the lights from a blue Mustang as it crawls into sight, it's the Soc.'s. While this is happening there is eerie sinister music playing under the growl of the car's engine. This is a very effective beginning to the scene as it is quite tense and mysterious for you have the Mustang portrayed as a predator, growling, crawling into the park, camouflaged by the darkness of the night, all you can see is its eyes - the headlights. Coppola makes out the set to be an 'urban jungle', the Greasers (the prey) don't know what is lurking round the corner or where the danger is where as the Soc.'s (the predator) generates this fear and has the upper hand. This scene shows the promise of action and drama, which captivates the audience, we know that something is about to happen but the boys are completely oblivious to this danger. The camera then cuts to a close up of the two boys feet as they are walking, which helps to show that they are unaware of the glare of the cars lights that can be seen through their legs in the background, the Mustang is searching for them. By now Ponyboy and Johnny have entered the playground and have mounted the climbing frame, the camera is positioned at a high angle shot over
Ponyboy and Johnny met up with Dally under a streetlight. They all went to buy Cokes. They ended up stealing some Kools as well. It was dark outside and Dally enjoys breaking laws, so they snuck into “the Nightly Double drive-in movie(20)”. While there, they met two Soc girls by the name of Cherry and
In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders Socs and Greasers are enemies. Society put them against each other and labeled them. Greasers are the poor, dirty, no-good kids that nobody wants around. Socs are stuck-up, perfect, rich kids who looks down on everybody. In the book, two boys- Johnny and Ponyboy- start some trouble with a couple of Socs, and Bob is killed. They have to run from the police, all while the tension between Greasers and Socs is thicker than ever. Throughout the novel, it explains how “things are rough all over”. The Greasers have it the worse because they feel emotions so harshly, they are constantly getting jumped by the Socs, and they only have each other because their families are broken.
Among the themes from The Outsiders is a story that has rivalry, personalities, coming together, and much more. For example, don’t give up on life, or even people can surprise you. These two themes are huge. Another huge theme is that step back and see the big pictures. There are so many other themes that go with the book it’s not just those. There are also lots of songs to go with the book. For example, “ God Gave Me You” by Blake Shelton. “ God Gave Me You” shows the theme, and Dally’s personality.
How can two people who are very different share similarities? Dally and Johnny, two greasers from S. E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, have distinct differences as well as similarities. They are similar because they both know what it is like to have abusive and neglectful parents. Also, they both care about each other in similar ways. Dally and Johnny are completely different when it comes to the law. Dally is the least law abiding in the gang, where as Johnny is the most. Dally and Johnny are dissimilar when they die. Dally dies a hoodlum, which is vast difference from how Johnny dies a hero. Therefor, Dally and Johnny have a lot in common, but also have great differences.
Once, a wise soul has spoken, “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful”. Adversity means having troubles and difficulties. It’s what you need to persevere through in order to do something you’ve wanted to do for a long time. If you want to pass that test, you’ve gotta conquer your fears and fight through all the troubles that arrive in front of you. Become your own hero. Adversity is a situation that took place in the novel “The Outsiders”, by S.E. Hinton.
When Johnnycake and Ponyboy get the church they go right to sleep. When Ponyboy wakes up, he finds that Johnny has gone to the store to get them food. While there, they both decide to disguise themselves by cutting their hair. Ponyboy decides to bleach his hair with peroxide. Dallas finally shows up to get them.
In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton the author used three main points such as characters, loyalty and violence. The main character of the story, Ponyboy, is fourteen years old. He along with his brothers and his best friend joins a gang on the east side called the greasers, who are poor and wild and also reckless because they have nobody who will take care of them and show them the right way to do things so they have to do everything by themselves (Hinton 24).
Violence is present throughout the pages of the novel. The Outsiders is a painful look at violence, including bullying, gang fights, abuse, and suicide. “Bullying has long been considered an inevitable and, in some ways, uncontrollable part of growing up” (Ericson, 2001, para. 1). Ponyboy describes Johnny as “a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times…with a nervous, suspicious look in his eyes” (Hinton, 1967, p. 11). Ponyboy explains that he was “jumped” by Socs and beaten to the point of unconsciousness, before being found by the other gang members. The affect this incident has on Johnny is as timeless as the novel itself. In fact, according to a report by the National Institute for
Throughout life individuals face many challenges testing their values and personality one situation at a time. In the evocative novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton themes of growing up and innocence are shown. Ponyboy is not your average 14 year old he is part of a gang known to many as the Greasers. He encounters many situations testing his values and beliefs. Having lost both his parents recently he and his brothers stick together like a true family but this relationship is tested when Darry hits Ponyboy. He also experiences the loss several close friends in a very short period of time. Throughout this novel, Ponyboy encounters many life changing experiences that prove he is a dynamic character.
The Fight for Family After everything else has gone to waste, what would happen if you turned to your family but they have been taken away? The novel The Outsiders is a novel by the author S.E. Hinton tells the story of 5 boys that have come together to form a small family. After the Curtis parents died, the fight for family has risen higher than ever. The Curtis and Matthew boys are like brothers, as conflicts arise, there are more that just keep on coming at them. The Greasers and the Socs go back and forth between fighting over women and men.
They go to a park and get jumped by a gang of Socs they had conflict with earlier that day. Ponyboy is held under the water of a fountain and to save his friend, uncharacteristically, Johnny stabs the leader, Bob, with a knife. Bob ultimately ends up dying right there next to the fountain. To escape the police, they run away to an old abandoned church with the help from Dally, another in their gang. They spend days there with only baloney, cards, and a copy of Gone with the Wind. Ponyboy says, “The next four days were the longest days of my life” (75). They both had to sleep on the hard, stone floor (67) with no blankets. When they ran away, it insists that they believed they had no choice and soon realized what a ghastly experience it would be. Spending their days on repeat, doing the same thing, eating the same thing, can become redundant. For them it was hard to stay inside the church even though fear kept them
the beginning of the book chapter 1 Ponyboy went to the movies alone on the way home some greasers jump him and in the right moment his group members save him from getting beat.
Ponyboy talks about him as having ", an elfish face with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. His hair was so blond, and he didn't like haircuts, or hair oil either, so it fell over his forehead in wisps and kicked out in the back in tufts and curled behind his ears and along the nape of his neck. His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world. “He works as a jockey, and funnily doesn't rig his races; it's "the only thing Dally did honestly." Even though he is only seventeen years old, "the fight for self-preservation had hardened him beyond caring." He set the stereotype for the greasers its scary to the others how scary he is. In the events when Johnny killed Bob dally helped out the boys and gifted them one handgun and $100. Ponyboy realizes the truth after Johnny's death. When he tries to make sense of Dally's reaction to Johnny's death, it dawns on him, "Johnny was the only thing that Dally
Johnny the other main protagonist grew from his difficult experiences. Johnny was once Badly beaten by the Socs as a result of this he carried a switchblade and “Wouldn’t kill the next person who tried to hurt him” [pg 34]. When Ponyboy was being drowned by the socs Johnny jumped in and unintentionally killed the Soc.Even though he killed somebody he ended up saving Ponyboy.While Ponyboy and Johnny were hiding from the police they started to read “Gone with the wind” and Johnny became interested in the overall message of the book.From the book Johnny learned about “southern gentlemen and was amazed with their charm and kindness” Johnny didn’t care for reading or about school but being with Ponyboy helped him grow and he started to become interested in reading and learning. When Johnny was dying he told Ponyboy to “Stay gold” which was refering to a poem they read “Nothing gold can stay” By Robert Frost while they were at the church in hiding.Johnny grew from his difficulties and by spending time with
The falling action in the novel is when Ponyboy arrives at home from the hospital to visit Johnny. Next, the gang receives a phone call from Dally explaining to them that he has just robbed a grocery store and is now being chased by the fuzz. Immediately, the gang leaves the house to go save their loyal friend. When they reach the park, it’s too late. Dally had already been shot dead by the cops(Hinton 153-154). A few days later at court Ponyboy is acquitted of the murder of Bob. At school, Ponyboy's English teacher informs him that he is failing and if Ponyboy can write him a composition, he will pass the class with a C (Hinton 169-170). These events are resolving the main conflict, all through the story, Ponyboy and Johnny are on a journey because of the murder of Bob. Since Pony is not guilty, these events are being resolved. The conflict is also being sorted out when the greasers win the rumble, meaning the socs will now leave the greasers alone. Moving forward, Ponyboy and the greasers will not have to worry about getting jumped by socs.