Isolation In The Outsiders

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Isolation; the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others : the condition of being isolated. Though easily defined, Dallas Winston in S.E. Hinton’s text, “the Outsiders”, gave it such an extent of profundity--that which cannot be described by words and reaches far beyond the feeble grasp of definition--so as to aspire to isolate himself from life itself. And in Dally’s isolation, Johnny was the glue that held him together when he was falling apart. To belong is to matter, one of the central themes in “The Outsiders”, “They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.” The outsiders were looking for a way inside. They were looking to matter. However, as in Dally’s

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