Ponyboy vs. Randy

Authors Note: This piece was produced to show the point of views of the greasers and the soc's.

In the story the Outsiders Ponyboy, a “greaser” tells the hard life style of these outcasts. Ponyboy talks about how the “soc’s” are “white trash with mustangs and Madre’s”. Since Ponyboy, a greaser tells the story greasers are good and soc’s are white trash. Ponyboy and Johnny got attacked by Bob and his soc friends. Johnny killed Bob in self-defense; well that’s at least what Ponyboy and Johnny said.

If randy, a soc would’ve narrated the story the whole thing would’ve been different. Randy and the soc’s would’ve been the good kids and greasers would be white trash with too much hair oil. When the soc’s attacked Johnny and Pony Randy probably would’ve said that Johnny and Pony attacked them and attempting to drown Pony was an act of self-defense. While Johnny killing Bob would’ve been out of an act of jealousy.

Creative Piece

Authors Note: This piece was created to put "It's four o'clock in the morning" in it for Language Arts.

I awoke as my brother woke me up early in the morning. “It’s Christmas” he shouted with joy. Truthfully I didn’t care I was tired. “Are you crazy? It’s four o’clock in the morning!” I didn’t care about presents or anything right now all I cared about was getting some sleep. So my brother went downstairs without me, thank the lord. I woke up about three hours later excited to find what presents I got. To my amazement I found a big piece of coal in my stocking.
TO BE CONTINUED...

The Outsiders Essay

In the thrill riding book “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton Ponyboy learns how the “Soc’s” really are; or at least some of them. Ponyboy in the story is a dynamic character.
Later in the book Randy talks to Ponyboy about how nothing will change if either of the groups win the rumble. You can tell that Ponyboy is a dynamic character from this because after he talks to Randy he tells Two-Bit that Randy isn’t a Soc he’s just a guy. Ponyboy realizes that the only thing different from Greaser’s and Soc’s is hair gel and thousands of dollars.
Another reason that Ponyboy is a dynamic character is because he changes his thoughts and feelings about Darry. In the beginning of the book Ponyboy explodes at Johnny saying how much Darry hates him. Later that night Pony and Darry get in a fight and Darry hits Pony because he stayed out to late. But later in the book he realizes that the only reason Darry hit him was because he was worrying about him and that he loves him.
I think it is a great thing that Ponyboy became a dynamic character because he changed in a good way.

The Outsiders

I think the meaning of the title "The Outsiders" explains how they're kind of outlaws in a way because not many people like them . I think the title really sets up the story because you know from the start no one really likes them. Are my ideas as clear as a Krispy Kreme?

Ponyboy from "The Outsiders"

Ponyboy is the youngest of the gang. He is short but a sommewhat good looking kid. He hasa two brothers named Darry and Sodapop. His bestfriend is Johnny. Ponyboy is a straight A student. He is nice, loving, and compassionate. Ponyboy also loves watching the sunset. He is an All-Star track runner at his High School.

The Outsiders Conflict

The conflict between the Greaser's and Soc's is a big fight because they hate each other. They hate each other so much that they're willing to kill each other. Wow, they must really hate each other!

The Tell-Tale Heart

Insanity has been recognized throughout the ages. In the short store “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe there is a man who could be or could not be insane.
People are insane or crazy if they are danger to others and themselves. In the short story the man/narrator is obviously insane because he is a danger to the man with the “vulture” like eye because he kills him. Any man who kills another man because of their eye obviously has something wrong with them.
Another reason this man is crazy is he takes pleasure in watching the old man sleep. Every night at midnight he watches the old man sleep for hours, but one night he makes too much noise opening a door and the old man awakes. The narrator stands silently for hours while the old man waits for his next move. A light shines upon the old man’s “vulture” eye and the crazy narrator must kill him, and he does.
A way I can connect to this is I can remember reading about the mafia leader named Vincent Gigante. For years he pretended to be crazy, there was be sightings of him scrambling around outside in his pajama’s mumbling stuff to himself. Video footage shows Gigante to be in complete control of himself.
This short story reminds me of Peter Pan a little bit because Peter Pan watches Wendy, Michael, and John while they’re sleeping. He watches them because he wants to take them to Neverland with him. So they will not grow up.
Obviously the narrator is crazy. He is crazy because the definition of crazy applies to what he does, create danger.