Family Is All You Need

Authors Note: This piece of writing is about me showing my understanding for one of the major themes throughout the book “The Outsiders”.

Some people have two families, their blood related family, and their family that is always there for them. In the book “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton one of the major themes is family, the book shows us that you don’t need to be blood related to be considered a family. In the novel, most of the greasers don’t live with their real family, they have each other and that’s all they really need.
The author S.E Hinton developed this theme throughout the book by telling us about Johnny’s life. His mom wouldn’t talk to him and his dad abused him, so Johnny left that family and found a new one, known as the greasers.
Additionally, the author also expresses what a true family is by showing us how they are always there for you no matter what. When Ponyboy was getting beat up by Bob, Johnny was there for him, he killed Bob because he was trying to save Ponyboy’s life. When Sodapop says “We’re all we've got left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything. If we don't have each other, we don't have anything." to Darry in Chapter 12, he is trying to say that they need each other to get through anything. Like when he says “We ought to stick together against anything” Sodapop means that they have to be there for each other and stick together because they are family and that’s all they need, each other.
In conclusion, family is one of the biggest themes throughout the book. The greasers are a family, they need each other to get through anything, that’s what family does; they are always there for you no matter what happens. In order to be considered a family you can be either a group of people being there for each other and loving each other, you don’t have to be blood related. Family is all you need.

People Aren’t As They Seem To Be

Authors Note: This piece is about proving others that you aren’t who they think you are, just like how Ponyboy and Johnny did.
There are lots of different stereotypes that people get judged by, like blondes are dumb, or gingers are hot heads. In the book “The Outsiders” the stereotypical greaser is known as a thug that steals and gets in fights. If I were a greaser I would you try to prove that I’m not like the others, that I’m different, unique. Just like what Ponyboy and Johnny did, they showed that they care about others and they aren’t like the others, they are outsiders.
One of the major themes in the book is about showing that they aren’t what people think they are and they prove to them that they are different and not based upon the stereotypes. This book inspired me to show others that it’s ok to not be like the others. It also encouraged me to prove to others that I’m not who they think I am. Johnny and Ponyboy showed that they were different in the book by going in and saving the kids from the church that was on fire. Everyone in the town was surprised that they did this because they thought the greasers weren’t caring and loving, but Johnny and Ponyboy proved them wrong.
The book “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton shows that people aren’t always who you think they are. They can show the socs. that they aren’t the mean thugs that steal and get into fights. Some have a higher perspective on the greasers but they still aren’t at the top, they will always be seen as a typical greaser but at least they tried to show who they truly are.

Nothing Stays the Same

The poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost explains to us that nothing ever stays the same and that things get old easily. That’s why I am predicting that the greasers and the socs. will become friends at the end of the book because they are sick of being against each other. The poem says nothing stays the same, things change. Does that mean their friendship will change, and that the feelings toward each other will change? I’m guessing that Cherry will try to get the socs. to like the greasers,and the socs. will eventually forgive the greasers for killing Bob and the two groups will submerge and they will become a whole.