Francis Ford Coppola

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, the two characters who seem to have nothing in common with each other, are more alike than you may think. But along with some similarities, a few differences come to mind. Differences such as how Johnny sees the good in the world while Dally can’t, and how Johnny is a law abiding person and Dally isn’t. Some things they have in common are that both Johnny and Dally put little value on their lives and they both have abusive and negligent parents. The…

The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, is a story about a gang of friends known as Greasers and their rivals, the upper class Socials. Two of the Greasers get into a fight with a group of drunken Socs, and Johnny, one of the Greasers, ends up killing Bob the Soc in self defense. Most of the events of the story occur as a result of Johnny’s actions. There are many examples throughout the novel that prove how Johnny plays the role as the “sidekick” to the other Greasers throughout the story,…

The Godfather is an incredible movie classic that I feel glamorizes the organized crime persona. Wealth, power, and strong family ties are portrayed throughout the film to enhance the prestigious and intense lifestyle. #1 The Godfather film initiates that the Corleone family has power and authority, and commands respect in the very first scene. The head of the family is called the Godfather. He is conducting covert business in his mansion on his daughter’s wedding day. During the…

Life is about change and learning. In the book The Outsiders Ponyboy Curtis learns many lessons about his friends, family and, life itself. So in this essay we’re going to closer examine three lessoned Ponyboy learned and what had happened to have him learn these lessons. One lesson Ponyboy Curtis learned was that not everything is how it seems. Ponyboy learns this lesson when Johnny kills Bob. What happened was after Johnny kills Bob and once they get home after running away Cherry and Ponyboy…

“The outsider’s” comparison essay Greasers are the basic people who have to work for everything they own and they normally wear blue jeans and black leather and their long hair always done up with a lot of grease. They normally don’t have a car to drive and most of them walk everywhere they go and they go to rumbles where they get with another gang and fight the Soc’s. Most of them spend their time with a group of really good friends and do stuff that’s very illegal, most of them…

In The Outsiders, two gangs, the Socs and the greasers have extremely different social structures. These two social groups define the characters, when really they should all be seen as individuals. In The Outsiders, the author portrays the communities to which one belongs greatly influences, but does not determine, one’s overall individual identity. The Socs and the greasers are two different social groups with different social lines. The Socs are looked at as the rich, popular, and…

In The Outsiders, a novel by S.E. Hinton, based on real events about two different groups, the Socs and the Greasers and their “problems” within each other. The Socs known as “White trash with Mustangs and madras”(55) and the Greasers being known as “White trash with long hair”(55). Throughout this essay you will be reading about “friendship”. In the beginning, Ponyboy was just leaving the movie theater and began walking home. While Ponyboy was walking, suddenly he saw a group of Socs coming up…

The Outsiders is a book and a movie both with their differences but ultimately have the same story and concept. The Outsiders is about a kid named Ponyboy Curtis who is a greaser along with a gang in his neighborhood who learn that a life of being bad is a lot more trouble than it’s worth. Ponyboy is 14 years old with light hair that is slicked back like a greasers hair should be Ponyboy has two brothers the oldest is named Darry and the middle brother is named Soda, Soda is tall, handsome, and…

“Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold,” This quote is from the book and movie, The Outsiders, and is said by Johnny who taught the main protagonist, Ponyboy, a life lesson he will always remember. And that lesson is, is to not be limited to the identity that others give you. The book--by S.E. Hinton--was a major selling hit. And part of this success, created a movie. And like many other book/movie series like Harry Potter, Divergent, and Maze Runner, there are many differences between the two. These…

To begin this compare and contrast paper, we will be taking three subjects and finding the similarities and differences; the Great Gatsby 1974 movie, the 2013 movie, and the book. First, we will be comparing the 1974 movie and the book. In the book Gatsby had sailed with the rich sailor Dan, Cody and when Dan Cody died, Gatsby had hoped to receive a large sum of money, but when the will came out he received quite a lot less than he previously thought he would be given. As a result, he was…