Sunday, April 17, 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

The Outsiders: Chapter 1 Assignment

Ponyboy Curtis

Ponyboy is youngest of the group. He is the main character of the story, and the narrator of the story. He is one of the seven greasers introduced in chapter one. He has light brown almost red hair. He has greenish grey eyes. He likes to read and go to the movies. He doesn't use his head when he needs to. Both of his parents are dead.I chose BooBoo Stewart Because he has Dark brown hair like Ponyboy and is about the right age.


Dally Winston


The Toughest of the gang by far. he has a slightly elfish face with high cheek bone and a pointed chin with big ears. I chose Eminem to play him because he fits the description both character wise and appearance wise.

Johnny Cade


The gang's "pet" and the youngest in the gang except Ponyboy  He has big, black eyes, dark, tanned skin, and long, curly, jet black hair. I choose Taylor Lautner because he is the only actor i know of that fits the descriptions of Johnny.

Darry Curtis

He is the legal guardian of the three Curtis brothers. He is broad shouldered and muscular. He has brown hair and blue-green eyes. I choose Arnold Schwarzenegger because he is the "classic" tough guy and fits the description.

Sodapop Curtis

Sodapop is the oldest of the three brothers. He is "Movie Star Handsome", with a finely drawn sensitive face. he had combed back long silky straight dark-gold hair.He also has dark-brown eyes. I would use Zac Efron
because he mostly fits the description of Sodapop.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

The Outsiders: Ponyboy vs Greg

Ponyboy and Greg are two very different people. Greg's family is a cookie cutter or ideal family. Ponyboy's neighborhood is poorer, and the kind of neighborhood where are more likely to be committed. A big difference is that Ponyboy has no parents, well Greg has loving parents. Even though they are two very different people they do share some similarities.


Both Greg and Ponyboy try to fit in. Ponyboy tries hard to fit in with the greasers, he tries to dress and act like a greaser. Ponyboy doesn't fit the description of of a greaser very well he has a high IQ, unlike most greasers who are not the smartest people, but are better with their hands. Ponyboy needs to fit in with the gang because both his two brothers are members of the gang, and he is alway around the gang members. Greg tries to fit in in middle school, he does this multiple time during the movie and it never gets the result he expected. Greg doesn't fit in in middle school because he is scrawny and not really a jock. One reason he thinks he needs to fit is because he thinks Rowly is making him unpopular, when really besides from a few times Rowly doesn't affect Greg's popularity, but is is himself that ends up making him unpopular.


Both Greg and Ponyboy are bullied. Greg is bullied by his older brother, Rodrick. One example of Rodrick bulling Greg is when Rodrick changes his clock, and makes him think he is supposed to have been up and ready for school an hour ago, at about two in the morning. Greg is also bullied by Patty. One example of Patty bulling Greg is her alway threatening to beat Greg up. Ponyboy is bullied by the Socs, An example of this is in chapter one when he is jump by the Socs on his way back from the movies.


Both Greg and Ponyboy don't use their heads. One example of Greg not using his head is him thinking that him joining wrestling, and thinking that it will somehow make him a class favorite. Another example of Greg not thinking stuff through is him pretending to be Rowley when Greg was hiding him and the kids in the pit in the construction site, and expecting him to get off free with out getting in trouble. A third example of Greg not using his head is him joining the play and expecting that at school the teacher would let him through an apple at Patty. One example of Ponyboy not thinking stuff through is him walking to the movies alone, and expecting that if he gets jumped he can defend himself or something.


As you can see Ponyboy and Greg have some similarities even though they live very different lives. Them not using there head, them being bullied, them trying to fit in are common similarities between people. Do you share any similarities with the characters in the stories?