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The Outsiders is about losing your innocence. Hilton believes that losing innocence is something that was experienced as one has more life experience, not as they grow older. This is seen with Ponyboy and Sodapop because even though Soda is older, Ponyboy had more experience and thereofre was seen as more mature at the end.

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The outsiders is about choices and possibilities and choices. Hinton believe that choices are extremely important as well as the outcome of them, which lead to different possible situations because when Johnny had killed that kid and they had to run away to hide, it was a very difficult decision and they had to think about all of the possibilities they had and other possible outcomes of their actions. For example, on page 57 , it states, "Johnny looked around, slapping his pockets nervously. "We gotta get outa here. Get somewhere. Run away. The police'll be here soon." I was trembling, and it wasn't at all from the cold. But Johnny, except for the fact that his hands were twitching, looked as cool as Darry ever had."; therefore, the author is trying to show that decisions can be difficult to make sometimes. Although difficult, sometimes you gotta do what you have to do to keep yourself safe.

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The Outsiders is about friendship. Hinton believes that friends should stick together even during tough times. For example, on page 20, it states that  "If it hadn't been for the gang, Johnny would never have know what love and affection are;" therefore, the author is showing that friends can be like family and in this story they love and protect each other.  They help each other and can rely on each other. The boys were willing to risk their lives for each other and the gang was like a family.

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The Outsiders is about friendship and family. Hinton believes that having good friends that are like family can shoe you love and care for you, also will help you get thru difficult times, for example on page 12, it states "if it had not been for the gang, johnny would have never known what love was" It shows how his friends that are like family to him helped him.

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The Outsiders is about innocence and coming to the reality of this world. Hinton believes loss is an important theme because it shows up in a lot of corners of this story. For example, on page 77 we get to hear a poem which from Ponybot which goes " Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only for an hour of so. Then the lead subsides to leaf. SO Eden sank to grief, so dawn goes down to day. Nothing can stay gold." This Poem shoes that he still feels the lost of his parents(like anyone would), and still has a lot to learn in life. Another reference is how Ponyboy and Johnny had to leave their somewhat normal life to have to go on the run to not get caught by the cops. Therefore, Ponyboy cutting his hair and him reciting the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" shows that there is a lot of loss in this story.

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The Outsiders is about friendship. Hinton believes that having good friends can get a person out of tough times because they always have your back. For example, on page 57, it states, "Yeah." His voice quavered slightly. "I had to. they were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade...they were gonna beat me up...."; therefore, this quote means that good friends will protect each other, just like Johnny killed Bob to protect Ponyboy.

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The Outsiders is about Sacrifice. Hinton believes that making sacrificing something makes you true friends because Johnny Killed one of the enemy gang members to save PonyBoy For example, on page 74, it states, " I killed a kid last nigh, he could have been 17 or 18, and I killed him. How would you like to live with that. " (Hinton); therefore, believes that making the greatest sacrifices can hurt something but they still did the right thing.

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The Outsiders is about loyalty. Hinton believes that Ponyboy and his gang are big on loyalty because they are a tight nit group of guys. For example, on page 56-57, it states, "Yeah." His voice quavered slightly. "I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade. Therefore, this quote explains that they stand up for each other and care about the gang. Johnny stood up for pony boy and risked his life in doing so.

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The Outsiders is about social class structure, inequality and poverty. Hinton believes that regardless of social class differences, 'things are rough all over' because everyone has their own problems. For example, on pages 34-35, it states,  "Cherry no longer looked sick, only sad. 'I'll bet you think the Socs have it made. The rich kids, the West-side Socs. I'll tell you something, Ponyboy, and it may come as a surprise. We have troubles you've never even heard of. You want to know something?' She looked me straight in the eye. 'Things are rough all over.'" Therefore, this quote shows both the Socs and the Greasers have issues and they are not as different as they seem.

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The Outsiders is about loss of innocence and coming to realize the harsh realities of the world. Hinton believes that that the loss of innocence is an important theme because it happens to everybody. For example, on page 43, it states, "... Darry, getting old before his time trying to run a family and hold on to two jobs and never having any fun....;" therefore, this quote shows Darry lost his innocence and that connects it to the theme. Johnny lost his innocence when he killed Bob the Soc. Ponyboy lost his innocence when the Socs and the Greasers had a huge fight.

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The outsiders is about loyalty. Hinton believes Believes that the Greaser live a tough life but they rely on one and another. This is  what makes the bond of the gang so tight.  For example, on page 80 Dally said "The fuzz won't be lookin for you around here," Dally said, lighting up "They think you've lit out for Texas." Dally lied to the cops to keep Johnny and Ponyboy safe, he'll anything in his power to make sure they're not going to caught.

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The Outsiders is about relationships. Hinton believes that friends will always be there for each other, and you can count on them for support. For example, on page

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The Outsiders is about loyalty. Hinton believes that in the circumstances that the greasers live in, loyalty in their gangs is very essential, because without the gang, the greasers have no-one, especially in Johnny's case.   For example, on page 12, Hilton says, “He would have run away a million times if we hadn’t been there. If it hadn’t been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are." This shows that Johnny is treated horribly at home and doesn't experience much love in his life, so having a loyal gang that serves as a family for Johnny helps him feel loved and wanted.

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The Outsiders is about friendship and relationships. Hinton believes friends will always be there for you when you need them the most, because friends will stick by you and lend you a helping hand. For example, on page 7 it states "Sodapop came loping back. By then I had figured that all the noise I had heard was the gang coming to rescue me. He dropped down beside me, examining my head." (Hinton); this implies the gang is always there for each member no matter what. Therefore, the gang will always have each others back and there is nothing that will stop them.

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The Outsiders is about relationships. Hinton believes that friendships and the binds you make with others are one of, if not the most important thing in your life, because it is reinforced that the gang would do anything for each other. For example, on page 76, Hinton wrote "'They were gettin' him for breakin' out the windows in the school building, and it was Two-Bit who did that. And Dally knew it. But he just took the sentence without battin' an eye or even denyin' it. That's gallant.'" (Hinton); this shows that even Dally who is the scariest and most tough person in the group, who you would think is the most likely to throw someone under the bus didn't, only enforcing this idea that these bonds that he's made with the gang are that important to him, the most delinquent kid, and most likely to the gang as a whole.

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The outsiders is about social class structures. Hinton Believes That  there where different social classes depending on the gang your in.Because of that the greasers get treated worse then the socials.You can see this on page, 5 where Pony boy gets jumped and doesn't know what to do. Therefore, This proves that people are treated differently because of the class and wealth.

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The Outsiders is about the cycle of violence.  Hinton believes that when we are shown violence, we continue to react with violence because we don’t know how to cope differently.  Through various characters, she shows us that whether violence/abuse is passed down through generations or it is created because of social differences, it perpetuates itself. For example, when Johnny’s parents arent’s physically or verbally abusing him, they’re ignoring him and Johnny ends up killing Bob. On page 74, Johnny says, “ Shut up about last night!  I killed a kid last night…How’d you like to live like that?”  Therefore, this shows that as sorry and sad as Johnny was, he reacted in violence and ended up creating a never ending circle of abuse for himself and the people around him.

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The Outsiders is about sacrifices. Hinton believes that even in the toughest times you make sacrifices for the people you love no matter the consequences behind it, because it can change that persons life dramatically. For example,

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The Outsiders is about Family bond/ loyalty. Hinton believes that everyone needs people who understand them and are like family because those people are the ones you can count on during hard and difficult times. For example, on page 12, it states, " If it hadn't been for the gang, Johnny would have never known what love was." (Hinton); therefore, this shows that the Greasers helped Johnny when his parents showed him no love and affection and beat him often. The gang were like his family, the people he could go to during hard times like this one.

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The Outsiders is about the cycle of violence and physical and emotional abuse.  Hinton believes that when we are shown violence, we continue to react with violence because we don’t know how to cope differently.  Through various characters, she shows us that whether violence/abuse is passed down through generations or it is created because of social differences, it perpetuates itself. For example, when Johnny’s parents aren't physically or verbally abusing him, they’re ignoring him and Johnny ends up killing Bob. On page 74, Johnny says, “ Shut up about last night!  I killed a kid last night…How’d you like to live like that?”  Therefore, this shows that as sorry and sad as Johnny was, he reacted in violence and ended up creating a never ending circle of abuse for himself and the people around him.

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The Outsiders is about friendship. Hinton believes that it is necessary to have friends in a person's life because everyone needs someone to see and care for them during rough times, and lift them higher during good times. For example, on page 12, the narrator says "If it hadn't been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are." Therefore, the author is trying to explain how much his family didn't care about him, and how Johnny's friends are what gives him care and security.

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The Outsiders is about conflict. Hinton believes that conflict is sometimes something that is with reason because sometimes it is just necessary. For example, on page 57, it states, "I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade...they were gonna beat me up...." Therefore, conflict is sometimes used as a defense and may be necessary.

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The outsiders is about friendship and relationships.  Hinton believes that friendship can help people get through tough situations, by showing ponyboy and johnny using their friendship to help keep each other staying strong. For example, on page 63, ''I didn't want to wake you until I had to'', just shows that johnny cares for ponyboy. Therefore, this shows that friendship and relationship are big parts of the story.

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The Outsiders is about Social Class Structure. Hinton believes that Social class shows how people act around others because she mentions how they act and how they dress based on their social statuses.For example on page 1 it states "My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in back and long at the front and sides, but I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut."(Hinton) therefore this shows the stereotype and what they where based on their social class.

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The Outsiders is about sacrifice, giving up what you have to aid another. Hinton believes that good things only last for a small amount of time and sacrifice is sometimes the only option in tough situations, because of what Johnny had to do to save Ponyboy. Ponyboy was getting drowned by the gang of Socs, and Johnny had to step in to save him. He ended up killing the leader of the Socs who was drowning Ponyboy, which was a sacrifice for his friend. This ended up ruining the gang's relationship with the two of them, and it made them become two outcasts, but sacrifices needed to be made in order to save a friend. For example, on page 57, it states, "'You really killed him, huh, Johnny?'...'I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you.'"; therefore, Johnny was making a sacrifice to save Ponyboy, forgetting all of the future problems as consequences of what he was about to do. He killed someone to save his friend. He sacrificed and gave up what he had to help his friend in need.

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The Outsiders is about life and death(mortality and immorality).Hinton believes that the two gangs(socs and greasers) are too violent to each other because of difference of wealth and social class. For example, on page 55/56, it states," I ducked(Ponyboy) and tried to run for it, but the Soc caught my arm and twisted it behind my back, and shoved my face into the fountain." Therefore, the two gangs were trying to kill each other because of a separation of wealth and social class. This connects to the theme because they shouldn't be violent because of wealth or social class.

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The Outsiders is about  friendships/relationships (why they are important.)  Hinton believes strong relationships and friendships are necessary throughout hard circumstances. I think this because she frequently showed how much people can rely on others through hard times, like death and abuse. And she also shows that having relationships can help and having someone to put your head on their shoulder. And for emotional stability. For example, on page, 12, it states, “He would have run away a million times if we hadn’t been there. If it hadn’t been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are." An example for showing relationships, on page, 60/61 where after when Johnny and Ponyboy run into the socs, and kill bob. And the relationship part in this is that since they needed help. They asked Dally. And Dally helped them out. And that is sometimes why relationships are important they can save you, through the hardest times. Therefore, friendships and relationships are essential in life. And the quote and my explanation are connected to the book because they are connected first of all. And they are both related to each other.

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The Outsiders is about the reliance on others and the sacrifices people make to help you. Hinton believes that sacrifices must be made in dire situations and those sacrifices often change lives. I think this because Hinton regularly shows how characters in the book have received or given sacrifices to others and she clearly shows the results of those actions. Additionally, her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma was awash in opportunities, suggesting that sacrifices played a role in her life and helped her advance her life.

Sacrifices are often due to a lack of resources and alternatives

For example, On page 38, where Ponyboy remembers the sacrifices of those close to him and the effects of those actions, it states, “Two-bit’s mother being a barmaid to support him and his kid sister after their father ran out on them… Sodapop… a dropout so he could get a job and keep me in school, and Darry, getting old before his time trying to run a family and hold on to 2 jobs and never having any fun.”(Hinton 38)

Therefore, this shows how sacrifices play a big role in people’s lives. It shows the impacts they make on people’s lives, even if people(like Ponyboy) do not appreciate those sacrifices. The situation that the greasers are in are harsh, and they rely on each other to help get themselves out. It also goes to a deeper level, that success is a team effort, and we ought to thank those who helped us along the way.

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The Outsiders is about friendship. Hinton believes strong friendships are essential in surviving adverse circumstances and situations that arise in life, because she repeatedly shows how much the gang relies on each other when facing difficult circumstances and situations, such as abuse, crime, and death. For example, on page 12, it states, “He would have run away a million times if we hadn’t been there. If it hadn’t been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are” (Hinton); therefore this shows how the gang loved Johnny, and filled the voids that his family didn’t. The gang’s friendship was the only reason he didn’t run away from his terrible life.