Importance of Family

Importance of Family

           

How would you feel if no one who really loved and cared for you like family should. According to www.dictionary.com Family is a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not . In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton the Curtis family has lost their mother and father this has majorly affected the boys. The oldest Darry (20 years old) has a job that supports his brothers Ponyboy and Sodapop.  The lost of their mom and dad have changed their whole life they have to defend themselves from soc’s, police, and other common hardships. Their gang is the only thing that brings the greasers together. Like Johnny who has never had a feeling of family and the gang is the only thing that gives him love which Ponyboy references on in the book. “If it hadn’t been for the gang Johnny would have never known what love and affection is” says Ponyboy. Other books highlight on misfortunes of kids and their family problems. The Outsiders shows how many other authors show how a non-traditional family affects the main characters.

            Ponyboy a fourteen year-old boy with lots of problems on his mind the death of his parents, the soc’s constantly looking around for trouble, and much more. His brother Darry can’t always help him with these problems while dealing with two jobs. Soda is a high-school drop-out that helps support the family by working at a gas station which he enjoys. There really is no time for Ponyboy and I think he doesn’t feel a part of his new family (just Darry, and Soda). He feels like he get’s yelled at and treated unfairly without his parents.  Although he doesn’t know that his brothers are so proud of him continuing school, getting good grades, and being a star track runner. The lost of his parents have affected his life so much he has grown closer to his gang and I think they are a bad influence on him. He started smoking getting into fights and more bad decisions. Family is so important it supports a person, gives them good advice, and a loving community. Ponyboy needs this so he doesn’t turn bad like Dally or be like Johnny who forgot how a loving family feels like.      

     Although knowing how to explain characters problems is important, comparing other characters to that same problem has the same importance. Percy Jackson a thirteen year-old kid filled with tons of excitement. Percy is just like Ponyboy except he has only lost his father. They both are very alike they both act different and act out of line sometimes due to the lack of parents. Percy also has friends like Ponyboy who are tough and help him through bad times. If Percy’s dad was around he might be a little more responsible and wise. All these characters are alike they all have family problems and show it in their personality. This is how Percy and Ponyboy are alike.     

                Although knowing how Ponyboy and Percy Jackson are related, knowing how Ponyboy and Alex Rider have the same importance.  Alex Rider is so alike to Ponyboy way more than Percy Jackson. Alex Rider lost both of his parents in a plane crash. Although the difference between Alex Rider, Percy, and Pony is that he has been without his parents all his life so he knows how it is to be alone.  Alex is very careful of whom he is around due to all the killing in his life like his parents and friends and he is afraid if he gets to attached he might lose them like he did his parents when he was a little kid. The lack of family has totally changed him he is like Johnny and doesn't know what a loving family feels like. This is how Pony, Percy, and Alex are alike.

                These characters are all alike they have lose of family or no family supervision. They act out because of this and are a way different person. If the family was around these characters would be different and the stories of these characters would be different too. The Outsiders shows how many other authors show how a non-traditional family affects the main characters. This is how loss of family is so important it affects the character and his story.

Tell-Tale-Heart

    Have you ever met a guy who scares you by his evil look his scary posture and his mean ways?  You know that guy, who never talks to anyone has his head down and gives you the cold shivers when you look at him? Well the narrator of The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a very scary character. He seems super nice but he really isn't. He killed a innocent person for his evil eye which makes no sense.  He is clearly insane by his actions to the old man that he killed.   

    Next I will show you how insane he really is. He constantly insisted that he is not insane; I think that he does this just to prove to himself that he is sane. Next it takes him one whole hour to get through a single doorway. If you ask me it takes me two seconds to go through a doorway. Also he says that the 

 wall watches him in death. Which really doesn't make sense how can a wall watch you. He constantly  repeats himself so many times it's hard to count.

    Although knowing how to prove a persons insanity is important, showing how he is insane has an even greater importance.  When the police come to check out where the scream came from the narrator invites them in at the middle of the night. Then when he offers them food and drink he sits them down right above where he cut up the body. He is clearly insane for doing this because this is not a mistake. Then he becomes guilty for his actions. Some sort of noise blasts into his ears and guilt sank in and he confessed to the police. He was insane for killing a man he worked with and liked, he did this all just for his evil eye. 

   
     The narrator  was so proud of himself by killing the old man he talks to the police right over his dead body. If you ask me, that's no accident. This shows that he is definitely crazy and always will be.Unfortunately, this character does not exist only in fiction. We see these stories everyday but not in this type of extreme.... or so we think.

"Nothing Gold can Stay"

 This piece is a response to a poem I would like feedback of how well I related the poem to the characters. 

I think this means that nothing good ever stays. People who get highs in life turn real quickly. Like when Ponyboy picked up Cherry he was soon about to witness a murder. Johnny also has had  to face the poem. He get abused by his mom and dad and the soc's. Then when everything goes down hill he dies. All the greasers have this affect and probably will never change.

The One-Sided Police

The police in  the Outsiders is so unfair. They always look at the greasers the wrong way. I hope that later in the book the Greasers don't get profiled by  the police. If a soc get's in trouble the probably don't get in as bed as trouble as a greaser. This is why the police should not profile the greasers and treat them the same way they would the sco's.  

Sodapop

Sodapop is a old teenager who is always looking out for his little brother Ponyboy. He is a high school drop out and is very nice and always has a charm around people. Ponyboy looks up to Sodapop so much he does everything like him. The one thing Pony is mad about is that he dropped out of school. I think that he will purpose to his girlfriend and get happily married.