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Essay Questions - The Outsiders 1. The Outsiders can be read as the story of three brothers: Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry. Compare and contrast Ponyboy’s relationship with his two brothers. Focus on their words and actions. Also focus on Ponyboy’s thoughts about his brothers based on his narration.I will need at least ONE compare paragraph and TWO contrast paragraphs.

2. Another way to read The Outsiders is to look at the conflict between the Socs and the Greasers. Compare and contrast the two groups. Focus on their words, actions, and attitudes toward each other, as well as the attitudes of society (i.e. the people in the Oklahoma town where they live.) toward them.I will need at least ONE compare paragraph and TWO contrast paragraphs. 3. In The Outsiders, we are also introduced to Cherry Valance, the popular Soc girl whose encounters with Ponyboy and Dally change her perspective about the Greasers. Compare and contrast her relationships with Ponyboy and Dally. Focus on her actions, words, and attitudes towards the two members of the Greasers.