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The limits of gender expectations are illustrated in The Outsiders by S.E.…
The limits of gender expectations are illustrated in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as the characters are pressured to fight, engage in war and limit their own emotions.
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In the novel, it is shown that boys are generally expected to act "manly," but some boys don't follow those rules simply because of how strange the rules are.
Evidence
"After the movie was over it suddenly came to us that Cherry and Marcia didn't have a way to get home. Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk them home--the west side of town was only about twenty miles away..." (Hinton 37)
Analysis
According to the expectations in this book, the men are supposed to go to big measures to look after the girls, and make sure they make it home safe, even though they are twenty miles away.
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Body Paragraph #2
This part I will discuss how Ponyboy often did things that men didn't typically do, and how he enjoyed what he did.
Evidence
"I had a long walk home and no company, but I usually lone it anyway, for no reason except that I like to watch movies undisturbed so I can get into them and live them with the actors. When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable, like having someone read your book over your shoulder" (Hinton 1-2).
Ponyboy is more quiet and imaginative than a lot of other boys and likes to think to himself about movies and stories while paying attention to them. The other boys are interested in more active/practical like working, fighting, and stealing.
Evidence
"You read a lot, don't you Ponyboy?...I could just tell. I'll bet you watch sunsets, too" (Hinton 40).
Cherry notices that Ponyboy is different, and marks 2 activities to show that.
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Lots of men in The Outsiders don't know a constructive way to express their emotions, so they act out with violence.
Evidence
"Dally raised the gun, and I thought: You blasted fool. They don't know you're only bluffing. And even as the policemen's guns spit fire into the night I knew that was what Dally wanted." (Hinton 154).
Dally could not express how sad he was about Johnny's death, so he just robbed a store and was killed by the police.
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Evidence
"I ducked 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" (Hinton 56).
Analysis
This was caused all because Johnny and Ponyboy walked Cherry and Marsha home, and the socs couldn't even talk about it, so instead they just reacted with violence.