It was nice to revisit ‘The Outsiders’ (1983), which nowadays is considered one of Hollywood’s movie classics. This made-for-theaters’ movie marked the starting point of several currently famous actors that became household names throughout the ‘90s; (some of them still continue their acting careers at the turn of the new century). ‘The Outsiders’, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and a screenplay by Kathleen Rowell, was actually the 1983 adaptation of the 1967 novel from the renowned writer S.E. Hinton, a writer that generally focuses her work on young adult literature; although most of her most recent works seem to have turned plot objectives toward much younger topics; with even some adult plots listed. This 1967 book was the first ever published novel from this now famous writer. She actually started writing it when she was a teenager herself and it is considered the book that credited her as being the book that ignited most of her followers’ attention. According to researched literature, many other S.E. Hinton's young-adult-novels have also been published with great success; such as: ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’ (1971); ‘Rumble Fish’ (1975); ‘Tex’ (1979); and ‘Taming the Star Runner’ (1988); among others.
The novel version of 'The Outsiders', could (according to what have been discussed in class) be classified as realistic fiction. In my opinion, it depicted the struggles of some young adult characters caught in a plot of peer pressure and gangs as they bully, showoff, and fight rival gangs of other young adults; as well as the issue of dealing with consequences, and the search of one self. In the plot, the author shows the characters’ need to belong and get identified with some group, which in my opinion, is in fact one of the eternal characteristics that could be universally found in many adolescents. In this novel, these characters belong to two rival groups; the Greasers and the Socs (short for Socials), which find themselves dealing with misguidance, aggression, bullying, confrontation, and also death itself. Decisions, self-discovery, loyalty, consequences, and misguidance may be other sub-topics that characters seem to deal with throughout the movie/novel plot. (jriomaringles)
It was nice to revisit ‘The Outsiders’ (1983), which nowadays is considered one of Hollywood’s movie classics. This made-for-theaters’ movie marked the starting point of several currently famous actors that became household names throughout the ‘90s; (some of them still continue their acting careers at the turn of the new century). ‘The Outsiders’, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and a screenplay by Kathleen Rowell, was actually the 1983 adaptation of the 1967 novel from the renowned writer S.E. Hinton, a writer that generally focuses her work on young adult literature; although most of her most recent works seem to have turned plot objectives toward much younger topics; with even some adult plots listed. This 1967 book was the first ever published novel from this now famous writer. She actually started writing it when she was a teenager herself and it is considered the book that credited her as being the book that ignited most of her followers’ attention. According to researched literature, many other S.E. Hinton's young-adult-novels have also been published with great success; such as: ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’ (1971); ‘Rumble Fish’ (1975); ‘Tex’ (1979); and ‘Taming the Star Runner’ (1988); among others.
ResponderEliminarThe novel version of 'The Outsiders', could (according to what have been discussed in class) be classified as realistic fiction. In my opinion, it depicted the struggles of some young adult characters caught in a plot of peer pressure and gangs as they bully, showoff, and fight rival gangs of other young adults; as well as the issue of dealing with consequences, and the search of one self. In the plot, the author shows the characters’ need to belong and get identified with some group, which in my opinion, is in fact one of the eternal characteristics that could be universally found in many adolescents. In this novel, these characters belong to two rival groups; the Greasers and the Socs (short for Socials), which find themselves dealing with misguidance, aggression, bullying, confrontation, and also death itself. Decisions, self-discovery, loyalty, consequences, and misguidance may be other sub-topics that characters seem to deal with throughout the movie/novel plot. (jriomaringles)
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