I think that the mood of the book made you kind of feel sorry for Ponyboy and Johnny because they didn't ask to be fugitives. They were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The book was mainly a book with gangsters, bar fights and murder. It definitaly wasn't a happy book but reflected a certain hardship that people face. It was also sad at the end with the 2 deaths back to back yet also had some emotion when Ponyboy was reunited with his brothers. This was a great book with many faces and sides.
I think that the main moods in The Outsiders are sadness and anger. I think that sadness is one of main moods because of the fact that much of the story revolves around the fact that Johnny died too young, never doing anything, Dally was turning into a more kinder person when he died, and Bob being murdered. Also, Johnny and Dally were two of Ponyboy’s best friends. I also think that this book has a lot of anger in it, with the Greasers angry at Socs for always jumping them and beating them up.
I think that the mood of the book is half and half. One of the moods is sadness because alot of people die like jhonnny and Dally. Also because their is alot of fighting which I dont like. It is also an angery because the greasers hat the Socs and the Socs hate the greasers and they are always hurting each other and jumping each other. One more is that it is happy because there are bits of happy peices like when they read gone with the wind to each other. Also in the end when they have Jhonny as their brother was very happy. this is a book with many emotions!! It was a great book!!
@Luna - Interesting ideas. I didn't think of happiness as a major emotion because the point of the book was to tell people about the bad lives Greasers led.
The general mood of the novel is very melancholy and dark. This is accomplished by portraying the anguish in the characters, even in the suburbs. The suburbs are generally portrayed as happy places, removed from the bustle of urban cities but still filled with modern amenities. The fact that there is all of this fighting and violence going on in the happy suburbs sort of throws everyone's expectations for a loop, adding a heightened level of uncertainty to create a dark, tense atmosphere. Also, the characters are imperfect and the fact that one of the main characters die also shatters expectations. If there were perfect main characters, than we would pretty much be assured a happy ending, but imperfect characters keep the reader guessing.
@Peeta - Yes, the book certainly was multi-dimensional - there was a lot of stuff going on at different levels. At the base, there was indeed a lot of hope in this novel, as Ponyboy hopes for a better life, a better home, and a better world.
The overall mood of the book is very deep and dark and focused around discrimination and the tough lives of people in different social classes. the characters are very dark and have imperfections like regular people I think that this book portrays what it is like in certain places. It goes into what I would think self loathe and fighting to beat one another. Sure this book is placed in suburbia which gives it a more light feeling but I really can't imagine he story anywhere else, a dirty street with the street lamp only flickering giving someone the perfect chance to get jumped. I liked this book because I could relate to it, it's not the normal perfect characters who have it made it's real and it has lots of feeling and emotion in it.
I think that the mood of the book made you kind of feel sorry for Ponyboy and Johnny because they didn't ask to be fugitives. They were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The book was mainly a book with gangsters, bar fights and murder. It definitaly wasn't a happy book but reflected a certain hardship that people face. It was also sad at the end with the 2 deaths back to back yet also had some emotion when Ponyboy was reunited with his brothers. This was a great book with many faces and sides.
ReplyDeleteI think that the main moods in The Outsiders are sadness and anger. I think that sadness is one of main moods because of the fact that much of the story revolves around the fact that Johnny died too young, never doing anything, Dally was turning into a more kinder person when he died, and Bob being murdered. Also, Johnny and Dally were two of Ponyboy’s best friends. I also think that this book has a lot of anger in it, with the Greasers angry at Socs for always jumping them and beating them up.
ReplyDeleteI think that the mood of the book is half and half. One of the moods is sadness because alot of people die like jhonnny and Dally. Also because their is alot of fighting which I dont like. It is also an angery because the greasers hat the Socs and the Socs hate the greasers and they are always hurting each other and jumping each other. One more is that it is happy because there are bits of happy peices like when they read gone with the wind to each other.
ReplyDeleteAlso in the end when they have Jhonny as their brother was very happy. this is a book with many emotions!! It was a great book!!
@Luna - Interesting ideas. I didn't think of happiness as a major emotion because the point of the book was to tell people about the bad lives Greasers led.
ReplyDelete@Leonard- I agree with your idea. It does depict anger and sadness.
ReplyDeleteThe general mood of the novel is very melancholy and dark. This is accomplished by portraying the anguish in the characters, even in the suburbs. The suburbs are generally portrayed as happy places, removed from the bustle of urban cities but still filled with modern amenities. The fact that there is all of this fighting and violence going on in the happy suburbs sort of throws everyone's expectations for a loop, adding a heightened level of uncertainty to create a dark, tense atmosphere. Also, the characters are imperfect and the fact that one of the main characters die also shatters expectations. If there were perfect main characters, than we would pretty much be assured a happy ending, but imperfect characters keep the reader guessing.
ReplyDelete@Peeta - Yes, the book certainly was multi-dimensional - there was a lot of stuff going on at different levels. At the base, there was indeed a lot of hope in this novel, as Ponyboy hopes for a better life, a better home, and a better world.
ReplyDelete@ Everyone - I agree that the book was multi-dimensional. The deeper you delve into the core of the novel, the deeper your thinking becomes!
ReplyDelete@Charles- yoor post was perfect as usual, and I loved your use of words they were very vivid and interesting. Overall your post/opinion was fantastic.
ReplyDelete@luna - ಠ_ಠ Of course. My post is always fantastic, as is my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThe overall mood of the book is very deep and dark and focused around discrimination and the tough lives of people in different social classes. the characters are very dark and have imperfections like regular people I think that this book portrays what it is like in certain places. It goes into what I would think self loathe and fighting to beat one another. Sure this book is placed in suburbia which gives it a more light feeling but I really can't imagine he story anywhere else, a dirty street with the street lamp only flickering giving someone the perfect chance to get jumped. I liked this book because I could relate to it, it's not the normal perfect characters who have it made it's real and it has lots of feeling and emotion in it.
ReplyDelete@Myself- I didn't put the T in the I know.
ReplyDelete@Charles- Modest much? But I do agree your posts are usually very well done.
ReplyDelete@hanna - There's a T in "I know"?
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ReplyDeleteWhat a sad novel.
(T_T)<-- Crying guy.