Rebel Without a Cause

The theme, friends are family, is shown multiple times in the beginning of the novel when Ponyboy says, “One of the four boys Darry, and Soda, and I have grown up with and consider family”(3). Ponyboy literally explains that he considers Dally, Johnny, Two Bit Matthews, and Steve family. He says this because they are true friends and they have been for a long time. They know each other well and stick together. Another good quote is when Ponyboy says “But we were family and we couldn’t just leave him…”(300). Ponyboy again is basically just showing that his friend Dallas

In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton an important theme is family and friendship. This theme is interesting because it shows us how when you’re family you come together to look after each other no matter what. The theme of friendship is also interesting because when your friends you support each other through everything and anything no matter what the consequences are. In “The Outsiders” the theme of friendship is also a main interest because despite peoples differences they can come together through a common interest or factor, which is what happens in “The Outsiders”.

     One of the major themes that are presented throughout the whole entire movie is the dysfunctional relationship between one of the characters and their fathers. The movie portrays father figures as problematic which then shape the actions and the characters themselves as the movie progresses. We can see all three dynamics of the father figure presented through Jim, Judy, and Plato. Through Jim, the father figure that he is presented with is a father who is weak allows himself to be walked on by Jim¡¯s mother and grandmother. Judy¡¯s father, on the other hand, is quite the opposite of Jim¡¯s father in that he is the overbearing, masculine, and insensitive. Lastly, we see the absence of a

In the letter that Johnny left for Ponyboy,“‘There's still a lot of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don’t think he knows’” (179). The note Johnny left for Ponyboy to tell Dally, but it was too late for that. Ponyboy says, “Johnny worshipped the ground Dallas walked on”(25). This shows that Johnny is just Dally’s pet. Johnny knows that Dally cares about him but he does not show it because is a tough person. All in all, Both characters care for each other.

Both the novel and the film share indistinguishable qualities. For example,They both have the same places as the novel.There were the DX,Tasty Freeze,the lot,the church,and the characters houses.Since they had the same places the same things happened.They have the same places so,they have the same scenes.However,they seem identical, they have a lot of differences.

The outsiders is a novel of conflicts- greaser against soc, rich against poor, the desire for violence against the desire for peace. The characters of Dally and Johnny affect the novelś conflicts as greasers and as friends of Ponyboy, however they have opposite personalities and approaches. Johnny is quiet, caring, and loyal. however Dally is mean, caring, and tough.

Even the younger boys like Soda and Pony are much more sensitive in nature but still eager to prove themselves in the “rumble” towards the end of the novel. Physical combat seems to carry weight similar to ancient rites of passage, you were only considered a man if you could best another in a trial by arms or “lick” someone as the boys of the 1960’s would say. This is an important distinction to notice and deserves further inspection. Even with the loss of their biological parents to death, alcoholism, marital strife or pure apathy, these boys take care of one another with each older generation raising the younger, Dally even comments to Johnny about the nature of their relationship when he inquires about whether his parents cared about his well-being, “’My parents… did they ask about me?’ ‘No,’ snapped Dally, they didn’t. Blast it, Johnny, what do they matter? Shoot, my old man don’t give a hang whether I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter. That don’t bother me none.’” (Outsiders 88). Whether Dally is completely aware of the role he plays in Johnny’s life is unclear but it adds all the more weight to the revelation of Johnny’s death; for Dally, this is losing a son. There is a solid argument to make that, in spite of their personal hardships, these boys are far more adjusted to masculinity than their counterparts the “Socs” who seem to be aimless in their pursuit of

Teenage readers, take than anyone,undoubtedly relate to the characters’ sense of helplessness. they believe that parents, teachers, ministers, and every second authority is restricting their individuality and their freedom.

1955 marked the year in which Nicholas Ray's film Rebel Without a Cause was released as the latest Hollywood success. With its revolutionary acting and modern style, Rebel Without a Cause proved to be an ideal example of progressive, contemporary cinema. Amidst these factors is the intricate screenplay regarding a rebellious adolescent and his troubled relationships with his family and new found friends. Unfortunately, this was a film that was produced in the mid-1950s, a time when the self-censorship board in the U.S. did not permit certain political and societal issues to be addressed in films. As a result, various controversial matters could only be suggested or implied, opposed to directly dealt with. One such issue that Rebel

Especially Dally looks after Johnny because he loves Johnny. Dally understands the struggle Johnny is going through with his parents, making him connected to Johnny. Dallas is tough and hard, however he takes care of Johnny like he’s his younger brother. When Johnny passes away, Pony realizes, “Johnny was the only thing Dally loved” (152). Pony is surprised that Dally can’t handle Johnny’s death because Dally has been through a lot of hardship and poverty in his life. Dallas is older, wiser, and tougher than Ponyboy, who is fourteen however, Dally only loves Johnny and he can’t accept his death. Likewise, Johnny cares about Dally more than anyone in the group. When they are at the drive in movie, Johnny stands up to Dally while he is harassing Cherry and Marcia. Dally doesn’t hit Johnny, proving he loves him very much. Surprisingly, Johnny talked back to Dally even though Johnny is timid and Dally is his idol. Pony watches in shock and thinks, “Johnny worshiped the ground Dally walked on, and I had never heard Johnny talk back to anyone, much less his hero” (25). Johnny only wants the best for Dally and it is hard for him to see his role model make bad decisions. The two greasers wouldn’t be able to live without each other because they are so attached to each

The film Rebel without a Cause masterfully juxtaposes two characters that have seemingly opposite conditions: Jim Stark and Judy. Of the many differences that these two characters share, their contrasting family structures are perhaps the most interesting aspect of the movie. Rebel without a Cause displays a snapshot of how the family structure of the 1950s functioned with Judy’s family. To counter this, the movie depicts the Stark family, which is a direct opposite of the accepted family structure at the time. Making a social commentary on this topic of the household ranking could have been one of the main intentions of the movie’s director, Nicholas Ray, in producing the film.

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton represents love, hatred, friendship etc. People don’t always get treated or act or feel like some think. Soc’s were actually the bullies, Soc’s say greasers were trouble makers even though it was actually the Soc’s. More reason to never to judge a book by its cover. People judge people make fun so be a star and help someone be nice don’t be an outsider and don’t treat people like

In the novel, Dally and Johnny both end up dead, but this is not until SE Hinton has explained what roles Johnny and Dally play in Ponyboy’s life. Johnny plays the angelic aspect of Ponyboy’s life, pulling him away from troubles and once again reminding Ponyboy to stay innocent,

Johnny is the only thing Dally really loves. When Johnny dies, Dally loses it because Johnny is like Dally’s Achilles heel. Dally pleads to Johnny: “Oh, damnit, Johnny, don’t die, please don’t die…(149). Dally came to his breaking point when Johnny died. Johnny was the glue that held the gang together. Ponyboy says: “He was the gang’s pet, everyone”s kid brother”(12). Johnny does not like to fight, but he admires the way Dally does not let his living conditions get in the way of anything. Dally and Johnny look out for each other and care about each other due to their

Rebel without a Cause is a 1955 drama, directed by Nicholas Ray, starring James Dean as Jim Stark, Natalie Wood as Judy, and Sal Mineo as Plato. The film revolves around protagonist, Jim Stark, as he starts a new school after running away from several others. Jim is an extremely troubled teenager much like the rest of the characters in the film. He first befriends Plato, who has just been released from juvenile for killing puppies. Plato is clearly very unpopular with everyone else in school. Judy is popular and has a large group of friends but she is very unhappy because she does not have her father’s love or approval. She desperately seeks affection from her father and even went as far as to get herself arrested in hopes that he would pick her up. The film takes a sharp turn in the scene outside the planetarium when Jim and Buzz engage in a knife fight. From that point on the film continues to get darker. Before Jim goes to the chicken race he gets into a fight with his father about honor and insists he must go, but his father wants him to be rational, slow down, and make a pros and cons list of going to the race. Perhaps if he had listened to his father that neither Buzz nor Plato would have died by the end of the film. Buzz dies when he is unable to exit his car during the chicken race, and Plato is shot dead by the police. Because Judy does not receive love or affection from her father, she has a skewed outlook on love. She believes