Author Archives: Angelica Rossi
Further Reading Post – Group B
In A Lesson Before Dying, there are a few mentions of how Grant would like the children to find a pine tree so that they can properly celebrate Christmas. I believe that the pine tree is a symbol of the unfulfilling search … Continue reading
Project Day Check in – Innocence Group
Innocence Group Project Check-In Argument Building 1) There are similar arguments across our papers. Innocence and the loss of innocence is globally shared. In our papers we are focusing on external factors including what is socially accepted according to looks … Continue reading
The Importance of Cherry Valance
In class on Monday, I mentioned something about how Cherry’s character is very important because if they had not met her at the movies, then the Socs never would have tried to beat up Ponyboy and Johnny, and Johnny never … Continue reading
Quote – Innocence
Don’t think of Dally breaking up in the hospital, crumpling under the streetlight. I chose this quote to display innocence because that’s what Johnny Cade was for the boys, especially for Dallas. Johnny represented the innocent part of Dally that … Continue reading
Close Reading Post – The Outsiders
Throughout The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton makes several references to Ponyboy’s hair. When the Soc’s are chasing him in the beginning of the novel, and then when Johnny and Ponyboy are hiding out in the church on the hill, he becomes very … Continue reading
Comparative Blog – The Outsiders
The Outsiders will always be one of the most quintessential books about youth and the changes and differences that we face during our youth. Ponyboy is a character that we can all relate to, in that he was born into … Continue reading
“In America, Black Children Don’t Get To Be Children” Response
In her opinion article discussing the inequality of black and white children in the United States, Stacey Patton discusses how Zimmerman’s trial was not just about whether he was guilty or innocent – but about how black children are still … Continue reading