Category Archives: Violence
That boy is a monster… Or is he?
In Walter Dean Myers’ Monster, there is a moment in the beginning of the story where Steve’s case is described by the guard and stenographer as a “motion case” meaning that the jury has already made up their minds about Steve (and … Continue reading
Project Check-In
Violence Group Raj’s argument was that Jin Wang murdered his self image. Lashawn said Jin Wang lost his self so much that he literally became a new person. Nicole thought that the creature is violent because he is neglected by … Continue reading
Your Bluest Eye
(Glendy shared this article with me. “This Laser Will Change Your Eye Color” by Alexandra Perron in Yahoo Beauty)
Outsiders quote
“I don’t see why he gave me this. I couldn’t shoot anybody.” Then for the first time, really, I realized what we were in for. Johnny had killed someone. Quiet, soft-spoken little Johnny, who wouldn’t hurt a living thing on … Continue reading
1930s Film History
For a nice timeline, check out this site: http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html (pic below from http://www.filmsite.org/tarz.html)
1967 was just the beginning of the Black Power Movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxS3cNyKo00 So one of the things that is hard for me about The Outsiders is the curious absence of Native Americans and Black people, when in the 1960s, there were serious movements by both of these groups of people who … 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
Group A Outsiders
The quote that is present within the novel The Outsiders by the author S.E. Hinton that best represents the theme of violence is ,” In New York, Dally blew off steam in gang fights, but here, organized gangs are rarities … Continue reading