Sodapop Curtis

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, Sodapop Curtis is the middle Curtis brother, younger than Darry Curtis, but significantly older than Ponyboy Curtis; and his best friend Steve Randle, who have been best friends since grade school, are always looking for ways to have a good time. He may be a high school dropout but that does not stop him from being smart as can be, because street smarts is all he needs to survive. Working at a gas station, Soda tries to get as much money as he can to support his family. But being under educated and broke makes him and his family targets of the “upper class kids” the socs. In my opinion Sodapop is the sticky glue that holds the greasers together.

There are many reasons that I think that Soda is the peacemaker between the family and friends. It could be because he is movie star handsome and everyone seems to pay attention to him. Or it could be the fact that he is always happy and trying to get everyone out of fights and out of trouble. Personally I think its because he has given up so much and risked his life for his brothers.Taking place of his father who was tragically killed in a car crash, he took the time to get a job and make money to support everyone.

Sadly, his amazing looks and kind soul got him into a deep relationship that did not end well with his greaser girlfriend Sandy, but this did not stop him from being the best he could be. His relationship may have slowed him down a bit, but in the end Soda will always be the one that makes the tension between everyone ease.

A Tell-Tale-Heart

If I told you that a random person killed an old man because of an old man’s eye, what would you say? You see this is what happens in the captivating story in the “Tell-Tale-Hearts." A lunatic man, which happens to be narrator of this story, murdered an innocent sweet old man, not because the old sir vexed him, but because the eye did. I believe the narrator is absolutely crazy to commit such an act.

The reason I believe the main character is insane is because, as I said before, he killed a man because of the old man's eye. This “terrifying” milky white eye made the narrator's blood run cold; the thought of killing the old man crept into his mind. And once the thought fully was in the main character's head, it would not leave. For seven nights, exactly at midnight, the crazy man watched the old man sleep. This is another reason why he is mentally ill; he likes to watch his victim before he commits the sin.

The dreadful fact of someone doing this horrible murder disgusts me. To think that one person can hurt another being in such a way. For the reasons I have stated, this is why I think this man is not sane. Not just because of the things he did, but because of the way he acted.