SYMBOLS OF OUTSIDERS

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SYMBOLS OFOUTSIDERS
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LITERARY TERM SYMBOLSare objects, characters,
figures, or colors used to represent abstract
ideas or concepts.
peace symbol the symbol ? used to signify
peace Dove symbol peace/extending a
branch
symbol (sim-bol) a symbol is a word or object
that stands for another word or object. The
object or word can be seen with the eye or not
visible. For example a dove stands for Peace. The
dove can be seen and peace cannot. The word is
from the Greek word symbolom. All language is
symbolizing one thing or another.
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SUNSETS
Chapter 3 It seemed funny that the sunset
Cherry saw from her patio and the one I saw
from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the
two worlds we lived in werent so different. We
saw the same sunset.
Chapter 8 Hey, I said suddenly, can you see
the sunset real good from the West Side? She
blinked, startled, then smiled. Real good. You
can see it good from the East Side, too, I said
quietly. Thanks, Ponyboy. She smiled through
her tears. You dig okay.
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GREASY HAIR
Chapter 4 You know what a greaser is Bob
asked. White trash with long hair.
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MADRAS SHIRT
You know what a Soc is? I said, my voice
shaking with rage. White trash with Mustangs and
madras.
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Blue 66 Mustang
THE BLUE MUSTANG CHANGES ITS SYMBOLIC POWER IN
THE NOVEL.
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CLASS RINGS
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JOHNNYS SWITCHBLADE
Johnny never walked by himself after that. And
Johnny...now carried in his back pocket a
six-inch switchblade. Hed use it, too, if he
ever got jumped again.
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GONE WITH THE WIND
gallant
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ARE THERE ANY OTHERS?