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Literature Analysis

 The plot of The Outsiders is a teen gang also known as the Greasers that lives in the beat up part of Oklahoma. The Greasers who are poor have a rival who are known as The Socials who are very wealthy. Greasers Ponyboy and Johnny get into a fight that ends with a Social dying, after that, the boys are forced to go into hiding. The themes in The Outsiders was a gap between the rich and poor, violence, and honor. I imagine the authors morning routine as getting up early, drinking coffee, meditating, eating breakfast, something light, not too heavy. The author uses alliteration, foreshadowing, hyperboles, irony, personification, similes, and metaphors in the novel. When it comes down to the novel, S.E. Hinton uses a large variety of figurative language.
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Fahrenheit 451 20 Questions

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