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=My Meaning Statement:= =I am trying to fit in with the crowd instead of expressing my personality and views... I want to find who I really am.=

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The Book
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 * What would the characters in the novel have to say about your Meaning Statement? **I think some of the characters, like Johnny, Ponyboy and Cherry, would understand where I'm coming from, and I bet they had the same challenge, to grow up and bec****ome you your supposed to be. see Spresent above...**
 * Would they call you an idiot for trying to achieve something like that? **No, I think they would encourage me to try to acomplish it. It wouldn't be easy putting aside the opinions of others of who I** **"should" be, but i think they would support My Meaning Statement.**
 * Who is the the character that you relate to most like you? **I think Ponyboy could be the most like me, because he follows the greasers, and he is one of them, but he relizes that Socs are just people too. See Spresent above...**

You

 * If you were a character in the novel, how would the book change? **I would write about a time before the book that shows the growing tension between Greasers and Socs, and have the rumble be the result of the growing war between them. One thing I would not change, is the ending of the book, I love how it ends the exact same way it begins.**
 * What is the one relationship in your life that helps to explain your Meaning Statement most clearly? **The relationship between me and some of my friends. With some friends, I try to hide the real me... I tell them what they want to hear, and I forget about what I really believe in, just to fit in. On the other hand, with some of my best friends, I can be myself... I think its because I know they except me for who I am. This relates to the book because, one** **part of me wants to fit in with the crowd and another part wants to be original and myself, kind of like Cherry feels, she is a Soc but she likes hanging out with greasers, she understands "Its rough all over", she doesnt like fights, she doesnt want the neighborhood to be split up into Socs vs. Greasers by what they do, what they wear, or which side of the city they live on. She understands that we are all people!** **Its significant because** **some of the characters in the book go through the same trouble in finding who you should be in life. (See Spresent)**

The Book
> **One of the most significant objects in the book is the copy of Gone with the Wind because it showed a different side of Johnny... a sensitive side and one that dreams of civil gentlement and a proper way of life. Johnny** **dreams of a place that there is more to life then being tuff and tough. He loves this book because he loves reading about gallant men riding off for a cause.**
 * What objects in the book represent are the most significant to you? What do you think that they represent?
 * Which places in the book had the greatest affect on your mood when you were reading them? **The part where johnny dies, and in turn causes Dally to want to die. This part of the book really show how strong there bond was... even closer than family, plus the fact that they both died brought tears to my eyes and a new perspective on how hard the Greasers lives where, and how strong most of them had to be to keep going. They all had hard lives, Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry lost there parents, one of there best friends, and Dally, the scariest, wildest, toughist man in the Greasers. Johnny had a hard life, his parents didnt care about him, they abused him, and he was almost killed in fight with a Soc.**

You

 * How does the place where you live affect whether or not you can achieve your Meaning Statement? **I think I wouldnt have a hard time achieveing My Meaning Statement because I live in a good nieghborhood, I have a easy life, and I have friends here that would help me acheive My Meaning, unlike the Greasers which had a rough life, they lived in a bad part of town, but most of them would not need my My Meaning, they already aren't afraid to be who they really are. My My Meaning would only make sense if a Greaser like Johnny wanted to show the world his Sensitive side. Exposing that secret about himself could jepordise is "tough and tuff"-ness.**
 * What are the __things__ in your life that give your life meaning? **My music... I cant think of any other //possesions// that would give my life meaning, but people like my friends, parents, and family do. My music is selected by me because I find meaning in it and it expresses how I feel. I dont think i would be the same person with out the amazing music I listen to.**

The Book

 * How does the way people talk in the book affect the way that they deal with their problems? **I think there gang names express** **alot about them and how they deal with there problems, for example, Greasers are suposed to be outsiders, and Socs are supposed to be exepted and rich and lucky.**
 * If you were going to speak to a character from the book, what would the conversation be about and what would it sound/look like?
 * **Conversation between Me and Ponyboy**
 * **Me: Are you really upset that Johnny's dead**
 * **Pony: Yes, he was my best friend, wanna weed?**
 * **Me: No, thanks, were you really scared when you saw johnny holding his switchblade drenched with Bob's blood?**
 * **Pony: Ya, I didnt know johnnycade was that tough, he was real tough to stab him, i didnt think he could kill a person.**
 * **Me: He was a real quiet guy, huh?**
 * **Pony: Ya, after he got beat in the alley, he wasn't the same... the only time i saw his eyes come alive after he was beat up, was when he was savin those kids in the church. I just wish he didnt have to go through that much pain, he already got beat at home.**
 * **Me: It must have been hard, he sounds like a guy I would have liked to meet.**
 * **Pony: Ya, he was deep, i wish you got a chance to meet him too.**

You

 * How does the way you talk to your friends explain who you are? **My best friend and I can actually talk to each other with our eyes... it sounds kind of weird but we understand each other so well that we dont need to use words. We also use nicknames like Yella for me, and Ashwa for my friend, other that we use text slang on emails, but everything else is pretty normal.**


 * What would an interview with your parents about your Meaning Statement look like?
 * **Me: What do you think about My Meaning Statement?**
 * **Mom: I think thats what you should do, and it wont be easy, but by the time your older you will have acomplished it.**
 * **Me: What do you think is the most important step I have to take to acomplish it?**
 * **Mom: Trust your self, believe in your self and... Look up to good role models.**
 * **Me: Did you have the same problem as my growing up, with not knowing who you should be?**
 * **Mom: Of course, even though the circumstances were very different, all young people dont know who they want to be yet.**

The Book

 * How were all of the characters involved in the central conflict of the book? **They all want to find there place and be "tough and tuff". For example, Bob just wanted to fit in with the Socs so he had to be tough, he almost killed Ponyboy, and in result he was killed. His whole (short) life was based on being cool and tough and getting the Greasers.** **Also, Dally's life was also short but he was real tough, and thats what he lived for. The need to be cool and tough and fit in ruined Dally and Bob's life, it killed them.**

You

 * What is the greatest conflict you have ever been a part of? **The biggest conflicts I have ever been in with my friends were over stupid pointless things that werent even important** **or relivent... I think we had strong opinions about somethings and butt heads**. How was it a problem or a dilemma? **They were all dilemmas because they were very short term, and they didnt really damage our friendship, it just put a barrier between our friendship temporarily.**