The Outsiders has many themes, including the value of friendships, the importance of family, overcoming obstacles, self sacrifice, self identiy, etc. Choose one of the above themes (or one of your own). Then, write a two paragraph essay following the development of this theme in the novel. You MUST use evidence from the text to support your response.

Note: The themes that I listed above are partial statements and ideas. Your theme must be a complete sentenced. Example: Family is important for the growth and development of a child.

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader

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