Self-discovery is one of the most important journeys a person can take. Life changes when a person realizes his/her own true self. The novel "The Outsiders", deals with affairs that are very close to the hearts of teens. The story is about fourteen years old Ponyboy who is tough and confused. The author S.E. Hinton tells the story of the young main character Ponyboy who goes on a quest that leads to self …showed first 75 words of 1134 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1134 total…poem by Jane Yolen, she develops the theme of self-discovery by using the poem to encourage people to read books and to discover the world. In this novel Ponyboy learns from life experience with his brothers and friends, but in Jane's poem, she explores that learning from books is so interesting to help increasing knowledge. The common thing between them is to give advices to the teens to build a great community in the future.