Argumentative Essay On The Outsiders

There was nothing more for the Greasers. Since when they took their first steps, their lives would begin with being put under the impression of being in a lower social status, while the Socs are the ones that will have all of the popularity, and wealth many people would dream of obtaining. This novel, “The Outsiders,” who was cleverly written by S.E. Hinton, brilliantly displays the social border between the low-class (Greasers) and the wealthy (Socs) that are present in the cities of the 1960s. Even if this book may be outdated by about fifty years, the same principles are visible in many cities, and even in a school classroom. There are the people who were born without the luxury of having well-balanced people as their guardians, or even

They are often looked down upon and even expected to act as if they were garbage compared to the wealthy. For example, on page 23 in the book, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, the book states, “Cherry was looking at me. ‘What’s a nice, smart kid like you running around with trash like that for?’ I [Ponyboy] felt myself stiffen. ‘I’m a grease, same as Dally. He’s my buddy.’” That citation shows how Cherry’s inner expectations of a Greaser impaired her knowledge of knowing Ponyboy was a Greaser as well. You can see in that very citation that Cherry expects all Greasers to act like Dally, who is not intelligent, kind, or as well-mannered as Ponyboy. This expectation upon the Greasers causes the Socs to act terribly towards them, while the Greasers act the same way towards them to show no weakness. This causes tension and violence to erupt among them, which is one of the reasons why they act so menacing towards each other. Additionally, it states on page 117 in the book, “The Outsiders,” by S.E. Hinton that, “He looked at me. ‘No, you wouldn’t. I’m a Soc. You get a little money and the whole world hates you.’” That citation explains how that particular Soc (Randy), broke the barrier towards the expectation of the Greaser of how they were terrible, disgusting, worthless people. He realized that they aren’t trash and actually hardworking people who are trying to survive with their poor lifestyle. While other people see the Greasers as low-lives, they have to combat the violence that they are brought upon by the kinds of people who enjoy hurting those who are living a tough lifestyle. Greasers also have to fight off the internal voice inside their head that they are worthless, whom they try to prove themselves with participating in fights and standing up for themselves. Finally, you can see here how these expectations can really affect a person’s