Quincy Jefferson Mrs. Collins English 9 23 January 2015 The Outsiders In Outsiders many of the characters went through a transformation. This is an energetic story about gang rivalry between two groups. One known as the Soc’s the other is the Greaser’s. Two characters in particular made significant changes and these changes made an impact on the others and the story. The characters chosen to highlight are two Greaser gang members, Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis. Johnny Cade is a quiet and shy 16 year old boy who experienced challenges as a boy while living with his parents. Johnny’s parents were abusive to him physically and mentally. They ignore him and appear to just not care about him. This upbringing has made Johnny scared; it has put him into deep depression where he sometimes considers killing himself. Johnny tends to only seen and not heard because he was ignored for so long. The only emotional connection he feels comes from the Greaser gang members. His persistence to join …show more content…
in on rumbles show Johnny is just as violent as the rest of the Greasers or maybe it’s a cry for acceptance. Either way he is no stranger to fighting. Slowly Johnny begins to show some emotional changes and begins taking a verbal stand against his own gang members. Johnny’s first change comes when he defends the girlfriend of a rival gang member. Johnny no longer will be just seen, he wants to be heard too. Dally, one of the older Greasers, begins harassing the Soc’s girlfriends. Johnny stands up to Dally and tells him to stop. No one talks back to Dally so this is showing Johnny is tired of sitting back and watching people be verbally abused. The life altering event happens the night Johnny stands up to Bob, a member of the Soc gang. One evening Bob attacks Johnny’s best friend, in an effort to save his friend Johnny kills Bob. This prompt reaction reveals Johnny values his friendship and will defend his friend at any cost. Consequently; this event has a domino effect and life spirals out of control. Johnny’s final transformation ironically comes right before his final breath. Johnny is severely burned when he rushes into a burning church. The young Johnny we first meet does not respect life; he wants to die. Now that his life is slipping away he admits he is not really ready to die. In the end Johnny tries to stop violence and sacrifices his life for others, much different that the scared, shy boy without a care in the world he once was. Ponyboy is also one of the younger gage members.
He is being raised by his oldest brother because his parents died. Their family life is less than desirable; they are poor. Ponyboy expresses a lot of emotions during his life. He is bitter about the life they’ve been dealt especially since his brother Darry did not get a chance to finish school and make something of his life. Pony is embarrassed of his life and his looks; this is evident in the anger he expresses when their gang rivals call him white trash. When we first meet Pony we see his innocent, sensitive side; he enjoys sunsets, he reads novels, he takes pride in his school work. He respects his brother Darry even though he is pretty strict with him. Pony avoids conflict as he displays when he tries to get Dally to leave the Soc’s girlfriends alone when they are at the movie. He claims to want to rumble with the gang but deep down he is afraid and rather cling to hope that there will be a peaceful
solution. The Soc’s gang members provoke Pony and another gage member, Johnny, and soon tragedy strikes; life for Pony changes. Johnny kills one of the Soc’s to save the life of Pony. The teens take off and hide; however, the church they call home catches on fire leaving them with two issues. First, they have nowhere to hide and second, there are children in the burning building. This is when we really see Pony change. There is no time to be afraid; courage takes over for Pony and he enters the burning church to rescue the children. Unfortunately, Johnny enters too and suffers major burns. The burns lead to his death which really converts Pony’s personality. Pony becomes angry. He gives up on everything that is important; his grades suffer and he falls into a deep depression. Once a peacemaker now he does not think twice to create a weapon from a broken bottle to take part in the gang’s rumble with the Soc’s. It’s not until he discovers the letter from Johnny that reminds him that life is precious and he needs to “stay golden”. The letter is exactly what Pony needs to get his life back. Life is never as one expects nor is it easy. There will always be events or situations that make you chose a path that may change who you really are. Some decisions will even define your true personality in a position light. There is always room for alterations but a total transformation of who you truly are deep down inside has consequences. Stay true to yourself and let your best qualities guide you.
He acts like a mentor or mascot to the Greasers. Steve Randle - Soda's best friend and another member of the Greasers. Summary: The Outsiders is a coming-of-age story about a group of boys engaged in a dangerous feud with the wealthier residents of their town. The narrator, Ponyboy Curtis, is a teenager who lives alone with his two brothers. He is interested in academics and sports, but does not receive the same respect and treatment granted to the wealthier kids, who belong to a different gang called the Socs.
Ponyboy was a bad kid, he fought against Socs and he even smoked a weed, which is a cigarette. Later on he got into worse trouble and had to hide. He wanted to change and be a different person. While he hid he was scared and frightened and was beginning to think of how he was doing in life, and his thoughts were not very well. After the church incident, he began to change a little.
The Outsiders is a book about Greasers And Socs. The Greasers are the poor east side kids they would wear their hair long and greasy and they will dress in blue jeans, T-shirts, or wear they shirttails out and wear a leather jacket and tennis shoes or boots. The Socs are the rich west side kids that worn nice clothes, drove nice cars, and had all the pretty lady’s. They both was gangs in Oklahoma. The Socs they would jump Greasers, wreck houses, and throw beer blasts for kicks.
A juvenile delinquent, Dally was put in jail when he was only ten years old. This probably is the outcome of him having a lack of a guardian when he was a youth. In addition, while on Jay Mountain, Johnny asks Dally whether his parents wanted to know about him. Dally replies saying “‘... They didn’t. Blast it Johnny, what do they matter? Shoot my old man don’t give a hang whether I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter. That don’t bother me none’”(88). This is the only time Dally mentions his father in the novel and his tone suggests his disdain. Dally’s insolent behavior has to be because of his inadequate parents. Likewise, Johnny is also a victim of bad parenting due to his abusive mother and father. In The Outsiders the narrator, Ponyboy, describes Johnny’s personality and family atmosphere in the exposition. Ponyboy states about Johnny: “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was hacked off at something, and then you could hear her yelling at him clear down at our house”(12). Pony’s statement shows how Johnny Cade has a difficult life at him and so he relies on the Greasers for family. This evidence leads to the conclusion that Johnny and Dally both have neglectful parents causing them to rely on their gang for family
Johnny was a Greaser and had bad parents. Johnny had gotten into a terrible situation. Johnny got jumped in a lot by a group of Socs, Bob and his friends. Bob is known to be wealthy and has a Mustang, he was a Soc, had blond curly hair, and known for his rings which he was so proud of. Johnny was the pet of the gang. Ever since he had gotten that day Johnny was always scared he would get jumped again. He would always make sure there were no Socs around him when he was walking. He was the scared one of the
Johnny Cade is a small boy that manages to keep the peace in this rough group. A young boy with a kind heart is the glue that sticks to everyone and keeps them all together. It is said, without Johnny, The Greasers would all fall apart. “But, Johnny was the gang’s pet, and Dally just couldn’t hit him.” Ponyboy had said after Johnny told Dallas off without consequence.
The Outsiders S.E. Hinton is about two gangs, the Socs and Greasers, who do not get along and are fighting each other as well as society. Both of the gangs are judged by their appearance, social status, and where they are from. One character that stands out in the story is Ponyboy because he is dynamic with many sides to his personality, and he is the protagonist of the story. Ponyboy can be described as sensitive, smart, and brave.
His parents died when he was young. He was nurtured by his older brothers. Pony has to struggle at the bottom of the social ladder. Like the people around him, he has to fight, steal and scare little kids. However, Pony remained a pure heart, a golden heart. He only fights when he has to defend himself. He kept his heart of sympathy, understanding of others and think for the others. Like in when the church was burned, he understands the situation of the teacher and children. So he risked his life to safe the kids. The most straight forward example and conclusion of Pony’s good heart is the word of Johnny, “Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold…” Moreover, Ponyboy is a thinker. He can think for the opposite side of his gang, the Socs. Although the Socs almost drowned him, he can still understand the Socs and didn’t be blinded by the hate. He in the chaos and impulsive world can see through the surface of the conflict and see the core of the world that people are the same. That is really amazing and Ponyboy does have the board mind of a hero.
The Outsiders, an enthralling novel by S.E Hinton, is an excellent story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and the Socs two rival gangs. S.E Hinton tells a thrilling tale about the Socs and the Greasers that are two gangs and she characterize how they live. Ponyboy, his brother and his friends have to deal with the challenges relating to their environment. The three most important topics of The Outsiders are survival, social class and family support.
Ponyboy doesn’t act like any regular greaser who is tough and likes to pick fights. Ponyboy cares about other people and will do things to benefit others. “I didn’t know what he was talking about, so I just went on picking up the glass from the bottle end and put it in the trash can. I didn’t want anyone to get a flat tire.” (pg. 172) Instead of leaving the
"The Outsiders" is a story that deals with a conflict between two gangs, the "Greasers" from the East Side of town and the "Socs" from the east-side of town. This is a story that is told in the first person. Ponyboy Curtis is the one telling the story. Here is a summary of the story.
The Outsiders is a novel by S.E Hinton, that follows a young boy named Ponyboy who grows up in a gang. Johnny, Sodapop and Darry help him find how he fits into the world and without them he would have a hard time finding his own identity. Without having a close group of friends he would have a tough way of life, especially with the Socs. Being in a group that you associate with, that have different values to yourself can lead you to disregard your own ethics and do things you wouldn’t normally do, but at the same time this can assist and reinforce your own values…
Throughout life individuals face many challenges testing their values and personality one situation at a time. In the evocative novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton themes of growing up and innocence are shown. Ponyboy is not your average 14 year old he is part of a gang known to many as the Greasers. He encounters many situations testing his values and beliefs. Having lost both his parents recently he and his brothers stick together like a true family but this relationship is tested when Darry hits Ponyboy. He also experiences the loss several close friends in a very short period of time. Throughout this novel, Ponyboy encounters many life changing experiences that prove he is a dynamic character.
The Outsiders is about the life of a 14-year-old boy. The book tells the story of Ponyboy “Curtis” and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Ponyboy and his two brothers, Darrel (Darry), who is 20, and Sodapop, who is 16, have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. Pony and Soda are allowed to stay under Darry's guardianship as long as they all behave themselves. The boys are greasers, a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. The greasers' rivals are the Socs, short for Socials, who are the "West-side rich kids."
With his long greasy hair and baggy worn out clothes he looked likes a bad kid, but the way he talked and the way he thought it was a whole different person inside of him. The Outsiders is about two rival gangs that fight and go through so much stuff to just to call the territory their own. It is the Socs versus Greasers. They always have their back up because you can't trust anyone, but at the end of the day is all the rubbles and fighting worth it? Ponyboy one of the greasers has a big character change during the book. In the beginning of the book Ponyboy was getting jumped by the Socs and he was acting all tough and defending himself, in the middle of the book he starts to break while he is in the church, and when the kids were stuck in