Poverty And Wealth In The Outsiders

“Be yourself because being an original is worth more than being a copy.” The Outsiders is a novel about two groups that are mentally and physically battling over land, power and popularity. The Poem “Poverty and Wealth” is about two economic groups, but one man dies pleasantly and the other dies non hearted and sorrowful. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and “Poverty And Wealth” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox shows how many themes connect to the two.

“I don't have a huge house, A brand new car or lots of money. What I do have is an amazing family, friends and memories that will last forever. Money doesn't buy happiness.” In the poem, the two children evolve into two grown men. One is wealthy and the other is indigent. “The rich man’s son grew strong and fair,... The son of the labourer tilled the soil,...” This shows that the son of the rich man had a bulk of things in life, but the unfortunate man didn't

have much but was jubilant. Socs live in an environment where everyone needs to be the same. They hold a stereotype that shows that are very mature, have money and their parents give them everything. “All socs aren't like that, she said. You have to believe me Pony” When Pony informed Cherry about Johnny being attacked, she was startled and explained to him how she was not like that stereotype and how she was distant from her gang.
“If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.” Poor or rich, if you are doing something you love you are successful.

In Poverty and Wealth the men were “living life to the fullest”. Even though it might seem snobby to some, the rich man was proud of being rich, the poor man was proud of his work and what he made from doing it. “Proud with the pride of a millionaire,... And thanked God daily for health and toil.” Although the men were not at the same economical status they enjoyed what they were doing therefore they had a lot of success. Pony cherished movies, books, school, friends and family. Unfortunately after the boys parents died, they had no source of income making Darry get a low paying job. They lived in a beat up house. Pony and soda had to share a bed. Darry got his own because he was the biggest and basically are dad. “And nobody in our gang digs movies and books the way I do. For a while there, I thought I was the only person in the world that did. So I loned it.” Just because of they low income, Pony still finds a way to do what he

cherishes.
“I'm not like everyone else. I don't pretend to be. I do want to be. I am me.” From start to end in Poverty and Wealth it shows that the rich man needed to fit in while the poor man accepted that he was different. “He wedded for love in his youthful prime.” The poor man stayed true to himself, while the rich was too in love with the idea of wealth and popularity. Like the poor man, the gangs in The Outsiders stay true to themselves despite being socially unaccepted by each other. “We had picked up two girls, and classy ones at that. Not any greasy broads for us, but real Socs. Soda would flip when I told him.” Cherry was not like all Socs, she accepted the greasers for who they were and not based on what they were known to be.
Throughout time we discovered that not everyone's the same in there social classes. “Two opposites make a perfect couple.” In the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and Poverty and Wealth by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, we learned that not everyone's the same and you should love life. “Life is to short to hate it, enjoy it.”