In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, interactions between Ponyboy and Cherry, two characters with opposing beliefs, illuminate how if two people have different beliefs, it does not have to stop their friendship, because if people pick their friends based on belief, it can make people who are said to be “different” feel like they’re not good enough. When Cherry and Ponyboy first meet, Cherry tells Ponyboy about what she thinks the difference between being a Soc and a Greaser is, afterwards, she says “‘you greasers have a different set of values [...] I think you're the first person I've gotten through to’” (38). This shows that even though they have different beliefs, she still thinks of him as a trustworthy person, and still wants them
to be friends. When a person is open to other perspectives, like Cherry, it helps them make more friends and see the world in different ways. Later on in the book, Ponyboy gets off the bus and sees Cherry, sitting in her car. Ponyboy gets mad that she doesn't want to go see Johnny, and accuses her of only being nice to him to give some sort of charity. To this, Cherry replies, “‘I wasn't trying to give you charity, Ponyboy. [...] I liked you from the start [...] you’re a nice kid, Ponyboy.’” (129). When Cherry does this, she is telling Ponyboy that, even though they have different belief systems and they come from different places, it doesn't make her untrustworthy and a bad person. In this part of the book, Ponyboy feels like he’s not Cherry’s real friend because of the social separations that drive them apart. Cherry shows that even though there may be doubts in a friendship where there are different beliefs, and it is not easy to overcome that, a person has to be open to different opinions and try to understand the other perspectives, to make the friendship work. In conclusion, it is always better to include everyone, and let a friendship grow, regardless of the other’s view of something, because if one judges another based on belief, it can make people feel excluded.
Comparing and Contrasting can lead to very important and support ideas for your piece. What should, we think and write down that would be clear to the topic? The Outsiders gives us an opportunity, to analyze what is in the book and the movie. The book helps us analyze what information we need from the book and the movie.The book and the movie of The Outsiders provides many similarities and differences that can be compared and contrasted.
People should have a conversation with someone and get to know them before judging them. Ponyboy changed the way he thought of the Socs. At first he thought of the Socs as thugs who enjoy jumping Greasers. He later learned that Socs have problems that Greasers don’t know of and not all Socs hate Greasers.
The Outsiders identified the 60’s, often there would be violence between groups and often involving a group’s social class. For instance, the tensions between the Socs and Greasers is violent, and this will lead to Bob’s death, Johnny’s death, as well as many injuries throughout both gangs. The book The Outsiders is written by S.E. Hinton and is portrayed through the eyes of a high school student in Tulsa, OK where S.E. Hinton grew up. Hinton began writing The Outsiders in 1965 at the age of 17 and the book was finally published in 1967 when she was 19. The difference in perspective upon the society and social class creates issues throughout The Outsiders and they assume the problems will be solved with violence,
The movie, The Outsiders, starts with the Curtis parents on their weekly, Saturday evening drive to the baking store to buy some ingredients for their boys’ favorite Sunday morning, breakfast treat: chocolate cake. The Curtis boys love their chocolate cake for Sunday breakfast not only because they love it, but also because they appreciate how hard their parents have to work to save the monies necessary for the morsels that put smiles on their faces!
”Because most people identify as separate from other people, they have what we call some "concept" of themselves. Self-concept refers to how people “think about, evaluate, or perceive” themselves.” Self-concept can be split into categories that make people who they are. Throughout “The Outsiders”, Ponyboy the protagonist, describes his brother and his friends in relation to him, giving insight on what makes each of them who they are. After reading an article on this topic “Self-Concept “by Saul McLeod (1), and reading chapters 1-3 of the novel “The Outsiders” (2). One can see the major reasons that make people who they are: self-image and self-esteem/self-worth.
The changes that the directors made to “The Outsiders” movie were eye opening to fans of the novel, The Outsiders. One of the differences between the two is the fact that Dally’s character and death was not the same as described in the novel. Another difference between the two would be the character’s description and Bob’s roll on drowning Ponyboy. There are some similarities such as the outcome of the church’s fire and the fate of the characters. The film adaption of The Outsiders, share many key points and scenes however, because the film was condensed there are many gaping holes in the plotline.
In The Outsiders it is given that through faith and devotion to one another Ponyboy and the gang use their close friendship in troublesome situations for instance when Johnny tells Ponyboy “i had to” he does this as an act of loyalty to Ponyboy to show him that he can trust him no matter what situation they are in.Most of the story is told from first person or Ponies perspective which shows us without exception every aspect of the story. When Johnny dies at the end of the book Ponyboy only then realizes the importance of him, and the gangs need for someone like Johnny to give them a sense of purpose after mentioning “we couldn't get along without him . We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang.” Throughout all of Ponyboys hardships Johnny was always there to support him even when Ponyboy wanted to run away after darry slapped him, he never asked any questions.To keep a strong friendship you need to stay loyal to one another just as much as Ponyboy and his brothers stay loyal to each other after stating in chapter twelve “If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything.” Through passionate tone used by Sodapop throughout this quote we are shown that after everything they have been through that they trust each other and that staying together is all
In the novel, Cherry chose her social status over friendship, which affected Ponyboy heavily. “ ‘If I see you in the hall at school… and don’t say hi...it’s not personal or anything, but…’ (45)”. Ponyboy takes offense to that comment, as he believes his being a greaser caused her to make that choice. “ ‘It was because we’re greasers… We could have hurt her reputation or something.’(47)”. Cherry did make that comment to Ponyboy because he was a greaser, but that was only because she had been taught it was how you treated people of lower social class. Cherry showed she did like spending time with Ponyboy by waiting in line with him to get refreshments at the drive-in movie and even opening up to him while they waited. This went against the typical social types.
Throughout the plot, there are two groups that fight against each other – Greasers and Socs. However, they fight because of perspective. Each side continues to fight without stopping to think of how the others feel. This is changed when Ponyboy meets Cherry and they realize there isn’t much of a difference and they don’t act as bad as what they had
Cherry Valence was among the very few people who were able to put their differences aside and see everyone not as a Greaser or Soc, but as just a person. She was able to see that Greasers and Socs are all just people who both face different problems. And it was through their friendship that Ponyboy was able to question the morality of each gang’s hatred towards each other when Cherry urged that things were indeed “rough all over ”(35). Another Soc that was able to further Pony’s understanding of unity was Randy, he felt confused after his best friend, Bob’s death and confided in Ponyboy. Through that Pony was able to accept that “Socs were just guys after all. Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That ...
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."
“Sometimes we don’t get along with friends, but when we need a shoulder to lean on we know they will always be there.” In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton Ponyboy goes through some awful times during his fourteenth year, but he knew he always had his friends by his side. “ I’d never liked Dally, but then for the first time I felt like he was my buddy. And all because he was glad he hadn’t killed me.” Ponyboy was pleased he had Dally as his friend because without Dally saving him from the fire he could’ve died. In this quote Ponyboy and Dally didn’t get along with each other at first, but when Dally helped him he felt like Dally was his buddy. Ponyboy knows that Dally will always be by his side no matter what. At the end, we may not always agree with our friends but we know that they will cheer you up and care for you no matter
First, the Greasers are honorable because they stick up for each other. For example, when Cherry rejected Dally, the book says, “You stick up for your buddies, no matter what they do” (26). This means that in Ponyboy’s point of view, he says that whatever happens to them,
First, Ponyboy begins to see that the socs are not that different and bad and makes the choice to become friends with a socs. One can see this when Ponyboy says, “It seemed funny that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset” (Hilton 35). Ponyboy’s decision to be friends with cherry and go agest all that he has ever known with the greasers and taking the chance of getting jumped by other Socs. Though the consequences of this decision lead Ponyboy to enchanted Socs and almost get into a street fight until cherry talks the Socs out of it. Ponyboy’s choice to be with cherry shows his willingness to make sacrifices despite the consequence. As Ponyboy continues to grow throughout the novel, his choices continue to show
Have you ever wondered what your identity is? Well, I am going to be comparing 2 characters identities. One character is Ponyboy from “The Outsiders” and the other character is me. Additionally, what do you think identity is? Identity is everything that makes you the person you are. Everyone has their own unique identity. Ponyboy lives in the city and is a part of a gang called the greasers. I live in Seymour. I am 12 years old and I go to the Seymour middle school. In this next paragraph I am going to tell you a little bit about Ponyboy.