The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the mid 1960s. The background of the novel is to show the gaps between the rich and the poor like the Socs and the Greasers. A Greaser is being treated as an outsider in society. For example, Greasers lived on the on the eastside of town, the place described as complicated and full of danger place, while the Socs live in prosperity life. In this town, economical difference between the Socs and the Greasers cause conflict. The author explores different themes throughout the story such as friendship, loyalty. S.E Hinton wants to show how people that came from different background faced and get over the obstacles by learned from it through life. We should …show more content…
appreciate the life that we currently live compared to the difficulty of life among the less fortunate people. Not every person is treated the same as the Socs are rich and the Greasers have thing a bit more harsh since they are poor.
As Ponyboy recalled the different between the Socs and Greaser in the novel The Outsiders “ We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class. Not like the Socs, who jump Greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one and an asset to society the next”. The feeling of loneliness and isolated is the tone of the novel. Tone change to sourness as both sides begin hating each other since the Greasers dislike the Socs because the Socs have more influence in the society. The public consider Socs as an asset to the society. The Greasers on other hand are poor and have no standing in society. Throughout the story, the mood becomes more intense since the Socs become more angry about the Greasers went out with their Soc’s girls. Toward the end, however, the tone changes to hopes and enlightening since Ponyboy is getting along more with his brother when Soda said to Darry and Ponyboy that he don't want both of his brother fighting all the time “I don’t know. It’s just … I can’t stand to hear y’all fight. Sometimes … I just have
to get out or … it’s like I’m the middle in a tug o’ war and I’m being split in half. You dig?” At the beginning of the novel Ponyboy, the protagonist who steps out from the movie theater. On the way home, Ponyboy got jumped by five Socs as they threatened to cut his hair. As the Socs are about to cut his hair, Ponyboy’s brothers , Darry, Sodapop and other Greasers came to rescue him. The next day Ponyboy, Johnny, Dallas Winston went into a movie theater and met Cherry Valance, a Socs girl. She later got to know Ponyboy, Johnny and later Two-Bit Matthews. On the way home, Socs noticed their girls walking home with the Greasers. The same night , Darry was furious with Ponyboy; in an argument, he had slap, which maked Ponyboy run out of his house with Johnny. Moreover, the Socs attacked them and as a result Johnny kills one of the Socs member to protect Ponyboy from being drowned . The two hide inside an abandoned church. Not long after that incident, the church is caught on fire. The roof crumble , hitting Johnny as soon as him him and Ponyboy manages to save the children. Therefore, Johnny dies on impact in front of Dallas and Ponyboy. As a result Dallas decides to end his life, and Ponyboy’s life changes so much but he manages to both pass English Class and recover himself after he reads a note “ to stay gold”, wrote by Johnny to Ponyboy.
Title: The Outsiders Author: S.E. Hinton Publication Information: Dell Publishing, 1967; 156 Pages Genre: Young Adult Novel The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, is about the rivalry of two gangs, Greasers and Socials. The Greasers are low class and the Socials are high class. In The Outsiders there are two rival gangs, one from the lower class, who are the Greasers and their rivals are from the upper class, they are the Socials.
The socs and greasers are different. The socs like to wear Madras blue shorts and they are also very wealthy. Also the socs have very expensive cars they have mustangs and corvairs, the socs like to fight with knives and beer bottles they like to jump the people they are fighting. Also The socs live on the west side. The greasers like to fight with punches they like to fight straight up. Also
William J. Chambliss, a sociologist, wrote an article called The Saints and the Roughnecks. Chambliss discusses the Saints as a group of upper-middle class white kids who society perceived as good because of their social status’ and the fact that they were well dressed and well mannered. The roughnecks on the other hand, were not well mannered, and not- rich, who society recognized as troublemakers, even though they both act similarly. This can be connected to the Crips and the Bloods by the similar treatment the African Americans receive compared to the roughnecks. This recognition as being a roughneck makes it much more difficult to get a job...
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,
One example of Ponyboy being sensitive would be when he picks up the pieces of the broken glass so that no one would get a flat tire. This character can also be described as smart when Darry tells him how intelligent he is and that he has the brains to get a scholarship and go to college. Finally, this character can be considered brave when he risks his life to save the children stuck in the burning church. In this book, Ponyboy learns to deal with the right and wrong of society. He grows up and was judged by his appearance and social status, but at the end of the book, the two gangs overcome their differences to realize they are more alike than they
Did you know that many people join gangs because of Family issues. Socs and Greasers have problem with family issues.They also have problems with money and are judged by others.Both Socs and Greasers deal with money problems,family issues,and are judged by others because of the way they act.
The way they view themselves is very different from each other. Socs have nice clothes. Greasers have run down clothing and greasy hair. The Socs have lots of money to get what they want when they want it. The Greaser don't have very much money they have enough to get by. All the Socs only have rich friends they only involve themselves with people who have money. Although, they have many differences they also have similarities. Both groups think they are gangs but they are really just a bunch of friends that hangout out and fight. They don't realize how the others life are and what they do to other people. They are trapped in their friend groups and don't notice the real world. The last thing is they think they are better than everyone
"Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while."(3). This quote from the book shows that people will think even worse of the Greasers because of their actions. Normal people would not do what they are doing because they have principles. The Greasers were fugitives, and this gave people an even bigger reason to be fearful of them and consider them a disgrace to society. The Socs did comparable things, but were not punished for them like the Greasers, and were still able to keep a sterling image of themselves. "Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next."(3). Unlike the Greasers, whatever the Socs do, it will not ruin their reputation at all. Overall, from looking at both the Greasers and the Socs, it is easy to say that the Greasers are a bigger disgrace to society concerning their behavior than the
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!
The Socs are almost always the ones that are starting the fights. For instance, jumping the Greasers all the time,just out of boredom! They usually also target weaker victims, just like when they beat up Johnny. Johnny is a Greaser, the “pet” of the group, and one of the youngest. The Socs affected him so badly that he had a scar emotionally and physically. “Johnny's face was cut up and bruised and swollen, and there was a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone. He would carry that scar all his life. His white T-shirt was splattered with blood. I thought he might be dead; surely nobody could be beaten like that and live”(Hinton 29). Here, the author reveals that the Socs did some damage to Johnny that he would have as long as he lives, and it’s not only the physical hurt. Even though the Greasers are not fully innocent, overall the Socs have done more
After the church fire Ponyboy comes to the realization of many things. Two-Bit and Ponyboy are eating at a restaurant known as Tasty Freeze when Randy asks to speak with him. Ponyboy tells Randy, ¨Maybe you would have done the same thing, maybe a friend of yours wouldn’t have. It’s the individual¨(115). He finds out that you cannot define someone based on of they are part of the Socs or the greasers. Furthermore, he finds out that every one is a individual and that means that just because he is a part of a certain group it does not mean that they are all going to react or perceive a situation in the same exact way. In addition, he say this to Randy because when there was a fire in the church Dally was not willing to risk his life to save someone else's when Johnny and Ponyboy were more than willing to help the kids. This shows event shows how all Greasers and Socs are not the same. In the beginning of the novel Ponyboy believed Darry disliked him and thought he was a nuisance. However, later on at the hospital Ponyboy tells Darry, “I’m sorry” (98). Ponyboy’s words expose how he feels bad for thinking Darry disliked him all along when in truth he loved him more than words could describe. He realizes that Darry fears losing another family member that is why he is so overprotective of Ponyboy. Hence, proving Ponyboy is clearly a dynamic character.
As soon as you start turning the pages, the world around you has transformed into the world of Greasers and Socs. This world is in a book that is The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton. The Outsiders is still a great read today because of its powerful messages, and its wonderful writing.
Wherever they are groups, there are outsiders. Written in 1967 “The Outsiders” in Tulsa, Oklahoma by S.E. Hinton. In the novel, which characters are set part from the rest of society? In the novel, two groups are divided known as the greasers and the socs. The social groups both feel as though they are the outsiders however, the true outsider are those who can further see them.
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