In the book, “The Outsiders,” people are divided into two groups, the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs were known to be the people with money and power, and typically seen as good people to anyone who has not seen their other side. Greasers are looked down upon as hoodlums, street rats, and thugs. Society has given them roles in their lives in which they cannot escape. You could become filthy rich, but everyone will still look down at you, because your past will never leave you, no matter how far you stray. In this, I will show you how misleading a name can be. Socs. Also known as The wealthy ones. The good guys. The superiors. These people are very misleading. The Socs, (known for their superb behavior, and for being gregarious) harass, They have beaten the liveliness out of innocent people. You could simply be minding your own business, walking down the road, when they attack. Johnny Cade was a young man, in his mid-teens. He was found by his friends in a parking lot with severe injuries, because a gang of trouble seeking delinquents was bored. Cade did nothing to offend, harm, or even to draw attention to himself. He was only a target because he was in the wrong place with the wrong reputation, and will forever have to pay the price for it. A different gang of Socs attacked a boy named Ponyboy Curtis, along with a previous victim, whom is now mentally affected from his last meeting with these brutal people. One of the boys was reduced to murdering an attacker, in order to save the life of the other boy being drowned in a fountain. Socs are given more credit than they In order to make enough money to continue life, they have to pickpocket, steal, and fight. Their lack of wealth pushes them to further prove their demeaning label. Their name holds them down from succeeding. For example, Darrel Curtis. His aspiration was to go to college, and earn a degree, but because of his lack of wealth, two younger brothers to care for, and his appearance to society, he could not continue his education. In some ways, these people are lively, and heroic, but they are often ignored. 3 Greasers saved children from a church (one killed from sustained injuries, other committed suicide) and were seen on the front page of the press the next morning. They were noted not as heroic, but rather delinquents turned good. Nobody changes their whole attitude in a moment. No one “turns” heroic, you are born it. Sadly, their flames were suppressed by
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.
The book “the Outsiders” (S.E. Hinton) is based on the story of two gangs the Greasers and the Socs. These two groups of individuals have conflicts. the Greasers are the East side working class people. The Socs are the West side rich kids. they drive around in a blue mustang, they “jump” the greasers and injure them purely because they are lesser than the Socs. The Greasers are a interesting bunch of individuals. the story is based from their perspective. They aren’t rich but they get by, they steal they fight they smoke but they aren’t bad guys.
...e better and the Socs to be worse. Being tough and tuff were the two things required in each group, but not every individual were able to be the two things. This caused some individuals not to be themselves for the gang. Internal and external expectations changed the group to be better or worse. The Greasers were expected by others to do bad things, but they were able to prove they could be heroes. The Greasers are disgrace to the society which helped them to strive to become real heroes. While the Socs were to pressure by the high expectations they decided to rebel. The Socs took advantage which led those group to be a disgrace, although no one ever thought the Socs were capable to do bad things. Society should stop being judgmental to avoid changes that make other worst. The only expectations people should make is to help other people to be the best they can be.
"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
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Greasers are considered dirty low class “hoods” by just about everyone around them. As told in the article “Parents Guide to Gangs” by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,”Gang involvement is very dangerous
I feel as though the novel The outsiders has many themes, but the most important one is belonging. The greasers are a group of poor, low class youth that don’t have much and live on the wrong side of town. They are always held accountable for their actions. On the other hand, the Socs are a bunch of high class youth that are very privileged and aren’t held accountable for their immature actions.
It’s possible for greasers to thought as outsiders because they were poor, less privileged and they acted more violently, so people, generally, looked down on them. For example, In Document B, Ponyboy was in a biology A class because he was “supposed to be smart” and he had to dissect a worm, but his razor-blade “wouldn’t cut” so he brought out his razor blade, which created a mood in the class that he was a “hood”, implying that he’s a greaser, violent kid from the slums with a switchblade. People might also think they were outsiders because they felt too violently (Doc. C).
Greasers are the lowest of society and deserve whatever they get for being a Greaser nor do they deserve any chance to escape the vicious cycle of poverty and judgement and become anything but a Greaser. None of these beliefs are true, but society believes them to be true. Though it is true that many Greasers give up and conform to society’s expectations, who can blame them? In a society that will never accept them, why should they bother? However, Darrel Curtis, a Greaser, refuses to believe in his inherent “lack of worth” as a Greaser, unlike many of his friends and family. He is equal to or better than most Socs, and people can see it, yet few believe it and even fewer choose to make any note of it. The few people who take note of it, his family and a very select few, note that had he been born under slightly different circumstances such as not being born poor and had his parents not die, he could have been a Soc, gone to college and succeeded at life. Darry should have had a future regardless of his lack of socioeconomic status because of his considerable intelligence, hardwork and
The Greasers are the poorest with not too much money at all. They drive fords and are much more laid back than the Soc’s. Greasers commit petty crimes and sometimes more serious ones. Greasers have long hair which they take great pride in; the Greasers wear older clothes and normally smoke far too much. The Greasers fight fair ‘“Skin fighting isn’t rough. It blows of steam better than anything.’” (p37) Greasers usually stick together but sometimes they can’t help throwing a punch or two.
Identity is a substantial component of a person, it’s something that determines who they are and help establish themselves with people who you find enjoyable and shares similar interests. It could bring people together, and provide a sense of belonging and unity. However, there are times where these people who are within certain cliques are perceived more negatively or believe that all people within that group perpetually have a certain set of traits. In most cases, these negative perceptions lead to discrimination and conflict, and obscures the positive and more genuine traits of an individual. In S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, there is a group of poor and lower-middle class teens who are labeled as greasers. This group of wild teenagers
Have you ever felt judged or marginalized only because of the situation you were born in?Having to walk on the street wondering if you’re safe. Have you ever been the one that gets made fun of? The laughing stock? The uncool one? The one with the bad luck? In S.E Hinton's The Outsiders, the Greasers are all of those things. It’s a dark world they live in but they have no choice. Although the narrator, Ponyboy, may not lead the best life, he still tries to make the most of it. Heroism, social class and survival are some of the most transcendent themes demonstrated in S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders.
This book showed the struggle between rich and poor. The two main groups of the story were the Socs and the greasers. The Socs are in the upper class while the greasers are the poor ones that dislike the Socs because they have more money, better cars, and act like they are better than the greasers. The Outsiders is a good story by S.E. Hinton that shows the struggles of growing up Hinton did a fine job with the character development, the plot, and the theme with a few flaws.
The book “The Outsiders” talks about two gangs and how they interact. “The Outsiders” is a book about Socs and Greasers. The story was written by S.E. Hinton, a person who hid her name because of gender. Further more, Hinton wrote the story about her person experience being between two gangs like the Greasers and Socs. Lastly, “The Outsiders” is told by Ponyboy Curtis, a Greaser, the main character of the story. There are two main themes in the story, “The Outsiders” which focus on the Greasers and the Socs and their differences in appearance and how they use violence to settle disagreements.
As a society, individuals often revert to the financial status of a person in order to judge their character and potential. However, looking solely at social class, the perception of the individual is primarily based on material possessions or lack thereof.