The theme of the outsiders is things aren't always as they appear. In the book the greasers and the socials or the “socs” are enemies because they come from completely different worlds. The socs living on the the wealthier side of town where everything seems perfect, and the greasers in the poor side of town where they feel the need to make themselves look cool and intimidating or what the greasers call “tuff” to be respected more among themselves and the socs. They all have their individual issues on both sides but each side think the other has it better, but is it really what it appears? The greasers live on the streets and most of them don't have the best family situations they just have each other, Ponyboy Curtis is one of the greasers, he said, “‘Since mom and dad were killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together as long as we behave’” (Hinton 3). He is a great example for representing the lives of many of the greasers. Because many of Them do not have a solid family to rely on, Ponyboy is being raised by his two older brothers. However, Johnny Cade seemed to have it worse than anyone in the …show more content…
But they spend almost the entire story neck and neck. They spend all of their time focusing on what is going on in their own lives. For the greasers those things are, living with little money, not having family members to rely on, and having to deal with the Socs. For the Socs, it's wanting their family to discipline them more to show them they care, keeping up their reputation, and having to deal with the neglect of their parents. Both sides have so many thing going on in their lives that they don't even think about the reason they are fighting or what's so wrong about the other side. It takes them quite a while until they finally come to the conclusion about both sides, as Cherry Valance said, “‘Things are rough all over’” (Hinton
In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are many different people with different personalities. There are Greasers and Socs. If you to see a Greaser you would think that they are mean cold hearted people, and if you are to see a Soc you would think that they are nice loving people. That is not entirely true. Everyone has a sweet spot. Dally is the tuffist greaser but is also gallant and loyal.
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.
Stereotyping is a constant theme throughout The Outsiders. It may seem as if the Greasers are the ones that really have to deal with presumptions, but the Socs also have quite a bit of stereotyping to deal with. While the outside world tries to force these stereotypes onto the gangs, they also tend to assume things about each other. This leads to divisions between them that most likely would not exist if stereotyping was not so abundant. The Greasers are pegged as nasty hoodlum troublemakers that are dropouts and criminals. On the other hand, the Socs are made out to be the opposite- crisp, intelligent young adults that have no real problems. Many cases of stereotyping between the two groups leads to violence between them.
On pg. 2, the text states that, “I’m not sure how you spell it, but it’s the abbreviation for the socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.” This quote shows how the Socs are viewed by the Outsiders as the wealthy kids that live on the West side. In the book, the Socs are seen as the people who jump the Greasers, wreck houses, and throw beer blasts. The Socs have a mixed opinion by society. In the newspaper, the Socs are in one article for being a disgrace to society and in the next article they are a pleasure to have in the community. The text states that on pg. 38, “You Greasers have a different set of values. You’re more emotional. We’re sophisticated.” This is a quote stated by a Socs girl named Cherry, who describes the Greasers she and a friend met at the movie theatre. Cherry’s perception shows how the Socs are viewed verses the the Greasers. Also, Greasers have preconceived perceptions about the Socs
In the book The Outsiders, There is an obvious split of two groups in this town. They are the Socs and Greasers. They have differences and similarities like, how they view themselves, how they handle conflict, and what they have. This helps to learn about their lifestyle.
Could a person live in a world without people who love and care for them? Could people survive in a world where they were judged by how they were presented on the outside? S.E. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders, discusses many universal themes, such as friendship, stereotyping, and change. In The Outsiders, two rival groups, the socs and the greasers, are separated by social class. The friendship between the greasers will be tested when an unexpected event changes everything. The greasers must learn that people experience many tragic events, no matter who the person is. Based on the universal themes, the readers will begin to understand how the characters in the novel grow and change, and how friendship and family help along the way.
Greasers were the lowest among the society. The society had negative thoughts towards Greasers, because there were not many things people expected from the Greasers other than doing bad things such as stealing, having rumble, and other bad things that happened around the society. Not every Greaser does bad things, however, the Greasers took the blame for anything bad even if it was the Socs fault. It is because everyone expected the Greasers to do bad things instead of the Socs. Even though the Greasers had a bad reputation, they didn’t care, but instead they enjoyed their lives. Sometimes the Greasers do bad things but only for fun and because it was the society’s expectations. If the Greasers did something good, no one would expect or believe the Greasers did it. No one would ever expect the Greasers to be heroes, just like the man whose kids were saved by Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dallas. “’Mrs. O’Briant and I think you were sent straight from heaven. Or are you just professional heroes or something?’ Sent from heaven? Had he gotten look at Dallas? ‘No, we’re greasers.’” (Page...
In the outsiders we learn that the Greasers and the Socs aren't so different because they feel the same way about teenage issues. Both Greasers and Socs want the other one gone. They both wants what’s best for their gang.They both feel the same about issues. In the beginning of the story the Socs and the Greasers seemed like totally different people, and I thought the Socs were just rich snobs and the Greasers were just hoodlums. In the Middle of the Story Randy confronts Soda and tells him that he doesn’t want to fight and that he’s sick of all the fighting. At the end of the story the Greasers and the Socs kind of make peace because they both lost friends just because of all they’re fighting and they realized that all of this fighting is
He knows that Ponyboy has a chance because he is very smart. How they both reacted to not having parents shaped and effected who they are. “Johnny was high-strung anyway, a nervous wreck from getting belted every time he turned around and from hearing his parents fight all the time(2).” This explains how Johnny was effected by his parents. His parents constantly fighting and beating him made him who he was. A part of him was effected by all the chaos and pain he had to go through every day. “We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too. 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. 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. I don't mean I do things like that. Darry would kill me if I got into trouble with the police.” Social roles are a part of self-image that makes a person who they are. In the novel Ponyboy explains the groups that the Greasers and Sochs were split into. This
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.
For one, we do not see much child-to-parent action in the book, but we know that the Curtis family is broken. Before the book takes place, both of Ponyboy's parents died in an auto wreck. After that, Darry took care of Ponyboy and Sodapop, but was always strict with Ponyboy. Darry did not show much love either, and was always cold-hearted and hurt people without realizing it. Johnny's parents would always fight; while his father was abusive and hit Johnny every single day he was home, his mother completely ignored Johnny unless she was yelling at him, which, according to Ponyboy, you could hear all the way to the Curtis house. Although the book does not specify, I infer that Two-Bit, Steve, and especially Dally have family problems additionally. According to another article, Two-Bit's father left his family without notice and left Two-bit to take care of his mother. Dally, I believe, particularly had past family issues. We do not hear about Dally's family at all in the book, and that might be for a specific purpose. Ponyboy says that Dally used to live in New York when he was jailed at only ten years old. Ponyboy also says that Dally is the toughest and the meanest. Before Dally was ten years old, he, most likely, was a juvenile delinquent. This might of been caused by peers, family troubles, or even past traumas. Ponyboy also says that Dally has seen much worse in New York than Johnny after he was beaten up by four Socials. Past trauma and family issues are great factors in why the Greasers are juvenile delinquents. Peer influence is unquestionably a key factor in the character's behavior. Greasers surround themselves with greasers, and socials surround themselves with socials. Almost everyone in these two groups remains juvenile delinquents, and will continue to
In S.E Hinton’s book The Outsiders the Greasers have it way harder because of the way the live and look.The Greasers are constantly stereo typed by the way they look ,people considered them as thugs, and hoods.Frank Gifford once said,Life is full of trouble it is not gonna be easy to fight but it is your life and you have to take the responsibility to fight for it. This quote ties in with the struggles because the both gangs struggle but the greasers struggle even more and they fight through all the pain and problems.For example the Curtis brothers lost they’re parents , so Darry and Soda quit school to pay bills and work their butts off.Another detail i.s the Greasers are always fighting with their parents for example Johnny gets abused by his parent and he fights threw the pain.In conclusion the greasers fight threw the pain and
How would it feel to lose your parents? That’s how Ponyboy Curtis felt. He wants to be part of a group, but he is younger smarter than everyone else so he mostly hangs around Jonny. So he joins the greasers, they always want to fight with the Socs, but they killed a soc and have to run, so he runs away.
The greasers johnny, ponyboy, and dally stand up for what they believe in, which is very brave of them. In the fourth chapter ponyboy says to the socs, “You know what a soc is? White trash with mustangs and Madras. He has said this because the socs had been cussing out ponyboy and johnny for picking up their girls, and they were not ok with that. ponyboy had gotten fed up with the fact that on their turf the socs and cussed them out, so he decided to stand up and show that he was strong. This shows that they are able, and do stand up for themselves.
In The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, there is a gang of tightly knit friends. They are greasers, which means that they are poorer and not as well educated as the other people in their town. The main character of the story is called Ponyboy, and he has two brothers that are also in the gang. Another group, the socials, are the richer and educated enemies of the greasers. They have little skirmishes, but whatever happens, the socials always come out on top, and the greasers cannot do anything about it.