Is everything as it seems? In the book The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, there were more conflicts with the characters that people could not see at first glance. Although The Outsiders characters were all friendly, they had many conflicts. There were not only major conflicts in The Outsiders but also many subtle ones. Character versus Society was huge in the book The Outsiders. Society had high expectations for the Socs, but as for the greasers, they couldn’t care less. Ponyboy and the rest of the greasers would stay out of harm's way until the Soc got drunk. “A cool bluff could sometimes shake them off, but not if they outnumber you five to two and were drunk” (Hinton 54). The Socs and greasers would usually keep to themselves, but when …show more content…
In the book The Outsiders it showed Ponyboy, as a greaser on the outside but a thinker on the inside. He loved to read and he always admired sunsets. He went back and forth with himself about discissions, friends and family. He was the smart one of the group, not easily fooled, but was very easy to please. This was probably because of where he came from and his past life experiences. Ponyboy knew what he had to do even if he told himself otherwise. Even though Ponyboy was labeled as a greaser he made a point to try to make everybody equal. Ponyboy and Darry may have been brothers but they were also rivals for most of the book. If you were an onlooker, this conflict might have passed you right up. At one point Darry hit Ponyboy which resulted in him running away. “Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard it knocked me against the door” ( Hinton 50). Nobody, in the entire Curtis family and friends, has ever hit Ponyboy before so when Darry hit him, all three of the brothers were in shock. As you can see, there are many conflicts that helped hold the reader's attention. Society has its expectations for everybody and that can lead conflicts. There was not a single character in the book The Outsiders who was not facing a problem. You are going to go through conflicts in life, whether it’s against yourself, your best friend, or society, it’s rough all over. All in all, both the subtle and the obvious conflicts help the reader
Darry and Ponyboy are a couple of characters from the book: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Though Darry and Ponyboy are brothers, they have different personalities, but they do have some similarities. Darry is strict and doesn't show any feelings in the beginning and Ponyboy is smart and brave, but they've been through tough times together. They've experienced the death of their parents and close friends. They're both caring, and defensive about their friends, family, gang and together they help each other get through.
Book Report On The Outsiders Character Analysis: Ponyboy Curtis - Ponyboy is a fourteen-year-old member of a gang called the Greasers. His parents died in a car accident, so he lives alone with his two older brothers, Darry and Soda. He is a good student and athlete, but most people at school consider him a vagrant like his Greaser friends. Sodapop Curtis - Soda is Pony's handsome, charming older brother. He dropped out of school to work at a gas station, and does not share his brothers' interest in studying and sports.
Conflicts are present in everyday life, whether they are at work, school, or at home. Some people may have worse conflicts than others depending on their environment and surroundings. In “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton, Ponyboy and his friends face many different types of conflicts because of who other people think they are and their position in society. They are from the East Side of New York and are called “greasers”, or poor, by the wealthier people. The characters in “The Outsiders” overcome conflicts that are out of their control, like “Man vs. Society”, “Man vs. Self” and “Man vs. Man”.
Pony and Johnny have difficult home lives, and don’t sense strong connections with people in their own family. Ponyboy has a difficult time with his home life. His oldest brother, Darry has been turned tough after their parents died in a car crash. Darry
The Protagonist “Ponyboy Curtis”, had Adversity with Darry. He tried his best to explain all the mistakes that he made, and Darry would just start yelling at him, and go completely insane. Ponyboy didn’t want to live with him that way, because his would’ve
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.
The Outsiders, an enthralling novel by S.E Hinton, is an excellent story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and the Socs two rival gangs. S.E Hinton tells a thrilling tale about the Socs and the Greasers that are two gangs and she characterize how they live. Ponyboy, his brother and his friends have to deal with the challenges relating to their environment. The three most important topics of The Outsiders are survival, social class and family support.
“Since Mom and Dad were killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together only as long as we behave (2).” This explains why Ponyboy, Dally and Sodapop did not have parents. In the novel, this really effected their life and character. "…It was Darry. He hit me. I don't know what happened, but I couldn't take him hollering at me and hitting me too... He didn't use to be like that... we used to get along okay... before Mom and Dad died. Now he just can't stand me (2)." This shows that not having their parents anymore effected Darry’s character and how he treated Ponyboy, which in return effected how Ponyboy felt about himself in comparison to how he was treated. This illustrates that Ponyboy believes that Darry picks on him all the time. This shows that Darry was like a caring parent in a tough way,
Literature allows the reader to experience a variety of conflicts and emotions of the characters in the plot or novel. In The Outsiders, Johnny faces various conflicts. Specifically, Johnny struggles with abusive, unloving parents, the fact that he never got a proper education, and that he was wanted for manslaughter. Thus, Johnny must learn that his life is precious.
The Outsiders is a novel by S.E Hinton, that follows a young boy named Ponyboy who grows up in a gang. Johnny, Sodapop and Darry help him find how he fits into the world and without them he would have a hard time finding his own identity. Without having a close group of friends he would have a tough way of life, especially with the Socs. Being in a group that you associate with, that have different values to yourself can lead you to disregard your own ethics and do things you wouldn’t normally do, but at the same time this can assist and reinforce your own values…
S.E. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders has written many unique conflicts in her book. One of many conflicts in the story is the Socs (the rich playboys) versus the Greasers (the lowlife hoodlums), with the problem being that one is rich and the other being poor. The second accessible one to spot in the book would be Darry (older brother of Ponyboy) and Ponyboy (the main character), just can’t understand each other, they're so different. The third battle is a little difficult to understand which is Ponyboy versus himself, in which he can’t admit the truth. Considering that one is rich and the other is poor, the war between these two classes, the Socs and the Greasers, will never end.
“The Outsiders” is a very thought-provoking novel that will leave one wondering always what will happen next. Not only is it suspenseful but full of twist and turns; even more than the most intricate of mazes. The narrator and main character is Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year-old kid who gets good grades and runs track. Seems like a perfect life, right? Well he is a greaser the lower class in this society, no parents, and lives with his two brothers Sodapop and Darrel “Darry” Curtis in the ruthless city of Tulsa Oklahoma.
With his long greasy hair and baggy worn out clothes he looked likes a bad kid, but the way he talked and the way he thought it was a whole different person inside of him. The Outsiders is about two rival gangs that fight and go through so much stuff to just to call the territory their own. It is the Socs versus Greasers. They always have their back up because you can't trust anyone, but at the end of the day is all the rubbles and fighting worth it? Ponyboy one of the greasers has a big character change during the book. In the beginning of the book Ponyboy was getting jumped by the Socs and he was acting all tough and defending himself, in the middle of the book he starts to break while he is in the church, and when the kids were stuck in
In the book, The Outsiders there are two different groups. There are the socs and the greasers and they do not get along. The greasers are not as wealthy and seems rebellious in ways because of where they hang out and how they dress. The socs are known to be the wealthy rich kids who make good grades. So readers are introduced to two completely different types of people but we learn that they are not as different as we thought. In the book the
People learn from difficult experiences. In the novel Ponyboy Curtis learns important life lessons.Through his difficulties with his brother Darry he learns that his family does love him but his brother his hard on him because he cares for him.Ponyboy learns this from his brother Sodapop.”Listen kiddo when Darry hollers at you he don’t mean nothing.Its just cause he loves you [pg