Bad Decisions In S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

Most individuals think they have the worst life but the truth is we all are going through something Some people might be going through harder things but we are all going through something. Throughout S.E Hinton's The Outsiders Bad decisions lead to regret later on. In The Outsiders, There are two gangs The Socs, and The Greasers, neither groups get along. The Socs are rich, and they drive nice cars, the greasers are opposite they are poor, and drive beat up old cars. One night two Greasers Johnny, and Ponyboy get into a fight with The Socs. Johnny ends up killing a soc. Johnny, and Ponyboy get money from a gang member, and hide in a church. The church caught on fire when the two boys went out for lunch. The two boys ran into the church to save the little children that were in it. Johnny gets badly hurt, and a week later he dies. His brother couldn't handle the fact that Johnny had passed away, and points an unloaded gun at the cops, and gets shot the he immediately dies. During S.E Hinton's The Outsiders the theme “it’s rough all over” is shown by the tragic events, and struggles throughout the story. One way The
In The Outsiders the Greasers have less money than the Socs, so they are poor. Johnny kills the Soc, and Johnny, and Ponyboy have to change their identity so that they don’t fit the descriptions. Also in this novel a member from each group changes one changing in a good way, and the other changing in a bad way. S.E Hinton meant to show that everyone is going through something no matter how good their life seems. During S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders the theme “it’s rough all over” is shown by tragic events and struggles throughout the story. Losing someone who means alot to you, not having a lot of money, and changing your lifestyle for sure proves that everyone is or has gone through a hard time, If you don’t go through something then you're not