The Outsiders Conflict Analysis

The different types of conflicts help shape the book because the conflicts help deepen the story and the characters in the book. In ‘The Outsiders’ the main conflict is person vs society. Since Ponyboy is a greaser he is looked down upon in society because he is poor. One example of a plot is person vs person, of Darry and Ponyboy. A lot of times Darry and Ponyboy don’t get along and get into a lot of arguments, by yelling and shouting. This would be an example of person vs person because one character is fighting another character. In this situation Ponyboy and Darry are verbally fighting each other. Furthermore, when Ponyboy arrived late coming home, Darry was really mad and slapped Ponyboy in the face. On page 50 it also proves my saying”
When Johnny pulled out his switchblade he was trying to stop the gang of Socs from drowning Ponyboy. Since Bob was the person in charge and putting Ponyboy's head into the fountain he was Johnny's target and was the obstacle that he needed to overcome. Bob wanted to harm Ponyboy and Johnny wanted to protect Ponyboy so the two clashed. This resulted in Bob's death. This is why this is an example of person vs person. Another example of a plot is Person vs Society. In the book the person would be Darry and society. Darry is hard- working and is okay at school, unfortunately because they don't have enough money Darry doesn't go to college. Darry is forced into getting a job to help support his two younger brothers. This is an example of person vs society because of society's rules it has made Darry stay back and get a poor earning job.`` But we just didn't have the money for him to go to college, even with the athletic scholarship he won. And now he didn't have time between jobs to even think about college``. Another prime example of person vs society is the rivalry between the Socs and the greasers. The greasers are recognized because they are hoodlums and are much poorer. As a result of society and how they placed, it has been affecting