He becomes curious as to why certain intolerant situations exist. As Ponyboy becomes friendly with Cherry‚ a member of the Greasers’ rival gang‚ the Socs‚ he voices his opinions and rejects the idea that these groups are vastly different. Ponyboy finds out that he has many things in common with Cherry‚ and they can talk to each other about situations that they cannot talk to
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look for more There is a hug variation between the two‚ the tiny details were precisely the same. The Outsiders is about a group of kids that are all different some are greasers‚ which have the leather jackets and the slicked back hair‚ and there are the Socs‚ they are the rich kids of town and are more dressed up then the greasers are. One way that the book is different from the movie is that the movie didn’t say anything about Sodapop‚ the main character’s older brother‚ wanting to get married to
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He was a Greaser but has been frightened by the Socs. He has been stereotyped as a juvenile delinquent by and has always been made fun of. Ever since Ponyboy has been brought into this gang life he fails to see the good side in any Soc and is to stick together with the Greasers believing that each one of them lives up to their name as being the jet set rich kids. However‚ there is one input from a Soc that makes Ponyboy realize that the Socs and Greasers both go through the same struggles
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One example of this in the book is when the Greasers thought that the Socs had everything going great because of what they owned. Some things that made the Greasers think this was the fact that the Socs had really nice cars and they had nice clothes. The Greasers didn’t know that the Socs had some of the same problems that they did and they went through hard times just like them. Another example of appearance being an important theme is how the Greasers were judged on how they looked. They didn’t
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of the problems. After all they are the cause of the rumble. The Socs are no good drunk 24/7 idiots who need to turn their ego down‚ and intelligence up. They screw up MANY times in the book. Yah yah‚ greasers are not perfect‚ but at least they have some common sense. And I’ll tell you why the greasers are innocent and the Socs are not. First of all‚ Johnny was justified in killing Bob. It was in self-defense‚ the Socs beat up Johnny before traumatizing him‚ and the only reason why Johnny had his
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groups. One example is the Socials and the Greasers. The Socs‚ an abbreviation for the Socials‚ are favoured by society because they are rich and educated as said in the book. It says‚ “…. But it’s the abbreviation for the Socials‚ the jet set‚ the West-side rich kids.”‚ “assets to society” and “I really couldn’t see what Socs would have to sweat about- good grades‚ good cars‚ good girls‚ madras and Mustangs and Corvairs”. Meanwhile‚ the Greasers are looked down upon by society because
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brother‚ Sodapop. Ponyboy is a greaser on the west side of town and with his friends that have bad reputations‚ things could get out of hand. Throughout the book‚ there are big decisions being made whether to go one way or the other. Making one decision could influence how another decision could be made. This was a great novel because it’s showed the greatness between friendships and family. An event that stood out was when Ponyboy and Johnny‚ one of Ponyboy’s greaser friends‚ went to the park and
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means a feeling of fellowship with others‚ as a result of sharing common attitudes‚ interests‚ and goals. In the story community is displayed through many characters in the story and there are some key examples of it. Whether it be through the greasers or individual people‚ a loving community is very import. These characters need community to get along and work together for the better. Johnny Cade is an example of community. “A little dark puppy that has been kicked to many times and is lost
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has two protagonists and antagonists. The greasers are gangs on the poorer side of the city while on the east side there were Socs. The greasers and the Socs fought each other over territory. Although it may seem like the Greasers are completely lawless people‚ they still are honorable due to reasons like how the protect each other‚ how they come together to protect what is theirs and help others who can’t help themselves. To begin‚ Even though the greasers are hoodlums they are still honorable because
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different social classes. However‚ once Bob is killed‚ she becomes a spy for the greasers‚ telling them what the Socs will do next. Before Cherry Valance enters the narrative‚ Ponyboy paints the conflict between the greasers and the Socs as irreconcilable. The introduction of Cherry‚ however‚ suggests that individual friendships can chip away at group hatreds. Cherry gets along perfectly well with some of the greasers. She likes Ponyboy and Johnny because they treat her politely. Dally’s rude antics
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