including your appearance‚ your family‚ the way you live‚ and how you perform with other people. But why was it so critical for Hinton to use the word “outsider” when she could’ve used “greasers” or “socs”? Perhaps‚ Hinton preferred to use the word “outsider” because of the greaser characters in the books. The greasers weren’t rich‚ they didn’t have the right clothes or wore their hair the right way.
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Who Are The Outsiders? “It seems like there’s gotta be someplace without Greasers‚ or Socs with just people. Plain ordinary people.” The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton takes place in Tulsa Oklahoma during the 1960’s. The novel shows how a gang of seven greasy boys deal with society being divided into “Greasers” and “Socs”‚ however along the way they face hardships including death. In the novel‚ “the outsiders” were considered people who didn’t fit in. In this case the “Outsiders” were: Ponyboy
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That’s where The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton transfers. Greasers are rejected by society because their lack of money‚ grades‚ and so on. The socs are excepted because everything is “perfect” about them. When really greasers and socs have a lesson to show and that is the barrier set by society because of appearances. People have found ways to cope with this barrier‚ a common way is to look on the bright side of everything. For instance‚ ponyboy‚ a greaser‚
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path of the status quo while others seem to stand out more than they fit in. Throughout the book‚ characters are shunned for being outcasts‚ honored for being unique‚ or even both. Frequently the Greasers get shunned from society‚ making outcasts out of people who fit in with an unlikely group. “Greasers can’t walk alone too much
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named Ponyboy Curtis life in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. Ponyboy lives with his two older brothers‚ Darrel and Sodapop. His parents died when he was younger from a wreck. Throughout the book‚ the author talked about the towns two rival gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are the lower class white people who are considered hoods or juvenile delinquents by society and the Socs are the higher class white people who are the rich kids from the West Side. Ponyboy and Johnny boy get into a fight with a couple
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The two gangs in our story are the Greasers which come from the economically struggling east side while the socs their rival gang come from the economically thriving west side. In chapter 1 Ponyboy explains his life how his parents died in a car accident and how he lives with his 2 brothers
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can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums‚ like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town‚ and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different then all of the other Greasers because they show their emotions‚ and are sensitive. 3. This story is about a group of kids that are called Greasers‚ because they live on the East side of town‚ which is
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The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a novel about a boy called Ponyboy who is involved in a rivalry between two gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs live in the West side of town; they look clean‚ have lots of money and drive blue Mustangs. The greasers live in the east side of town; they wear hair oil‚ t-shirts and jeans‚ and don’t have much money. Ponyboy is part of the Greasers‚ along with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop‚ his closest friend Johnny Cade‚ Two-Bit‚ Steve and Dallas Winston‚ the
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The experiences we go through in life help shape our personal identity‚ they better help us understand ourselves and our place in the world. This thought is explored and investigated in the text‚ The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton. A coming of age novel where the character encounters the effect of their decisions and experiences both negative and positive circumstances. This is clear from the content as the experience of fleeing to the country‚ being in a gang‚ facing violence and poverty can shape the
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Ponyboy‚ a greaser‚ was walking home from the movies. A car filled with socs followed him‚ they jumped him. He remembered that Johnny‚ his best bud‚ got jumped by the same socs. Darry‚ Ponyboy’s oldest brother was worried sick about him‚ finally ponyboy showed up. Darry hit him and Ponyboy ran away‚ found Johnny in the vacant lot‚ sleeping. A car hovered around them‚ five socs jump Ponyboy and Johnny. Ponyboy was drowning the fountain‚ Johnny stabbed the soc and killed him. They went to Dally for
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