forced to take refuge with the violent and active gang of the greasers by his abusive family. Throughout the novel he is the main catalysis of most of the major events in the novel‚ through his small acts of courage‚ he leads both himself and Ponyboy into a whirlwind of adventure including murder‚ death and heroism making him one of the most loved character of the novel. One of the
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by economics and socialism. The greasers are limited to physical forms of identity‚ as their only significant symbol of identity is their hair. The greasers‚ unlike the Socs‚ cannot afford jewelry or cars like their opposing social group. Their greasy hair distinguishes them from all of their social groups and classes. In the beginning of the novel‚ the Socs and Ponyboy arrive at a confrontation and they promised‚ "We’re gonna do you a favor greaser. We’re gonna cut all that long greasy
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a reason. In the book The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton they were two different groups. The Socs and greasers‚ the two groups are viewed differently in that city. They are the same‚ but the dress‚act
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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. Let’s begin with the most common known rivalry in this book‚ the Scos versus the Greasers. The rich
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is proven true throughout S.E. Hinton’s acclaimed book ‚The Outsiders. The Outsiders is a novel about two groups of young adults‚ named the Greasers and the Socs. It takes you through journeys of courage and denial between the groups‚ and presents how much their feud impacted largely on both groups. The story is told by the perspective of one of the Greasers Ponyboy. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ much of the contradiction and strife in the community is caused by the Socials. The Socials were
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characters from the book were the outsiders? First‚ I think Darry is an outsider because he is not supposed to really be a greaser. His brother‚ Ponyboy‚ even said it himself! After the Curtis brothers’ parents’ death‚ Darry had a decision to make. He either had to take care of Ponyboy and Sodapop or he could have put his brothers in a boys’ home. The only reason Darry is a greaser is because his two brothers are holding him back. If he had let his brothers go‚ Darry could have gone to college‚ get a
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written by S.E. Hinton about the battle between the Greasers and the Socs. ”Mother to Son” is a poem by Langston Hughes about a mother giving advice to her son about life. But‚ both S.E. Hinton and Langston Hughes had similar ideas when they wrote the book and poem. The Outsiders is about the battle between the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are the snobby rich kids that live a high society life style and consider the Greasers sewer scum. Greasers are the tough low class group that have pretty rough
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The rivalry between the socs and the greasers is prominent and is played out well. The greasers want nothing to do with the socs and are tired of them coming to their part of town to act snobbish and beat them up. The greasers justify their role of ‘rascals’ who steal and put up a fight. On the other hand‚ the socs are egotistical rich kids that enjoy beating up the greasers. They are brain-dead teens that are so filthy rich‚ they don’t have anything to
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giving at least 3 descriptions of each. • Darry – oldest brother‚ 20‚ roofer‚ former football player • Sodapop – middle brother‚ 16‚ dropout‚ works at gas station • Ponyboy – youngest brother‚ 14‚ good grades‚ runs track 2. How are Greasers different from Socs? • the way they dress • money • how they express their emotions 3. Who were other members of Pony’s gang? • Two-Bit Matthews – 20‚ wisecracker of the bunch • Steve Randall – 17‚ Soda’s best friend‚ works
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groups‚ the Greasers and the Socs (short for socials). The groups are divided by the economic status of their societies. The main Characters are Ponyboy Curtis‚ Sodapop Curtis‚ Darry Curtis‚ Dally Winston‚ Two-Bit Mathews‚ Steve Randle‚ and Johnny Cade. Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry are three brothers that look out for each other after their parents died in a car crash. Dally is one of the roughest of the Greasers. His violent tendencies make him more dangerous than the other greasers‚ and he takes
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