said things are rough all over‚ she meant that the Soc’s weren’t just what was displayed to them on the outside‚ and during the fights‚ they are also people that have lives‚ and families‚ and friends. When Cherry and Marcia are at the movies‚ the Greasers show up‚ and Ponyboy engages in a conversation with Cherry and she says that‚ “We have troubles you’ve never even heard of”(Hinton 34)Cherry Valance says this‚ because the Socs aren’t just the “rich kids‚ the West-side Socs”(34)‚ they are real people
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Most people would not like to grow up in the 60s. Especially if they were a greaser in a bad town like the characters in S.E Hinton’s book The Outsiders. The setting of the book is east/west side of town. There are two groups in town‚ the socs and the greasers. They were a greaser or soc depending on what side of town they lived in. For example the greases lived on the east side and the socs lived on the west side of town. They setting affects the characters by developing their personality based
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who is apart of a friend group called the greasers. They’re called the greasers because they have greasy hair and are not very clean. Pony also has a brother named Darry‚ who is 20 and has legal custody of him and his 16 year old brother named Sodapop. Darry has legal custody of him and his brother because their parents were in a car accident and killed just months before the story started. Pony‚ his brothers‚ and some if his friends are all greasers. They live on the East side‚ the poor part
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In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S.E. Hinton‚ it tells the story of a young boy named Ponyboy‚ who is a greaser that feels like he is on the outside of society. The book which is fiction focuses on how Johnny killed Bob‚ and how the cops are after him and ponyboy. It also focuses on how they both feel like they are looked down upon by the world. The three topics addressed in this adventurous novel our the fight between the rich and poor‚ the power of friendship‚ and what it means to be a hero
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the conflict between the economic classes. There are two rival gangs within The Outsiders: the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs represent the upper class while the Greasers represent the lower class. The Socs‚ "jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks‚ and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next." The Greasers‚ who are on the low social economic side‚ "steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations
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losing both his parents in a terrible car accident. Johnny Cade is a vulnerable sixteen year old that comes from an abusive home. Johnny is always with the Greasers because they are the only reliable family he has. Also one of the main characters is Dallas Winston. Dallas is known as “Dally” and is the most dangerous member in Greasers. Not only does he take pride in criminal records‚ he also feels very protective of Johnny Cade. The background of the movie talks about a big group of teenagers
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actions. Pony‚ Randy‚ and Darry all are outsiders to their groups and stereotypes; in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma there are two opposing gangs‚ the greasers and the Socs. The greasers are lower class people who do not have the smarts or athleticism so be special‚ while the Socs are really rich‚ really smart‚ athletic‚ have an emotional barrier‚ and love to beat up the greasers. The three boys are different than their stereotypes and show us that being an outsider is fine and it could be a good thing. Ponyboy
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and differences. The similarities are a huge part of what makes the movie great. The movie and the novel both had the complete Greaser gang... Pony‚ Johnny‚ Soda‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Two-Bit and Steve. The characters had the same age and personality in the movie and novel. The book and novel also both included the "hero newspaper". The newspaper explained how the Greasers‚ although very unlikely‚ were heroes because they saved the kids in the fire. The newspaper also read that the Curtis boys might be
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Thesis: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ a novel which tells the story of conflict between the "greasers" and the "Socs‚" captures the voice of ponyboy and his friends in a realistic way that relates to boys and their gangs even today. This story has a lot of issues that are going to be talked about in this paper such as the realism‚ the conflicts‚ the characters‚ Hintons style‚ the themes‚ etc. This book is pretty interesting and brings up a lot of good issues. There are a lot of reasons for reading
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