being judged for being “greasers”. Ponyboy is an interesting character because he is different from his friends‚ but gets caught up in gang conflicts. There are many examples in The Outsiders showing Ponyboy to be loyal‚ brave and sensitive. The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton was written in 1967. This novel tells the story of the conflict between two different social groups‚ the greasers and the socs. The socs were the socials who lived in the rich part of town‚ and the greasers were the lower class youths
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton original copyright 1967 The protagonists in the book are the Greasers and the antagonists are the Socs. The main characters are Darry‚ Soda‚ Dally‚ Bob‚ Ponyboy‚ and Johnny. Darry is tall‚ muscular‚ smart and very strict towards Ponyboy. Darry yells at Ponyboy and always seems to expect better from Ponyboy. For example‚ Darry yells at Ponyboy on page 49‚ “Where the heck have you been? Do you know what time it is? He was madder than I had seen him in along time. I
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really is inside. People don’t know much about Johnny but it is only because he hides it and conforms as being a greaser but he is a quiet greaser. “He had a nervous‚ suspicious look in his eyes‚ and that beating he got from the Socs didn’t help matters.” (page 11.) Johnny’s mask
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they try their best to help other people to do good when they are doing bad. Dally was seventeen years old. He was a super blonde and he had blue eyes with high cheek bones. He was tougher than all the rest of the Greasers. He stands up for what he believes in and was respected by the Greasers. Dally was one of the heroes because he helped save the kids that was in the burning church. He also saved Ponyboy from letting the fire get on him in the burning church. Dally’s a hero because he told Ponyboy
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The novel "The outsiders" by S.E Hinton is about a young Greaser name Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is part of a gang‚ called the Greasers. He and his gang are bullied all the time by a gang called Socs- the rich white folks. The Socs hate the greasers‚ the reason why they pick on Ponyboy a lot. Ponyboy’s brother has also been hurt by the Socs pretty bad‚ worst. One day Ponyboy walked back home as the rich kids were following him and yelled things to him. They entered into a alley just to pulverize him
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said‚ “I cannot change what will happen. I can only change how I act in the face of it.” In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are two groups Soc’s and Greasers. Greasers were the poor ones‚ always getting into trouble. The Soc’s were the rich and had nice cars/outfits. Soc’s and Greasers never got along and always fought. During the story the greasers start to realize things they have never realized before like how everything is rough all over. Johnny and Dally show examples of heroism throughout the
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live on. Ponyboy Curtis is a greaser who changes a lot in the book The Outsiders. Ponyboy Curtis is a fourteen year old living in Tulsa‚ OK. He lives with his older brothers Sodapop and Darry. Ponyboy is very quiet. He enjoys reading and watching movies. Ponyboy wishes‚ “ I wish I looked like Paul Newman –he looks tough and I don’t- ” (Hinton- 1) He is small‚ but has good build for his age. Pony tries to stand up for himself‚ but is not loud enough to. But‚ he is a greaser. The socs attack him on the
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Being a greaser not mattered to him much because he had gotten used to it but sometimes he still felt it. For example he says “One time in biology I had to dissect a worm‚ and the razor wouldn’t cut‚ so I used my switchblade. The minute I flicked it out I forgot what I was doing or I would never have done it--- this girl right beside me kind of gasped‚ and said‚ "They are right. You are a hood." But sometimes in the book you can see that a world with no greasers or Soc’s is worthy to
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Dear Megan‚ I am currently reading the book The Outsiders‚ and while reading I concluded that it would be the perfect fit for you. I have known you for the greater part of my life and you have been in all of my reading/LA classes (up until this year)‚ therefore‚ I know what kind of books you enjoy and I expect this would be one of them. I trust you would enjoy this book because it has segregation‚ high stakes‚ and strong friends and family bonds. I know these are specific qualities that you have
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Ponyboy end a conversation. The meaning behind this quote is that all in all‚ Greasers (Thugs)‚ and Socs (Rich Kids)‚ live in the same world‚ and each has problems of their own‚ or in our terms‚ every single type of person‚ whether he or she be American‚ African American‚ Indian‚ Asian‚ or Muslim‚ all of the above and more have their own set of problems‚ it is how they respond that makes the difference. For the Greasers‚ it is having enough of an education and earning enough money. Whereas for a Soc
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