Clash of Society S.E. Hinton‚ the author of The Outsiders has written many unique conflicts in her book. One of many conflicts in the story are the Socs (the rich playboys) 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
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In the novel “The Outsiders‚” S.E Hinton uses morality to demonstrate that appearances can be misleading. Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis’ literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of the gang and make him an admirable best friend. Although‚ Dallas “Dally” Winston is a troublemaker‚ he can still be trusted to stand up for you. Bob Sheldon is a spoiled‚ selfish individual who values meaningless traits. Ponyboy remains humble even though he excels academically. While hiding
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prison gangs do more than offer simple protection for their members. Most often‚ prisons gangs are responsible for any drug‚ tobacco or alcohol handling inside correctional facilities (Garbarino 50). Furthermore‚ many prison gangs involve themselves in prostitution‚ assaults‚ kidnappings and murders. Prison gangs often seek to intimidate the other inmates‚ pressuring them to relinquish their food and other resources (Garbarino 59). Also‚ prison gangs often exercise a large degree of influence over
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were Gangs and Social Change by Martin Sanchez-Jankowski and The Economic of Crime by Gary S. Becker. Furthermore‚ after reading the article by Jankowski I learned that many researchers had trouble defining or being able to distinguish gang related associations to groups or individuals that were not in a “gang.” Many individuals have the belief that a a gang is having two or more individuals in a group. If the group exceeds to two or more people‚ than supposedly that would be considered a gang. Now
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of the outsider is to expose the flaws of society. Use social/historical and literary context. The genre of an Outsider novel is a ‘coming of age’ story which portrays the generic struggles of a protagonist against the social norms and conventions of society. Some people believe that the purpose of ‘The Outsider’ is to expose the flaws of society. However‚ it can also be considered a novel with many other purposes‚ such as a Novel of the Absurd that focus’ on the experiences of characters in a situation
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Gangs are corrupting minds and ruining our youth‚ many teens need to open their eyes and see the truth. A gang could just be a social group of friends and family that just hang out‚ but many of these gangs are involved in criminal activity like murders‚ robberies and drug dealing. One thing all gangs share in common is that they all want to claim territory (Conly) Gangs have been a part of history for thousands of years and their roots run deep into Americas past and culture. (Lewis) Gangs are a
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Since the late 1800s‚ gangs have been in existence. These groups have had many negative effects on society for many years. These youth groups or gangs‚ as they are commonly called‚ such as the Bloods‚ Crips‚ and Vice Lords have participated in many criminal and illegal acts that have plagued society. They have been stereotyped with such negative names as bad kids‚ troublemakers‚ and many other mischievous names. These young gangs have long been present in the United States‚ but were previously
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often used to describe the conditions for the growth of gangs. the concept of gangs is that gangs form out of unsupervised peer groups‚ which are unsupervised because the formal institutions of society such as schools‚ church and families break down. the new urban institutions are not yet strong enough to replace them‚ especially for the acculturating children. Chicago schools have gangs as temporary product of the second generation. Back then gangs followed a certain code and they were also filled with
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Cherry Valance from S.E. Hinton’s Outsiders seems to have a perfect life‚ she is perceived as being stuck up and snobby‚ the way she is judged is best represented by Common People by Pulp. This song represents the way Cherry is judged because as the lyrics state that “I want to live like common people do”. These lyrics show that the artist is looking down on common people showing how they are above them in power‚ wealth‚ and fame. Also‚ the lyrics show how that they just want to lead a life of an
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A gang is an organized group of criminals. There are many justifications as to why people join gangs. These reasons derive from having a sense of “family”‚ need for money‚ desire for protection‚ tradition‚ peer pressure‚ and to be seen as cool. Joining a gang fulfills the basic human need to belong to an organization. When people join gangs due to wanting a sense of family it may be caused by not receiving enough attention at home; and that is with a negative or positive home life. Most people in
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