and the Soc (Doc A). She illustrates that the outsiders are the people who stand out from the rest of society by thought or action. Both the greasers and the Soc can be considered outsiders‚ but as the story goes on‚ we realize the real outsiders are the ones who can see each individual in the groups for who they really are. The greasers are definitely considered outsiders because they are “dumb and poor”. People always “looked down on them” because of the rumors they heard; like when the Soc girl
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about him and he has been beating up really bad by the Soc’s. He is also the Greaser who in the story who stabs and kills a Socs in self defense. The final main character of the story is Dallas “Dally” Winston. He is the meanest and scariest of the Greasers and spent time in jail already but he is the one that Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help after Johnny kills the Socs. He is also the one that really loves Johnny and takes care of him and they have a special bond. This bond is what carries
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instance‚ many things could make you an outsider‚ 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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high and low social classes. The Socs are the typical protagonist to a group like the Greasers. The Socs are rich in good moral standing to the public eye‚ while the Greasers are hoods. Ponyboy states that: “And you can’t win against them‚ no matter how hard you try‚ because they’ve got all the breaks and even whipping them isn’t going to change that fact.” (Hinton 11) The public is always going to look down on the Greasers‚ and that give the Socs an advantage over them. Although
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for example‚ Ponyboy’s‚ there is a huge difference between groups. One example is the Socials and the Greasers. The Socs‚ an abbreviation for the Socials‚ are favoured by society because they are rich and educated as said in the book. It says‚ “…. But it’s the abbreviation for the Socials‚ the jet set‚ the West-side rich kids.”‚ “assets to society” and “I really couldn’t see what Socs would have to sweat about- good grades‚ good cars‚ good girls‚ madras and Mustangs and Corvairs”. Meanwhile
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clearly utilises language features such as dialogue‚ symbolism and characters in a way to specifically explore the issues with finding identity which is still relevant in today’s society. ‘The Outsiders’ novel features two main social classes‚ Socs and Greasers. Socs are born into wealthy families and seem to have it all but Greasers struggle in more ways than just financially. In ‘The Outsiders’ dialogue is used to show who the characters want to be; the characters behaviour‚ relationships and traits
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be the other way around where small could be generated from its opposite tall. These are the ideas that I agree with as explained by Socrates in the Phaedo dialogue where he is soon to be executed. [71a] (Soc)it must have been greater and then have become smaller?” (Cebes)“That is true‚” . (Soc)“And the weaker is
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Oklahoma in 1965. It is told in the first person narrative by PonyBoy Curtis. The main characters of the outsiders are PonyBoy‚ Johnny‚ Dally‚ Darry‚ and Sodapop. Both groups of boys such as the greaser (the main characters and more) and the Socs‚ the Socs are apart of the conflict. I personally like this book because of PonyBoy’s perspective on everybody‚ as him being the narrator and the way he thinks would have been different if another person like Darry or Two-Bit narrated this book. I also
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If you don’t stick up for them‚ stick together‚ make like brothers‚ it isn’t a gang any more. It’s a pack. A snarling‚ distrustful. bickering pack like the Socs in their social clubs or the street gangs in New York or the wolves in the timber. "[Dally’s] tough‚ but he’s a cool guy." this is a example of the way pony boy doesn’t want to be a soc "Dally’s okay‚" Johnny said defensively‚ and I nodded. You take up for your buddies‚ no matter what they do. When you’re a gang‚ you stick up for your members
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Still‚ Cherry tells Pony she cannot be his friend‚ because they are from different social classes. However‚ once Bob is killed‚ she becomes a spy for the greasers‚ telling them what the Socs will do next. Before Cherry Valance enters the narrative‚ Ponyboy paints the conflict between the greasers and the Socs as irreconcilable. The introduction of Cherry‚ however‚ suggests that individual friendships can chip away at group hatreds. Cherry gets along perfectly well with some of the greasers. She
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