From Soc‚ to Greaser‚ to in between‚ who is Cherry Valance‚ and why is she helping the enemy? Enemies are Enemies‚ but sometimes all people need is a little reminder that everyone is the same‚ even if that means becoming friends with the enemy. Cherry valance‚ known as popular‚ spoiled‚ and snotty‚ may not be who people think she is. If they get to know her‚ they might as well get to find out who she really is; a peaceful‚ helpful girl‚ with a sassy positive attitude. Cherry Valance‚ a high
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Chapters 1- Previously being beat up by Socs‚ Johnny is paranoid and carries a 6 switch blade with him. When the Socs were about to beat up Ponyboy and Johnny as well as other greasers came to the scene to help fight them. Johnny instantly fell to the back of the crowed when he saw that one of the Socs had three rings on. Remembering that that the Soc that badly beat him up had three rings‚ Johnny was filled with fear. After Johnny was beat up‚ the gang has been watching and always being with Johnny
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play a big part in the book and movie‚ The Outsiders. These class issues in The Outsiders leads to a rough competition because the two gangs‚ Greasers and Socs‚ are completely opposite and believe there can only be one gang in the town. They hate each other and because of class issues the town looks down upon the Greasers and don’t mind the Socs. These problems were not just in The Outsiders but is also portrayed in the book and movie‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. The competition made from class issues
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rivalry between the “Socs” and the “Greasers. The novel focuses on the conflicts that arose among both gangs. The book also centers on the narrator‚ Ponyboy‚ and his journey with the “Greasers” and the “Socs.” The three topics addressed in this engaging novel are the fight between the rich and the poor‚ the power of friendship‚ and what it means to be a hero. To begin with‚ the “Greasers” are visualized as the lower class hoodlums and unlettered group of individuals while the “Socs”
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movies‚ and disliked the Socs. However one night after getting in a fight with his older brother Darry‚ he ran of with Johnny‚ his best friend‚ and got into some major trouble. Johnny stabbed a Soc who tried to drown Pony and killed him. They hid in a church for the next few days while the cops were out looking for them. One night the church caught on fire and a couple of kids were trapped inside.
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Social class describes the different "layers" that exist in society. These "layers‚" or classes in society‚ are a division that civilization has been running on ever since the beginning of mankind. In most modern societies‚ our system of social class division is one of opportunity. We experience a good deal of social mobility‚ where people through generations or in their own lifetime can move up or down the social scale. By examining the many different perceptions of social class along with S.E.
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was disturbed by the fight between two gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs‚ leading to the writing of The Outsiders. This book is the best-selling young adult novel and has caused Hinton to become “The Voice of the Youth. Hinton has written The Outsiders‚ which is about the many conflicts between the Greasers and the Socs. In Ponyboy’s neighbourhood‚ everybody is divided into two gangs‚ the rich and the poor‚ also known as the Socs and the Greasers. These two gangs are on a constant battle‚ resulting
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of the Socs member’s cheerleaders named Cherry and Marcia. Cherry is well known because of the color of her hair. Cherry was uncomfortable with the way Dally was treating her. As Dally leaves the scenario‚ Ponyboy starts to have a conversation with Cherry. Marcia did not really speak at all because she is usually the quiet type. Later on the conversation‚ Cherry tells Ponyboy that she could fall in love with Dally some day. As the four characters leave the drive-in theater‚ two Soc members
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Are there any acts of selflessness among lawless brothers? The book by S.E Hinton‚ The Outsiders‚ has two protagonists and antagonists. The greasers are gangs on the poorer side of the city while on the east side there were Socs. The greasers and the Socs fought each other over territory. Although it may seem like the Greasers are completely lawless people‚ they still are honorable due to reasons like how the protect each other‚ how they come together to protect what is theirs and help others who
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Ponyboy... I mean... if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don’t say hi‚ well‚ it’s not personal or anything‚ but…” (Cherry‚ page 40) reaffirms the fact that interactions between Greasers and Socs are uncommon and regarded as strange. Ponyboy and his friend Johnny are off put by Cherry at first but soon realize what is really going on in the situation socially: “It was because we’re greasers‚” Johnny said‚ and I knew he was talking about Cherry
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