belonged to one of two groups‚ a “Soc” or a “Greaser”. In this book‚ there are many differences between the two groups‚ which tends to cause much violence. S.E Hinton has much authority to write about this violence because she has seen it happen firsthand. In The Outsiders violence occurs at its very best. It affects people in different ways‚ changes people – physically and emotionally but also causes very positive outcomes which turns into a lifelong lesson for both the Socs and the Greasers. Violence
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getting jumped by the Socs‚ he starts to write The Outsiders. It was a huge mistake for Francis Coppola to leave this out because the exposition in the book involved a significant event‚ where the Socs showed the violent relationship they have between the Greasers. Another difference is When Cherry explains to Ponyboy that ‘Socs are cool to the point of not feeling anything’‚ without this scene in the movie‚ it is harder to understand how Cherry views the conflict between Socs and Greasers. Although
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alcoholic parents abuse him. They also have a gang rivalry with the Socs who are rich and pick on the poor. The quote‚”You cannot open a book without learning something” by the Irish proverb because the book taught me a lot about mostly everything from the life of a greaser. I learned that the Socs and greasers were rivals because greasers were lower class than the socs. One example is when Ponyboy is walking home alone and a car full with 3 Socs stop and beats Ponyboy up and cut him‚ but then out of nowhere
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The outsiders have been banned in some public school in the United States. It is considered a “ bad example” for young people because it has characters that smoke‚ drink‚ swear and fight. It even includes a murder. Using examples from the book‚ how can you convince the class that this book actually contains good morals and examples for young people? The Outsiders has been banned in some public schools in the United States because “bad examples” are all throughout the book. I believe the book
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Next is the socs Cars. The socs cars is a resemblance of the socs wealth‚ and power over the greasers. The socs use these cars to catch and ambush greasers on the run to jump them‚ as greasers travel mostly on foot. The cars are a sense of leverage or advantage over the greasers‚ as they don’t have much experience as the greasers on foot in combat. 3rd item is Bob’s rings. Bobs rings along with the socs cars a sign of wealth. The rings as a physical power
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ever‚ people are grouped into social classes based on their friends. You could be considered popular‚ or lame. This is not just true for middle school‚ but also life in the 50s. The book The Outsiders focuses on two main cliques‚ the Greasers and the Socs. One might think that the name represents Greasers‚ and what they have to deal with‚ but the real outsiders are specific people. The outsiders are the people who dare to be different from the stereotype of their group‚ who believe people should be
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year- old boy for he is a greaser‚ a poor person known to be a public disgrace from the East side of town. All of his life he has been living as a nothing compared to the Socs‚ the rich kids from the West-side. He doesn’t know if he should be proud of who he is until his entire world changes. When his friend murders one of the Socs‚ they flee until they find themselves saving school children from a fire. From delinquents to heroes‚ they have changed who they are and their future. After reading the
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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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symbol of identity is their hair. The greasers‚ unlike the Socs‚ cannot afford jewelry or cars like their opposing social group. Their greasy hair distinguishes them from all of their social groups and classes. In the beginning of the novel‚ the Socs and Ponyboy arrive at a confrontation and they promised‚ "We’re gonna do you a favor greaser. We’re gonna cut all that long greasy hair off" (Hinton 5). This symbolically reveals that the Socs were attempting to rob Ponyboy of his identity. Hinton
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Outsiders there is alienation. One symbol of alienation in this story is money between the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs always show the characteristics of being rich because they’re always wearing madras shirts and pants. Like in the fight after Johnny died. They also drive blue mustangs and live in big houses. One example is when the mustang rolled up on Ponyboy with a group of Socs before he got jumped. But the Greasers don’t have that much money and wear worn blue jeans and white T’s and leather
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