When Johnny pulled out his switchblade he was trying to stop the gang of Socs from drowning Ponyboy. Since Bob was the person in charge and putting Ponyboy’s head into the fountain he was Johnny’s target and was the obstacle that he needed to overcome. Bob wanted to harm Ponyboy and Johnny wanted to protect Ponyboy so the two
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station with Soda. Keith (Two-Bit) Mathews: The oldest of the gang‚ except for Darry‚ and still a junior in high school at age 18. He is the wisecracking comedian of the gang. Sherri (Cherry) Valance: A cheerleader and the girlfriend of Bob‚ the Soc who is killed. Cherry and Ponyboy meet at the drive-in and become friends. Cherry is attracted to Dally‚ and becomes a spy for the greasers. Marcia: Cherry’s girlfriend at
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have power over the greasers. Even though they had all this money‚ Socs did not have such a strong bond as the
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anything. Ponyboy and the readers learn this lesson from many experiences throughout the book. Ponyboy runs away from home with Johnny‚ after being hit by Darry. They then run into some trouble with the Socs‚ there
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with Johnny as he makes Johnny a better person through many of the challenges they face together. The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ is a story about a boy who struggles with the division of two gangs‚ the Socs and the Greasers. He faces many obstacles in his life regarding his own family and the Socs. One character in the story is Johnny who is Ponyboy’s best friend. Johnny is a dynamic character because he starts off as a shy little boy to a confident and noble teenager. In the beginning of the story
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themes that is displayed in the book is the fight between the rich and the poor. ” We get jumped by the Socs. I’m not sure how you spell it‚ but it’s the abbreviation for Socials‚ the jet set‚ the West-side rich kids.”(Pg.2) This means that the rich kids are the ones who are fighting and jumping the Greasers. It shows the fight between the rich and the poor is between the Greasers and the Socs. “It wasn’t just that they had beaten him half to death-he could take that. They had scared him.”(Pg.33)
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Dallas Winston: A vulnerable teenager or just a hoodlum? The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a novel about a boy called Ponyboy who is involved in a rivalry between two gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs live in the West side of town; they look clean‚ have lots of money and drive blue Mustangs. The greasers live in the east side of town; they wear hair oil‚ t-shirts and jeans‚ and don’t have much money. Ponyboy is part of the Greasers‚ along with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop‚ his closest
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Social classes in “The Outsiders” were a portrayal of how society was back in the 60’s. It sets the mood for the novel with the Socs’ and the Greasers. They were both from different parts of town (East and West). The “Greasers” were the lower class that live on the East side of Tulsa. They wear leather jackets and ripped jeans‚ and they walk everywhere. On the other hand‚ the “Socs” were the rich kids that lived on the West Side of town. They drove nice cars and wore the best clothes. The social classes
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between two groups. Before the book even starts‚ one of Greasers named‚ Johnny gets jumped by the Socs. Also‚ before the book starts‚ Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry lose their parents because of a car crash. Then‚ when the book finally starts and all of the characters are announced‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy gets jumped by some Socs as well. Then‚ when the book is about three fourths done‚ Johnny kills a Soc‚ named Bob. After that‚ a church catches on fire and Ponyboy and Johnny go in‚ but get hurt‚ and
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appearances of the characters match the role they play. In the book‚ the socs (socials‚ pronounced soshes) are conveyed as
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