In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S. E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy‚ a fourteen year old boy who is a part of the “Greasers‚” a gang that exists to help each other in the east side of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ lives with his two older brothers and encounters both sides of the bitter 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
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The Greasers Things are rough all over (The Outsiders). Based on what I read‚ The Greasers struggle more due to the lack of support from their parents. According to the book The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ The Greasers had more trouble than the Socs because of the sacrifices they made and the violence they were exposed to. The Socs have the wealth to have a good life but decide to make poor choices...while the Greasers make significant
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Scorpions vs Outsiders In this essay‚ I am going to compare and contrast the two novels ‘Scorpions’ by Walter Dean Myers and ‘Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton. I will summarize the stories and then describe their differences and similarities. For example‚ both books are about gangs. But in Scorpions‚ there is one gang; in the Outsiders there are two. The Scorpions is about a 12 year old boy named Jamal who lives with his Mama and his little sister‚ Sassy‚ in Harlem. When his older brother Randy ends
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you why the greasers suffer more than the Socs. In the story‚ the greasers are always getting bothered by the Socs. The greasers are always having it very hard everyday. The greasers do not have everything‚ while the Socs have everything. The greasers struggle more than the Socs because they were poor‚ their parents did not care about them‚ and they were always in fights. The greasers main problem is that they are poor which gives them a horrible life. “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle
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Do Socs and greasers both have similar problems or struggles? Socs are rich kids who can do whatever they want like drink and get in fights. Greasers are poor kids who get in fights‚ steal things‚ are in gangs‚ and smoke sometimes drink. Both have their ups and downs and do have struggles even when they don’t they do. In the following‚ you will read about the struggles and problems Socs and greasers have and how they suffer or will suffer from the problems or struggles they had or will have.
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How does Ponyboy’s opinion of the Socs change from the start of the novel to the end? S.E Hinton’s novel‚ “The Outsiders” explores the idea of two opposing rivalries‚ the Greasers and the Socialists who fight over the turfs in their shared town in order to gain respect and have control over the other gang. Ponyboy’s view of the Socs changes towards the end due to different events‚ friendships and problems which occur throughout the novel. Ponyboys’ perception varies drastically through the events
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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 judged on who they are‚ not social class. Major outsiders in the book are Darry‚ Ponyboy‚ and Cherry Valance. Darry is the
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The novel The Outsiders by SE Hinton is a novel about teenage boys that are trying to live their lives to be like the rest of the community. These kids feel like they are the outsiders. Atul Gawande once said “Outsiders tend to be the first to recognize the inadequacies of our social institutions. But‚ precisely because they are the outsiders‚ they are usually in a poor position to fix them.” In this novel the outsiders would be the Greasers because they are poor‚ violent‚ and they don’t have parents
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the story? The novel and movie‚ The Outsiders‚ had many similarities and many differences. The Outsiders is an excellent tale by S. E. Hinton‚ and the movie was high-quality as well. There was a huge variation between the two. There were also tiny details that were precisely the same. The novel and movie had many similarities and differences. The similarities are a huge part of what makes the movie great. The movie and the novel both had the complete Greaser gang... Pony‚ Johnny‚ Soda‚ Darry‚ Dally
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The book The Outsiders is written by S.E Hinton. It is a book about two gangs called the Socs and the Greasers. They have different social groups and it makes them to where they do not get along. The book was also turned into a movie it was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. There are many differences between the book and the movie. The differences worth pointing out are that Dally was accused of slashing someones tires in the movie not in the book‚ that Johnny was not jumped in the movie but he was
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