normal and came back to a “peace” in the surface. The fights between Greasers and Socs seem over‚ and characters have changed to some degree: after a conversation in the end of the film‚ Greasers became more untied and like a family; Ponyboy decided to go to school to study; after Ponyboy and Johnny saved children‚ Randy from Socs‚ found Greasers are more brave and better than he thought before; Cherry did not like what Socs have done to Greasers and showed her sympathy to them…Although the death of
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Search for Self Conflict arises between two incomparable social groups‚ resulting in tragic deaths. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ two separate gangs‚ the Socs and Greasers‚ are at constant contention. The Outsiders takes place in Oklahoma‚ the 1960’s. Hinton uses the character‚ Ponyboy Curtis to explain why it doesn’t matter what social position you are in. The message she is trying to get across to the readers is you are your own person‚ and you don’t have to be classified as anyone
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The outsiders: Study Guide terms. 1. Point of view The point of view is in 1st person according to Ponyboy. 2. Setting Set in the early 50’s (greasy hair) 3. Circular ending The story starts and ends with Pony’s english paper. 4. Conflict Man vs. Man-Ponyboy vs. Darry Man vs. Nature- Ponyboy and Johnny vs. fire in the church Man vs. society- greasers vs. socs Man vs. himself- ponyboy learns to grow into a better person than his friends. Man vs. technology- socs and greasers vs. guns
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in the book "Ponyboy‚" the Socs‚ socialites or social rich kids from the west‚ are more of a disgrace and menace to society than the "greasers‚" the poorer students from the east. The Socs’ idea of fun is throwing big parties‚ including beer blasts‚ and jumping greasers. They drive Mustangs‚ Corvairs and Corvettes. "Greasers are almost like hoods. They steals things‚ drive souped- up old cars‚ hold up gas stations and have gang fights once in a while." Page 3’. Socs wear madras shirts‚ wine coloured
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The Outsiders WebQuest During this term‚ we will be reading the novel‚ The Outsiders. In order to fully understand the context of the story‚ it is important that you have a clear understanding of the time period. In some ways many things haven’t changed since the 1960s (i.e. gangs‚ friendship‚ etc.). However‚ in other ways‚ there have been major transformations. Therefore‚ you will research certain topics in order to gain a fuller understanding of the setting and social contexts of the novel
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women already are fighting in combat. In the cartoon‚ even the man that appears to be a commanding officer doesn’t seem aware of the fact that women are fighting in combat‚ while the woman that is fighting in combat seems to be asking‚ “What do you mean‚ soon? What do you think I’ve been doing out here?”
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a car crash. These three brothers were part of a group called the Greasers. The Greasers were a lower class group of people in a town who didn’t have much money‚ nice cars or clothes. There was another group known as the Socials. They were known for having a fair amount of money‚ nice cars‚ houses and clothes. Throughout this story the Greasers and Socials have many conflicts because the Socials believe they are above the Greasers due to their way of life. After some time things start to change.
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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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In The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy faces a lot of problems and learns new things along the way. He tends to feel different from all groups which makes him feel like and outsider. The greasers are a group of “low class‚” they are the delinquents known to be the worst of the bunch. They’re known to like fighting‚ having street smarts‚ dropping out of school‚ and just being the “bad guys.” Pony thinks he’s different from the greasers like an “Outsider‚” yet Pony seems
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Greasers Subculture Values and Beliefs: History- Greasers originated in the early 1950’s increasingly popular toward the 1960’s. They originated in the young northeaster and southern united states street gangs and changed rapidly unto other type of individuals. Initially it arose from working class families that didn’t have access to the greatest educational resources. They existed before gangs were dependent on violence and drugs. The greasers of the 1950s took their name from the “Greaser Act”
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