I would imagine myself as a Socs. The reason is because I don't get into fights, or get in trouble with the law. If I had travelled through time in the book where the cheerleaders were bullied. I would just think in my head why are the guys who are bullying them being so rude. I might think about stopping, but I would likely be to scared to do so. As being a Socs who traveled through time I would feel scared of the greasers, but also feel bad for them since they likely grew up in a bad enviroment for them to be a Socs. I would also feel bad for the good greasers. In the book where the greasers were beat up by the Socs, I would sit there and watch until they notice me then I would run. Also I would show them some modern technology
"Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while."(3). This quote from the book shows that people will think even worse of the Greasers because of their actions. Normal people would not do what they are doing because they have principles. The Greasers were fugitives, and this gave people an even bigger reason to be fearful of them and consider them a disgrace to society. The Socs did comparable things, but were not punished for them like the Greasers, and were still able to keep a sterling image of themselves. "Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next."(3). Unlike the Greasers, whatever the Socs do, it will not ruin their reputation at all. Overall, from looking at both the Greasers and the Socs, it is easy to say that the Greasers are a bigger disgrace to society concerning their behavior than the
Greasers were the lowest among the society. The society had negative thoughts towards Greasers, because there were not many things people expected from the Greasers other than doing bad things such as stealing, having rumble, and other bad things that happened around the society. Not every Greaser does bad things, however, the Greasers took the blame for anything bad even if it was the Socs fault. It is because everyone expected the Greasers to do bad things instead of the Socs. Even though the Greasers had a bad reputation, they didn’t care, but instead they enjoyed their lives. Sometimes the Greasers do bad things but only for fun and because it was the society’s expectations. If the Greasers did something good, no one would expect or believe the Greasers did it. No one would ever expect the Greasers to be heroes, just like the man whose kids were saved by Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dallas. “’Mrs. O’Briant and I think you were sent straight from heaven. Or are you just professional heroes or something?’ Sent from heaven? Had he gotten look at Dallas? ‘No, we’re greasers.’” (Page...
First, the Greasers always felt insecure and had to be aware of their surroundings because they were
wouldn’t do anything at all. People can get hurt doing anything, so why keep people away from
Greasers are the lowest of society and deserve whatever they get for being a Greaser nor do they deserve any chance to escape the vicious cycle of poverty and judgement and become anything but a Greaser. None of these beliefs are true, but society believes them to be true. Though it is true that many Greasers give up and conform to society’s expectations, who can blame them? In a society that will never accept them, why should they bother? However, Darrel Curtis, a Greaser, refuses to believe in his inherent “lack of worth” as a Greaser, unlike many of his friends and family. He is equal to or better than most Socs, and people can see it, yet few believe it and even fewer choose to make any note of it. The few people who take note of it, his family and a very select few, note that had he been born under slightly different circumstances such as not being born poor and had his parents not die, he could have been a Soc, gone to college and succeeded at life. Darry should have had a future regardless of his lack of socioeconomic status because of his considerable intelligence, hardwork and
However, he quickly realizes that things are not how everyone says they are. At the movies, he meets Cherry Valance, who tells him that no matter what social class you belong to, “things are rough all over”. The Socs are not all snooty rich kids who get everything they want, and she also realizes that the greasers are not all troublemakers, like the trope dictates. Later in the novel, Randy tells Pony that he is sick of the fighting between the Socs and the greasers, and plans to leave town. He also states that Bob’s death affected him more than he lets
But they spend almost the entire story neck and neck. They spend all of their time focusing on what is going on in their own lives. For the greasers those things are, living with little money, not having family members to rely on, and having to deal with the Socs. For the Socs, it's wanting their family to discipline them more to show them they care, keeping up their reputation, and having to deal with the neglect of their parents. Both sides have so many thing going on in their lives that they don't even think about the reason they are fighting or what's so wrong about the other side. It takes them quite a while until they finally come to the conclusion about both sides, as Cherry Valance said, “‘Things are rough all over’” (Hinton
For my second word I chose discrimination. The word discrimination relates to The Outsiders, because the greasers are constantly made fun of and treated differently just because they are greasers. In the article, an Israeli boy named Eliav Terk noticed that people were tearing down Islamic flags at an international festival taking place at his school. This reminds me of how the socs were following the greasers in their car and trying to start fights with them. Students from the following year’s international festival told Eliav that more discrimination was happening at the festival. This is sort of like how Ponyboy’s friends told him and Johnny what was happening when they visited both of them at the church.
If someone thinks life is tough in today's day and age try living in the 60s when stereotypes controlled your everyday life, they had to worry about getting jumped everywhere they went, and they just have a rough life. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton the greasers and the socs live on two different sides of the town. Both in the city part of Oklahoma. The greasers were definitely on the poor side which would be the east side. The socs on the other hand were the west side rich kids. They grew up with money and never lost it. That is why they see the greasers as different
The Socs and Greasers deal with family problems.” I reckon it never occurred to you that your brothers might be worrying their heads off and afraid to call the police because something like that could get you two thrown in a boys’ home so quick it’d make your head spin.”(Pg.50,Ch.3) Therefore,teens do bad things they will be separated from their family. If you don’t follow your parents or guardians rules you will be put in a criminal system.” We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class. Since mom and dad were killed in an auto wreck,the three of us get to stay together only as long as we behave.”(Pg.3,Ch.1) They are leaving a world that involves gangs and they live in a poor environment. Also when children don’t have their parents and they don’t know what choice to make in life. In the story The Outsiders it shows the reader how the Socs and Greasers live different lives.
The book “the Outsiders” (S.E. Hinton) is based on the story of two gangs the Greasers and the Socs. These two groups of individuals have conflicts. the Greasers are the East side working class people. The Socs are the West side rich kids. they drive around in a blue mustang, they “jump” the greasers and injure them purely because they are lesser than the Socs. The Greasers are a interesting bunch of individuals. the story is based from their perspective. They aren’t rich but they get by, they steal they fight they smoke but they aren’t bad guys.
Who I think I am? I’m not exactly sure who I think I am or how to describe who I think I am. I tend to act differently around certain people. Constantly changing to try to seek approval. Constantly in fear of accidentally doing something wrong; that I might say something wrong and all my friends will abandon me or leave me for someone better. I think this fear came from when my best friend was taken from me. I had known her since preschool, but she had met another girl and she stopped talking to me completely. I’m in constant fear that this will happen to me again, so I struggle to be accepted. I don’t want to be forgotten again.
I'm sure I would go through all stages of whatever someone goes through when they notice false comments of themselves or an immediate family member appear in the local newspaper. I would be shocked, since we are not famous like the Kardashians. So who would even care? Also, we have great friends, neighbors and family, so who would not say such things? On the other hand nobody is perfect and there might be one or two people who might think my family and I are not that great or might want to crush us. You never know.
What are greasers you may be asking. Greasers are malicious and willing to do anything just for the thrill of it. In the book it says “ Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have gang fights once in awhile.” ( Hinton pg3). Some people that are greasers are Ponyboy, Johnny, Darry, Dally, Sodapop, Two-bit Mathews, and Steve. In the book it explains that greasers look normal. It says “ we wear our hair long and dress in blue jeans and T-shirts, or leave shirttails out and wear a leather jacket and tennis shoes or boots” ( Hinton pg3). Greasers are troubled kids that just want to have fun.
...anxiety disorders when they grown up. Victims of playground bullies carry physiological scars into adulthood which can have a profound of their life. US study shows that impact of bullying is not something easily outgrown and forgotten, “70 per cent of women and a third of men have faked an orgasm to avoid hurting their parents feeling”. Bullying , which we tend to think of as a normal and not terrible part of childhood , have serious consequences children.