You know what a greaser is? White trash with long hair. You know what a soc is? White trash with Mustangs and Madras? The greasers had a harder life than the socs. The socs were rich, they could pay their way out of anything. The greasers were poor and no one cared for them. “We’re poorer than the socs and middle class. I reckon wilder too. Not like the socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blast for kicks…”(3). The socs have money so they feel like it is okay to mess with poor people. Greasers also have more family issues because their lack of money. The socs never use the number of people in their gang as an advantage and have just as hard of a life as the greasers do. Greasers had a harder life than the socs,(socials) the greasers were poor and had family issues because of it, The socs have done thing to the greasers that have hurt, killed, and even bruised up the greasers because of their poor conditions. “They had my arms and legs pinned down …show more content…
“... I might wait till you get out of school, though. So I can still help Darry with the bills and stuff.” (18) This quote shows the struggle of Ponyboy’s family when it states that Sodapop had to drop out of school to help Darry pay bills and take care of Ponyboy. This quote supports my perspective by showing how they go through a time where Soda has to drop out of school so they can afford to live in the house and eat.“Darry thought i was just another mouth to feed and somebody to holler at.” (18) This quote shows the struggles of the greasers by showing how Darry isn’t a friendly person to anybody because he is stressed about being poor. This quote supports my perspective by stating the problems that Ponyboy’s family endured during this time. All in all, the greasers had problems among each other regarding food and other amenities required on the houses they lived
It came to mind that after the movie, Two-bit realized that Cherry and Marcia did not have a ride home. So they walk to Two-bit’s house to get the car. As they walk, Ponyboy and Cherry talk about the differences between Socs and greasers and how they act and how poor or rich they are. Later on Ponyboy finds himself talking to Cherry about Sodapops old horse Mickey Mouse. Then Ponyboy realizes that two different worlds we live in are not so different after all because we look at the same sunset everyday. Until Marcia spots a blue mustang that belongs to the socs. At first, the socs didn’t notice them until they see their girlfriends hanging out with the greasers. When the socs get out of the mustang they defend their girls then turn to the greasers.
Ponyboy has good grades and he likes to be on the track team and that keeps him in good health. In the end Ponyboy realizes that Darry cared about him as much as Sodapop. Darry is rough on Ponyboy because he want’s the best for him. Clearly Ponyboy does good in school and likes to do track and this keeps him in shape. All in all Ponyboy should stay with Darry because Darry tries too hard to keep Ponyboy in school so that he would have a better life. Darry has high expectations for Ponyboy and these expectations keep Ponyboy with good grades. Ponyboy also does track and this keeps him healthy and in shape. Ponyboy might be a star track runner. This is why Ponyboy should stay with
In chapter one we are introduced to our narrator, Ponyboy. Ponyboy is raised by his two older brothers Darry and Soda. They’re all apart of a gang called the “greasers” which is joined by Dally, Johnny, Two-bit, and Steve. There is another group called “ socs” which stands for socials, and everyone in that group is very wealthy. One day Ponyboy got jumped by a socs group, but luckily Darry was there to help before anything too serious happened. The first element of literature is characterization. Ponyboy is a keen observer, trying to make sense of the complexities of those around him. At the beginning of the story, he stops and spends several pages giving us brief character description on Steve, Two-Bit, Dally, and Johnny. This is also known as direct characterization. He tells us that Steve is "cocky and smart" ( Hinton 9). Two-Bit can 't stop joking around and goes to school for "kicks" (Hinton 10) rather than to learn. Dallas, he says, is "tougher, colder, meaner" ( Hinton 10) than the rest of them.
William J. Chambliss, a sociologist, wrote an article called The Saints and the Roughnecks. Chambliss discusses the Saints as a group of upper-middle class white kids who society perceived as good because of their social status’ and the fact that they were well dressed and well mannered. The roughnecks on the other hand, were not well mannered, and not- rich, who society recognized as troublemakers, even though they both act similarly. This can be connected to the Crips and the Bloods by the similar treatment the African Americans receive compared to the roughnecks. This recognition as being a roughneck makes it much more difficult to get a job...
Have you ever got jumped for doing nothing, get stuff blamed on you for nothing, or even been made fun of for your social class? The book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton is about two groups of teenagers, the Greasers and the Socs and how they are in conflict with each other. The two informational articles offer facts about how two groups of teenagers struggle in life because wealthy kids have money to buy drugs and alcohol as well as feel pressure from their parents about doing good in school, while low income teenagers have to drop out of school to help their families by getting a job and help pay for the bills. Some people believe that the Socs struggled more in The Outsiders because they had more money and used it to do drugs and more stuff
"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
...e better and the Socs to be worse. Being tough and tuff were the two things required in each group, but not every individual were able to be the two things. This caused some individuals not to be themselves for the gang. Internal and external expectations changed the group to be better or worse. The Greasers were expected by others to do bad things, but they were able to prove they could be heroes. The Greasers are disgrace to the society which helped them to strive to become real heroes. While the Socs were to pressure by the high expectations they decided to rebel. The Socs took advantage which led those group to be a disgrace, although no one ever thought the Socs were capable to do bad things. Society should stop being judgmental to avoid changes that make other worst. The only expectations people should make is to help other people to be the best they can be.
“Since Mom and Dad were killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together only as long as we behave (2).” This explains why Ponyboy, Dally and Sodapop did not have parents. In the novel, this really effected their life and character. "…It was Darry. He hit me. I don't know what happened, but I couldn't take him hollering at me and hitting me too... He didn't use to be like that... we used to get along okay... before Mom and Dad died. Now he just can't stand me (2)." This shows that not having their parents anymore effected Darry’s character and how he treated Ponyboy, which in return effected how Ponyboy felt about himself in comparison to how he was treated. This illustrates that Ponyboy believes that Darry picks on him all the time. This shows that Darry was like a caring parent in a tough way,
I feel as though the novel The outsiders has many themes, but the most important one is belonging. The greasers are a group of poor, low class youth that don’t have much and live on the wrong side of town. They are always held accountable for their actions. On the other hand, the Socs are a bunch of high class youth that are very privileged and aren’t held accountable for their immature actions.
For example, The text says "The medium-sized blond pulled a knife out of bis back pocket and flipped the blade open" (13). This shows how the Socs have access to weapons, and can get more dangerous objects whenever they want. The text also states "A blade was held against my throat" (13), and "It occurred to me that they could kill me" (13). This piece of evidence supports that the Socs are hesitant to draw blood, and can execute any of the "Greasers" if they get them in that position. Clearly the Socs are dangerous, but I think if the Greasers come to a point when they want revenge, they can be just as dangerous. First of all, they are always around rough areas. The text says "The Dingo is a pretty rough hangout; there's always a fight going on there and once a girl got shot" (27). This shows that the Greasers can manage in hazardous situations, and if they can thrive there, who knows what else they can
In the novel The Outsiders, two groups coexisted and were forced to deal with each other. These two groups were called the Greasers and the Socs (which is short for the Socials). The Greasers were all of the people living on the east side of town, and the Socs were the “West-side rich kids”.
The first paragraph is about sacrifices. Greaser make a lot of sacrifices to keep their families safe. “Darry had to work two jobs and give up his collage scholarship to keep his two younger brothers together as a family”. (Hinton pg.2). The second paragraph is about violence. The greasers have to face difficulties from the Socs because they mess around with the Greasers a lot. “They had me down in a second. They had my arms and legs pinned downed and one of them was sitting on my chest with his knees on my elbows,and if you don't think that hurts, you're crazy…”(Hinton pg.5). The third paragraph is about if Socs have it bad but why they do. The Socs do bad stuff to other people because they get treated the same way. “The Socs frequently find themselves in fights or rumbles where they are being beaten by the Greasers”.(Hinton pg.145). Because of all the evidence you are given you can see that the Greasers have it worst than the
The fight at the lot was brutal, with the Greasers coming out on top. They fought for Johnny who was in the hospital. Greasers are more of a disgrace to the society than Socs.
“Then they tightened up on me and the one on my chest slugged a couple of times. So I lay still swearing at them between gasps. A blade was held against my throat”(pg5 Hinton). This shows that the Socs did not treat the greasers nice and not only did they use their fists to hurt the greasers but they also used sharp objects, like knives. This is important because the Socs would get into groups of five or more and attack one greaser with knives, leaving the greaser a slim chance to fight back and defend themselves. “Johnny’s face was cut up and bruised and swollen, and there was a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone. He would carry that scar all his life. His white t-shirt was splattered with blood”(pg32 Hinton). This shows that the greasers had a violent life just because the are poor and the Socs thought it was fun to hurt the just because of the type of class they were considered. This is important because it shows the extremities the Socs would go to and hurt the greasers. The socs would do anything to hurt a Greaser because they were considered less then
Socs are very different than greasers. Like greasers the Socs are also a gang, but the Socs are only a part of the gang so they can have a higher status. The Socs are like bullies, they gang up on people, and they usually beat up the weaker kids. The Socs are not really friends. They are more like a pack of dogs, each trying to fight it’s way to the top. In this gang they do not support each other in the way greasers do. If you were a Soc and you had a problem the last place go for help was your “friends”.