The theme of the outsiders is things aren't always as they appear. In the book the greasers and the socials or the “socs” are enemies because they come from completely different worlds. The socs living on the the wealthier side of town where everything seems perfect, and the greasers in the poor side of town where they feel the need to make themselves look cool and intimidating or what the greasers call “tuff” to be respected more among themselves and the socs. They all have their individual issues on both sides but each side think the other has it better, but is it really what it appears? The greasers live on the streets and most of them don't have the best family situations they just have each other, Ponyboy Curtis is one of the greasers, he said, “‘Since mom and dad were killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together as long as we behave’” (Hinton 3). He is a great example for representing the lives of many of the greasers. Because many of Them do not have a solid family to rely on, Ponyboy is being raised by his two older brothers. However, Johnny Cade seemed to have it worse than anyone in the …show more content…
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
He is smart, and gets good grades in school. This is purposefully mentioned several times within the story, and people tend to be surprised to learn that he is a Greaser. In addition, some Greasers are nicer than people tend to think. When the church burned down, Ponyboy and Johnny run in to save the children without a second thought. They acted with selflessness, putting the safety of the children above their own. In the ambulance on the way to the hospital, Ponyboy is asked if he and Johnny are "professional heroes". He responds by telling the entire story of how they're Greasers and Johnny is wanted for murder, shocking the man in the ambulance. It is difficult for him to believe that a group of Greasers would do something so heroic. Johnny dies as a direct result of their actions, but neither Ponyboy nor Johnny regretted what they
In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders Socs and Greasers are enemies. Society put them against each other and labeled them. Greasers are the poor, dirty, no-good kids that nobody wants around. Socs are stuck-up, perfect, rich kids who looks down on everybody. In the book, two boys- Johnny and Ponyboy- start some trouble with a couple of Socs, and Bob is killed. They have to run from the police, all while the tension between Greasers and Socs is thicker than ever. Throughout the novel, it explains how “things are rough all over”. The Greasers have it the worse because they feel emotions so harshly, they are constantly getting jumped by the Socs, and they only have each other because their families are broken.
Johnny Cade is a small boy that manages to keep the peace in this rough group. A young boy with a kind heart is the glue that sticks to everyone and keeps them all together. It is said, without Johnny, the Greasers would all fall apart. “But, Johnny was the gang’s pet, and Dally just couldn’t hit him.” Ponyboy said after Johnny told Dallas off without consequence.
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...
Could a person live in a world without people who love and care for them? Could people survive in a world where they were judged by how they were presented on the outside? S.E. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders, discusses many universal themes, such as friendship, stereotyping, and change. In The Outsiders, two rival groups, the socs and the greasers, are separated by social class. The friendship between the greasers will be tested when an unexpected event changes everything. The greasers must learn that people experience many tragic events, no matter who the person is. Based on the universal themes, the readers will begin to understand how the characters in the novel grow and change, and how friendship and family help along the way.
In the outsiders we learn that the Greasers and the Socs aren't so different because they feel the same way about teenage issues. Both Greasers and Socs want the other one gone. They both wants what’s best for their gang.They both feel the same about issues. In the beginning of the story the Socs and the Greasers seemed like totally different people, and I thought the Socs were just rich snobs and the Greasers were just hoodlums. In the Middle of the Story Randy confronts Soda and tells him that he doesn’t want to fight and that he’s sick of all the fighting. At the end of the story the Greasers and the Socs kind of make peace because they both lost friends just because of all they’re fighting and they realized that all of this fighting is
On pg. 2, the text states that, “I’m not sure how you spell it, but it’s the abbreviation for the socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.” This quote shows how the Socs are viewed by the Outsiders as the wealthy kids that live on the West side. In the book, the Socs are seen as the people who jump the Greasers, wreck houses, and throw beer blasts. The Socs have a mixed opinion by society. In the newspaper, the Socs are in one article for being a disgrace to society and in the next article they are a pleasure to have in the community. The text states that on pg. 38, “You Greasers have a different set of values. You’re more emotional. We’re sophisticated.” This is a quote stated by a Socs girl named Cherry, who describes the Greasers she and a friend met at the movie theatre. Cherry’s perception shows how the Socs are viewed verses the the Greasers. Also, Greasers have preconceived perceptions about the Socs
The Greasers have broken families. Dally’s parents don't care about him, Ponyboy's parents were killed in a car crash, and johnny’s parents are abusive and don't care about him. “Since Mom and Dad were killed in an auto wreck…” (3). Greasers families are missing important people in them. This shows that the Greasers have broken families.
He knows that Ponyboy has a chance because he is very smart. How they both reacted to not having parents shaped and effected who they are. “Johnny was high-strung anyway, a nervous wreck from getting belted every time he turned around and from hearing his parents fight all the time(2).” This explains how Johnny was effected by his parents. His parents constantly fighting and beating him made him who he was. A part of him was effected by all the chaos and pain he had to go through every day. “We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too. 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. 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. I don't mean I do things like that. Darry would kill me if I got into trouble with the police.” Social roles are a part of self-image that makes a person who they are. In the novel Ponyboy explains the groups that the Greasers and Sochs were split into. This
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.
How would it feel to lose your parents? That’s how Ponyboy Curtis felt. He wants to be part of a group, but he is younger smarter than everyone else so he mostly hangs around Jonny. So he joins the greasers, they always want to fight with the Socs, but they killed a soc and have to run, so he runs away.
The Outsiders is a book about Greasers And Socs. The Greasers are the poor east side kids they would wear their hair long and greasy and they will dress in blue jeans, T-shirts, or wear they shirttails out and wear a leather jacket and tennis shoes or boots. The Socs are the rich west side kids that worn nice clothes, drove nice cars, and had all the pretty lady’s. They both was gangs in Oklahoma. The Socs they would jump Greasers, wreck houses, and throw beer blasts for kicks.
In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are many different people with different personalities. There are Greasers and Socs. If you to see a Greaser you would think that they are mean cold hearted people, and if you are to see a Soc you would think that they are nice loving people. That is not entirely true. Everyone has a sweet spot. Dally is the tuffist greaser but is also gallant and loyal.
The greasers johnny, ponyboy, and dally stand up for what they believe in, which is very brave of them. In the fourth chapter ponyboy says to the socs, “You know what a soc is? White trash with mustangs and Madras. He has said this because the socs had been cussing out ponyboy and johnny for picking up their girls, and they were not ok with that. ponyboy had gotten fed up with the fact that on their turf the socs and cussed them out, so he decided to stand up and show that he was strong. This shows that they are able, and do stand up for themselves.
In The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, there is a gang of tightly knit friends. They are greasers, which means that they are poorer and not as well educated as the other people in their town. The main character of the story is called Ponyboy, and he has two brothers that are also in the gang. Another group, the socials, are the richer and educated enemies of the greasers. They have little skirmishes, but whatever happens, the socials always come out on top, and the greasers cannot do anything about it.