The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton was a good book. It was about a group of greasers, trying to survive being jumped by a group of Socs. Greasers are poor, and only have each other. The use grease for their hair, hence the name, greasers. Socs are rich kids. They practically have everything they want since their parents spoiled them rotten. Now they see no completion in anything. So they jump greasers for fun. At some point, the main character Ponyboy, who is a greaser, is jumped by the Socs. Then at one point, one of the greaser gang takes things a little too far because of it. But people are wondering, who has the harder life? The Greasers? Or the Socs? The Greasers considering that the Socs jump them, and are also more poor, and only have each other since their parents didn’t like their kids. …show more content…
They are like the one class before being homeless, if they aren’t already homeless. The greasers have to work very hard to get a home. While the Socs on the other hand, have everything they need (sometimes everything they want!) before they even become adults. Ponyboy even said it himself. “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class.” (3) This implies that the greasers don’t have much. Their lives are more difficult and they have to work very hard just to get close to the middle class. You’d think the greasers have a hard life already, now the Socs are becoming a problem. The Socs jump the greasers. And out of all the people you could get jumped by, it has to be the rich kids. The ones who could afford the expensive knives and fighting equipment. “There isn’t a whole lot you can say while gettin mugged.” (5) That sentence proves he might be speaking from experience. I mean look at it! The Socs are one of the biggest problems of the greasers. That makes me confused on why people think the Socs have the harder life, even though they are making people's lives
In the book The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy, along with his brothers and friends, has to face the daily struggles of being a greaser among the Socs. This fiction book focused on Ponyboy’s life and the problems he ran into with the Socs. He and his gang of friends had fights with the Socs that happened often, and had to deal with a Soc being killed by one of the Greasers, though it was an act of self defense. The three topics addressed in this intriguing novel are the fight between rich and poor, the power of friendship, and what it means to be a hero.
Do the Greasers or Socs struggle more?My perspective of this issue is that the poor East-side kids (Greasers) struggle more.
"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...
In the book The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, the lower-class, known as the Greasers, and the upper-class, known as Socs, deal with the animosity and daily struggles they have with each other. The novel focuses on the struggles and experiences with being an outsider to society and coping with the rich side of town through Ponyboy’s eyes. His life changes when tensions rise and many tragic things happen to the Greasers and Socs that will create agony in many but heroes in a few. The three topics addressed in this compelling novel are the fight between the rich and the poor, the power of friendship, and what it means to be a hero.
After all, they are the “out” group— the clique that society condones. Ponyboy, the protagonist, also identifies himself as part of them. While reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, he felt Pip, the main character reminded him of the greasers–”the way he felt marked lousy because he wasn’t a gentleman or anything, and the way that girl kept looking down on him” (Doc B). Greasers are lookeed down opon in society becuase they aren’t rich, and the image associated with them is negative. They are believed to be a general menace to society; people think they all steal stuff for kicks, attack innocent bystanders for no reason, and are uneducated hoodlums. They are outsiders to society as a whole. Pony, no matter how smart or talented he may be, will always be treated as an outsider by the Socs just because he’s a
The Greasers are the poorest with not too much money at all. They drive fords and are much more laid back than the Soc’s. Greasers commit petty crimes and sometimes more serious ones. Greasers have long hair which they take great pride in; the Greasers wear older clothes and normally smoke far too much. The Greasers fight fair ‘“Skin fighting isn’t rough. It blows of steam better than anything.’” (p37) Greasers usually stick together but sometimes they can’t help throwing a punch or two.
Have you ever thought that Greasers have a preconcieved perception of Socs. Well, if so you are basically saying that what you have heard or a certain action is true to every Greasers and every Socs. In the story, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton a reader's perception can change. In “The Outsiders,” a group of boys that live on the same side of town are considered to be Greasers. They are called Greasers because they are connected together based on their socioeconomic life, where they live, and how they live. Greasers have such a strong brothership and connection as stated in “The Outsiders.” The Socs are a group of boys who are the rich kids that live on the West side. Socs are regarded with being spoiled by their parents. The reader's perception of these two groups may fluctuate from a negative perception to a positive perception.
Some may argue that the socs have the toughest lives because they don’t feel anything. However, greasers feel to violently, they lash out and get into
Did you know that many people join gangs because of Family issues. Socs and Greasers have problem with family issues.They also have problems with money and are judged by others.Both Socs and Greasers deal with money problems,family issues,and are judged by others because of the way they act.
Greasers are real people just like Socs, but they do not fit in as easily. They feel as though they don’t belong anywhere. Or in other words, they are outsiders. Hence the title name. Ponyboy especially feels like this due to the fact that he does not fit in very well with Socs or Greasers. The rest of Pony’s gang feels more like the fit as Greasers. In conclusion, the title of the novel fits with the theme because they do not fit in anywhere, and they are outsiders.
I believe if i was on the Socs side i would still think that the Greasers have i more rough because the Socs like to jump the Greasers and also have more money than them to.While both greasers and socs face many struggles, I see that socs face many challenges like poor family relationships and even though the socs have money it doesn’t solve all of their problems. But greasers have “it rough all over” because they come from a run down family and messed up background.
The Socs are almost always the ones that are starting the fights. For instance, jumping the Greasers all the time,just out of boredom! They usually also target weaker victims, just like when they beat up Johnny. Johnny is a Greaser, the “pet” of the group, and one of the youngest. The Socs affected him so badly that he had a scar emotionally and physically. “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. I thought he might be dead; surely nobody could be beaten like that and live”(Hinton 29). Here, the author reveals that the Socs did some damage to Johnny that he would have as long as he lives, and it’s not only the physical hurt. Even though the Greasers are not fully innocent, overall the Socs have done more
We left when the switchblades came out”(20,S.E). When this happened it was like they were going to make sure that there wasn’t going to be another guy like the hitchhiker. Violence is important for both groups because its says to anyone that face them that ha we can win and are not afraid to kill somebody to win this battle. Violence is something the Soc’s and the Greasers use to scare everybody to make sure that the greasers feel like the soc’s own
Greasers are considered dirty low class “hoods” by just about everyone around them. As told in the article “Parents Guide to Gangs” by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,”Gang involvement is very dangerous