In the story The Outsiders, there is many life lessons that could help many people. Ranging from the people you hang out with, to people who need your help. You should always treat people how you want to be treated,even if that means giving something up. The main character, Ponyboy, experiences certain events in the story that makes you realize that these kind of conflicts are a reality. Ponyboy lives with his two brothers, Darry and Soda. Their parents died in a car crash. Ponyboy never realized how much his parents did for him. There is a “Gang” that Ponyboy is involved in called the Greasers. Their rival “Gang” is called the Socs. The Socs are kids that have a better upbringing and are more of rich kids. The Greasers are basically the opposite. The theme of this story is don’t take the things you have for granted. Towards the middle of the story, a boy named Johnny had killed a Soc that was drowning Ponyboy. He and Ponyboy fled the city to another town, and hid in an abandon church there for a week. When they were going to leave, they realized the church was on fire and there was kids trapped inside. Johnny and Pony were good friends and they decided to go help the children. After they rescued the children, they had to escape the burning, ravaged building. A flaming, steaming hot beam from the ceiling fell on Johnny. After this happened, Pony passed out, “ I leaped out the window and heard timber crashing and the flames roaring right behind me. I staggered, almost
In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, there are groups called the Socs, who are rich kids, and Greasers, who are hoods, just like the main character Ponyboy Curtis. The story takes place in a town called Tulsa in Oklahoma, where Ponyboy lives. He lives with his older brothers Sodapop Curtis and Darry Curtis, and is part of a gang of consisting of Johnny, Dallas Winston (Dally), Steve, and Two-Bit. One night when Johnny goes too far and kills a Soc named Bob, him and Pony are forced to run away to avoid capture from the authorities. There are many events, quotes, and author choices that show a common theme, which is Stereotypes are often judged by other people, but aren’t always true. This is proven time and time again after people are beaten up, injured, and even killed through the span of this book.
They were on their way to turn themselves in when they reached the top of Jay Mountain and realized the church that they were staying in was in flames. There were kids surrounding the church and they noticed screams coming from inside, Ponyboy and Johnny had a feeling it was their
Charter analysis for the outsiders there are two main groups in the book greasers and the socs. The greasers were the main people in the book also the lower class and the socs were the like the middle class. The greasers were soda and his oldest brother named darry and ponyboy there parents were killed in an auto wreck so they stayed together. The socs bullied the greasers because they had greasy hair and they were more poor than them. The Main character pony boy who is 14 years old his brother say he is lacking common sense says that sometimes he just doesn't think. This gets him into trouble that he could probably avoid he realizes quickly that his actions affect his brother also.
In the book, The Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis is part of the Greaser’s, a gang of boys who are in the lower class in 1965. Their arch rival, the Socs, are the more privileged, upper class boys from across town. Throughout the book, the two gang have many conflicts. Darry, Ponyboy’s oldest brother acts as a parent figure for him since both of his parents were killed in a car crash. Other member of the Greasers are Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, Sodapop, and Johnny. After getting in a fight with his brother, Ponyboy flees to the park where he runs into a group of Socs. The Socs attack Ponyboy and hold his head under the water in the fountain, trying to kill him. Ponyboy blacks out, and later wakes up to see on the Soc boys dead body next to him. Johnny then tells Ponyboy that he killed the boys because they were trying to kill Ponyboy. The boys are afraid, and desperately try to find Dally Winston, who gives them a gun and sends them to the abandoned church to hide. The two boys stay at the church for a while until they decide to go back into town. As they are leaving
Literature enlightens human beings about profound life lessons and the complexities of human interactions. In the fictional novel, "The Outsiders," by S.E. Hinton, the protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis, undergoes a multitude of traumatic experiences that change his life forever. Through elaborate direct and indirect characterization and symbolism, S.E. Hinton develops many universal themes. The value of friendship and gang loyalty, staying true to oneself, and closing the gap between the rich (Socs) and poor (greasers) are among the most significant themes that the author wants readers to learn from and apply in life.
The boys were returning from lunch out when they saw that the church was aflame. They went to talk to a school teacher and he explained that they were having a school picnic when they saw the church. Everyone around heard screaming inside so Ponyboy and Johnny gallantly ran inside to save whoever it was. They found where the screaming came from and threw the unharmed kids out of the window, but got into some trouble themselves. Ponyboy made it out with a concussion and a couple burns. Johnny, however, had a burning timber fall on his back, paralyzing him and many 3rd-degree burns which unfortunately killed him. He died a hero,
“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” Ponyboy thought. (page 1), Sodapop Curtis, from the book, The Outsiders, is caring, because he dropped out of school for Ponyboy, worries about Pony, and helps Darry and Pony stop fighting/arguing. The Outsiders was a book written by S.E. Hinton. The Outsiders explains how social classes matter in this town. There are two groups, the Greasers and the Socs. They live totally different lives and don’t get along. And sometimes Socs jump Greasers occasionally. But luckily Greasers always have each others back. Also, Greasers view Socs like they have everything they need or want. Like cool cars, money,
Have you ever wondered how you might think it the Greasers fault but it is not and that it is the Socs fault because all the problems that have happened have been due to the actions of the Socs. The Outsiders is about two groups of teenagers, the Greasers and the Socs and how they hate each other. It involves challenges that the two groups face as well as life and death situations between the two groups. The novel is told from the perspective of Ponyboy who is a part of the Greasers gang. In the novel, The Outsiders, much of the turmoil and conflict in the community is caused by the Socials.
Firstly, in the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton multiple characters must learn how to make critical decisions to help them mature. In a town in Oklahoma, Ponyboy and his friends stick together like family- as Greasers. The label “Greasers” is mostly used to distinguish the rich from the poor in the town, while “Socs” is used for the snobby, rich people in the town. There is a rivalry between the two groups; Socs and Greasers are always fighting and harassing each other. Johnny had killed the Soc, Bob, in defense of Ponyboy that was being drowned in a fountain.
In doing so Johnny stabs and kills one of the soc’s and the others flee. With help from a friend, Ponyboy and Johnny are able to leave town, they end up on the top of a hill where there's an abandoned church. At the church Ponyboy debates with himself, dealing with whether or not he should turn himself in, and how this will affect Johnny and his family. Johnny and Ponyboy decide to leave the church with the friend who helped them escape to get lunch. When they get back, the church is on fire, there was a class on a field trip that had stopped on top of the hill to have a picnic, when it erupted into flames. The teachers did not realize that there were still about five kids left in the church, but when they got the news both Ponyboy and Johnny ran towards the church to help them. Throwing kid after kid out of the window, all of them got out safely, besides Ponyboy and Johnny who were left unconscious. In the ambulance all Ponyboy could think about was Johnny where he was, how he was doing and what happens next, then he goes unconscious again. When Ponyboy wakes up, he is at the hospital looking into the eyes of Sodapop and
Living as a 1960’s Oklahoman greaser makes it hard to survive through everyday life. In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is the story written by the main character (who is not the author of the actual book) who writes about his life with his gang the greaser and the rival gang the Socs. The Socs are rich kids who basically obtain most of their desires, so they have so harassed greasers in their free time. The greasers live contrary of how the Socs live. They look dangerous because they sometimes carry weapons (for protection) and smoke, but they try to survive through friendship and unity to live in happiness even with their tragic backgrounds. In the greaser gang one of their members, Dally, did multiple actions that showed his characteristic of being rebellious, brave, and caring.
I could see them talking and a woman ran up to the and it looked like she was going to lose her marbles. She started to talk to the man that Pony was with. She told him something and I could hear him say “I’ll get them don’t worry.” Pony looked at him and ran to the church. I got out of the car and ran after Pony. I caught up to him and he said to surprise “Hey Johnny.” He told me that the door was in flames and we had to find something to break the window with. He found a rock and smashed the window. Pony climbed in the window and I climbed in after him. When I got inside the church had fire everywhere. We heard the kids’ screams and we went to the screams. We found the kids in a corner
In the novel The Outsiders, one of the characters is Dally and he changes throughout the story, in the beginning of the story Dally is tough and aggressive but by the end of the story, Dally starts to be caring and helpful. The theme/lesson of the story is that class conflict is pointless. The Outsiders is a story about a gang/group named the Greasers. The three main people in the gang would be Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny. Dally is a 17-year-old boy and has not the best personality. Dally helps/stands up for his buddies Ponyboy and Johnny, the gang pet when they get jumped by the Socs. The Socs are a gang that lives in the more privileged parts of the community, the West Side rich kids. While the Greasers live in the poorer parts of
In The Outsiders, the Greaser boys encounter many struggles, in both their home lives and social lives. Today, kids still face some of the same problems as they did back then. For example, Johnny did not have a happy home life, and that is still a very difficult problem for some kids today. Also, the kids in this novel separated themselves according to their financial state, and this creates more problems.
The plot of S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders centers around the conflict between two groups of teens; the Greasers and the Socials (socs). Ponyboy Curtis, a member of the Greasers, narrates the story. The Greasers live on the poor side of town, while the socs come from wealthy families. The plot takes a turn when one of the Socials is killed during a fight with Ponyboy and his young friend, Johnny.