Conflict In The Outsiders

Ponyboy gets jumped by the Socs so Johnny kills Bob. Ponyboy says , On page 56 Johnny kills Bob while his Soc friends were trying to drown Ponyboy. This causes Johnny and Pony to be on the run from the authorities. When the Socs jumped Johnny in the beginning of the book they turned him into a person he was not

Have your feelings ever lead you to believe that you did not belong? Feeling such as those are elegantly portrayed in S.E. Hinton's fictional novel The Outsiders by multiple characters in groups in the book. These include the social classes, Ponyboy Curtis, and lastly Johnny Cade. When a person's mind tells them they are different, than they can be classified as an outsider, which means that feeling of being original is all in the mind. To begin, an outsider is someone who seems left out, whether it is an opinion of themselves or that of others.

The socs were bullies. If they saw a greaser alone they would gang up on

Finally, Johnny is not justified in what he did and is guilty because Johnny killed Bob, who didn’t cause any physical harm in the fight. Johnny stated that “‘I killed that boy.’ Bob, the handsome Soc, was lying there in the moonlight, doubled up and still” (56). This states that Johnny killed Bob instead of David, who was the one harming Ponyboy. This means that Johnny must have wanted to harm Bob for what he has done in the past.

After running for a while they stopped in another parking lot with a fountain in the middle. While in the parking lot a blue mustang that belonged to the Socs that beat up Johnny a long time ago pulled up. They stepped out and started to insult Johnny and Ponyboy, Ponyboy snapped back and they grabbed him and shoved his head in the found as stated, “They grabbed my arm and twisted it behind my back, and shoved my face into the fountain. I fought, but the hand at the back of my neck was strong and I had to hold my breath. I’m dying, I thought, and wondered what was happening to Johnny.” This showed that those Socs were even going to kill them just because they talked back, but they were also drunk which also shows how dangerous drunk Socs are. To save Ponyboy Johnny had to kill the Soc and afterwards they both had to run out of town to avoid being arrested. This changed Ponyboys identity into a outlaw.

People often create barriers with others due to physical features and decide to withdraw themselves from exploring further into an individual’s personality. Within The Insiders, it is shown that racial divides still are a common occurrence in society, but it is something that is slowly dissipating. The protagonist, a female highschooler named Taylor, and the antagonist, a male classmate of Taylor’s named Liam, fill the exposition with their contrasting personalities. Living in the 2000’s, Taylor is a victim of Liam’s bullying because of the color of her shirt, the interaction that happens between Taylor and Liam represents the main conflict. This conflict continues throughout the rising action.

In the book the Outsiders, Ponyboy faces many conflicts, some had carried more significance than others. The author of this novel is S.E. Hinton. The main characters of this novel are Ponyboy Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, and Darrel Curtis (Darry). The Outsiders is novel about the wars between the two social classes formally known as Socs (The higher class/richer people) and the Greasers (The lower class/poorer blue collar workers.) This novel however is told from the perspective of the Greasers, more specifically a young boy at the bottom of a small gang or family of greasers. In the novel The Outsiders the character Ponyboy experience multiple conflicts with his family, his friends, and the law.

The quote “Conflict creates action, and action defines character” means how a simple conflict will lead to an action and depending on how the action is dealt with and is how people will “look” at the character. Conflict means a controversy between characters. The Outsiders is narrated by Ponyboy and his point of view, he is fourteen and apart of the Greasers. Darrel is 20, and Sodapop is 16, The three of them are brothers, they recently lost their parents in a car accident. In the beginning and in the end Ponyboy describes Paul Newman’s characteristics and how “perfect” Ponyboy thinks Paul Newman’s life is.

Have you ever thought about how life would be like without your family and friends? Throughout this novel, The Outsiders, By S.E. Hinton, three brother share many common conflicts between each other. Every brother and sister have been in fights or arguments, but after everything, you still love them. Darry, Soda, and Pony have changed dramatically throughout the novel.

Characters from The Outsiders demonstrated different conflicts through situations with other characters, nature, and society. The greasers and the Socs expose their contrasting personalities throughout this book. The conflicts show that society has the capability of being a cruel thing. S.E. Hinton writes about how different people can cause different types of conflicts. In The Outsiders, she uses different characters and conflicts to reveal problems in society.

In The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, Darry Curtis is committed, strict, and cold which cause him to have internal and external conflicts. Without a doubt, Darry Curtis is committed to raising his brothers and keeping the family together since the death of their parents. For example, “Soda pop…a dropout so he could get a job and keep me in school, and Darry, getting old before his time trying to run a family and hold onto two jobs and never having any fun---while the Socs had so much spare time and money that they jumped us and each other for kicks, had beer blasts and river bottom parties because they didn’t know what else to do” (Hinton 40). Even though Darry was only 20 years old he took on the role as both mother and

“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.” The Outsiders is a novel by S.E. Hinton about a group of boys who face many challenges and hardships together. The novel is based off adversity and how although it could have negative impacts it could still bring some positivity like finding the real image of actions, overcoming fears, and bringing a family together.

In light of the comparative study between Growing Up Asian in Australia and a novel of choice, I have chosen The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton as my novel. The Outsiders is a classic dramatic novel that was first published in 1967 and was set in Oklahoma, USA. The novel is a coming-of-age story that focus around a gang of young boys called the greasers, and is narrated by Ponyboy Curtis, the main protagonist. The major conflicts that appeared in the novel were man vs man, man vs society and man vs self( internal conflict).

The Socs mostly came from houses with two parents, drive fine cars, wear fashionable clothing, and even given the freedom they wanted. Instead of focusing on all the goods that the Socs had, they decided to focus on their hatred towards the Greasers. They wanted to jump the Greasers and do whatever it took to cause conflict. “You Greasers have a different set of values. You're more emotional. We're sophisticated--- cool to the point of not feeling anything. Nothing is real with us” (Hinton 33). The Greasers feel emotions, but the Socs are too cool to feel anything. Instead of the Socs taking advantage of everything they had, the Socs got editorials in the newspaper for being a public disgrace one day and a benefit to society the next day. Randy and Cherry seem to be the only ones to realize the error of the Socs ways. Cherry feels sympathy for the Greasers even after her boyfriend, Bob, was killed.

“The Outsiders” identifies the 60’s, illustrating the violence between groups, often involving a group’s social class. For instance, the violent tensions between the Socs and Greasers lead to Bob’s death, Johnny’s death, as well as many injuries throughout both gangs. The book “The Outsiders” is written by S.E. Hinton and is portrayed through the eyes of a high school student in Tulsa, OK where S.E. Hinton grew up. Hinton began writing “The Outsiders” in 1965 at the age of 17 and the book was finally published in 1967 when she was 19. The difference in perspective upon the society and social class creates issues throughout “The Outsiders” and since the Socs and Greasers assume the problems will be solved with violence, they take action.