Gang Changes In The Outsiders

Have you ever been so into a book you couldn't put it down? Well, if you enjoy a good book I suggest The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. The Outsiders starts in a small town, in this town there were two gangs the socs and the greasers. The socs were rich and lived on the north side, they all had nice cars and lots of money. On the other hand there was the greasers, they weren't as rich as the socs and didn't have as nice of cars, or houses, or even clothes.”Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs”(Hinton, ch. 7) Gangs are a huge problem in the US and in this book it shows it.

“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,

They began arguments impulsively, and not always as part of their feud with the Socs. One example of this occurred when Dally robbed a grocery store in a period of despair after a Greaser named Johnny died. Dally notified his fellow Greasers after the crime and they responded in panic, feeling that they “gotta hide him” (page 153). The other Greasers encouraged Dally’s evasion of the cops, becoming accomplices to the crime. The cops pursued and shot Dally, fatally, when he acted as if he was about to shoot them. This part of the downward spiral of events in the book began with Dally’s impulsiveness in the grocery store, not with the feud or with fury. Ponyboy even admitted that Dally was an unstable person, saying, “he died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he’d die someday” (page 154). This proves that even the Greasers see that they are liable to cause turmoil in any

In “The Outsiders” it is a rollercoaster of emotions and relationships that twists into a crime scene pulling others in. “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is about a boy who’s town is split into 2 gangs, the greasers and the Socs. His parents are dead. He lives with his older brothers. The boys commit a crime and hide from the police, but then something happens and they get hauled back to town and they become heros.

The book The Outsiders is about a gang member that kills a rival gang’s member. The story takes place during the mid 1960s in Tulsa, a city in Oklahoma. The plot involves two gangs, the Greasers, and the Socials ( also called Socs). The Greasers were people part of the working class or below. They tended to be portrayed as the poor, and dirty people who didn’t have any future or destiny. Also known as, the scums of the society. The Socs on the other hand, were the people of the upper class, the kings and queens of the society. They were portrayed as the emotionally stable, pampered, and spoiled brats who did what they want, and tended to get away with wrong doings.

Ponyboy once said, “I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me”. The Outsiders, By S.E. Hinton, is an outstanding book, and movie, that tells about the rivalry between the less fortunate people, the Greasers, and the more wealthy people, the Socs. The Greasers are an inseparable group of tuff kids, that have gone through many hard times in their life. The Socs are a group of good looking and smart kids who came from a wealthy background.

By making friends with two socs girls in the movie house, Ponyboy realized that not all the socs were violent, and were fond of fighting for fun. ‘ All socs aren’t like that,’ , she said. ‘You have to believe me, Ponyboy. Not all of us are like that.’ (Hinton 36). These words was said by cherry, one of the socs friends of Ponyboy. After hearing about the experience that Johnny was beaten up by four socs, Cherry explained to Ponyboy that not all the socs praised violence. She told Ponyboy that socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, and not to let their real selves show through. Therefore, Ponyboy began to understand the socs. He knew that although the socs were wealthy, sometimes they would meet troubles which the greasers have never ever heard

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are two groups: the Socs and the greasers. The setting, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is notably split between East and West. The Socs, on the West Side, are considered upper-class and wealthy. In a contrasting aspect, the greasers, on the East Side, are viewed as poor and violent. The two sides fight often, and view each other as enemies when, in reality, they are not that different.

P:” Johnny was as your buddy, don’t remember that he didn’t want to die.” (Hinton #page156) After Johnny died, Johnny would never know what happened next. He didn’t know that Dally also died because of him. Ponyboy is different, he saw both Johnny and Dally died, his friends. Ponyboy’s personality may change.

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is about Socs and greasers differences in life and society. Socs had a better life than the greasers. The problem was that they didn’t get along, they would have rumbles such as fights. It directly affected them because Socs lived in the West side and the greasers lived in the East side. The fact that Socs had cool cars and nicer clothes and the greasers had greasy hair and worn out clothes. The only way that the Socs and greasers could be truly happy in their relationship was not fighting and get along with each other. Until this happened, the setting drove the relationship between socs and greasers because their life and society were different it controlled them in a different way.

In society, there are always rivalries between groups, such as the Normans and Saxons, Apple and Google, cats and dogs, and Coke and Pepsi. Two major rival gangs in the 1960s in Tulsa, Oklahoma were the Greasers, the poor kids who lived on the East Side of town, and the Socs, the richer kids who lived on the West Side. There were many incidences when Socs jumped, or pulled a surprise attack on the Greasers. In the historical fiction novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a Soc named Bob tries to kill greaser and main character Ponyboy Curtis by ordering his fellow gang member David to drown Pony. While trying to save Pony, his friend Johnny Cade accidentally kills Bob by stabbing him with his switchblade. Although some might possibly surmise that Johnny is guilty because he ended his vicious and life-threatening attacker’s life, fearless and courageous Johnny is innocent because the murder was an act of defense on his and Pony’s part and killing Bob was his only alternative.

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.

S.E. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders has written many unique conflicts in her book. One of many conflicts in the story, the most common known conflict in the book would be the Socs (the rich playboys) versus the Greasers (the lowlife hoodlums). The second easiest one to spot in the book would be Darry (older brother of Ponyboy) and Ponyboy (the main character). The third conflict is a little difficult to understand which is Ponyboy versus himself. Let's start with the most common conflict known in this book, the Scos versus the Greasers.

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.

“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.