Inequality In The Outsiders

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton there is two groups. There is the socs with lots of money and wealthy,then we have the greasers with greasy hair and they are pretty poor. In the book The Outsiders it takes place in a small town in the 1960’s in Oklahoma.The setting is affected by the characters in a lot of different ways.

There are many ways humans can recognize differences amongst themselves, some of the most notable are race, religion, gender, and politics. Many people view these issues as barriers in forming relationships. However, there is another main reason for these complications that is usually overlooked, that is socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic class can put many divisions between us, this is largely seen in iconic pieces of literature, which also express many ways to overcome the issue.

How are the social groups related to the outsiders? The titles of the outsiders can be refer to several groups of people, the greasers, the Soc, but mostly the people who can see above the greasers and the Soc. The greasers are looked the wrong way most of the time. People think the Greasers are dumb, bad, and from the hood.

The novel the outsiders by S.E. Hinton was about two social groups, the greasers and the socs (short for socials). Ponyboys gang is conflicted with the socs when everything goes wrong. Socs are the west-side rich kids meanwhile greasers are supposed to be the “hoodlums” that's what they call all the boys on the east side. One question that is asked or thought of throughout the book is which group has it worse. However the Greasers have a rougher life than the Socs because they have dysfunctional families, they are always jumped by socs, and they are classified as hoodlums even if they aren't all bad.

Many people think that Gangs are bad, but are they? No, this is proved by the book The Outsiders. In this book there are two gang the Socs’ which is short for socials and the Greasers. The Socs are a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up Greasers. The Greasers are classified as the hood and poor kids on the East side. The reason why the Greasers are not a criminal gang because they will not hurt anyone on purpose, they will help people when they are in trouble, and once you get to know them they will support and help you out until the very end.

In 1966, if you lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma you would either be a Soc or a Greaser. The book “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, revolves around a town that has two sides, the west and east side. These two sides have two groups called the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers live on the east side of town and the Socs live on the west side. The Greasers have less money and don’t have the nicest houses while the Socs have nice houses and have more money to spend.

In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the Socs are the ones to blame for all of the problems. After all they are the cause of the rumble. The Socs are no good drunk 24/7 idiots who need to turn their ego down, and intelligence up. They screw up MANY times in the book. Yah yah, greasers are not perfect, but at least they have some common sense. And I’ll tell you why the greasers are innocent and the Socs are not.

One of the main vs man conflict in the Outsiders is the rival between the greasers and the socs. The greasers are the east side boys who " steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations". The greasers, due to their family background and physical appearance, are being stereotyped as individuals who are poor and are provided with fewer opportunities than others. On the other hand, the socs, are " the west-side rich kids" who come from affluent backgrounds and" likes to jump greasers and throw beer blasts for kicks". In the eyes of the public, the Socs are the social elites whereas the greasers are considered the less privileged, second-class citizens.

The Greasers are "poorer than the Socs and the middle class... almost like hoods; we steal things and rive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while. " In contrast, the Socs are "the jet set, the West-side rich kids," 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. "In Chapter 3, a conversation between Ponyboy and Cherry shows the difference between the two groups that goes beyond money. Cherry says, "You greasers have a different set of values. You're more emotional.

In The Outsiders, both the Socs and the Greasers spent most of their time in gang fights and disobeying the law. The Socs were wealthier and had a higher social status. “We get jumped by the Socs. I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids. It's like the term "greaser," which is used to class all us boys on the East Side.We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too” (Hinton 4). The Greasers were poor and usually came from

Have you ever noticed in “The Outsiders” the differences and the similarities between the Greasers and the Socials? Well I will be explaining and showing why the Socials and Greasers are different and why they are the same. I will also be giving evidence supporting Ponyboys thought that Greasers and Socials are the same.

In S.E Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, there are many themes represented in the book, but one of the main themes is social ostracism, or the conflict between the economic classes. There are two rival gangs within The Outsiders:  the Socs and the Greasers.  The Socs represent the upper class while the Greasers represent the lower class.  The Socs, "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." The Greasers, who are on the low social economic side, "steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in

The difference in social class definitely took its toll on the two of these gangs. The Soc’s and Greaser’s opinion would change from with experiences, but for the most part it was a clash for who owned the town. The Socs were the “good guys” and the Greasers were the “troublemakers” of town, although this was definitely not the case but because of the unchanging prejudice opinions were placed on both of the groups it would not change. For example, Ponyboy explained that maybe the Greasers and Socs aren’t so different after all. On page 40, Ponyboy starts to wonder how different he is from any of the Socs, “It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the

One of the main ideas of S.E. Hintons book The Outsiders focused on how greasers were “victims of their environment”, as the story is told through a greaser’s perspective. This means that the greasers have faced many negative forces in their community, and have been seemingly powerless to overcome them. One example that was used to show this was stereotyping. The greasers and Socs were categorized based on where they live, what they look like, how they act, and how much money they have. The plot of the Outsiders mainly revolves around how the greasers are affected by social, emotional, and economical events and how these events have made them who they are. This then affects how they become “victims of their environment”. However, I believe that the Socs were, in their own way, victims of their environment as well.

There were conflicts between the Socs that conflicted with the greasers. They were two opposite groups that didn't get along. The Socs, "the jet-set...West-side rich kids, wear madras shirts, smell of English leather, and drive new sports cars..." (6). Socs were rich, while greasers were low class. "Soc" is an abbreviation of the Socials, which are the West-side rich kids. Socs had a better reputation than the greasers.