Option 1 Do I feel like a Greaser or a Soc? I think that I am more of a greaser rather than a Soc. I feel like I am mostly like Johnny. I am usually quiet. I sometimes just follow what the majority of people are doing. I feel like him in a lot of ways except for the abusive parents and a few other things. I also feel like this because I don’t live in a fancy neighborhood and I ain't the richest person in the world. I don’t feel like a Soc because I am not rich and I also don’t live in a super fancy house with fancy cars. I also don’t really think that i would fit the personality of a Soc. Some Socs are mean and also brag. If I had as much money as they had I wouldn’t be able to brag about it. Some of the Socs also go around and beat up greasers. I personally feel that I wouldn’t be able to go around in a and beat up …show more content…
While some greasers are also mean, they don’t act like that to people that are in their group. For example, Dally doesn’t go around beating up random people he sees walking down a street. He also doesn’t go out and just attack random Soc’s for no reason. Another example is when Johnny killed Bob. Even though he still isn’t the greatest person ever he doesn't attack people randomly. Another example of the greasers no attacking random people is when Johnny killed Bob. He didn’t want to kill Bob, but he was forced to since they were drowning Ponyboy. He was scared that Ponyboy could have died so he did what he thought was right. I’m not saying that it was the right thing to do, but he had to think fast and that was probably the thing he thought of first. They are also caring for each other. When Johnny died, most of their group felt sad and depressed. Same thing goes for when Dally got shot. They then again felt sad and depressed. The greasers can also be helpful and kind to others that are in trouble. An example of this is when they returned to the church saw that it
First of all, some Greasers have problems because of the involvement of gangs and the unbiased law towards them. In the article “The Allure of Gangs”, the text states “kids who join gangs feel alienated by their parents...want to feel like they are part of some kind of family”(“The Allure of Gangs” on page 40). This is important because the deprivation of parenting caused the joining of gangs. This shows that Greasers are more emotional and just want to be cared. In addition, the author writes “That's why people don't ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent. It could be just the other
Greasers are “read in between the lines”, so they are conceived as inadequate. Since the socs live a nice lifestyle, they have an advantage of an automatic good reputation. In chapter 1 Ponyboy remarks,”Greasers can’t walk alone too much or they’ll get jumped...We get jumped by the
They also get in fights and some of the Greasers jump people also. An example from the book is Dally. Dally is sort of a bad example of a good person from the Greasers in this book. Dally used to jump people and he has gotten into many fights and brawls before. Another example is Johnny. Little innocent Johnny had committed a huge crime which was killing someone. During the Greasers and Socs battles nobody has ever killed someone before but Johnny did for a good reason which was to save Ponyboy. This is still a major crime that someone should be punished for and Johnny later did in the worst way possible, death. Darry has also got into a few fights before like the one during the fight between Socs and Greasers but everybody did including Sodapop and Ponyboy. So not all the Greasers are perfect but could you really blame
The Socs and Greasers are complete opposites but they both have some of the same problems.In the book “The Oudsiders “by S.E Hinton,the main person join a gang but the gang has a enemy gang,the Socs.The socs are different to the Greasers but they both have some of the same problems.Some of the same problems the face is family issues,pressure from friends,and alcohol.
To explain, the greasers were defined as Outsiders because they were poor and treated like outcasts.
It seems like we’re always searching for something to satisfy us, and never finding it.” This quote is from chapter 3 and it is taken from the part of the story where Two-Bit, Johnny, and Ponyboy are walking Cherry and Marcia home from the drive-in and get confronted by Bob and Randy, their boyfriends. Cherry mentions that they were drunk and that is why she and Marcia left them. They insist that they weren’t, but Cherry’s story says otherwise. A fight almost occurs but Cherry stops it because of her hatred of the clashes between the Socs and Greasers. Afterwards, Johnny and Ponyboy go to the lot and accidentally fall asleep. When Johnny wakes Ponyboy up, Pony freaks out about Darry will do. Ponyboy gets home and finds Darry and Soda waiting for him. They all start yelling and Darry accidentally hits Ponyboy, causing Pony to run out of the house and ask Johnny to run away with him.
To start, the greasers display morality by sticking up for one another. A particular example of this is when Johnny, the most law-abiding of the group, kills one of the Socs who jumped, or ambushed, them to save Ponyboy’s life. “ ‘You really killed him, huh, Johnny?’ [Ponyboy said] ‘Yeah. I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you.’ [Johnny replied]” (pg 57). This excerpt shows why Johnny killed the Soc, which is because if he had not, Pony would have died. If Johnny had just stabbed Bob, the Soc, in the leg or somewhere where it wouldn’t be fatal, there were other Socs around to continue the drowning, so Pony would have died anyways. Killing the Soc was the only option
Greasers are poor, "rough around the edges" kind of people. They love in rough neighborhoods, have little money, and with proof from the book, it shows that most drop out of school around high school. Though to outsiders they act rough and tough, they have sensitive sides for each other, even Dally is kind and caring towards Johnny, and he is a major criminal. Most don't like to have too much confrontation, for example Johnny only killed Bob in self defense, and he was killing
We have all seen them in TV shows, movies, and music videos from the day. Greasers were heavily stereotyped gang members in the 40s and 50s that were known for their greased hair, switchblades, and leather jackets. How many of those are inaccurate, for greasers are not the only group that have been wrongfully stereotyped. One fictional greaser that has been stereotyped is Ponyboy, the fourteen year old narrator and main character of the popular novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Ponyboy is wrongfully stereotyped to be dumb, rough, and a criminal as are the rest of the greasers.
The Greasers go to extreme lengths to help and protect their friends. When Johnny killed Bob to save Pony-Boys life it was an instinct that Johnny had. He said “They were drowning you pony, I had no choice.” Johnny saw that his friend was in trouble so on instinct his priority was to save Pony-Boy which meant killing Bob, but he did it anyway to save Pony’s life. This shows us that Johnny cares so much about Pony-Boy that he would do anything to save him even if it meant murdering someone and possibly going to jail. When Pony, Johnny and Dally went back to the church and saw that there was a fire Pony felt responsible so he went to rescue the kids then Johnny went after Pony-Boy when Pony-Boy was out and was waiting for Johnny to come out the church the roof collapsed on him and Dally went in to save Johnny even though it meant risking his life. Both of these examples show the theme of friendship. This theme was important because friends will do anything to help each other and be there for each other, and tell each other everything and anything. Friends will always be there to the end. S.E Hinton was
Do you think the greasers have it rough? Stereotypes look at the greasers as "hoods" when they are walking down the streets alone. Do you think the Socials have it rough? Although they are rich and have a lot of money, also means they are regular people too. They face emotions, fight for reasons, and are judged by how they look and act. Despite the money and freedom that both greasers and Socs enjoy, both groups have their own problems.
Greasers are the main stereotype in the book but also there is a small part played by the Socs. Although the book is about the life and times of a Greaser there is also a ‘Socs Story’ in there, as throughout the book you learn more and more about the Socs and how they live. But this all changes. When Bob dies Cherry and Randy, the main Socs characters, begin to see that there is no difference between Socs and Greasers. Randy, when he talks to Ponyboy in private doesn’t call
The outsiders, there are two groups of people that are called Greasers and Socs. Characters in the novel tend to believe that Greasers are troublemakers and Socs are the higher class teens. Socs are a disgrace because of their actions and attitudes.
In The Outsiders, we see the respect and honor among the lawless. The Greasers develop honor among one another due to the struggles they face not being treated equally to those like the Socs, that hold a place in the upper level in society treated equally in the law”(Adamson, 58). The Greasers don’t have many people there for them, the rest of society, but they now have to stick together (Hinton, 176). According to The Outsiders, some of the boys in the Greaser face different problems. Darry became responsible for his little brothers, Ponyboy and SodaPop since their parents died, they fight all the time, and throughout the story try to reconcile and come to an understanding of knowing they need one another. (Hinton, 176). Even though the Greasers are stereotyped, and face different problems, they all share a bond of honor that holds innocence and love. Johnny may seem to be a horrible person for killing Bob, but he saves the children in the burning church, which meant he still had
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.