S.E. Hinton’s realistic fiction novel, The Outsiders, takes place I Tulsa, Oklahoma where the Socs and the Greasers do not get along. Ponyboy Curtis. Sodapop Curtis, Darrel “Darry” Curtis, Jonny Cade, Dallas “Dally” Winston, Keith “two-bit” Mattews are a part of the Greasers. Sherri “cherry” Valance, Robert “Bob” Sheldon, Randy Adderson, Marci, David, Paul Holden are a apart of the Socs. The east side greasers are the “outsiders” to the west side of the town the “rich” side. To and outsider wet side life can look very appealing but its unappreciated by the Socs who live there. While some believe the strongest theme of the outsiders is Divied Communties, I argue that the strongest theme is family, as upported by S.E. Hinton’s use of characterization,
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is meant to show the theme and stereotypes of the sixties. This book takes place in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The main character in this novel is Ponyboy, who is known to have a protective group of friends that would do anything for him. These group of friends are known to be Greasers. When Ponyboy and his friend Johnny do something they shouldn’t have, they are scared to go back to the way things were.
The novel and movie The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, is about a boy, Ponyboy Curtis, and his struggles. Hinton writes about two gangs: the Socs and greasers. Ponyboy is labeled a greaser because of his lack of wealth and popularity. When his friend, Johnny, murders a Soc to save Ponyboy’s life, they flee from town and hide in an abandoned church. This event brings many stereotypes that greasers are cruel people and hoods. There are many themes in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, although one is stronger than the rest: injustice is caused by money, status, and circumstance.
The book the Outsiders takes place in tulsa, Oklahoma sometime in the 1960’s. In the book there many characters such as ponyboy, the main character, Sodapop, ponyboy’s older brother, Darry, also Ponyboy’s older brother, Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, and Johnny. These boys are all greasers and some of them have nicknames like Two-Bit his real name is Keith, but there are also the Socs like Cherry Valents. In the book Ponyboy, Johnny, and some of their other friends go to the movies and find Cherry and her friend. On their home Ponyboy and johnny find themselves being attacked by Socs. Out of pear self defense Johnny ends up killing one of the Socs and the rest ran off. After that, Johnny and Ponyboy find themselves on the run from the police. If
In the novel The Outsiders, one of the many thematic statements that could be made on The Outsiders that sometimes on both sides of the fight or argument isn't really all that black and white. These pages are all examples of when Ponyboy changes his view bit by bit. Page 29-34, page 115-118, page 163-165, and page 129 and 130
S.E. Hinton’s realistic fiction novel, The Outsiders takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1950’s. The Outsiders is about a small town where the town is divided into two social classes the Greasers and the Socs. From the Socs perspective the Greasers are the low life junkies who are in gangs-even though they’re really just in a less fortunate circumstances, and the Socs are the more privileged kids. Ponyboy is the younger of his two brothers Darry and Sodapop. While some believe the strongest theme is divided community, I argue that the strongest theme is loyalty, as supported by S.E. Hinton’s use of dialogue, characterization, and conflict. While it is easy to say that the theme of The Outsiders is divided community. For example there are
“The silence grew heavier, and I could hear the harsh heavy breathing of the boys around me. Still Darry and the Soc walked slowly in a circle” (Hinton, 143). The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a realistic fiction novel taking place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1966. The story informs the reader of a rivalry between two gangs, the Socials (Socs) who are the rich people that have nice cars, clothes, and have a bright future ahead of them. The Socs live on the West side. The Greasers are the other gang who weren’t rich, weren’t known to have bright futures and always had grease in their hair, hence the name Greasers. Throughout the story many themes have been applied to our society today. Two themes that I have chosen were that loyalty is a thread that holds people together and to not judge people based on how society labels them.
Summary: "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton is a classic novel set in the 1960s, narrated by Ponyboy Curtis, a teenager caught between two rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The story explores themes of identity, social class, and the impact of external pressures on young individuals in a turbulent society. Author's Purpose and Audience: S.E. Hinton's purpose in writing "The Outsiders" is to depict the challenges faced by teenagers in a divided society. The audience is mainly teenagers, as the book delves into issues relevant to their lives, such as peer pressure, stereotypes, and the struggle for identity. How the Book Supports the Claim: "The Outsiders" vividly illustrates how external factors shape a hero's identity through the experiences
The Outsiders connect with the thematic statement that constant violence from war requires strength physically, mentally, and emotionally to prepare for the chance of hurt, negative outcome, and possible loss of child innocence. War generates many amounts of psychological trauma, in addition to all the other losses and injuries associated with it. My pop culture context , The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton. The book describes the conflict between two rival gangs of Americans divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "Greasers" and the upper-middle-class "Socs".
The Outsiders is a novel written by Susan Eloise Hinton, also known as S.E Hinton. The setting of the story takes place in the 1960s. The Outsiders is written in first person view, by Ponyboy Curtis. The story revolves around the greasers and Socs. The Socs are the west side rich kids, they wrecked houses and “threw beer blasts for kicks”. While the Greasers were the east side kids, they “drove old souped-up cars, held up gas stations and had gang fights once in a while.” One of the conflicts the characters face is man vs man, which is because the greasers and Socs don’t get along, this is because they feel superior to each other. They both had different ways of lives, they did different things for fun, and they did not understand each other. This conflict was later resolved towards the end of the story when Ponyboy speaks to Randy about no longer fighting after Bob’s death.
This poem I wrote represents the thematic statement I chose; "Somethings are not what they seem. Sometimes there are more meaning to it. Sometimes there are hidden stories that create character". This poem uses an old book as a metaphor for humans. As books, especially old books, are one of those things that are commonly misinterpreted, just like people. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton, there was a great example of misinterpretation. Ponyboy misinterpreted Dally's care and love for him to hatred and disgrace. "'He likes Soda - everyone likes Soda - but he can't stand me. I bet he wishes he could stick me in a home somewhere, and he'd do it, too, if Soda'd let him.' Two-Bit and Johnny were staring at me now. 'No...' Two-Bit said, dumbfounded, 'No, Ponyboy, that ain't right... You got it wrong...'"(Hilton 50) This quote shows how
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in the 1960’s while in poverty in the midst of gang fights? The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a story is about a fourteen-year-old kid named Ponyboy who is in a gang called the greasers who get in a lot of trouble. They are always in fights with the greasers and they get in a lot of trouble and have to run away. The book takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ponyboy stands out in the story because he is the protagonist of the story and he is also a dynamic character. Ponyboy can be described as smart, scared, and brave.
The Outsiders ThemeS.E Hinton’s realistic fiction book The Outsiders takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma where the streets are divided among two groups of people, the Socs and the Greasers. Ponyboy, who is a greaser, is the youngest of his gang and always sticks with his brothers. One lesson the story suggests is no matter what happens always stick together. While some readers may believe the central theme of this story is childhood innocence, I argue that even in hard times and even in hard times and even when you do something wrong always stay connected with your friends and family as evidence by S.E Hinton’s use of dialogue, tone, repetition.From the beginning, the dialogue in the story shows how close Ponyboy and his brothers are. The text states, “`Hey, Ponyboy, ` he cried gleefully, `Long time no see. `’ (Hinton 106 ) Even
A theme in The Outsiders is the strongest friendships are not based on wealth. This theme shows up multiple times in the book. The greasers are poor, but their bond is much stronger than the Socs'. This theme first shows up at the very start of the book, when Ponyboy is jumped well walking out of the movie theater. All of his friends come to his rescue and fight off the guys who attacked him. "I lay there and wondered what in the world was happening - people were jumping over me and running by me and I was too dazed to figure it out,"(6 Hinton) "By then I had figured that all the noise I heard was the gang coming to rescue me."(7 Hinton) Ponyboy's friends and brothers will stop whatever they are doing to help one of their people in need.
The Outsiders, a novel by S.E. Hinton, shares moralities that encourage themes of brotherhood and heroism with literary elements - which includes setting, point of view, characterization, conflict, plot, and theme. Each element influences the big idea of flawed heroes and friendships to readers. With her powerful novel, Hinton is able to express the necessity of unity and brotherhood within a community, despite differences in classes, ages, or ideals.
“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.