Violence In The Outsiders

Survival instincts allow individuals to persevere during times of hardship and struggle. Unfortunately, many families in America are struggling lower-middle class or live in poverty. It’s nice to think a person can easily go from being dirt poor to filthy rich, but it doesn’t usually work that way. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton depicts the hardships and struggles experienced by two rival gangs, “The Greasers” from the lower middle class and “The Socs” from the upper class. Thesis: In The Outsiders, the Greasers experience disenfranchisement mostly due to socioeconomic class and appearance. However, other types of disenfranchisement such as drug, alcohol use and gang participation are also present in the novel.

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.

Millions of people pay to watch violence every day. In today’s society, violence is often glamorized and used as entertainment. And, it is frequently the topic of young adult literature. However, violence is not always shown in a positive light. In SE Hinton’s The Outsiders, the author uses the conflicts of Ponyboy verses other characters, Dally verses society, and Johnny verses outside forces to convey the theme that violence causes more problems than it solves.

In the novel The Outsiders, the act of violence negatively affects the plot of the entire book. First, Dally's dying had an important role in altering the tone of the book negatively. For instance, the text states “Dally didn't die a hero”. He died violent and young and desperate, just like we’d know he’d die someday. [Hinton 154]” The text displays the fact that Dally risking his life just for Johnny's dying led to his dying not being remembered positively.

There are many characters in the Outsiders book that found their identity in conflict. Bob is one of the characters in the Outsiders that found his identity in conflict. He didn’t have anything to find his identity in and the result of that was finding his identity in conflict and being in a gang. Randy found his identity in conflict and he also rose out of being a person who sought conflict in his everyday life. In the book, Randy participated in beating up Johnny, and certainly in fights with other Greasers.

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.

Violence accounts for 1.4 million deaths each year and most of them are because of appearances of people. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a book about two gangs (Socs and Greasers) who have a negative relationship. This negative relationship leads to violence such as fighting and even stabbing. This happens because of the appearances of the gang members. If someone would dress as a greaser and walk up to a group of socs they would probably get beat up. The author S.E. Hinton wanted to address the readers that you should not judge someone by the outside of them and not use violence as the answer.

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.

In “The Outsiders”, the speaker of the novel is a fourteen year-old fellow named Ponyboy who is the narrator and the youngest member of the greasers. S.E. Hinton wrote the novel in the 1960s in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the time of class struggle in society. The novel was intended to relate to young teens and adults who have experienced the troubles and unfortunate situations in the story. The author is referring to the poor and their daily struggles. The author explains the harshness of the greaser’s life and shows empathy for them. The author tells the truth as it is and doesn’t blur the reality. The author wants the audience to understand the predicaments and relate to it. “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is a fiction novel that represents social

“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.

As of 2012 Tulsa, Oklahoma is the second most violent crime rated city in Oklahoma. In claiming self defense will lead to criminal investigation upon this investigation the police and the district attorney justifies whether you become a defendant in a murder or manslaughter case. S.E. Hinton examines whether the events in the book is considered murder or self defense in The Outsiders. What’s difference between murder and self defense? Murder is defined as, to kill someone unlawfully and with premeditation.

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 main theme of The Outsiders is violence does not solve social conflict. In the beginning of the book Ponyboy thinks that violence is the solution to the Socs, but later through Johnny stabbing Bob, and finally making amends with Darry, Ponyboy figures out that you can’t solve social conflict with violence. This theme was relevant to the real world in Hinton’s time and still is today.

I am discussing the book the outsiders by S.E Hinton and analyzing the impact violence has on the main characters. My main aim of this essay is to assess and demonstrating the emotional and physical damage to the characters Johnny, bob and Dally caused by violence.

Have you ever come across a conflict in your life or multiple conflicts that you had to face? In the novel The Outsiders by the author S.E Hinton, Johnny, Ponyboy, and Darry all have come across many conflicts. Ponyboy, Johnny,and Darry's parents died, and Darry was left to be in charge of the boys. Darry works all the time to be able to provide everything the boys need. Ponyboy faces many conflicts during the like, getting beat up by the Socs, when Ponyboy almost drowned, and when Darry slapped him after coming home late and making excuses.