Analysis of Disenfranchisement in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
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. S. E. Hinton focuses writing about teenage problems in society. While growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the concept of high school cliques was senseless to Hinton. She states, “I was mad about the social situation in my high school where everyone got in their little group and wouldn’t make friends outside of it.” (SEHinton.com) The Outsiders was published in 1967 when Hinton was only 17 years old. Hinton’s wrote the novel to fill a gap in the existing teenage literature available at the time. Hinton is credited with changing the way young adult fiction is written (Peck). She wanted to read realistic stories about teenagers and based The Outsiders on events in her own life. Hinton states, “One
In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. HINTON the main character Ponyboy’s identity changes multiple times over the text. In the beginning of the story Ponyboy was introduced as a greaser, a greaser is someone who is usually poorer than the middle class and like to screw around and start gang fights and they are considered hoods as stated on pages 2-3, “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we’re wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace almost like hoods.” this shows that even though the Socs are much more wild the greasers are still considered the bad crazy hood people. Ponyboy didn’t like being a greaser
Most people in the world are misunderstood at some point in their life. However, if other people’s perceptions of a person create a reputation, it can camouflage their real traits. Dallas (Dally) Winston is a victim of this. A character in the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Dally is commonly known for being a tough ruthless guy who doesn’t care about anybody but himself. He’s a great fighter and is very confident, but because of his past, it seems his real qualities have been masked. Even though Dallas Winston’s friends misunderstood him to be a cold-hearted and tough person, his experiences and how he treats his friends reveals his loving, self-reliant, and dependable nature.
The Outsiders, a coming-of-age novel, written by S.E. Hinton who was a teenager at the time of writing is firmly based upon groups of teenagers divided amongst their social classes. The novel takes on the rival battles of the Socials and the Greasers.
The Outsiders, made in 1983, is based on the original book made in 1967, The Outsiders. The movie copied the same plot of the book heavily, as it still portrays the same main character, Ponyboy Curtis (played by Thomas C. Howell), a fourteen year old boy living with his two brothers. This one and a half hour film shows Ponyboy’s life as a greaser, as he experiences the positive and negative sides of his family life style, and questions the benefits of the greaser’s biggest enemy; the Socials.
As a young adult, it is difficult to grow up without parents and still be tough and brave. In addition, teens can be emotional and overreact at times. In the novel The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, a fourteen-year-old kid named Ponyboy Curtis feels different emotions that make him stand out from other Greasers, or “hoodlums”. Ponyboy, the youngest of all the Greasers, is a great example of a teen who feels isolated, brave, and emotional throughout the novel.
Fracis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders” (1983) is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by E.Hinton published in 1967. There are many theories that can be found throughout the movie, victim precipitation theory, differential association theory, strain theory and labeling theory are the most prevalent. The story takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma and revolves around the story of a 14 year old Greaser named Ponyboy Curtis. The town is split into two conflicting adolescent groups, the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are of lower class standings with harsh upbringings, poor kids from the wrong side of town (north) and are considered delinquents. The Socs, are privileged kids living on the south side who have an easy life where everything
A writer on Pinterest posted a quote that said, “Maybe I can’t stop the downpour, but I will always join you for a walk in the rain.” This quotes tells us that our friends will always be there for us, even when times are difficult. In the novel titled The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a young, meek boy named Johnny Cade shows that he develops as a strong man who realizes that no matter how tough a time he is going through, his friends are always going to be there to support him and help him get through all of the hardships in his life. Johnny is one of the youngest character in The Outsiders. He is part of a gang of teenage boys who identify as the greasers. The greasers do not have a lot of money or things but that never stops them from
The Outsiders message is about “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” It explains that nothing good can go on forever and nothing young can last forever. It tells you about how and why we should enjoy what we have and keep and cherish everything we have to its maximum limit. Why shouldn’t we cherish what we have? Why do we need more? Why can't we be equally treated with same amount of things such as money and houses? That is the real question. We have that to this very day. In The Outsiders, their lives are exactly like this. They have their awesome rich people lives and the poor have unhappy lives. Some of each gang just want to be normal, the same, or similar at least. But their money splits them up. All because of a little extra
The Outsiders is a very good book and should remembered forever. This story is based during the mid 1900’s in a town divided by socs and greasers. The socs are the popular rich kids and greasers our the less popular poor kids. This book has many life lessons and kept me on the edge of my toes. The book the Outsiders is a book that shows how choices really effect a person, what a person looks like depends on how others treat them, and how everyone wants to be apart of something.
The book, The Outsiders, is a fantastic book that you should definitely re-read. If you had read the book before then you would know that the book is about a 14-year old boy named Ponyboy Curtis with his two brothers Sodapop, a sixteen year old, and Darrel, a twenty year old who have recently lost their parents. Now he has to deal with his idea of being separated from society. Common Sense Media book gave the book a ⅘ starts and stated, “Hinton wrote this at age 16, so the plot has some too-easy resolutions; such literary missteps are overcome by the power of her honest teen point of view, which rings so true to young readers.” This quote shows that being a teenanger is one of the perfect times to read the book and re-reading will give a similar
“I had a long walk home and no company, but I usually lone it anyway” is the way the novel, The Outsiders begins. The theme of feeling alone and still being part of a group, as well as, what does it mean to be part of a group is answered in this novel.
Have you ever read The Outsiders book. The Outsiders is about two gangs called Socs and Greasers. Greasers are poor people in the book, and the Socs are rich people. Have you ever read the part when Ponyboy was going to foster care but he did not. In think Ponyboy would have been better off in foster care.
In the novel, The Outsiders , by S.E Hinton, the theme that prejudice leads to violence and oppression is shown through the the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs were shown as the upper class in the book, the people who looked down on the rest of the society.
A young adult novel’s audience often desires relatable characters and a meaningful plot that helps them to find resolutions to their own uncertainties concerning life. Many authors employ the literary technique realism to satiate these cravings. Today, there are some popular novels that attempt to imitate this, such as the coveted The Fault in Our Stars or Divergent. These selections, while widespread in the hands of young adult readers today, will not stand the test of time in the way that The Outsiders has, written by S. E. Hinton in 1967, has. This novel, both produced by and intended for teenagers, instead is a better candidate of realistic young adult fiction. Other selections, from Hinton’s era and from today, do not radiate the same
Bill, “The Outsiders” book is a good book and movie as well. The experience of the book is a “give you the chills” kinda book. Here are some of the reasons I want you to go through this book. I think that this will solve your predicament