Cherry In S. E. Hinton's The Outsider

Sherry Valance, a 16 year-old Soc, who goes by the name Cherry, influenced Ponyboy not just a little, but caused him to ponder about the meaning behind all the rivalry between the Socs and the Greasers. Hate between the Socs, the rich kids of the west side, and the Greasers, the poor kids from the east side, has always existed. Beforehand, Ponyboy greatly disliked the Socs, for they continually jumped and attacked Greasers. He always regarded them as an enemy. However, that one night when Ponyboy Curtis clashed with Sherry Valance, she demonstrated that not all Socs were malevolent and self-centered. While conversing with Cherry, Ponyboy felt her empathy and understanding and softened towards her. She talked about her boyfriend, Bob, and how he

In the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy develops feeling for Cherry who he met at a movie. But due to the fact that Ponyboy is a Greaser and Cherry is a Soc, society states that “you don’t see a grease and a Socy cheerleader together that often.” (Hinton 30) Ponyboy being greaser is set apart from the rest of society because of his cloths, hair and financial status.”Our hair labeled us greasers, too- it was our trademark. The one thing we were proud of.”(Hinton 71) This barrier was created because society labels people based on their appearance. Though they both have feelings for eachother, society thinks that they can’t be together because of their different social party. This obstacle was not resolved, though Ponyboy and Cherry may see more in each other then Socs and greasers, society as a whole still separates them. Ponyboy and Cherry learn from each other that everyone has problems, “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset.” (Hinton

We see this theme over and over in the novel one example being on page 21, "Dallas could talk awful dirty if he wanted to and I guess he wanted to then. I felt my ears get hot. Two-Bit or Steve or even Soda would have gone right along with him, just to see if they could embarrass the girls, but that kind of kicks just doesn't appeal to me. I sat there, struck dumb, and Johnny left hastily to get a Coke" (Hinton, 21). Here you see how not all the greasers are similar. Dally, Pony, and Johnny evidently don't share the same set of values, even though many privileged or higher class citizens might believe that all lower class or less privileged people are scumbags. Pony and Johnny both show their uneasiness with their actions proving that even lower class

Cherry easily bridges the gaps between the two gangs many times throughout the novel, even though Bob, her boyfriend, was the Soc that was murdered

Have you ever had two friends that are enemies? In the story, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, Cherry Valance (her real name is Sherri) is a fashionable, fiery, red headed, emotional, understanding, and trustworthy friend. The story took place in the mid 1960’s in Tulsa, OK. Greasers and Socs are two very different, yet same groups, which most definitely do not get along. After Ponyboy and Johnny got jumped, Johnny killed Bob, a Soc who was also Cherry’s boyfriend. During Ponyboy and Johnny’s hiding out in an abandoned church, the church starts on fire, while the children are playing in there. Johnny and Ponyboy somehow made their way back in to save the kids. Johnny and Ponyboy both made it out alive. Unfortunately, however, Johnny gets out with severe burns and a broken back. While he is in the hospital, Cherry has a conflict with herself: she is asked by Ponyboy to go see Johnny in the hospital, but she says no because she doesn’t want to face the person who killed Bob. In the time of the trial, Cherry and other Soc’s testify and come clean about the night of the stabbing. Consequently, since they told the truth, Johnny, Sodapop, and Darry all got to stay together. Cherry Valance is an emotional, caring, and trustworthy friend.

Candy who is viewed as problematic on the streets because of her manly behavior and her ability to gain respect through fear caused many mean in the street culture to think of her as a crazy bitch you want to stay away from. Candy who has no dignity of a woman acts like a male by “bragging publicly about her sexual exploits, much the same as Felix had done” (Bourgois 231). Her actions of acting like a male causes Primo who is currently her boyfriend to be pissed off in the

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is about two gangs trying to kill each other in Oklahoma in the 1960’s. The story’s theme is about growing up. One character who stands out in the story is Dally because he was a static character. The character can be described as loyal, hard and brave. Dally was a Greaser.

In the story "The Outsiders" Sherri Valance is a social, caring and brave person. Sherry Valance known as "Cherry" is a cheerleader and is part of a gang called the "Socials." She has beautiful long red hair. Cherry meets the main character Ponyboy at a movie theatre and then after shows she is a social, caring and brave person. Sherri was a very social and talkative person.

In the novel The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, Cherry is drawn close to the Greasers and experiences many conflicts with them due to this. In the novel the author states, “Marcia grinned at us. She was a little smaller than Cherry. She was cute, but that Cherry Valence was a real looker. ‘Y’all come sit up here with us.

Have you ever read the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton? If so, this is a question that might come to your mind. Who is the kind or innocent character in this story? While reading The Outsiders you get a good idea of who is the most innocent or pure character is in the story. “Gold” means to be innocent, pure and kind even when the harsh realities of life come to you. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, Cherry Valance is a character who is gold.

In our lives money, dreams, and identity play big roles of our lives. Does money fulfil or control our lives? Mama says “So that's what it's about now, money… now money is the most important thing” (A Raisin In The Sun, Hansberry, Act 2, Scene 3) Is our identity important to us, and do we represent it truthfully? Are dreams important, and does society face them? After reading the book “A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, it has demonstrated to me that dreams, identity, and money has become significantly important and society represents these subjects.

After reading the book titled “The Outsiders,” I learned that different types of people have different reactions and lifestyles. “The Outsiders” had many different characters, both minor and major, that played a role in the story. There are three characters in the novel that I have a strong feeling for, Ponyboy, Cherry, and Paul. I consider these three characters as either a BAE/BFF, Frenemy, or Extermination.

Sherry Valance, who is nicknamed Cherry because she has log red hair, she is a Soc in the story, The Outsiders. When people think of Socs, they think of rich, rude, greedy people who beats and jumps Greasers. She is no ordinary greedy Soc, she likes to watch sunsets and likes to do what is right. Her role in the gang is the mature and caring person, and reacts negative instead of positive to the gang, and she is under a lot of pressure from her gang because she cannot so certain things because she is a Soc.

Trust is important because if you believe in the reliability of a friendship that makes you trust that person more. Cherry from The Outsiders is nice and she is not like most of the Socs. Do you like to read books about fighting or about people that are trusting? The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, is about fighting and trusting. This story is about two groups of people, the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs are rich and the Greasers are poor. They fight each other all the time. They fight each other for respect and power. Cherry is a Soc and she likes Bob. She’s also Ponyboy's friend and Ponyboy is a Greaser and it can affect her. Cherry is a trusting person which is shown in her appearance, in what

In The Outsiders a boy named Ponyboy is a greaser who lives with his brothers. Through the book he learns many lessons, such as the one that the rich kids can be nice. He saw that when he met Cherry Valance. She treated him as an equal just like we have all been taught to do. This is one of the many life lessons I found in The Outsiders.