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Essay On Have You Ever Felt Like An Outsider

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Have you ever felt like an outsider? The outsiders is a book written by S.E. Hinton based on the social groups at her high school, the greasers and the Socs. But which one of the groups are the real outsiders? The answer is more complicated than just picking one of the groups, they could be more than just one group of people. A lot times the greasers can be seen as the outsiders. When pony boy uses a switchblade to dissect a worm in science class, a soc girl says; ”They are right. You are a hood.” (Doc. B). This makes pony boy feel like an outsider. Being called “a hood” makes pony boy feel like an outsider because he is placed in classes with socs. However, at other times, the Socs can be considered the outsiders. When Cherry is talking

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