Examples Of Stereotypes In The Outsiders

Both the Socs and the Greasers believe their opinions of their rivals to be true, even though “…most reviews of stereotyping conclude that there is very little evidence regarding the validity of beliefs about groups” (Lee, Jussim, and McCauley 5). The opinions the characters have of their opposing gangs tend to take the focus off of individual personalities and instead lumps everyone who is different from them into large groups. For example, right before Cherry leaves Ponyboy after the movies, she tells him that she might not say “hi” to him at school. He knows this is

They look past each other's imperfections and have true love for one another. This is in contrast to the Socs, who do not seem to really care about one another. Bob Randall states this while talking to Pony after he gets sick, “He's dead--- his mother has had a nervous breakdown. They spoiled him rotten. I mean, most parents would be proud of a kid like that--- good-lookin' and smart and everything, but they gave in to him all the time. He kept trying to make someone say 'No' and they never did. They never did. That was what he wanted. For somebody to tell him 'No.' To have somebody lay down the law, set the limits, give him something solid to stand on. That's what we all want, really.”(Hinton 98) Whether it is tough love, true love, or unconditional love, all people want to love. Bob Sheldon was no exception. All he really wanted was for his parents to discipline him, but that never happens. Love both helps and hurts people, but people as a whole all need it. According to Jane Elizabeth Dougharty,” In spite of his original fear and dislike for Dally, a fear which he understands is motivated by his own idealism, Ponyboy comes to realize all that Dally has done for him. It is Dally who makes sure that Johnny and Pony are able to run away after Johnny accidentally kills Bob. Dally saves Ponyboy from the burning church and tries to save Johnny as well. Ponyboy also realizes that in spite of his cold exterior, Dally has been deeply scarred by his

When Ponyboy was sick in bed Randy stopped by to visit him and this shows that Ponyboy and Randy's relationship has grown quite a bit. When Ponyboy had express his worries to Randy that he was worried about that he might have to go to a foster home. Then for the first time Ponyboy had seen a Soc like Randy actually care for a greaser like him. “I didn't know that.” Randy looked worried, he really did. A Soc, even, worried because some kid greaser was on his way to a foster home or something. That was really funny. I don't mean funny. You know what I mean.” Page

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.

The book The Outsiders is about a gang member that kills a rival gang’s member. The story takes place during the mid 1960s in Tulsa, a city in Oklahoma. The plot involves two gangs, the Greasers, and the Socials ( also called Socs). The Greasers were people part of the working class or below. They tended to be portrayed as the poor, and dirty people who didn’t have any future or destiny. Also known as, the scums of the society. The Socs on the other hand, were the people of the upper class, the kings and queens of the society. They were portrayed as the emotionally stable, pampered, and spoiled brats who did what they want, and tended to get away with wrong doings.

To start, stereotypes are deceptive because people place others into cliques based on their appearances. People assume everyone in a clique are the same, even though their true personality may differ from that clique. The first example from The Outsiders in which somebody doesn’t fit in with the stereotype they are given is Ponyboy. Ponyboy doesn’t quite fit in with his clique, the greasers. After Ponyboy is jumped, Darry has a fight with Pony. Darry yells at Ponyboy to think on the streets and to stay alert. Darry is concerned about Ponyboy’s safety: ‘“You must think at school with all those good grades you bring home, and you’ve always got your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for common sense?”’ (13). Meaning, Ponyboy isn’t like the greaser stereotype. Compared to all the other greasers, Pony is book smart and not street smart. The greasers are smart where it really matters like on the streets. They carry blades to defend themselves, travel as gangs, and know how to get themselves out of a dangerous situation, if they get stuck in one. Ponyboy, however, is book smart. He succeeds at an outstanding level at school and in his academics. Once he is on the street his intelligence doesn’t follow him. He doesn’t use his common sense and he can’t find his way out of dangerous situations. As a result of this Pony gets jumped by the Socs which

Ponyboy and his friends had a bad relationship with a few socs that at one time beat Johnny up.When Ponyboy and some of his friends snuck into a drive in they met two soc girls, Cherry and Marcia. Eventually Cherry got up to get popcorn and soda with Ponyboy. They start talking about the socs that beat up Johnny. Cherry told Ponyboy not all socs where like the ones that hurt Johnny. Though he could only see her as the stereotype of socs. He finally realized that not all socs are bad. If he hadn’t forgotten about the stereotype he might have never become friends with

Diversity always flourishes when people do not stereotype each other, but do meaningful actions in life. In The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, the author explores qualities of characters in society when challenged greatly and what happens when the general population stereotypes. The book starts out with conflicts between Greasers, who are in poverty, and Socs, who rich and spoiled. Both classes believe the stereotypes against one another, and the characters soon come to realize that not all of them are true, and that all people have their own problems. This all starts happening after Johnny, a suspicious and scared Greaser kills a Soc who was drowning Ponyboy, the main character and narrator of the story, in a fountain.

John Hughes’ eighties classic film, The Breakfast Club, tells the story of a rebel, a princess, a brain, a basket case and a jock spending their Saturday together in detention. They first believe that they are completely different from one another, but by the end they learn that they’re more similar than they are different. A variety of social psychology concepts can be found throughout the entire film. Stereotypes, self-fulfilling prophecy, and social norms will be discussed within this paper.

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.

At the end of the story, Cherry and Ponyboy are talking before the rumble, and Johnny is in the hospital. As they talk, they learn that people may be different than they seem on the outside. Cherry says, “’He killed Bob. Oh, maybe Bob asked for it. I know he did. But I couldn’t ever look at the person who killed him. You only knew his bad side. He could be sweet sometimes, and friendly.”’

At 14 and 15 in the 1960’s, particularly in low income neighborhoods such as the Greaser’s, gangs and weapons were very prevalent and S.E Hinton’s portrayal of the gang violence is completely accurate. For instance, in 1965, there were 1,997 counts of aggravated assault in Oklahoma alone, making it an extremely significant factor in citizen lives, including teens. Though many religious groups claimed that the book “promoted violence”, the combat was simply accurate to the setting and time period. There was indeed protest from religious groups to keep the novel away from young readers and they were not the only ones. Countless groups of parents argued “The Outsiders” being part of school curriculum for elementary intermediate students. The book was challenged for multiple reasons including the “ lack of a positive role model”, the fact that “the majority of characters were from broken homes” and that students in grade seven and eight are “not prepared for the subject matter”. To address the idea of a role model, one one the main plotlines is three boys, Dally, Ponyboy and Johnny, risking their lives to save children that could have been seriously injured. While it may not be safe to rush into a burning building in reality, fictional events such as these show many positive character traits including courage,

Do you have a stereotype that is stuck with you but you don't fit the stereotype fully. There are many recurring stereotypes challenged in the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton such as, a delinquent /gang member (same thing kind of), the basic man, and a rude rich kid. Well first I should tell you what a stereotype is, a stereotype is an overly simplified image/idea of someone or something. Now to the real stuff The first stereotype is a delinquent.

The six characters Brian, Andrew, Claire, Allison, John and Vice principal all represent individually their own stereotype individually two characters which shows their stereotype individual stereotypes are Brian and Claire. Some evidence which proves Brian’s stereotype throughout the film are the group of teenagers are taking about what club they joined and when Brian said which club he was in. He said in extremely intelligent way that he was in the physics club and that all they do is talk about physics and a lot of nerdy things which most people wouldn’t get. This is a nerd stereotype as most nerds most the time like to study and are always talk in a way which makes people think that they know a lot. Another evidence which shows the nerd stereotype is when Brian was trying to break the fight between Andrew and John, when John gets close to him and threatens him, else than like Andrew standing up and standing straight and tall, it can be seen that Brian is backing away and is trying to get to apologies to John. This is a typical nerd stereotype as most nerds tend to not to have loads of confidence as they tend to get teased due to either their friends or especially people from the opposite

He kept trying to make someone say ‘no’ and they never did. That was what he wanted. For somebody to tell him ‘no.’ To have somebody lay down the law, set limits…If his old man had just belted him — just once, he might still be alive.” This shows that even though a Soc looked like he/she had a perfect life, many didn’t including Bob.