Examples Of Stereotyping In The Outsiders

Early in the book Johnny shows that he is shy. But also brave and not scared to stick up for his friends. The Socs jumped Johnny and Ponyboy. They started to drown Ponyboy. Johnny defended him by stabbing Bob. Later, Pony discussed with Johnny, “You really killed him, huh Johnny?’ ‘Yeah.’ his voice quavered slightly. ‘I had to they were drowning

Have you ever read a very hard hitting and the phenomenal story about rival gangs and the effect it has on the lives of the people and the society. In The Outsiders, is a story of 14-year-old Ponyboy Curtis and his two older brothers, Soda and Darry. The boys are orphans and struggle to stick together in their lower-class neighborhood, known as the East Side. They and their friends are part of a gang of tough street boys called the Greasers. Even though other people might think you're unimportant and below them. You will always have your friends and family. In The Outsiders, we see the idea of the difference in the society based on the economic level of the characters, honor among the lawless and violence among the youth.

Death. Not something many people want. Violence. Another thing one does not want. Stereotyping leads to death. Didn’t expect that. In The Outsiders by SE Hinton there is little to expect. Based in Oklahoma in the 1960’s the book goes through the battle between two teenage gangs, the underprivileged Greasers, and the rich Socs. Ponyboy Curtis a member of the Greasers gets too caught up in this meaningless feud of stereotyping. Him along with other members of his gang- his brothers Darry and Sodapop, and friends Johnny, Dallas, Two-bit, and Steve. On the other side of town the rich Socs, Bob and Randy, And their gang jump, beat up, and stereotype the Greasers. Some of these kids got too caught up in the stereotyping and it leads to their deaths,including Johnny, Dallas, and Bob. SE Hinton clearly demonstrates the theme that stereotyping leads to violence through the deaths of Johnny,Dallas, and Bob.

When people first see me, they make assumptions about be because I am a girl, and because I am Jewish and they relate me to all the negative stereotypes without even getting to know me. First of all, since I wear a bow every day, people assume that I am a girly girl and that i’m not allowed to like anything that boys like, and that I can't throw a ball. Another stereotype that I am associated with is Jews. Just because I am a Jew, and I go to a Jewish day school, people assume that I go to shul every saturday morning and pray, or that I wear long skirts every day. All of these stereotypes are false, but people don’t know that because they don’t know me, they have only seen what I look like. This reminds me of the book The Outsiders, in chapter

This injury lead to Johnny’s death in the hospital, days later. Since Ponyboy had also gone into the burning church with Johnny, he had many burns, cuts, and bruises, but nothing near as bad as what Johnny had suffered. Ponyboy was shocked when Johnny died. He was sad but he made himself believe that Johnny wasn’t

People are able to judge others based off of their social class. Social classes are what split up the society in “The Outsiders”, and because of it there is constant tension between the two social classes. In “The Outsiders” it shows many times that the Socs and the Greasers don’t get along very well. If a greaser is walking alone there is

Stereotypes have been around for a long time. In S.E. Hinton’s book of The Outsiders, the setting takes place in the 1960’s on the West and East sides of town. That’s where people are stereotyped as either a Greaser or a Soc based on where they live. The setting affects the characters by developing their personality based on their status, behavior, and where they live.

Johnny got severely injured and rushed to the hospital where, “ The pillow seemed to sink a little and Johnny died¨ (148). This choice impacted Ponyboy because he loses his very close friend. He now feels as though he can't move on in his life, but later learns to appreciate what is most important to him while it is still in his

First Johnny stands up for Cherry, a girl they meet at the movie. Johnny says “leave her alone Dally. You heard me, leave that poor girl alone” (page 24). Dally was mistreating Cherry so Johnny stood up for Cherry. This is something that the shy little Johnny wouldn't do but Johnny actually spoke his mind to Dally. Around the middle Johnny took the biggest risk of his life, he knew if he took that risk it would change his life either way. He took that risk saving Ponyboy's life. Johnny states “I killed him Pony. They were drowning you, Pony they might have killed you” (page 57). From then on Johnny was not that little kid they knew, he before was too scared to talk, now he killed someone to save Pony's life. Last Ponyboy said “I had come to realization when Johnny pushed me out of the train and fell on the damp grass. Johnny must have stayed awake while I was sleepin“ (page 63) . This is showing that Johnny took responsibility and stayed awake even though he was super tired. From what Johnny was like in the beginning is very different from now, he now has courage and isn't as sensitive than in the beginning of the

“We all use stereotypes, all the time, without knowing it. We have met of equality and the enemy is us.” - Annie Murphy Paul. Dallas (From The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton) represents the stereotype of a greaser, and the way people know him as a greaser. Stereotypes change only those who agree with them. His stereotype has been formed by his years in the New York gangs. Not many people truly enjoy his presence, but due to his fear and reputation, they still let him hang out. He’s become a poster boy for the greasers.

In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, embarks on a story of a young boy Greaser, his gang, the rivalry with the Socs, and how it all ended. The main theme of The Outsider was social class. Socs have wealth that helps them through life,and their parents have enough money to do anything for them. Greasers do not have an education, and that is true because they do not have enough money and the privilege to get the guidance they need. On the other hand, Socs do not have to worry about not having a bad education because they can afford one. Although greasers have the opportunity to stop and smell the roses, but Socs do not have the cherishable life they wish for. Hinton notifies, through the text, the main reason for the gang’s separation is because of their social class and expectations.

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.

The Outsiders Thematic Essay Everybody wants to “fit in.” Nobody tries nor wants to be different. We all conform to the stereotypes that are set for us. It is not easy to break through stereotypes, but once it is done identity forms.

Why can Stereotyping cause divisions in friend groups? As long as you can probably remember you have always made judgments about people, even if you didn't realize that you did it. In the Outsiders by S.E Hinton,the greasers face stereotype because,the town had labeled the poor side unfit for greatness or just trouble and the socs the best and the heros of the town. The socs are the rich kids and have all the money where as the greasers are the poor kids who are just trouble. Most of the greasers are only from bad families and don't have much say where they live but the socs had just stereotyped them all to be troublemakers.

In today’s world, people are using prejudice to negatively affect people’s identity. People are prejudice in many different ways today. For example, you can walk into the lunchroom and see different ‘cliques’ at different tables and not socializing with anyone but the people at their tables. Even in highschool, cheerleaders, and football players tend to only talk to their group of friends. There are teachers that try to mix it up by pairing popular kids with unpopular kids, but even that doesn’t always work. In The Outsiders, The Greasers are very prejudice against the Socs, The Greasers live on the East side and don’t have a lot of money. The Socs, on the other hand, live on the West side and have a lot of money and have anything they could ever ask for. The Socs think The Greasers are gross and poor kids and The Greasers think that The Socs are rich and super snobby kids. The Greasers and Socs think this about each other because they have never really had the chance to get to know each other, so the Greasers just assume that all of the Socs are bad and only like to jump people. On the other hand, the Socs think that the Greasers are just hoods and look for fights and are super weak and that they are way better than them. This negatively affect The Greasers lives because they think that they need to be something that they're not.