Greasers Hardships

(Hinton, 3). The greasers act like a family because they don’t have much love from others which is why they rely on each other.

" All of Ponyboy's greaser pals--including his brothers--seem to understand that Pony is not like the rest of them. Ponyboy excels at school: He garners good grades, likes to write, and is a member of the track team. His friends all know that Pony has a chance to make it out of town, go to college and make something of himself. The other greasers have already given up on ever rising above their economic and social status: Soda has dropped out of school, Darry works two jobs, and Johnny has adapted to life on the streets; Two-Bit, Steve and Dally are already well on their way to becoming legitimate hoods.

Johnny Cade had a really bad home life. Hie Father Mr.Cade, abusive and his Mother Mrs.Cade pretended that he never existed. Therefore, the gang was the closest thing to a family he had. Ponyboy,Dally,Two-Bit,Soda,Darry,and Steve, all the members of the gang, The Greasers,were the brothers that he never had and, the best friends that a boy could ask

While her father was battling cancer, she had to take care of many things at home, and learn how to care for him while he was still living. During this tough time, Hinton had to take on many challenges, even though she was only 16 years old. This aspect of her life relates back to the brothers in the book, Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry. These boys grew up taking care of each other, and always having each other’s back. “Since Mom and Dad were killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together only as long as we behave. So, Soda and I stay out of trouble as much as we can, and were carful not to get caught when we can’t.” (Hinton 3) The boys were still able to live together, despite the fact that they lost both of their parents. Soda and Darry worked multiple jobs to keep money flowing. Although Hinton didn’t have to work for her family, she did have to take care of them. During the storyline, it is apparent that the Greaser gang consists of Ponyboy, Darry, Sodapop, Two-Bit, Dally, Johnny, and Steve Randall. Many think that Hinton came up with these characters from her real life friends, but her characters were thought up on her own because they all have their own individual characteristics. All of these boys have bad family lives and they all consider each other their

The Greasers go to extreme lengths to help and protect their friends. When Johnny killed Bob to save Pony-Boys life it was an instinct that Johnny had. He said “They were drowning you pony, I had no choice.” Johnny saw that his friend was in trouble so on instinct his priority was to save Pony-Boy which meant killing Bob, but he did it anyway to save Pony’s life. This shows us that Johnny cares so much about Pony-Boy that he would do anything to save him even if it meant murdering someone and possibly going to jail. When Pony, Johnny and Dally went back to the church and saw that there was a fire Pony felt responsible so he went to rescue the kids then Johnny went after Pony-Boy when Pony-Boy was out and was waiting for Johnny to come out the church the roof collapsed on him and Dally went in to save Johnny even though it meant risking his life. Both of these examples show the theme of friendship. This theme was important because friends will do anything to help each other and be there for each other, and tell each other everything and anything. Friends will always be there to the end. S.E Hinton was

Ponyboy Curtis - The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy's literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop. Darry repeatedly accuses Ponyboy of lacking common sense, but Ponyboy is a reliable and observant narrator. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence, innocence, and familial love. He matures over the course of the novel, eventually realizing the importance of strength in the face of class bias.

Last but not least, Ponyboy faces the society’s impression of the greasers. Everybody thinks that they are hoods and that nothing good can come out of them. The greasers are judged strongly because of their economic status and face judgment from everyone. Nobody cares to understand their life and what experience on a daily basis. He also finds out when he was in Windrixville, that people don’t judge them like they do in their city. The whole conflict of the story is the Greasers and the Socs. The characters in the story have gone about their own ways to at least try to fix the problem. Many chose fighting and violence in general, but Ponyboy choose to write a book for a writing assignment. He discovers that there is no difference between them

The Greasers feel like they are the outsiders. “that kid, Pip, he reminded me of us-how he felt marked lousy because he wasn’t a gentlemen or anything,” (Doc B). Here, Ponyboy feels as though the Greasers are stereotyped to be lousy and stupid by everyone else, leading them feeling like outsiders.

In The Outsiders, we see the respect and honor among the lawless. The Greasers develop honor among one another due to the struggles they face not being treated equally to those like the Socs, that hold a place in the upper level in society treated equally in the law”(Adamson, 58). The Greasers don’t have many people there for them, the rest of society, but they now have to stick together (Hinton, 176). According to The Outsiders, some of the boys in the Greaser face different problems. Darry became responsible for his little brothers, Ponyboy and SodaPop since their parents died, they fight all the time, and throughout the story try to reconcile and come to an understanding of knowing they need one another. (Hinton, 176). Even though the Greasers are stereotyped, and face different problems, they all share a bond of honor that holds innocence and love. Johnny may seem to be a horrible person for killing Bob, but he saves the children in the burning church, which meant he still had

In the story The Outsiders, there is many life lessons that could help many people. Ranging from the people you hang out with, to people who need your help. You should always treat people how you want to be treated,even if that means giving something up. The main character, Ponyboy, experiences certain events in the story that makes you realize that these kind of conflicts are a reality. Ponyboy lives with his two brothers, Darry and Soda. Their parents died in a car crash. Ponyboy never realized how much his parents did for him. There is a “Gang” that Ponyboy is involved in called the Greasers. Their rival “Gang” is called the Socs. The Socs are kids that have a better upbringing and are more of rich kids. The Greasers are basically the opposite. The theme of this story is don’t take the things you have for granted.

Greasers may not have much, but they have a rep. That and long hair.” Greasers are known for their long hair and clothing. This is basically a sense of identity that they have throughout the book. "Hey, grease," one said in an over-friendly voice. Another quote says on p.5, "We're gonna do you a favor, greaser. We're gonna cut all that long greasy hair off." The Socs recognize the Greasers because of their long hair. They use this symbol as a way to emphasize how poor and dirty they were. Their hair isn’t the only thing that ties the Greasers together

Ponyboy, Johnny, Sodapop, Darry are all a part of the unruly gang, the Greasers. S.E Hinton is writing these characters as rebellious young men, with a harsh background, who takes their anger and hardship out on gang fighting. These roles play an important part in this book because it shows that even though they nothing physically, they have a heart stronger than gold for each other and others mentally. Hinton use these characters to show prejudice leads to wrong conclusions, violence and oppression because these “poor” young men are getting beat up by the rich Socs who have never felt the feeling of being in poverty. “ You take up for your buddies, no matter what they do. When you’re in a gang, you stick up for the members. If you don’t stick up for them, stick together, make

Ponyboy, Darry and Sodapop probably joined the Greasers after their parents died because they had no reason to beforehand. It also seemed that they would want their parents to think highly of them. Joining a gang of hoodlums is not a good way to raise your reputations. I believe that after their parents died, they thought they may need more friends, or family-like figures in their life. It’s also very possible that Ponyboy and Darry could’ve joined the socs, as they were athletic and smart, but soda couldn’t because he dropped out of school.

The characters in Grease are high school students struggling with the trials and tribulations of teenagers. Sandy Olsen and Danny Zuko are the main characters who experience an on-again/off-again romance. They are from different sides of the tracks and fail to understand the other. The T-birds and Pink Ladies are the friends of Danny and Sandy. These “gangs” have their own code of conduct which baffles Sandy. Many other characters fill the scenes with teenage antics.

The 1950s was a big era with poodle skirts, leather jackets, rock and roll music, polka dots, hot rods, and rebellious teens. Although there were a lot of small subcultures like there is today, the one major subculture that stood out the most was the greasers. Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Marlon Brando and James Dean to name a few were some of the more memorable icons of this subculture. Many subcultures began to evolve with the end of World War II of which the greaser subculture was iconic.