Literary Analysis Of The Outsiders

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton there is two groups. There is the socs with lots of money and wealthy,then we have the greasers with greasy hair and they are pretty poor. In the book The Outsiders it takes place in a small town in the 1960’s in Oklahoma.The setting is affected by the characters in a lot of different ways.

The Outsiders, a coming-of-age novel, written by S.E. Hinton who was a teenager at the time of writing is firmly based upon groups of teenagers divided amongst their social classes. The novel takes on the rival battles of the Socials and the Greasers.

In the novel The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, two social groups, the Socs and the Greasers, are rivals because of their different places in society. Throughout the novel, the main character Ponyboy Curtis’ feelings and attitude towards the Socs change. Ponyboy finally learns at the end of the novel that although a group of people may have a reputation, that reputation may not hold true to individuals.

In S.E Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, there are many themes represented in the book, but one of the main themes is social ostracism, or the conflict between the economic classes. There are two rival gangs within The Outsiders:  the Socs and the Greasers.  The Socs represent the upper class while the Greasers represent the lower class.  The Socs, "jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next." The Greasers, who are on the low social economic side, "steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in

In The Outsiders, both the Socs and the Greasers spent most of their time in gang fights and disobeying the law. The Socs were wealthier and had a higher social status. “We get jumped by the Socs. I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids. It's like the term "greaser," which is used to class all us boys on the East Side.We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too” (Hinton 4). The Greasers were poor and usually came from

One of the main vs man conflict in the Outsiders is the rival between the greasers and the socs. The greasers are the east side boys who " steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations". The greasers, due to their family background and physical appearance, are being stereotyped as individuals who are poor and are provided with fewer opportunities than others. On the other hand, the socs, are " the west-side rich kids" who come from affluent backgrounds and" likes to jump greasers and throw beer blasts for kicks". In the eyes of the public, the Socs are the social elites whereas the greasers are considered the less privileged, second-class citizens.

In the book “The outsiders” by S.E. Hinton there are two social classes The Greasers, and the Socs. Even though The Greasers are known as poor people, and trouble makers, and Socs as rich prep boys. The book shows each Greaser as a nice person, and the Socs they mention as bullies. The book “The Outsiders” describes the Greasers houses as run down, but most of the Greasers work or go to school. It also describes Ponyboy, and Darry as smart boys that went to school, and have dreams of being successful. The book describes the Socs as rich boys, with parents that have good jobs with lots of money, and they live in big houses and drive good cars. Being rich or poor does not determine personal altitude in life because Ponyboy was smart and

Who has more problems: the affluent kids or the less civilized kids? Many people make the assumption that the upper class is sure to have less issues than the destitutions, because they are rich. In the book, The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton shows that both the upper and lower class experience different dilemmas. Hinton also emphasizes how the Greasers and Socs may have came from different backgrounds aren’t really differentiable. In the Outsiders, S.E. Hinton’s characterizations of individual Greasers and Socs reveal that both rich and poor kids face problems and feel trapped by their social statuses.

The outsiders, there are two groups of people that are called Greasers and Socs. Characters in the novel tend to believe that Greasers are troublemakers and Socs are the higher class teens. Socs are a disgrace because of their actions and attitudes.

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’s true because they don’t have enough money and the privilege to get a good education. On the other hand, Socs don’t have to worry about not having a bad education because they can afford an education. Although greasers can the opportunity to stop and smell the roses, Socs have everything in life needed, they don’t 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.

“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” Ponyboy thought. (page 1), Sodapop Curtis, from the book, The Outsiders, is caring, because he dropped out of school for Ponyboy, worries about Pony, and helps Darry and Pony stop fighting/arguing. The Outsiders was a book written by S.E. Hinton. The Outsiders explains how social classes matter in this town. There are two groups, the Greasers and the Socs. They live totally different lives and don’t get along. And sometimes Socs jump Greasers occasionally. But luckily Greasers always have each others back. Also, Greasers view Socs like they have everything they need or want. Like cool cars, money,

Stereotypes are a common theme in the outsiders, SE Hinton shows this in the novel as Ponyboy refers to the term “greasers”, (chapter one page three) He continues “which is used to class all us boys on the east side”…”we’re poorer than the socs” this indicates that the characters in the outsiders were classed upon money, showing us that SE Hinton is trying to show the theme stereotypes.

Social class is a big asset in the Outsiders because there are parts of their town that Socs can go to but not Greasers. There is a quote from the Outsiders that says " Well I won't. But I gotta be someplace without Greasers or Socs, with just people. Plain ordinary people"(Hilton). This quote shows how Ponyboy just wants to be treated as a normal person. Another affect social class has had in the Outsiders Greasers live two very different part of town than the Socs. Separation by social class relates to the Outsiders being timeless because there are still places today that only certain people are welcome. The quote from the Outsiders " Well I won't. But I gotta be someplace without Greasers or Socs, with just people. Plain ordinary people". This quote is timeless because no matter who you are, you just want to be considered an ordinary person and don't want to be out of the ordinary. Another thing about how separation by social class is in the Outsiders is timeless is how even today people live in certain parts of town based on their social status. This paragraph shows the fact that people will always be separated by social

“Stay gold” was Johnny Cade’s motivational advice for his best friend Ponyboy Curtis, a boy who’d always remember to stay innocent and kind, keep things new and fresh, and enjoy his time with the people closest to him. This quote was taken from a poem excerpt by Robert Frost in the book The Outsiders. This book narrates the journey of an introverted 14 year old facing daily challenges of identity, a feeling of belonging, and a sense of family. He lives with his older brothers Darry and Sodapop in Oklahoma. They are considered lower-class because of their location and the gang they belong to, which consists of Ponyboy, Johnny, Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Steve, and Dally.

The Outsiders message is about “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” It explains that nothing good can go on forever and nothing young can last forever. It tells you about how and why we should enjoy what we have and keep and cherish everything we have to its maximum limit. Why shouldn’t we cherish what we have? Why do we need more? Why can't we be equally treated with same amount of things such as money and houses? That is the real question. We have that to this very day. In The Outsiders, their lives are exactly like this. They have their awesome rich people lives and the poor have unhappy lives. Some of each gang just want to be normal, the same, or similar at least. But their money splits them up. All because of a little extra