Social Divide In The Outsiders

Have you ever thought about how life would be like without your family and friends? Throughout this novel, The Outsiders, By S.E. Hinton, three brother share many common conflicts between each other. Every brother and sister have been in fights or arguments, but after everything, you still love them. Darry, Soda, and Pony have changed dramatically throughout the novel.

The difference in social class definitely took its toll on the two of these gangs. The Soc’s and Greaser’s opinion would change from with experiences, but for the most part it was a clash for who owned the town. The Socs were the “good guys” and the Greasers were the “troublemakers” of town, although this was definitely not the case but because of the unchanging prejudice opinions were placed on both of the groups it would not change. For example, Ponyboy explained that maybe the Greasers and Socs aren’t so different after all. On page 40, Ponyboy starts to wonder how different he is from any of the Socs, “It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the

In the novel, “ The Outsiders” on page 12 the author states,”His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him,except when she was hacked off at something.and then you could hear her yelling at him clear down at our house.”The narrator,Ponyboy, was telling the readers about how Johnny gets abused by his parents for no reason.This shows that some of the Greasers parents don’t take good care of them and they usually abuse them whenever they want to.On page 33 of The Outsiders,it states “There were four Socs in it.They had caught him and one of them had a lot of rings on his hand-that’s what had cut Johnny up so badly.It wasn’t just that they had beaten him half to death-he could take that,They had scared him.They had threatened him with everything under the sun.”Ponyboy tells Cherry the story of how badly the Socs had hurt Johnny and how he had started to become scared of fights with the Socs after that accident.This shows how the Socs abuse the Greasers just for fun and how the Greasers can’t stop them because they scare and threaten them a lot.Therefore the Greasers have to avoid getting in a bad situation with the Socs because they will get really badly hurt by them also this proves that most of them don’t have a good family that really cares for

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.

No matter where you go in the world people are divided. They can be divided by their wealth or state of living these are social classes. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton social classes a very apparent the rich and the poor. In The Outsiders, social classes create a divide in the community. The isolation of these two groups lead to the tension and violence that is seen in the book.

The difference between the Greasers and Socs in the society is the Greasers treated unequally and criticized for being poor. The Socs are bullying, criticizing, and intimidating the Greasers based on the economic level. Greasers have unequal lifestyles, attitudes, and financial situations, but still live in the same world, beneath the same sun as the Socs (Hinton 18), but repeat the same actions toward the Socs in a way of fighting back and sticking together.

There are many ways humans can recognize differences amongst themselves, some of the most notable are race, religion, gender, and politics. Many people view these issues as barriers in forming relationships. However, there is another main reason for these complications that is usually overlooked, that is socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic class can put many divisions between us, this is largely seen in iconic pieces of literature, which also express many ways to overcome the issue.

Social class describes the different "layers" that exist in society. These "layers," or classes in society, are a division that civilization has been running on ever since the beginning of mankind. In most modern societies, our system of social class division is one of opportunity. We experience a good deal of social mobility, where people through generations or in their own lifetime can move up or down the social scale. By examining the many different perceptions of social class along with S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, it is illustrated that social class has an impact on people while they are growing up, and will usually deny them from rising above adversity.

One aspect people can relate to in The Outsiders is poor people in the book and rich people in real life. In the book, the Greasers are poor had has to work hard to provide food for their families / gang. They also need to work hard for things they need life. Rich people in real life can actually provide enough food for their families and also they can afford the things they need or want. Unlike poor people, they have to work hard for money. Money is nearly nothing to rich people. Another aspect is comparing The Greasers to real life gangs that's alive today. The Greasers cared for each other and is always there when other people needs help. They are not violent. They are a group of kind people. Also, they got each others backs. Compared to gangs in real life today, they are violent, and rude to each other. If someone in the gang doesn't like another person in the gang, the person that is being heated will get kicked out of the gang. The place where the Greasers lived is at the east end of Oklahoma. The Socs lived on the west side of town. The rich side. In Oklahoma city, the rich side is located on either side of the south. There are many more aspects people can relate to The Outsiders.

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are two groups: the Socs and the greasers. The setting, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is notably split between East and West. The Socs, on the West Side, are considered upper-class and wealthy. In a contrasting aspect, the greasers, on the East Side, are viewed as poor and violent. The two sides fight often, and view each other as enemies when, in reality, they are not that different.

I see division occur, in schools similar to the way it does in "The Outsiders". As I see it, some kids have different interests than the mainstream and as a result, they're usually left out of social groups and bullied. This relates to "The Outsiders" because when the story opened up Pony boy was walking home alone from a movie and was beaten up by a group of Socs just because he was from a different group. Some kids are also left out because they don't have the most fancy house or phone and can be considered "poor losers" by the popular kids.This is just like in the book the greasers are from broken homes and are in poor economic situations while the Socs have the best of everything which makes them more popular. Lastly, the book teaches us

Nowadays, even though our society is less stereotypical, people are still classified into groups based on wealth or others, this could create conflict between groups. In the book, The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, the Socs are a high class based on people’s wealth, and the Greasers are a lower class because this group has a very low level in money. The characters should not be classified and placed into specific social groups because different classes can lead to conflict between people, cause depression and anger. There are three main points to support this argument. Firstly, Dally decides to kill himself because of his fearful struggles on the social groups and the death of Johnny. Secondly, Randy has no more force to fight with the Greasers because Johnny killed his best buddy, Bob. Thirdly, the Socs and Greasers are dissimilar social groups with different classes, this may result in battles between each other. First of all, Dally will be discussed about the conflicts he suffered.

In "The Outsiders" there is an ongoing struggle between the gangs in Oklahoma. The novel mainly features the conflict between the greasers and the Socs.

In the book “The outsiders” by S.E. Hinton it talks about the separation of two different social classes. The greasers which are the poor ordinary kids who don't have organization in their lives, and the socs which are high class rich kids who bully poor and defenseless adolescents like greasers. Both of these classes form cliques or otherwise know as gangs who have eachothers back no matter what.

How is it possible that two characters that seem like opposites have so much in common? How can a little boy to scared to walk alone have so much in common with a young man whose goal is to break the law? However, in S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, there are two such characters. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are both similar because they both have abusive and neglectful parents as well as the gang bieng their family. Yet, despise these similarities, Johnny and Dally have different views on fighting and the law. Therefore, Dally Winston and Johnny Cade have huge differences in their lives but also have significant similarities.