The Character Of Teenagers In Hinton's The Outsiders

The Outsiders is a realistic fiction novel written by S.E. Hinton. In order for every book to have a good plot, it needs one or more conflict. In The Outsiders, there are several hostilities. The conflict doesn’t just happen to Ponyboy, but everyone in the book is affected by opposition. While there are many different kinds of disputes in this novels, the main ones are character versus character, character versus nature, and character versus society.

Stereotyping plays a large role in the events of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders. The two main opposing groups, the Socs and Greasers, constantly face problems because of the stereotypes associated with their social groups. As seen in the novel, stereotypes and prejudice cause extreme and unnecessary conflicts. Both groups have predetermined opinions of the other, but as the story progresses, many of the characters begin to realize how similar the groups can be. The stereotypes observed in the novel can easily be compared to those in real life. Both the Greasers and the Socs share many of their opinions with the other members of their groups, and this leads to many misunderstandings. In fact, most of the conflicts in the novel are caused

“The Outsiders”, by S.E. Hinton, is centered around Ponyboy’s path to maturity and the life lessons he learns along the way. The novel follows Ponyboy, a greaser, and his gang’s conflict with the Socials, a rival gang. In it, he learns to not judge people hastily and reject gang mentality. Ponyboy also loses his innocence. The following paragraphs will explore his growth throughout “The Outsiders”.

Growing up can be very difficult, whether you live in Minnetonka in 2017 or in Oklahoma in the 1950s. It is sometimes easy to lose your own identity and become just another member in a group. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton tells the story of a group of young men growing up in a town that is divided based upon wealth. Hinton describes the wealthy kids as “Socs” and the poor kids “Greasers”. While perhaps not as extreme as in the book, MME also has these divisions such as “popular” and “unpopular”. The message behind The Outsiders is the importance of finding the individual within the group which is just as true in Minnetonka as in the book.

The lives of many are affected due to teenage social issues, which may cause death, mental health issues, and several more. In the young adult fiction novel, The Outsiders, the author, S.E. Hinton, conveys multiple teenage issues and how it affected their lives. These issues may cause them to lead lives of irresponsibility and wasted potential. The novel is basically about two loosely organized teen groups, the Greasers and the Socs. The greasers are the bad, violent gang, while the Socs are the privileged, wealthy teens. It is basically about a main character, Ponyboy Curtis, as an accessory to the murder of a Soc, with his best friend, Johnny Cade. They escape as the author conveys the several complications they face as teens, showing how they try to survive. Thus, Hinton depicts several teenage issues throughout the novel, however, the most important are poor parenting, peer pressure, depression, and suicide.

In S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, the main character Ponyboy and the rest of the greasers not only face conflicts with their rival gang: the Socs, but also against each other and even as society as a whole. These obstacles were created due the fact that people don't realize that everyone has problems, this is a theme that Ponyboy learns throughout this story. Just like in real life, some conflicts will never be resolved as they are beyond their control. Over the course of the novel some conflicts will be settled, while some will stay the same or even become worse.

The Outsiders is a young adult novel written by S.E. Hinton. The book was first published in 1967 by The Viking Press. Today, the book is published under Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group. The book has a total of a hundred and eighty pages. The Outsiders fits in the genre of young-adult fiction because it relates to teens on emotional levels. Like Ponyboy, the teen protagonist of the story, teens relate to his emotional growth as he tries to piece his life together. The story follows a rivalry in a socially divided community. The Greasers are a gang of teenage boys who live on the east side of town; the wrong side of town. Their rivals, the Socials, better known as the Socs; come from the wealthier side of town. The two groups are always head to head with one another, seeking a fight. Ponyboy belongs to the Greasers. He is the youngest out of the three brothers in his family. Apart from his brothers, Ponyboy hangs out with Johnny, Dallas, Two-Bit and others who are also Greasers. The rivalry between the two groups heightens when Johnny kills Bob, a Soc, in an attempt to save Ponyboy from drowning. In this book report, I will go through the meaning of this book and my opinion on the story itself.

“The Outsiders” is by far one of my favorite books of all time. I think it’s a great story that tells about how a fourteen-year-old boy overcomes many challenges and learns how to get through each of them individually. “The Outsiders” is a story about a boy named Ponyboy that lives with his two older brothers, and they have a group of friends, called the Greasers. One day Pony gets upset with his older brother, Darry, and goes to a park with his friend Johnny to calm down. At the park, a group of kids, called Socs, come and start drowning Pony. Johnny gets scared and doesn’t know what to do so he kills one of the Socs. Soon after, Pony and Johnny decide to run away so they wouldn’t have to deal with

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in the 1960’s while in poverty in the midst of gang fights? The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a story is about a fourteen-year-old kid named Ponyboy who is in a gang called the greasers who get in a lot of trouble. They are always in fights with the greasers and they get in a lot of trouble and have to run away. The book takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ponyboy stands out in the story because he is the protagonist of the story and he is also a dynamic character. Ponyboy can be described as smart, scared, and brave.

Although the exact location is not specified, I can assume (after looking at Hinton’s FAQ and the online version of the book) that The Outsiders takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This was Hinton’s hometown and the site of her high school (as stated by herself). In addition, Tulsa is considered a “cowboy town”. And several of the characters like Dally and Sodapop had a profound love with horses (like Mickey). Dally was also into rodeos which could be shown in the following, “He got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids—he did everything. I didn't like him, but I had to respect him.” (Hinton 10). Dally also has a “rodeo partner” who was Buck Merrill. He was described as a “tall and lanky cowboy” (Hinton

Jesus looked like a human. Jesus talked like a human. All of this is because Jesus was a human, but there was something that set him apart from the rest of the humans. This is what makes someone an outsider—when they don’t quite fit in with a group that they belong to. Often times, we see outsiders in fiction through people who are different or set apart from the people around them.

In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, she shows us how real friends will always be by your side, and not leave you when you need them.

Struggles Struggling in life is not a fun thing, but some people have to live with it because of who they are. In the novel “The Outsiders”, The greasers and the Socs are two rival groups that don’t like each other. The greasers are the poor ones and the Socs are rich and drive fancy cars. The greasers love each other because they are all they have, unlike the Socs. The greasers have more struggles than the Socs because it is difficult for them to improve in life, they are poor, and usually get attacked or jumped by the Socs.

What my essay will be about is what I think the theme of The Outsiders will be. “Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold,” (148) in the middle of the book Johnny says this to Ponyboy after they beat the Socs in the rumble. But this book isn’t just about fighting it's about a lot more than that: caring, concerned, loyal. Therefore,  I think the theme of The Outsiders is to stick together no matter what happens. The Greasers should stick together because they go through some tough times that could damage their friendship. There is differences between the Socs and the Greases by how good they look, how they act, but they both are in the same position. Ponyboy thinks there is a difference between the Socs and the Greasers, but that isn’t until Cherry came along and told Ponyboy that “things are rough all over,” (35). Cherry said this when she heard the story when the Socs beat up Johnny, and all of the Greasers were there to make sure to stick with him just like when Ponyboy got jumped while walking home from the movies.

The differences between adolescence and adolescent experiences are portrayed in the film The Outsiders (1983), by Francis Ford Coppola and Clueless (1995), by Amy Heckerling. Coppola uses visual and verbal techniques such as music, camera angles and sounds to show the friendship between Johnny and Ponyboy and also depicts the meaning of adolescence.