The Outsider Pros And Cons

During the last chapters, Ponyboy starts to understand the Socs and their actions, which shows that he can leave hatred behind when it’s important too. At the beginning of the novel, when Ponyboy describes the Socs, he says, “the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials

No matter where one goes on this dismal chunk of rock, one will probably encounter an outsider. In high school lunchrooms there is always at least one poor, sad teenager who has the unlucky seat next to the trash can. In parks and school playgrounds there is always that one melancholy kid that provides a stark contrast from the joyful shouts and screams coming from the other playing children. The experience of being an outsider is an inescapable universal condition that can be caused through social class, appearance, or other factors.

Are outsiders simply those who are misjudged or misunderstood? Whether outsiders are misjudged or misunderstood depends on whose perspective you view this question from. When you look at someone you are developing an opinion of them, and you may be misjudging them by deciding they are an outsider. While when you are the person being judged you feel that you are just simply misunderstood. You may have experienced one or probably both of these perspectives. Moreover to truly understand what it means to be an outsider you need to understand both of these perspectives.

As a result, Pony doesn’t know what the life has a Soc is truly like. He can only assume based on what he sees. As is human nature, Pony readily victimizes himself and views the Socs as savages and as though their lives are perfect. This, of course, prokes a feeling of rage, which in application, is violence. Though isolation, violence is achieved. Later Pony and his Greaser friend Johnny are confronted by a group of Socs among who are Bob and Randy, the boyfriends of two girls Pony and Johnny had hung out with at a movie. In their exchange, their hatred for each other is all too clear to see, "Next time you want a broad, pick up yer own kind--- dirt." I was getting mad. I was hating them enough to lose my head. "You know what a greaser is?" Bob asked. "White trash with long hair..." "You know what a Soc is?" I said, my voice shaking with rage. "White trash with Mustangs and madras." And then, because I couldn't think of anything bad enough to call them, I spit at them” (Hinton, 55). Pony and Johnny knew nothing of these Socs except what stereotypes had told them. Likewise, the Socs were prejudiced and judged Pony and Johnny as scum without knowing them. The Socs go on to almost drown Pony, only to be stopped by Johnny stabbing and killing one of them in defense. Because of the gap and separation between them, that was brought by judging, Pony and Johnny were the other boys and enemies, and thus violence ensued. The same is true in

In The Outsiders, the wealthy gang, the Socs, take their advantage to bully the lower class. The novel includes a scene where the Socs bullied Ponyboy, the main character, and his friend, Johnny. They started off with a quarrel that leaded to a very serious situation. This sene leaded to a unexpected consequence to both the Socs and the greasers. It started off with the Socs coming into the greasers’ territory. The Socs offended the greasers. “ ‘You know what a

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By making friends with two socs girls in the movie house, Ponyboy realized that not all the socs were violent, and were fond of fighting for fun. ‘ All socs aren’t like that,’ , she said. ‘You have to believe me, Ponyboy. Not all of us are like that.’ (Hinton 36). These words was said by cherry, one of the socs friends of Ponyboy. After hearing about the experience that Johnny was beaten up by four socs, Cherry explained to Ponyboy that not all the socs praised violence. She told Ponyboy that socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, and not to let their real selves show through. Therefore, Ponyboy began to understand the socs. He knew that although the socs were wealthy, sometimes they would meet troubles which the greasers have never ever heard

“Things are rough all over.” (Hinton 35) Ponyboy Curtis says this in the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. An outsider is someone who is different or doesn’t fit in in a certain way, which is why Hinton never emphasizes who the outsiders are; readers can interpret this book and the outsiders in their own way because Hinton proves that everyone is an outsider in their own manner. While it can be argued that every character is an outsider, the main outsiders in this book are Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and Cherry Valance.

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What does it mean to be an “outsider?” There may be many different definitions on the Internet, or in the dictionary, but my definition of what it means to be an “outsider,” is to be excluded. It may be simple, but it is true, and it is very meaningful to those who have been outsiders at one point in their lives. I know because I was one of these people. I am not an outsider in my every day to day life in school and other aspects of life, but there have been certain places and times when I have felt like I don’t belong and one of these times was last year, when my family went to Tucson, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico, for spring break.

A bill that crushes the family powerful and solidarity of all isn't a bill that the U.S. ought to need to consider. This bill brought by the House of Representatives ought not be brought into the series of corrections that are made to shield this nation from bad things. An outline: "To give that no outsider might be naturalized as a resident of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Movement and Customs Enforcement finishes the digitization of all outstanding paper-based unique mark records for incorporation in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for different designs." It's a call to have outsiders (foreigners) to be considered outsiders until the point that the

When people are growing up, being normal was the way to be cool. Everyone wants to be like everybody else and that’s the way it goes. What children and many adults still don’t understand is that being different and having diversity is a good thing. It is ok to be different, especially in today 's society. Being able to acknowledge that diversity and disability in everyday life and seeing the good in it will help bring together our society. For my next three paragraphs i 'm going to discuss what it was like to be an outsider, when I experienced diversity and an experience I have had with disability

The sociological imagination is the idea that our private lives have a larger social effect. Things like poverty, depression, and homelessness might affect people in their personal lives and it is just “their problem” but the world around them is affected by their situation and many others are in the same situation.

Outsiders react in various ways to their social statuses; some remain unaffected and content with their standing while others are consumed by the desire to become an official member of society. “Assimilation thus becomes a test, and failure to assimilate is failure in the cultural context that seems to matter most: the dominant American one,” concludes a scholar, describing the particular outsiders that desperately strive to integrate themselves into a new society, and ultimately fail (Marinaccio 3). There are several different types of outsiders, but their branding as ‘others’ by society unites them. Such a varied group may not seem to have common interests, but all outsiders experience disadvantages in their communities, whether big or small. The family in Wait Until Spring, particularly Svevo Bandini, are among those who wish to shed their reputation as outsiders. As Italian immigrants, they attempt to replace Italian values with American ones, hoping that their abandonment of their culture will lead to their embrace in a new one. On the other end of the spectrum lies Pietro Ponte, the protagonist in Magnificent Presence, who is as much an outsider as Bandini but does not seek to change his status. Contentment may be too strong a word to describe Ponte’s feelings about his place in society, but he certainly is not plagued by it. These two characters represent two extremes of outsiders coming to terms (or not) with the fact that they are outsiders; Elena of Those who Leave

Camus uses pathetic fallacy to describe the importance of the physical world in the novel The Outsider, through his character Meursault. Camus uses the elements to exhibit the importance of an individual 's physical needs, and how they shape their personality. Meursault is a character that requires his physical needs to be met before he is able to make logical decisions for himself. When he follows through with his decisions, society views them as immoral creating Meursault as a villain in the eyes of society. However, his thoughtless decisions are driven by the sun and water. Creating an emotionless character because the sun completely affects his actions, therefore his physical needs alter his feelings. Indicating that the sun influences and controls Meursault actions instead of himself. Suggesting that society does not understand Meursault and his antipathy towards heat; or his love for the sea.