The Outsiders: A Comparative Analysis

Have you ever noticed in “The Outsiders” the differences and the similarities between the Greasers and the Socials? Well I will be explaining and showing why the Socials and Greasers are different and why they are the same. I will also be giving evidence supporting Ponyboys thought that Greasers and Socials are the same.

The Outsiders was about the greasers and the Socs. The Socs always jump the greasers, one day Johnny fights back, he ends up killing Bob. Johnny and Ponyboy run away to a church and hide until Dally comes and gets them. They then see the church was burning, Ponyboy and Johnny run into it to save the kids inside. Johnny and Dally get injured, Ponyboy is okay. The greasers win the rumble, the Socs will stay out of the greasers territory, Johnny passes away from his injuries, Dally robs a store, the police shoot him, and he does not survive the shots. In the end Ponyboy decides to regather his life and he starts with writing his theme for his ELA class. The book The Outsiders book, the

The book and the film were both simular, and yet different in many ways. An example would be, in the film, Ponyboy was walking to the drive-in and meeting Cherri and Marcia. Although in the book, Ponyboy began his journey by telling the readers about his experience about being jumped by the Socs and being threatened. The director probably had some options to pick from to leave out from the movie, and the director chosed this to leave out. Leaving out the part where Ponyboy was jumped was an effective move because without the experience Ponyboy was lost and helpless because he did not know what to do when he and Johnny got cornered in the park by Bob and other Socs.

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

“For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it’s what helps you survive.” The Socs and the Greasers were two gangs in The Outsiders. Throughout the novel these two gangs had a continuous rivalry. These two gangs were viewed differently by society. The Socs as rich kids and the Greasers as poor kids.

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

A major conflict in this novel is between the greasers and the Socs. These two gangs are made up of complete opposites. The two rivals fall into conflict because of how they view each other and their roles in society. Greasers are poor hoods from the East side that “wear our hair long and dress in t-shirts and blue jeans… and wear leather jackets

S.E. Hinton’s text is more interesting than the film, The Outsiders because it paints a more vibrant and detailed picture of Hinton’s fifteen year old life. Hinton wrote The Outsiders at the age of fifteen, published when she was sixteen. Hinton wrote The Outsiders because she didn’t like the way books in her time were written. She wanted people to realize that life in the real world wasn’t always flowers and rainbows. This book is essentially real life in the 1960s. This brings about the question, how difficult is it to film real life?

The Socs and Greasers are complete opposites but they both have some of the same problems.In the book “The Oudsiders “by S.E Hinton,the main person join a gang but the gang has a enemy gang,the Socs.The socs are different to the Greasers but they both have some of the same problems.Some of the same problems the face is family issues,pressure from friends,and alcohol.

First, the socs and the greasers didn't have much in common the socs made gangs because they were bored on the other hand greasers made gangs fight back at the socs.The socs would usually jump the greasers because they wanted to have some fun and pick on some kids then greasers would only fight for fun when is would be for fun they had dignity.Though the greasers didn't want to engage fights just for the heck of is they enjoyed fights all around just as much as the socs did.The socs and greasers both had one problem is school most greasers would drop out of school to make money for their families but the greasers would usually stay in school because their parents already make a lot of money.Though the greasers and socs do come from a different

HOOK In the book the ‘Outside’ by S.E. Hilton there are two gangs. There known as the socs and the greasers. Socs are preppy high class students who have lots of money and love to spend in on nice mustangs and fancy clothes. Greasers grease up their hair and are known as the lower class.

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

Greasers love each other like brothers that they will cry and tell each other what is wrong. The Socs think they are better than than everyone else because of their wealth. “You get a little money and the whole world hates you.”(Hinton,117) The example is not accurate because people do not hate on other people just because of money. Then at the same time the example is reasonable because they can afford things they wanted, but the greasers dream big but do not get mad over it. “Were too cool too feel anything.”(Hinton,38) This is not valid because they are not cooler than everybody. This is also flawed because everyone is equal. The greasers struggle more than the Socs because they are poor. The greasers and Socs are equal to each other in society but not moneywise. People should not judge other people because of how much money they have or where they live. The greasers are poor and the Socs judge then because of their wealth. The greasers care about each other like a family unlike the Socs. The greasers are unloved by their parents who do not care about what they do. The greasers go through more struggles than the Socs because they are poor and unloved. They also get judged by people

Cherry Valance speaks of the economic and emotional differences that marks the two groups and subsequently how they approach life. She notes that it is difficult to place value on something when you have everything. The Greasers conversely have nothing and place enormous value on everything they possess. This contrast ranges from the relationships they share to the cars they drive. The Socs seem to be guilty of throwing underage drinking parties and driving their cars too fast as they try and find their place in the world. Meanwhile, the Greasers commit much more serious offences that society doesn’t seem to want to forgive. Much of this difference can be attributed to the divergence in economic status and the opportunities this entails between

The conflict in this novel between the two gangs ‘the greasers’ and ‘the socs’ really helps me to understand a message that even if we come from different social classes, we are all human. The author presents this through the character Ponyboy and the way he feels about the two gangs. This novel made me learn to always treat people the way you would want to be treated despite their ‘differences’, at the end of the day we are all human. S.E Hinton reinforced this message by the quote by Ponyboy “Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset” as Ponyboy was part of the greaser gang, they were like a family and stuck together for everything. The socs were from a different social status. The socs were upper class and the greasers were lower class. As the greasers and socs were in conflict, Ponyboy came across one of the socs, he put the conflict behind them, introduced himself and got to know this Soc and created a friendship, despite their ‘differences’. Ponyboy realised they both see the same sunset, meaning they are not so different. This is important as it teaches me to not prejudge or to stereotype someone based on his or her social class or their upbringing. I can relate to this because the first day at outward bound my watch