The Outsiders By S.e Hinton

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two groups of kids the greasers and the Socs. The Socs are the rich kids who drive expensive cars and wear expensive clothes and the greasers are considered the bums. They don’t have money and they don’t get whatever they want, they also have to work extra hard to get to where they want to be. If you are considered a greaser you are a muffin and the Socs are the cupcakes. Everybody would prefer a cupcake over a muffin, but in this story two boys were just trying to protect themselves and they get into some trouble while doing it so, they hit the road. I am going to tell you about whether or not Ponyboy and Johnny are heroes.

“We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who 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. Greasers are almost like hoods” (Hinton 4). Society viewed the Greasers as lower class people who lived in poor neighborhoods. They had no cars and had to grease their hair back. There were seen as the derelicts and juvenile delinquents of society. The Greasers were an easy target for the Socs because they were already labeled and more subjected to be charged by the police. Society treated the Greaser as outsiders, hence the title The Outsiders. “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” (Hinton 4). Society viewed the Socs as rich kids. The Socs had everything such as money, a good house hold, high social status, cars, and fashionable clothing. The Socs did not have any problems because they had everything, even money to provide them with college. The Socs were accepted in the society because they were the upper class. They were the people that had the most power. Unlike the Greasers on the other hand who were the complete opposite. They were the lowest of the lower class, close to the point of being

“I am a greaser. I am a JD and a hood. I blacken the name of our fair city. I beat up people. I rob gas stations. I am a menace to society. Man do I have fun!” exclaimed Ponyboy. The Greasers play the role of the unlawful “hoodlums” in their community. They are considered wild and unruly. When a Soc sees a Greaser, they assume they are dirty troublemakers and white trash. The Greasers were

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

You're a nice boy and everything…" (Hinton Ch 3//pg45).Cherry shows how committed she is to the rules and norms of her social circle, from peers to parents. It also shows she's under lots of pressure to be loyal to her group and conform to those rules, even as she wants to break them. The Socs looked above the greasers and thought highly of themselves, and so they would be breaking one of these rules if they were found being friends with a greaser.

Imagine a young boy who has to watch behind his back in case a snotty rich kid was lurking in the streets wanting to beat up on little kids. “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is full of differences so the reader can understand that people have different views than them. This book is a “call to action” because social class and violence issues are a big part of the world's problems 51 years ago and even today.

In a place where rich and poor, good and bad are fighting with each other.The Greasers had a rougher life than the Socs.The Greasers had a rough life because they were poor and they always get in trouble by the Socs.Greasers are people that can’t afford almost anything and People blame them for doing bad stuff always. The Socs are west side rich kids who basically can own almost everything.People think that Greasers are bad juvenile kids who always do bad things, but in reality they are just poor people that had to do bad stuff because they have to.

The Outsiders is a novel written by a then 15 year-old by the name of S.E. Hinton. The tale of social divides revolves around a group of six teenage “greasers”. One of these greasers is Dallas “Dally” Winston. The greasers are the poor and underprivileged in society. The greasers as a group are in a constant struggle against the socialites, the high point of society, who are referred to as “socs”. Dally Winston is among the worst of them in terms of respect for the law. “He had quite a reputation. They have a file on him down at the police station. He had been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids--he did everything.”(11). Dally is said to have lived in New York for three years and had been arrested at the young age of 10. His behavior seems wild and unexplainable, but it can be deciphered through the means of Erikson’s theory on the stages of development, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.

Eastside, Westside: Eastside is the poor side of town and Westside is Soc side of town with wealthier people.

The initiate, Ponyboy is fourteen-year-old boy, living with his brothers after his parents were killed in a car accident. He is poor and part of a small neighborhood gang who call themselves ‘greasers’. There are always disputes between greasers and Socs a gang of rich, privileged boys from he other side of town. “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class (…) I’m not saying either Socs or greasers are better; that’s just the way things are.” (page 3)

An ‘outsider' is an individual who is ostracised by society. This notion is conveyed by the characters in S.E Hinton’s novel ‘The Outsiders”, featuring two rival groups - the Greasers and the Socials (Socs) - who are divided based on their socioeconomic status, and Kathryn Stockett’s novel ‘The Help’, which portrays the hardships of African-American maids as they try to survive in a White Man’s world. In Hinton’s novel, Darryl Curtis (Darry) and Johnny Cade—outcasts in their gang, The Greasers— and Stockett’s Minny Jackson and Skeeter Phelan—outcasts in their individual societies— perfectly exemplify the concept of an ‘outsider’.Through the portrayal of characters and tribulations they face, composers explore the irony of the 'outsider' paradigm

The book is a marvelous read for young adults all over the world. First of all, the book allows for visualization and imagination for scenes and characters. An example is imagining what it would be like to be jumped like Johnny. Likewise, Hinton’s writing style makes the story enjoyable to read. Hinton uses cliffhangers to get the reader to turn the page. Most importantly, the book goes into detail and is very descriptive. The characters get detailed descriptions in beginning of the book. For young adults The Outsiders is a splendid book to

Try to imagine a young adult fiction novel of today that will still be read by youth readers in fifty years. Some popular names might come to mind, such as the coveted The Hunger Games, The Fault in Our Stars, or Divergent. Though these may be widespread in the hands of young adult readers today, they probably will not stand the test of time in the way that The Outsiders, written by S. E. Hinton in 1967, has. Although they are enjoyable(passive voice), they do not possess many realistic qualities. For example, society does not live in a world that watches children fight to the death as a main source of entertainment, like the world is described in The Hunger Games. The Outsiders, which was produced by and intended for teenagers, instead is

S.E Hinton was born Susan Eloise Hinton on July 22, 1948. Hinton was born to Lillian and Grady Hinton. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is famous for her young adult literature, mainly “The Outsiders.” According to notablebiographies.com, “Often considered the most successful novelist for the junior high and high school audience, S. E. Hinton is credited with creating realistic young adult literature.” (Hinton 1)

In the novel the outsiders by s.e hinton the main character is ponyboy.A town split between the wealthy south zone gang called the greasers,ponyboys the youngest of three orphaned boys who pal around with the local hoods known as the greasers.