The Outsiders Narrative

Have you ever been part of a social group? Did you ever feel like an outsider? The book The Outsiders took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the 1960’s. This book is about two teenage groups, the Socs and the Greasers. Both the Socs and the Greasers sometimes felt like outsiders. But which group was the real outsiders? Or, are the outsiders the people who see beyond society groups? I believe that the real outsiders are the people who see beyond society groups.

Have you ever met someone that you absolutely hate but they actually like you and always try to be nice to you? If you have, good for you! If you haven’t, still good for you.Anyways, on to what the book is about. The Outsiders is about a gang called “The Greasers” that have a rivalry with a gang from the West side called “The Socs”. The Outsiders is told from the perspective of a 14 year old named Ponyboy Curtis (a member of the greasers). Ponyboy enjoys reading and watching movies alone unlike the other Greasers. So, what exactly happens in the novel? Well, one day, Ponyboy comes home late. Darry (Ponyboy’s and Soda’s older brother) lashes out on Ponyboy causing him to run away. That same night, Johnny kills a Soc because he was trying to

“Fear has two meanings-forget everything and run or face everything and rise. The choice is yours”(Quotations and Quotes). Johnny Cade chose to forget everything and run, but soon realized running didn’t help him forget the past. In The Outsiders, Johnny goes through the heroic journey by the fact that he faces a harsh reality that brings him to committing an act he never thought he would, which in the end led him to becoming a hero. His story starts with tragedy and ends with it as well. The tragedy he faced, gave him strength.

With a cheeky grin, he climbed onto the bed and positioned himself between Tom’s bent knees. When he saw the slight apprehension in

I believe the Outsiders are representation sped up by the greasers like Ponyboy, Dally, Soda, and the others. They are extracted from others and are people that don’t fit in with the crowd. The factor is they are poor and are unnoticed unless they make trouble. These are boys who don’t care they smoke and act like a family. Unlike the other gangs this has no leader and have individual leaders. Like for these examples to use Outsider it needs to be defined. Outsider or an Outsider is a man or woman or group whom doesn’t fit with the rest of the crowd and ends up sticking out like a ball in a haystack it is extractable but easier than the needle. There are many ways to describe this like how in a crowd of people the Socials could spot Ponyboy

Today was my first lesson in humility. Some of the elder Monks had reprimanded me for my selfish thoughts and words. This was my first transgression and thus I was taught my lesson behind closed doors.

She headed to the adjoining bathroom to wash up and change clothing. Trenor stood outside the door, waiting diligently for her to open it once she was done.

He approached the door and looked inside. A single dim light illuminated a long passageway.

“Danny are you ready? I don’t wanna rush you, but standing up here is giving me an odd sense of vertigo,” he complained.

Victor returned to his room and lay back down beside the tousled Angela. As of late, he’d grown weary of her insisting on coming up the backstairs, but she made it worth the effort.

What is an Outsider to you? The Outsiders is a novel based on Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960, released in 1967 the outsiders tells about the harsh city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Outsiders are people who don’t fit in with the larger group. The Outsiders are Ponyboy, Johnny and Randy.

In the story the outsiders there are a lot of text that are similar to my life. Me and my friend isaac and tyrese are friends who hang out all time and no matter what happens where are always going to have each others back. In the story The Outsiders they all hang out all the time and they have each others back like there one big family. I treat my friends like family because they all i need in life to make me feel safe out in this dangerous world.

I clutched the hem of my funeral shawl. Hidden beneath the black lace, my blood-stained dagger offered me little peace. Winter’s frigid air slapped my face and I steeled myself in the graveside tent. Its dark canvas flapped in the wind and the rain drummed the top, serenading me in a cruel Christmas carol. Preacher John reached up with a dingy handkerchief, patted his forehead and proclaimed my dead husband a good man. I wiped a stray tear away and wondered if preachers went to hell for lying.

S.E Hinton’s realistic fiction novel, The Outsiders, takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There are different types of “gangs” in this part of Oklahoma. Such as the Socials (Socs) and the Greasers. The Socials are the preppy rich kids who think they can run anybody they want to. The Greasers are the boys that have slicked back hair and wear white tee-shirts, they aren’t rich. Ponyboy (a Greaser) walked out of the movie theater, wondering how he is going to get home. Some Socs pull up. Socs and Greasers seem to hate each other. The Socs jumped Ponyboy and hurt him. Ponyboys brothers Sodapop and Darry ran up making sure Ponyboy is okay! Some people may say the central theme of The Outsider is divided communities, I argue that the main theme is the

The Outsiders begin with the story of when both Ponyboy and Johnny got jumped and attacked by the rival gang Socs. Ponyboy’s parents died in a car crash and it came down to the responsibility of his older brother Darry to sacrifice his scholarships and work in two different jobs to sustain the life of his brothers. Ponyboy and some of his friends from the gang greasers go to the nightly double and meet up with two Socs girls called Cherry and Marcia. They discuss their lifestyles but when the Greasers do a favor for them, both Ponyboy and Darry get into a fight with more than 4 socs. When Ponyboy was nearly about to die, Johnny stabs the Socs leader Bob making them run away.