‘The Outsiders’; a novel written by S.E Hinton in 1967, and is based in the 1960s in America. This essay will talk specifically about the title ‘The Outsiders’. Questions such as who the outsiders are, why the novel was titled this way, and what an outsider is will be discussed. All these topics are individually important, as they all shape the story and the plotline. The topic (or argument) of if they are born as outsiders or not will also be discussed. This essay will focus specifically on how
upper class. What about back then? During the 1960’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma; high school student Susan Eloise Hinton (S.E Hinton) writes a book called The Outsiders about the diverse groups in her town. Between the Greasers and the Socs, who are the real outsiders of the story? Though the groups are separated into privileged and unfortunate, the outsiders are the ones who unintentionally disassociate themselves with their social clicks by socializing with the “opposite side” and treating them respectfully
Everyone is an outsiders in some type of way, and it can be that you just don’t fit in. That’s Okay because there are a lot of people that don’t exactly fit in! The Outsiders was made in the 1960’s by H.E Hinton and was placed in Tulsa Oklahoma. H.E Hinton is girl who was 17 when she published her book, and she went under the name H.E. Hinton because she didn’t want nobody to judge her book by her gender she wanted them to judge the book by the book. Her real name is Susan Eloise Hinton. What characters
Do you know what an Outsider is? If so, have you ever felt like one? There’s this Novel that was written by S.E Hinton called “The Outsiders”. The Outsiders are split up upon two groups; Socs and the Greasers. The story was published in the 1960s when Hinton was only seventeen years old. Wow!!! To start off, in the story the greasers are considered poor and “hood”. As in “Document B”, Ponyboy pulled out a switchblade to dissect a worm and a female student gasps and says “They’re right, you are hood”
In the story “The Outsiders”, there is a huge feud going on with the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs are known as the wealthy and snobby people of their town. The Greasers on the other hand, are the poor people of where they live. Because of the Soc and Greasers differences, they don’t get along so well. The relationship of the Greasers and Socs changes quite a bit throughout the story. At the beginning, it’s a harsh fighting relationship and towards the end of the books, it changes to a laid back
are the Outsiders How does social division influence our lives? During the 1960s. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, two social groups experience trauma that shows that there is more to a person than meets the eye. Who are the people set as outcasts by society? The outsiders, who can be more than one group or person, are Ponyboy and Cherry, the Socs, and the Greasers. Two individuals, Ponyboy and Cherry, had seen beyond the divisions of society. "It's not just money. Part of it is, but not all. You Greasers have
movie, “the Outsiders” is about a conflict between greasers and socs. Up until the point where Johnny kills a soc, there are mostly only small fights and arguments between the two. The story “the Outsiders” takes place in the 1960’s, when there were two main lifestyles. Greasers and Socs. Greasers are known for greasing their hair. Socs are rich kids who have good clothes, drive mustangs, and always have an argument against the greasers. The main character in S. E. Hinton’s book “the Outsiders” is Ponyboy
28974123 ENGV 111 LITERATURE ESSAY ON THE OUTSIDERS. The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, has a lot of characteristics of young adult literature. The characteristics of young adult literature can be used for the novel to make us understand it in a better way. The story is narrated in the first person by a fourteen year old member of the Greasers group, a boy called Ponyboy Curtis, who gives a personal description of the events. “WHEN I STEPPED OUT”. ( The Outsiders, page 3). Ponyboy speculates about the
the Outsiders? 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. The Greasers felt
S.E. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders, is considered one of the most influential writers for young adults. Susan Eloise Hinton was born on July 22, 1950 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During the 1960’s, she found a way to pass time by reading and writing since there were few extracurricular activities for girls at her local high school. She did not like to read the typical “girl meets guy” romance novels that were popular. She decided to write more realistic stories about teen relationships. Even