The Social Divide In S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

Who has more problems: the affluent kids or the less civilized kids? Many people make the assumption that the upper class is sure to have less issues than the destitutions, because they are rich. In the book, The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton shows that both the upper and lower class experience different dilemmas. Hinton also emphasizes how the Greasers and Socs may have came from different backgrounds aren’t really differentiable. In the Outsiders, S.E. Hinton’s characterizations of individual Greasers and Socs reveal that both rich and poor kids face problems and feel trapped by their social statuses.

Jesus looked like a human. Jesus talked like a human. All of this is because Jesus was a human, but there was something that set him apart from the rest of the humans. This is what makes someone an outsider—when they don’t quite fit in with a group that they belong to. Often times, we see outsiders in fiction through people who are different or set apart from the people around them.

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The Outsiders is a novel that represents many themes such as honour, the innocence of childhood and the value of appearances through the characters’ dialogue and behaviour that feature in this book. The author, S. E. Hinton writes about a character in her novel by the name of Dallas Winston, a hardened young man that has seen and done too many things for his age. His loyalty to his gang, criminal record and his stand out looks are just some of the characteristics represented to the reader. This is conveyed through Dallas’ description, conversation and actions but also through the main character’s and his friends’ thoughts of him. Dallas’ attributes play a major role in the development of the outstanding themes in this story and help to give the novel depth and a story that almost 50 years on is still able to relate to teenagers of today.

Who are the people who do not fit in? The novel The Outsiders takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s. This novel is about two social groups the socs who are in the higher class and the greasers who are in the lower class. The Outsiders can refer to several people like Cherry, Johnny, and Ponyboy.

The story The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, and the movie The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are more similarities than differences. In the book, there are lots of details about what exactly happens. Despite the movie lacking such details, it is enough information to convey to the reader about what is happening. Although the book and the movie had some minute differences, there are many more events that are similar between the book and the movie than differences.

“Things are rough all over.” - This quote by Cherry Valance in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. (34) It describes how all communities have problems and are not all perfect. One might think that the Soc’s community is all perfect and fun loving but sometimes it isn’t. In the Outsiders there are many examples of what a community looks like.

S.E. Hinton wrote, “ Dally raised the gun and I thought: You blasted fool.[...] He was jerked half around by the impact of the bullets, then slowly crumpled with a look of triumph on his face and was dead before he hit the ground.” In the book, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, Dallas Winston is a teenager who fights for what he wants until he gets his way. When something is taken away from him, he is beyond frightened and does not know how to handle his emotions. He then forms a plan to have the police kill him so he can be with the special someone who died later that day. If Dally had not killed himself, he would have lived a life of distress and regret.

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

Life is short because in the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton there are two groups called the Socs and the greasers that dislike each other. When two of the greasers kill one of the socs out of self defense, the boys go into hiding inside an abandoned church. Somehow the church caught on fire when they were away, and some kids were playing inside. Johnny and Ponyboy went inside to help the kids, and Johnny was badly burned. Ponyboy had a couple cuts, but is ok . Johnny was rushed to the hospital where he later died at the age of 16. One lesson learned in this book is that life is short

Growing up can be very difficult, whether you live in Minnetonka in 2017 or in Oklahoma in the 1950s. It is sometimes easy to lose your own identity and become just another member in a group. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton tells the story of a group of young men growing up in a town that is divided based upon wealth. Hinton describes the wealthy kids as “Socs” and the poor kids “Greasers”. While perhaps not as extreme as in the book, MME also has these divisions such as “popular” and “unpopular”. The message behind The Outsiders is the importance of finding the individual within the group which is just as true in Minnetonka as in the book.

In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, family is a prevalent motif. The Outsiders institutes a definition of family, such as, people who care and support for each other instead of the standard definition; a fundamental social group in society typically consisting of parents and their offspring. Johnny Cade is a vulnerable sixteen-year-old Greaser in a group defined by toughness and a sense of invincibility. He comes from an abusive home, and takes to the Greasers as he feels at ease, comfortable, and protected by them. He is considered the piece of the gang that holds the gang members together and he is also considered as the gang pet. Through close analysis of Johnny’s interactions with Dally, his relationship with his parents, and his role in the

Stereotype, someone who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type. This is the main component of the S.E. Hinton novel The Outsiders. The stereotypes in the novel are the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs are the rich kids who don’t have to work for anything, while the Greasers are the poorer kids who have very little. They both live in the city of Tulsa, one group on the Northside and one on the Southside. Outside of these boundaries no-one knows of them but the hatred for each other still plays on their minds.

Then I heard Johnny scream, and as I turned to go back for him, Dally swore at me and clubbed me across the back as hard as he could, and I went down into a peaceful darkness. ”(93). Ponyboy did not know why at the time, but Dally hit him because his back was on fire. Johnny made Ponyboy get out first and Dally put the fire out on his back, so both of them saved his life by risking their own. Dally saved Johnny also by going inside the burning church to pull him out, while getting burned himself.

In S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, the main character Ponyboy and the rest of the greasers not only face conflicts with their rival gang: the Socs, but also against each other and even as society as a whole. These obstacles were created due the fact that people don't realize that everyone has problems, this is a theme that Ponyboy learns throughout this story. Just like in real life, some conflicts will never be resolved as they are beyond their control. Over the course of the novel some conflicts will be settled, while some will stay the same or even become worse.