Dally is a trouble-maker and he has no space in his heart except for hate and regret. E Hinton, pg 10 As ponyboys grow up as a greaser he can see the difference between a greaser and a hood. Have you ever wondered why people fight? In the book The Outsiders by S.
Hinton, Ponyboy searched for the answer to this puzzling conundrum while struggling through his trials of being in the lowest class- a greaser. Although the Soc were always the lucky rich kids and natural enemies to the greasers, they 've never gone this far. Now Ponyboy has to deal with more than his over-responsible brother, Darry. After reading this book, one idea stood out to me the most. I believe that the best theme for The Outsiders is that communication is better than violence because it solves nothing, there 's no reason to do it, and it always has negative consequences.
In The Outsiders by S. Ponyboy Curtis, a greaser, convinces himself he is alone except for his gang until he meets Cherry Valance. She is a soc, the group that Ponyboy had always been taught to hate. Like Slim, she is understanding and described as a god in the eyes of Ponyboy. In the outsiders by S. Hinton Ponyboy is a greaser Ponyboy is a greaser. The greasers and the Socs constantly fight against each other.
The main character Ponyboy is a major outsider, who does not feel apart of a larger group the Greaser gang. Ponyboy and the greasers fight against the Socs in Tulsa Oklahoma. During the course of the novel , Ponyboy becomes enlightened on how he views the world. In the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy has a dark view of his oldest brother Darry. Auggie thinks that he is a star wars characters because the kids are being mean to him. The greasers, the group of boys in the novel the outsiders are outsiders to the rest of society but they are insiders to the members of their own group.
What keeps them together is there loyalty to each other when they are being attacked. The problem is that there group gives them courage and a sense of belonging but mostly wrecks their chances of a happy and satisfying life. The girls in the brown-eyed group felt lonely because their best friends did not want to play with them.
The behavior changes were influenced by the social environment they were. Some deem others who do not wear the most fashionable clothes unpopular.
This is merely one example illustrating people being viewed differently and judged because of a misunderstanding of what normal is. In hopes to solve such problems, some schools even implemented school uniforms. It is clear that many students attending college are extremely unprepared for the. Some of the problems that Clarisse has at school are that all of the kids that she goes with call her anti-social because her peers find her weird.
She explains to Montag that she is not anti-social, just all of the things that she is interested in are different than everyone else.
When I was in English class in 8th grade, our teacher performed a test on us, which we were unaware of until it was over. During class the teacher began to berate a student, calling the student unintelligent and lazy.
Why is Sodapop upset about Sandy? Why do Cherry and Ponyboy talk about sunsets? Hinton and The Outsiders Background. Characters Ponyboy Curtis. From the deaths of his parents, to the economic conditions that cast them as greasers, to the deaths of his friends, life is not fair to Ponyboy.
During this two-week period, Pony has to weather three deaths — two greasers and one from the rival gang, the Socs. The Socs, short for Socials, are the "West-side rich kids. He takes it upon himself to make their deaths mean something. Previous Chapter Next Darry and Sodapop Curtis. Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title.
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