Outsiders Dbq Analysis

Outsiders Have you ever felt like you were an outsider? Most people feel like an outsider, maybe once or twice in their lifetime. The Outsiders take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960’s. it tells the story of two different socioeconomic groups: the “Socs (socials)” and the “Greasers”. Who are the outsiders? The real outsiders are the people that can see beyond the Greaser/Socs separation. It can’t be disclaimed that the Greasers are often looked at as outsiders. When Ponyboy flicked out a switchblade during class, a Soc girl said “They are right. You are a hood” (Doc B). This made Ponyboy feel out of place because he was Greaser in a class with a bunch of Socs and he only got into “A” classes because of his grades. Even though the Socs are looked at as the “insiders”, there are times when they do feel like outsiders. Ponyboy said that “Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves shoe through” (Doc C). it shows that the Socs don’t really feel anything while Greasers feel emotions enthusiastically. Cherry even said that “You’re more …show more content…
After narrating a poem he read to Johnny, Ponyboy said “you ain’t like any of the gang. I mean, I couldn’t tell Two-Bit or Steve or even Darry about the sunrise and clouds and stuff. I couldn’t even remember the poem around them. I mean they just don’t dig. Just you and Sodapop. And maybe Cherry Valance” (Doc D). Ponyboy thinks that they are different from the rest of the group because he can talk to them about clouds and stuff. After Ponyboy talks to Randy, Two-Bit asked “what’d Mr. Super-Soc have to say” Ponyboy replies with “He ain’t a Soc, he’s just a guy. He just wanted to talk” (Doc E). Ponyboy wanted to think of Randy as a regular guy. Before Johnny dies he says “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (Doc F). Johnny wanted Ponyboy to keep on doing what he was doing and to stay true to