Being an outsider is a feeling nobody wants. So imagine how Greasers feel. Dally,Johnny, and Darry live in a small beat up town in Tulsa, Oklahoma with Soc’s ganging up on them almost every day. The setting of “ The Outsiders” effects these characters by creating a harsh environment for Dally, Johnny, and Darry. The setting effect’s these characters specifically by creating an harmful environment where they are judged by what they look like and where they live. To begin with, Johnny has a hard life. Johnny needed to toughen up in order to be able to survive the side of town he lives in “Johnny’s parents didn’t care if he came home or not”(Hinton 49). Johnny needed to toughen up not only because of where he lives but because of who takes
