Labels impact every character in The Outsiders in the several negative ways. But these labels mostly affect Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally. And throughout this essay I will explain what labels they have and how they affect them.
In the outsiders Johnny is affected by many different small and big labels, but some of the ones that affect him the most are Greaser, Hero and Hopeless. I would say these because hopeless affects him because he is hopeless for his parents so he thinks that he has no chance of getting anywhere in life like when he says, “I think like it when the old man’s hittin’ me.” Johnny sighed. “At least then I know he knows who I am. I walk in that house and nobody says anything. I walk out, and nobody says anything. I stay away
In the outsiders Johnny is affected by many different small and big labels, but some of the ones that affect him the most are Greaser, Hero and Hopeless. I would say these because hopeless affects him because he is hopeless for his parents so he thinks that he has no chance of getting anywhere in life like when he says, “I think like it when the old man’s hittin’ me.” Johnny sighed. “At least then I know he knows who I am. I walk in that house and nobody says anything. I walk out, and nobody says anything. I stay away