Respect is a thing you need and have. You may not respect anyone but you would respect something or an idea. Respect is an important character trait. Every person should give and receive respect the same way the Greasers treated each other in the novel The Outsiders. Respect is the value or importance of something to you, or for you. Respect is received and given, you realize you give it more than you realize you receive it. Curtitsy is what you give (or get) if you have respect for whatever you are giving curtitsy to. | Many characters in the book The Outsiders both use and abuse respect, because they are fighting the Socs as an downright enemy, and the Socs treated the s as if they were dogs, but both groups have respect for each other in
