The Gangs’ Rivalry
The Outsiders is a book written by S.E. Hinton, and is also a movie directed by Francis Ford Cappola. There are many themes in both versions of the story, but there is one theme in the book that stands out the most. The major theme in this book is that everyone is equal. No one should think they are better than anyone else because God created everyone equally; no one is better than the other.
This theme is portrayed by the greasers and Socs. In this story, the Socs would think they were better than the greasers because they were rich and had everything they wanted. Then, there’s the greasers, who weren’t rich, at all, and didn’t get everything they wanted. The two gangs would always get into fights, mainly because the Socs felt like they had an advantage over the greasers, just because they were wealthy. If someone treats you unfairly because they think they …show more content…
It is also more accurate because the book was written first, and then the movie was created. Like always, whenever a movie is based off a book, the director needs to make changes and add parts to make the movie more interesting. This book explained each one of the situations that had to do with this theme efficiently. For instance, when Randy and Ponyboy’s conversation was described in the book, it said this event happened in Ponyboy’s house. In the movie, they had their discussion in Randy’s car, which is something that had to be changed to fit in with the movie. Also, the book explained the murder at the park meticulously. In the movie, when Johnny murdered Bob, the screen just showed a red screen to represent the murder.
The Outsiders has so many important themes and lessons that could be useful throughout life. Remember, if someone treats you unfairly because they think they are above, be the better person and not do the same back. Everyone is equal and no one will ever be better than the
The Outsiders is a book written by S.E. Hinton, and is also a movie directed by Francis Ford Cappola. There are many themes in both versions of the story, but there is one theme in the book that stands out the most. The major theme in this book is that everyone is equal. No one should think they are better than anyone else because God created everyone equally; no one is better than the other.
This theme is portrayed by the greasers and Socs. In this story, the Socs would think they were better than the greasers because they were rich and had everything they wanted. Then, there’s the greasers, who weren’t rich, at all, and didn’t get everything they wanted. The two gangs would always get into fights, mainly because the Socs felt like they had an advantage over the greasers, just because they were wealthy. If someone treats you unfairly because they think they …show more content…
It is also more accurate because the book was written first, and then the movie was created. Like always, whenever a movie is based off a book, the director needs to make changes and add parts to make the movie more interesting. This book explained each one of the situations that had to do with this theme efficiently. For instance, when Randy and Ponyboy’s conversation was described in the book, it said this event happened in Ponyboy’s house. In the movie, they had their discussion in Randy’s car, which is something that had to be changed to fit in with the movie. Also, the book explained the murder at the park meticulously. In the movie, when Johnny murdered Bob, the screen just showed a red screen to represent the murder.
The Outsiders has so many important themes and lessons that could be useful throughout life. Remember, if someone treats you unfairly because they think they are above, be the better person and not do the same back. Everyone is equal and no one will ever be better than the