Social Inequalities In The Outsiders

In today's world it is extremely important to bring an awareness to the topic of social inequities and persecutions happening. More specifically, religious inequality is an important subject that needs to be brought attention to. This rising discrimination affects teens in many parts modern America where they are treated poorly because of it. Many authors write about this inequity impacting its readers about the global issue, by having characters to help convey their message. As well as books, other genres of literature bring further insight to the cause, which helps bring awareness to the great inequity in the world. Overall, it is extremely important to bring an awareness to social inequities and persecutions in our world, more specifically the religious discrimination society faces. To begin, many teens around the world have been greatly …show more content…
The group identity that is associated with their social status of the characters affects them in many ways. In the novel, socs are not supposed to talk to the greasers, or it could affect their status of being above everyone else. This could cause the socs to get threatened, or hurt by their peers for associating themselves with the enemy group. For example, although Darry Curtis was very poor he was associated with the socs due to how well he fit in with them with being popular, good at sports, getting good grades, and a scholarship. This all turned around when his parents died causing him to give up everything for his brothers, and then began to hang out with the greasers resulting in him being considered one. The group identity S.E Hinton describes that each character is forced into becomes a recurring theme in the novel that through her relatable characters, she is able to persuade readers into thinking the way she does about the social injustices portrayed throughout her