Stereotypes In The Outsiders

makes people judge others that come from different circumstances than them. My class read the outsiders which is a book about a boy named pony who all his life had been labeled a greaser and was greatly affected by the hateful stereotype. When he is jumped by a group of socs johnny kills one so they wouldn't kill pony. he and jonny then leave town fearing what would happen if they stayed. Since they were greasers they were positive they would be the ones in trouble. They were jumped and in trouble because the others judged and put them into stereotypes.
What is a stereotype? By definition it is an oversimplified idea of a particular type of person. Though it can be seen in so many different situations. Its expecting all people of chinese