Why Are Greasers Considered An Outsider

First, the Greasers were particularly shown as outsiders. They grow up on the wrong side of the tracks on the poor side of town. Even though the two main groups were the Greasers and Socs, the Socs were accepted in society. They were the upper class, the people with the most power. The Greasers on the other hand are the complete opposite. They were the lowest of the lower class, almost to the point of being homeless. Although all the Greasers had each other, but in society, they were the “Outsiders”. Most of the Greasers realized they had little or no chance of escaping their dead- end lives. For example, Soda, Steve and Dally were dropouts; Johnny never completed school. Only Pony seemed to have a chance to go on to college and get out of the lifestyle. …show more content…
They were the rich kids who had plenty of money and no boundaries set down by their parents. They also resorted to a life of crime and violence, mostly out of boredom, and few of them lived up to their societal expectations. Ponyboy was the outsider in this novel. Unlike the other Greasers, he didn't fight out of hatred, or pride, or for fun. He didn't believe in fighting unless it was self defense. Darry complains that he “doesn't use his head”, and didn't think of carrying a knife or other weapon around with him. Ponyboy watched the sunset. He read books and loved going to the movies by himself. The Greasers couldn't understand this. He was also very smart and kind. No Greasers were as dreamy, artistic or poetic as Ponyboy, and preferred to go wild, get drunk and get into fights instead. Ponyboy was still the outsiders at the end of the novel. He was still very kind and kept all of these things that he had. He never changed. The Greasers were still the outsiders because although they won the rumble between them and Socs, in society, they were still changed