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    friends who are a group called the Greasers and they have a rival group called the Socs. It’s the time of book that keeps you at the edge of your seat at end of each chapter. It’s based of two groups the Greasers the not so rich tough guys versus the rich fancy groups. It’s a book that has want every person who loves to read books good story, death and a good plot. They hate each other because is because a specific part in the story were the Socs really hate the Greasers. The characters in the…

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    appearance bullying. In the book the Socials (a.k.a Socs) jump Greasers because they are Greasers. The Socs continue bullying the Greasers just because they feel like it. Also, sometimes people bully other people so they do not get bullied themselves. The middle class and upper class put the stereotype type on Greasers that, all Greasers are mean, rough, and tough. Maybe to protect themselves Socs bully and pick on Greasers, which is wrong. The Greasers do not do anything to them so why should…

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    The Outsiders Essay

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    Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a great example of how being different can trap you in a certain group. The novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1963 and follows the gang of greasers and the daily troubles they face as being outsiders. The term “greaser” is given to those in the lower class on the East side for their greasy hair. The greasers are in constant conflict with the West side “Socs”. The Socs, short for “socials”, are the preppy rich kids. The conflict shows the battle between the rich and…

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    Sodapop is such an interesting character is because he is likable, sensitive, and optimistic despite being expected to be tough and mean. Someone who belongs to a group of “greasers” may not be considered an extremely popular person. However, likely as a result of his appearance, Sodapop attracts a number of ladies from fellow “greasers” to popular “Socs”. Ponyboy, who is not very interested in girls, claims they often go visit him at his job at a gas station, “I don’t like to go [visit Soda]…

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    In the Outsiders by S.E Hinton, good friends support each other even in difficult situations. Would you sacrifice anything for a close friend? If a friend was struggling with something would you help? Would they do the same for you?The Greasers have a strong bond. They are close and will support each other no matter what. All throughout the book they go through very extreme situations. Some being The fire, Johnnys death, Dallys death and much more. They all only have each other so they…

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    The book ‘The Outsiders’, a novel by S.E Hinton takes place in a rough neighborhood where they are all friends. There are two gangs in this area that are rivals, The Greasers, and the Socs. They are complete polar opposites; the Greasers have long greasy hair and rough clothing but they all come together to form a big family, whereas the Socs have slicked back short hair and nice clothing. In addition, to their nice clothing and hair they also have fancy cars and houses. But, they still have…

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    that everyone who’s in that person’s group are carbon copies of that person. In The Outsiders, Greasers and Socs are always stereotyped by each other due to the experiences they’ve had. Each group thinks everyone in the other group is the exact same. Every Soc thinks a Greaser is someone that has long hair loaded with hair grease and has an empty-handed family (S.E. Hinton 1967). On the other hand, Greasers think of a Soc as somebody who has excessive money, Mustangs, Corvairs, Madras shirts,…

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    kids. They're both similar but the movie doesn’t show things the book says. The main characters are the greasers but the real main character is Ponyboy. The soces are the west side rich kids who jump the greasers. There are more similarities to go over but it says to list one similarity. Ponyboy Curtis…

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    The Outsiders Heroism

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    I’ve read a lot of books with heroes in them, but in The Outsiders, almost every character is a hero. This story is about a gang called the greasers. All the greasers could be considered a hero. My definition of a hero is a dependable, caring, and unselfish person. One character in this book fits my definition of a hero perfectly. Darrel Curtis fits my definition of hero perfectly. In the beginning of the book it shows how Darry wants the best for Ponyboy. Ponyboy is walking home at 2:00a.m.…

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    snap. You’re going to regret it. For one, Johnny wouldn’t want you getting locked up or getting killed. We’ve all already lost him & we don’t need to lose you. I know you might say that no one but Johnny needed you, but that is not true. All of us greasers love you.…

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