Greaser

leader by self-confidence don't really care who there or not . Ponyboy shows confidence which helps him emerge as a leader and overcome obstacles. Ponyboy certitude helped him to overcome with power.He wanted to change whatever happen with the greasers and the socials even though he thought that it might not worked but he will still have confidence and determination.For example, when the church caught on fire, Ponyboy had confidence to jump in and save the kids. He only did that because people…

of actions that are controversial whether they are honorable or dishonorable. The story started like every other story, introducing the characters, which are Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Dallas, Steve, and Two-Bit in Oklahoma. Then, Socs beat up the Greasers Ponyboy, and Johnny because they picked up the Soc’s girls. Next, Johnny kills the Soc Bob, to protect Ponyboy and himself, and they are forced to run away, and hide. Then, Johnny decides to turn himself in. In the end, Johnny dies and…

with his friends. Him and his brothers live alone, because his parents died. Darry works two jobs and Sodapop is a dropout that works one job. Ponyboy is a smart kid that is a grade up and doesn’t use his head. They are called greasers. The rich kids are called socs. The Greasers are constantly at battle with the socs. Ponyboy, his friends and his family are all in shape. Johnny was the jumpiest boy, because of the time he got beat to death by the socs. He has a six inch blade in his pocket at…

live in the “hood” are usually the people who grow up too quickly . I say this because they have to be tougher to survive, their parents aren't there, or they aren't with them when the children need them. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton the greasers have to grow up too fast. They do this because their parents are either dead, they abuse them, or they just don’t want them. S.E Hinton reveals in The Outsiders that some children have to grow up too faster than they should to survive the…

“If something beefed him, he didn’t keep quiet about it, and if you rubbed him the wrong way-look out” this is used to describe Dally from the book “The Outsiders”. “The Outsiders” is a book about the Greasers vs. Socs in Tulsa and was written by S.E. Hinton. In the book, there are 3 characters that are mostly focused on for character development. One of these characters is Dally. In the book, he tries to help with 2 other main characters with running away from a murder. Dally is considered…

S. E. Hinton wrote the novel The Outsiders to present a complex theme that her characters have to deal with. She portrays an environment where characters created happiness for themselves but then have it destroyed by an action of grief. Throughout the book when one of the characters experienced joy there would also come pain. For example there was a character named Bob in The Outsiders that brought Cherry Valance comfort but when Bob died a great distress came over her which causes her to learn…

seem from each other, we’re all just human and looking for a place to belong. This shown through both the Socs and greasers-- more specifically, Bob and Johnny. I used them as my example for the Parts to a Whole assessment, but I’m going to use them again. So with Johnny and Bob, they seem like complete polar opposites; one’s a Soc with parents that spoil him, and the other is a greaser with abusive parents that don’t pay attention to him. On page 116, Randy says to Ponyboy (referring to…

The Outsiders S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders takes place in 1960’s Tulsa, Oklahoma where the town is separated into Socs and Greasers. Ponyboy, a young greaser, is a young boy who is still considered innocent. However, after Pony witnesses one of his friend’s murder a soc, his life changes forever. He must grow up and mature after a series of unfortunate events. One theme the novel suggest is to cherish your innocence, before it’s too late. In chapter 4, Ponyboy and Johnny realized they…

many conflicts. ‘The Outsiders’ novel was first written and published in 1967. Throughout the novel, we are faced with family complications, involving the brothers. Who are Ponyboy, Darry and Johnny. We discover socio-economic statuses between the Greasers and the Socs, and we find out that Dally has an internal conflict of himself. Throughout the chapters, we uncover family complications. A major reason why Darry fights and agues with Ponyboy is because as we know, Darry, Soda, Ponyboy and…

protagonists in the story, stabs a Soc, also known as a popular kid, while defending Ponyboy, the other protagonist. Their innocence prevails despite the horrendous circumstances Ponyboy and Johnny are put under in the novel. Ponyboy’s experiences as a greaser shows that innocence will prevail through any horrible situation. For example, when Johnny, his best friend, kills someone--”’I killed him,’ he [Johnny] said slowly. ‘I killed that boy’”…