Greaser

Calixto 1 Marco Calixto Instructor: Jamie Schulman Soc 103: Section 1 11/27/17 Paper Report Subculture: Greasers The term “subculture” is defined in the dictionary as “a culture within a broader mainstream culture, with its own separate values, practices, and beliefs.” Studying subculture in the perspective of a sociologist, is to understand and comprehend a specific culture. In today’s modern society of America, there are many variety of subcultures that a sociologist can examine…

The Socs and the Greasers suffer from many problems. The Greasers and the Soc have a long time rivalry. They always fit within each other or with other people. They could never get along, but share the same problems. For example, the Socs and the Greasers both deal with parental issues, also they are judged by their looks, and finally both very emotional. First, the Greasers and the Socs deal with parental issues. One example, Bob’s friend Randy said, “He kept trying to make his parents…

the Greasers. He also felt very insecure because his parents never cared about him and made him think he was not useful. Also, johnny was very risky though, because he ran into the church they were staying at to hide from the police after he killed Bob. Later the church was on fire and Johnny saved some kids that were in the fire and he also died because of that risk he took. Johnny was a fearful, insecure, risk taker because of the way he was treated by other people besides the Greasers.…

Souls of the Rich Children “Do not educate your child to be rich. Educate him to be happy. So when he grows up, he will know the value of things, not the price” (Man of Honor). The Socs have it worse than the Greasers. There is clear evidence that the Socs have it worse than the Greasers because they are exposed to violence and are not given any boundaries to their games. Some may say that the poor kids struggle more because they have to learn to make a living for themselves and become more…

Who struggles more in the hardships of time, the “Greasers” or the “Socs”?The issue is whether the poor kids have it worse than the rich kids.There is more than enough evidence that the Greasers struggle more due to the sacrifices that make and the violent things they experience.Because of the sacrifices they made and the violence they were exposed to,the “Greasers” struggled more than the “Socs”. The Greasers have have it worse because of the sacrifices they make. Darry has to work two jobs and…

through the main character’s interaction with rivalry. Ponyboy Curtis, the main character of the novel is the youngest member of the Greasers. In the book, “Greasers” is a term used to classify “boys from the east”. The Socs and Greasers are two feuding social classes. The destruction caused by the feud ends up depleting several lives. As he identifies he is a Greaser in the exposition, it hints to the reader that there is a class conflict. Then, Ponyboy meets a Soc girl named Cherry in a…

Socs and the Greasers who are separated by their positions in society. There are countless themes and main ideas throughout the book which teens can easily relate to, including themes of isolation, violence, innocence and even love. The Outsiders mainly talks about the theme of Society and Class; how the city that the book takes place in is divided into two by factors of wealth and position in society. S.E Hinton is bringing light to the similarities between the Socs and the Greasers throughout…

Hinton, the reader is plunged into a world of greasers and Socs, with one pitted against the other. The Socials, popular rich kids from the West, and greasers, poor hoods from the East. But when one group goes too far, the groups collide in an all-out war, as the problems of each group rise with each chapter. The greasers struggle more than the Socs because the greasers are poor, are attacked often , and are given a bad reputation from birth. The greasers are very poor, whereas the Socs are…

Johnny Cade, a greaser and a hero, died yesterday at the age of 16. Johnny Cade was lost puppy that has been kicked too many times. His parents abuse him physically and verbally, he didn’t know what love and affection are. Unit Dally told him he was proud of him because he saved others. His father thrash him up and his mother was too selfish and didn’t care about him. Every times he comes out and in his house no one noticed him and he likes it when his old man hits him at least he knows he…

Straight Facts Show: It’s the Greasers. “You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.”-Sherlock Holmes Who can you trust the Greasers or the Socials? In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton the main character Ponyboy (Pony) and his Greaser group encounter many dilemmas throughout the text. They run away, start and rumble and even lead two friends to death. Who started it? Well “...when you have eliminated all which is impossible…”-Sherlock Holmes the turmoil and other…