Greaser

year old Greaser, has a solid build, is the narrator of the story, and is small for his age. He has light-brown almost red hair; it is squared off in the back and long in the front and sides, and he has greenish-grey eyes. Equally important, he does not use his head outside of school, according to Darry, and he digs books and movies. Finally, he is an amazing track star, loves to eat chocolate, and he idolizes his brother Sodapop who is 16 years old. Dally (Dallas Winston) is a Greaser. He…

Sodapop’s old horse, Mickey Mouse, the two move on to discuss the differences they perceive between Socs and greasers. During this discussion, Ponyboy and Cherry find they have a surprising amount in common—for instance, they both like reading and watching sunsets. Ponyboy voices his frustration that the greasers have terrible luck while the Socs lead comfortable lives and jump the greasers out of sheer boredom. Cherry retorts that the Socs’ situations are not as simple as Ponyboy…

the novel explores the rivalry of two conflicting gangs, the Greasers and Socs. The reader is positioned to perceive Greasers as rebellious teenagers who value their friendships and affiliation, whereas, the Socs are constructed as children whose luxurious lives overshadow their true selves. Nevertheless, S.E Hinton portrays the Greasers and Socs as similar and separated by a thin barrier. S.E Hinton situates the reader to observe Greasers as unruly teenagers who possess sentiment and…

the hair salon and passing the hair salon we saw Ponyboy and Johnny and some other Greasers. We got to talking and we decided to skip the hair salon and get to know each other and talk. “You’re different than I thought.” said Marcia. I agreed with Marcia and explained to Ponyboy that at school, she's a soc but when she's not around her boyfriend and the other socs, she can express how she truly feels about the Greasers. In my school life, I’m a Soc , along with all of my other friends. I live…

are numerous occasions in the novel The Outsiders that connect to the theory of Social Exchange, however, the four fights between the Greasers and the Socs adequately describe how each member must evaluate the costs and rewards before deciding whether or not to take part in an altercation. More importantly, these fights raise the question whether or not being a Greaser or Soc is worth the price of potentially being killed. The first altercation is a simple example of Social Exchange, Ponyboy is…

In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, Ponyboy is a member of the greasers, a low level clan that dwells on the east side of Tulsa, Oklahoma who have endured conflict with the Socs, who reign on the opposite side of town in riches. Every day that goes by for Ponyboy is another day he must live in fear of the Socs because they physically berate greasers for pleasure. A lack of judgement on his walk from the movie theatre leads to experiencing firsthand the relentless brutality of the Socs. Ponyboy…

The Pressures Our Environment Holds Every person’s life revolves around the pursuit of safety and belonging; the greasers and Socs were no exceptions. Environmental circumstances took a colossal toll on their lives. The social, emotional, and economic forces created a threat to their safety, which influenced their actions as they tried to overcome that threat. As Maslow Abrahams described in his hierarchy of needs (“Abraham”), feeling safe and loved are major components to fulfillment…

he said stay gold because he wants Ponyboy to be unique amongst the greasers. In the beginning Ponyboy was missing the poem meaning but after what Johnny asked him to do he figured out what the poem means. Which it reflects the boys innocence in their experiences as being Greasers, but Johnny…

At a fountain in a park two boys were attacked by several boys.One boy decided to grab ahold of Ponyboys neck and decided to put him underwater and try to drown him.So Jhonny decided to kill Bob. But also Greasers didnt start it the socs did because they talked to there girlfriends.So i see Jhonny innocent because he was in self defence mode and he was also caring enough to save his freind. First major piece of evidence is Ponyboy was drowning and the socs were holding Jhonny back but Johnny…

S.E. Hinton displays the rivalry between the Socs and the Greasers. Most readers have never had this type of rivalry or encounter where they grew up. Hinton is able to display that through the characters in her book. Letting Ponyboy narrate the book shows the readers in a different perspective on how they lived their life’s and the thoughts that would play through their head. Showing the readers from this perspective let us know how it really was, not just from a bystander’s point of view.…