fading away unlike a sunrise that reveals opportunities. For the Sunset project my sunset was made out of stained glass and mirrors. Lastly‚ the sunset plays a role in The Outsiders. The sunset may represent safety within the greasers life‚ or even the similarities between a greaser and a Soc. A sunrise and sunset occur everyday. Meaning the sunrise begins a new day. A sunset ends a day. I don’t usually watch the sunsets unless I’m outside during the time the sun comes down. One week our homework
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He becomes curious as to why certain intolerant situations exist. As Ponyboy becomes friendly with Cherry‚ a member of the Greasers’ rival gang‚ the Socs‚ he voices his opinions and rejects the idea that these groups are vastly different. Ponyboy finds out that he has many things in common with Cherry‚ and they can talk to each other about situations that they cannot talk to
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the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs always show the characteristics of being rich because they’re always wearing madras shirts and pants. Like in the fight after Johnny died. They also drive blue mustangs and live in big houses. One example is when the mustang rolled up on Ponyboy with a group of Socs before he got jumped. But the Greasers don’t have that much money and wear worn blue jeans and white T’s and leather jackets. They also drive busted‚ run down‚ used cars. Therefore‚ the Greasers feel
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in society. Ponyboy is part of a crowd who are like criminals known as the Greasers‚ who are poor and live on the east side of town. The Greasers are a gang that have Ponyboy‚ Soda‚ Steve‚ Johnny‚ Dally‚ Darry‚ and Two-bit Matthews. The Greasers are hated by the Socs‚ the Socials‚ who are the west side rich kids in the town. In the novel The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy‚ the main character‚ and his family of Greasers rise above a life of poverty‚ stealing‚ and criminal action to help others
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Struggles of an Outsider Can two drastically different groups of kids face similar problems? In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton two classes of kids‚ greasers and socs‚ share many similar problems. Greasers come from rough neighborhoods and create gangs to have a sense of belonging‚ socs live in wealthy neighborhoods and gang up on greasers. Although‚ both groups are so different they have many similar problems such as fitting in‚ developing romantic relationships‚ and getting approval from parents
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He was a Greaser but has been frightened by the Socs. He has been stereotyped as a juvenile delinquent by and has always been made fun of. Ever since Ponyboy has been brought into this gang life he fails to see the good side in any Soc and is to stick together with the Greasers believing that each one of them lives up to their name as being the jet set rich kids. However‚ there is one input from a Soc that makes Ponyboy realize that the Socs and Greasers both go through the same struggles
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either. Class issues play a big part in the book and movie‚ The Outsiders. These class issues in The Outsiders leads to a rough competition because the two gangs‚ Greasers and Socs‚ are completely opposite and believe there can only be one gang in the town. They hate each other and because of class issues the town looks down upon the Greasers and don’t mind the Socs. These problems were not just in The Outsiders but is also portrayed in the book and movie‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. The competition made
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Based on two rival teenage gangs‚ the poor‚ east-side Greasers‚ and the rich‚ west-side Socials (Socs)‚ The Outsiders is told through the eyes of sensitive‚ 14-year-old Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis. The novel explores the choices people make when faced with adversity‚ sending an important message to readers that everyone is an individual‚ regardless of their background. The characters of Ponyboy and Dallas ‘Dally’ Winston‚ a hardened and damaged Greaser‚ are vital to this message and they also play key roles
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Gone with the Wind‚ in which he says that Dally reminds him of one of the gallant Southern gentlemen from the Civil War. The fact that Dally is too “real” for Ponyboy reveals something about his narrative perspective. He says earlier that the other greasers—Soda‚ Darry‚ and Two-Bit—remind him more of the heroes in his books than Dally does. Ponyboy feels more comfortable with Soda‚ Darry‚ and Two-Bit because as a narrator‚ and later a writer‚ he is more comfortable with fictional heroes than with real
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different social classes. However‚ once Bob is killed‚ she becomes a spy for the greasers‚ telling them what the Socs will do next. Before Cherry Valance enters the narrative‚ Ponyboy paints the conflict between the greasers and the Socs as irreconcilable. The introduction of Cherry‚ however‚ suggests that individual friendships can chip away at group hatreds. Cherry gets along perfectly well with some of the greasers. She likes Ponyboy and Johnny because they treat her politely. Dally’s rude antics
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