was too late to tell them that there was still good in it…” ( S.E Hinton 179). Do Socs really have it worse than The Greasers? In the story “The Outsiders” By: S.E Hinton‚ there are two groups who don’t get along and fight all the time. They’re called “The Greasers” and “The Socs”. The Socs are people who are rich‚ have nice things‚ and live on the nice part of town. The Greasers are people who are more poor‚ their things aren’t as nice‚ and live on the more bad/run-down side of town. There are many
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hero for it. “Mrs.O’briant and I think you were sent straight from heaven. Or are you just professional heroes or something? Sent from heaven? Had he gotten a good look at Dallas? “No were greasers” I said. I was too worried and scared to appreciate the fact that he was trying to be funny. “You’re what?” “Greasers you know like hoods‚ JD’s. Johnny is wanted for murder‚ and Dallas has a record with the fuzz a mile long.”(95).The quote present here relates to the theme and explains the ambulance driver
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saying this‚ it shows that he was frustrated that his parents would just spoil him and not listen to him. It also means‚ that he would probably take out the anger he has‚from his parents not listening to him‚ on another kid who would most likely be a greaser. The Socs also get out of trouble easily. For example‚ in the article “Sentence in Texas teen’s fatal DWI wreck stirs ire”‚ it shows that a kid gets out of federal law by being rich. Likewise‚ the Socs can get out of trouble by bribing their way out
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seen people divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. In The Outsiders they too are divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. Although there really isn’t much difference between the Greasers and the Socs‚ they are divided. There are some similarities between the Greasers and the Socs. The kids are about the same age‚ each group has problems the other group doesn’t know about‚ and they live in the same town just on different sides. They both like going to the drive-in movies
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the conclusion that she was right. It seems like the only differences between them are their views on the Soc‚ Bob (Cherry sees the good in Bob‚ but Ponyboy does not) and that they are from different groups‚ Cherry being a Soc and Ponyboy being a Greaser. 2. Describe Ponyboy’s relationship with his brother‚ Darry. How did the relationship between Darry and Ponyboy change after Ponyboy ran away and after Johnny turned
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all going through something. Throughout S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders Bad decisions lead to regret later on. In The Outsiders‚ There are two gangs The Socs‚ and The Greasers‚ neither groups get along. The Socs are rich‚ and they drive nice cars‚ the greasers are opposite they are poor‚ and drive beat up old cars. One night two Greasers Johnny‚ and Ponyboy get into a fight with The Socs. Johnny ends up killing a soc. Johnny‚ and Ponyboy get money from a gang member‚ and hide in a church. The church
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two groups‚ a “Soc” or a “Greaser”. In this book‚ there are many differences between the two groups‚ which tends to cause much violence. S.E Hinton has much authority to write about this violence because she has seen it happen firsthand. In The Outsiders violence occurs at its very best. It affects people in different ways‚ changes people – physically and emotionally but also causes very positive outcomes which turns into a lifelong lesson for both the Socs and the Greasers. Violence affects many
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of two rival gangs‚ the lower class Greasers and the upper class Socs. The feud between the two groups grows out of hand after one of the Socs is killed by a Greaser by the name of Johnny. From then onwards a ripple effect leads to the death of two other boys and a rumble in which both gangs clash. These treacherous
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of a disgrace and menace to society than the "greasers‚" the poorer students from the east. The Socs’ idea of fun is throwing big parties‚ including beer blasts‚ and jumping greasers. They drive Mustangs‚ Corvairs and Corvettes. "Greasers are almost like hoods. They steals things‚ drive souped- up old cars‚ hold up gas stations and have gang fights once in a while." Page 3’. Socs wear madras shirts‚ wine coloured sweaters and ski jackets. The greasers wear their hair long‚ dress in blue jeans‚ T-shirts
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Paragraphs Johnny Johnny Cade is a sixteen-year-old loveable greaser with long black hair . The child of alcoholic‚ abusive parents‚ he is nervous and sensitive. Since his parents do not care for him‚ Johnny sees the greasers as his true family. In turn‚ the older boys‚ particularly Dally‚ are very protective of him. This is probably why he is known as the gang’s pet. He was jumped once by the Socs and beaten very badly. Since then he has carried a blade and has become even more suspicious
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