two gangs- the greasers and the Socials or Socs. The greasers don’t usually have a whole lot of money‚ compared to the rich Socs. They both participate in crime‚ though Socs tend to be more vicious and attack for no reason other than for fun. The main purposes of the gangs for their members differ based on the kind of gang. The Socs stick together for social status‚ maybe for strength in numbers. The different Social gangs are not particularly friendly with each other. The greasers are often looked
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a car crash. These three brothers were part of a group called the Greasers. The Greasers were a lower class group of people in a town who didn’t have much money‚ nice cars or clothes. There was another group known as the Socials. They were known for having a fair amount of money‚ nice cars‚ houses and clothes. Throughout this story the Greasers and Socials have many conflicts because the Socials believe they are above the Greasers due to their way of life. After some time things start to change.
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Eddie Cochran‚ Gene Vincent‚ Johnny Burnett‚ Vince Taylor‚ Itchier Valenti‚ Marlon Brando and James Dean. What do all of these people have in common? They were all figure heads of the greaser subculture. The subcultures of the 1950s impacted our world a lot after World War II. From the roots of the 1950s‚ the greaser subculture has had two main impacts which are their attitude and style. This specific subculture of the 1950s has impacted our world a lot. This culture really started popping up across
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In the Outsiders‚ What Cherry meant by “Things are rough all over” was that the greasers and socs have different sets of values‚ and many differences which lead to arguments about who is better. Cherry even stated‚ “You greasers have different sets of values. You’re more emotional. Were sophisticated- cool to the point of not feeling anything.” (Hinton 38). Neither side can understand the other which leads to the countless arguments and fights between them. The Socs role in society probably causes
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had to endure the society differences of Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy thought that the two worlds would never be the same. Greasers are terrified of the Socs when they have no acquaintance with them. Socs jump on the Greasers meaning that they attack them. Ponyboy experience it twice in his life‚ he was strolling back to his house from the movie theater when a group of Socs attacks him. Ponyboy understand the similarities and differences between the Greasers and Socs. When Ponyboy met Cherry in the
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and came back to a “peace” in the surface. The fights between Greasers and Socs seem over‚ and characters have changed to some degree: after a conversation in the end of the film‚ Greasers became more untied and like a family; Ponyboy decided to go to school to study; after Ponyboy and Johnny saved children‚ Randy from Socs‚ found Greasers are more brave and better than he thought before; Cherry did not like what Socs have done to Greasers and showed her sympathy to them…Although the death of Johnny
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On April 7‚ 1965‚ Windrixville‚ Jay Mountain‚ three Greasers saved the life of four little kids from a burning church. One of the greasers‚ named Dallas Winston‚ also known as Dally‚ “has spent three years on the wild side of New York and has been arrested at the age of ten.” (Hinton 10) “If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚ you’ll have Johnny Cade‚” (Hinton 11) the second hero. The last hero‚ fourteen-year old Ponyboy Curtis
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Pam. It’s a bright and early Friday morning in Hillvalley‚ California. I kept telling myself just make it through today Charlie‚ just try to make it. After school I’m going out to party with some of my friends from our gang‚ we’re called the Stone Greasers. I had to run a mile in order to get onto my bus for school. Once I got on the bus I saw my best friend‚ Timmy‚ as white as a ghost. I approached to him slowly and calmly‚ “Did it happen again Timmy?” “Yeah‚ it seems like every day my folks try to
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Socials are from the wealthy part of town‚ while greasers are generally from the poor side of town. Soc’s are also often more wealthier and more well off than Greasers are. Soc’s are much more privileged than Greasers and have many advantages over them.”Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple” (Barry Switzer). Socials are‚ metaphorically‚ already born on Thursday and a third of the way home. Greasers are born at home plate and have to work their way around
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constantly shown between two groups of people with different sets of struggles. For the Socs or the‚ “West side Rich Kids.” And the Greasers or the‚”Low Life Hoods”. But they both deal with similar struggles. Some of which are they both have questionable choices in entertainment‚ they make bad health choices‚ and they are both aggressive towards each other. The Greasers and Socs both have questionable choices in their entertainment. Such as‚ the Socs getting drunk at beer blasts and getting drunk at
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