The Influence Of Gangs In The Outsiders By S. E Hinton

It’s The Greasers’ Fault The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, is a book full of realistic conflict, in that it goes against the stereotypical happy ending. The Outsiders is about the Greasers, a teen gang in Oklahoma who are rivals with the Socials, struggling to find their way in life. When Johnny and Ponyboy, two Greasers, get involved in a fight that results in the death of a Soc, they are forced to run away. Throughout the book, the Greasers are forced to overcome the challenges of their gang lifestyle. Above all, the Greasers’ violent ways of life are to blame for most of the consequences that they face in the book.

However, he was the only one in the island who had foresight. Therefore, I believe Piggy should be chief for many reasons: intelligence, resourcefulness, and maturity. He is the one who is concerned about what will happen to them and he is aware of the serious problem they are facing. Piggy is the intellectual of the group. Intelligence is a key characteristic of a good leader.

“Running away won 't help.” Johnny was right. Ponyboy had people that loved and cared for him... they just didn 't know how to show it!” In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, proves that no matter what type of Social class you are; Greaser or Socs, family is most important and will help you get through the difficult parts in life.

Before the rumble, Ponyboy realized the difference between his gang and the Socs. The greasers weren’t just a gang; they had a strong connection. The Socs were just a gang; they had no compassion, no love. Dally killed himself because of Johnny’s death but Randy hid his feelings not wanting to show them; his reputation mattered more. “That was the difference between his gang and ours- they had a leader and were

Holden has a very different way of showing his depression in the novel. His depression is present when he tries to keep his innocence and stray away from adult hood all while trying to keep his relationship with his brother Allie. Holden wants to be the “catcher in the rye “. He wants to be that person who catches those kids who are falling off the cliff into adulthood. Holden wants to protect those who are close to him and those that he loves.

Willy Loman lived a more tragic life because of the constant change he wanted to achieve that never played out in his favor. When expectations are high from the people you love it’s difficult not falling for the pressure. Willy constantly felt uneasy about the wedge between him and his wealthy older brother Ben. Ben was a symbol of success and fortune: “No! Boys! Boys!

Hinton uses the power of friendship to show how the greasers were like family although they all had different backgrounds. “He meant it when he said he didn’t care about his parents. But he and the rest of the gang knew Johnny cared and did everything they could to make it up to him” (88). This is the power of friendship because the gang is basically Johnny’s second family and they try hard to fill in the holes that his parents make. This is important because if it was not for the gang, Johnny definitely would not have been the person that he was and he would be a totally different person.

Paper #3: The use of Language in Sonny’s Blues This story is about a man named Sonny who was arrested for using heroine. Once in jail Sonny knew he no longer wanted to live the life he was living, so he looked for help from his older brother who is the narrator of the story. When Sonny gets released from jail he moves in with his older brother and his family. While living with his older brother Sonny starts to get involved with music again.

be, it also teaches you the consequences of the acts you make that affect in many things in your life. I also saw that different social class type of people cannot be too friends with each other because they didn`t like each other because they were different from each other. I liked the point of view of the story because it was a first person point of view and the narrator was a boy living in gang that was in a war, it really was interesting that the narrator was only twelve years old and he wanted to fight in rumbles and do things people in gangs do, he was very

This is because Holden views society and the people in it as phonies. Whether it’s people selling out for money like his brother D.B. or people just being phony. Afraid, Holden is convinced that he himself will become phony if conforms to the status quo, so he tries to remain innocent while also protecting the innocence of children

DARRY OR SYSTEM ? In the novel The Outsiders, Ponyboy may think he's fine living with his two older brothers Darry and Sodapop but, he doesn't know what trouble can come his way. This shows that Ponyboy is better off in the system because of the bad influences in his life and his living conditions. Two examples of this is that Darry lets Ponyboy smoke and lets him be in a gang also, they eat chocolate cake for breakfast.

Imagine having to watch your back everywhere you go somewhere and must have someone with you everywhere you go. In the story The Outsiders there are two sides of town that are separated by poor and rich people. The state is Oklahoma in 1967 and there are Greasers and Socs too. Johnny, Ponyboy, and Darry are greasers because they are poor. Darry is a hard worker but is very protective of his brothers, Ponyboy is smart but hates where he lives, and Johnny carries a blade for safety or incase he gets jumped by socs their enemies.