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The Outsiders Reflection

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Though there are 7.4 billion fellows living in exactly the same world, their experiences in life made each of them different and sophisticated. The complexity did not prevent people from understanding each other, but it also makes people learn from each other. This is also applied inside The Outsiders. Ponyboy is a teenager living in the roughest part of the world. He is in the middle of the fighting between two different classes. Therefore, he was changed by people around him. Ponyboy goes through many changes, but he is mostly impacted by Cherry, Johnny, and Darry. Classes could divide people into different parts, but not their hearts. Ponyboy discovered the positive side of Socs and make friend with Cherry after the conversation. He started to understand Socs after Cherry told him a truth. ‘“It’s not just money. Part of it is, but not all. You greasers have a different set of values.”’ (S.E.Hinton Pg.37) Cherry was an unusual girl from Socs. She hates greasers as well as she likes them. She flexible and rational, and can always stand in others’ shoes and found out what situation is oppressing them. Cherry is the first Socs who comprehends the greasers throughout the book. Though there is only two meet between she and Ponyboy (once during the movie, the other is after the fire hazard), she understood why greasers are different from Socs. She taught Ponyboy to think for others and to find out why they manage matters in their way. After the communication, Pony was clear with

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