Examples Of Foreshadowing In The Outsiders

INTRO:
“‘It’s okay… We aren’t in the same class. Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too’”(Hinton 46). This phrase demonstrates that two groups can live together in the same world, under the same sun, while having different lives, viewpoints, and social classes. The expression emphasizes that while some greasers match the stereotype of being illiterate and rough, others, like Ponyboy, have a strong appreciation for beauty. The conflict between the greasers and the Socs is the subject of the book, The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton. Almost all of the novel's main occurrences involve fights between the two opposing parties. The Socs are the antagonists in the novel's plot of wealthy against poor, with Ponyboy and his friends

After Ponyboy and Johnny run away from home Ponyboy says, “Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong” (Hinton 52). The way the author writes this implies that they will encounter something bad, which sets off a struggle that changes the course of the story. This is what leads to the desperation of childhood innocence as his life starts to grow darker. As Johnny and Ponyboy are taking a smoke, he mentions, “We were careful with our cigarettes–if that old church ever caught fire there’d be no stopping it” (Hinton 79). This illustrates how he is aware from experience that there would be no way to stop the church from catching fire, providing the reader with foreshadowing. Ponyboy's efforts to save the kids from the burning church demonstrates that, in contrast to the other boys, he still preserves some of his youthful innocence and can pass the rivalry between the Socs and Greasers. These all show how Ponyboy struggles to preserve some of his innocence to stop the rivalry and be the person he

While Ponyboy is with Cherry, a Soc, he thought "Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset" (Hinton 41). This shows there is a relationship between the east and west sides. Hinton uses this metaphor for comparing the various backgrounds and lives of people living on the East and West sides to several "worlds." But this also connects to empathy as Cherry gives Ponyboy an understanding that he is not alone. As Cherry explains how everyone has it hard she states, "Things are rough all over” (Hinton 35). This metaphor shows Cherry’s empathy for greasers as she understands and knows their problems as there are also big problems between Socs. These illustrate how there are some wholesome and caring moments in the book which the gangs use to stop the useless