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Gangs In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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“The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton is a young adult fiction about two rival gangs. One of the rival gangs is from the East and the other from the West side. Social classes and territory are what divide the rival gangs, which causes the conflict in text. The protagonist is Ponyboy Curtis and the book is narrated from his point of view. The setting take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960s.Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year-old greaser, walked alone from a Paul Newman movie, and was jumped by the Socials or the Socs who are one of the rival gangs who own the West Side. The Greasers saved him, which led to the introduction to fellow greasers who are part of the gang Ponyboy is in. The gang members include Ponyboy's older brothers Sodapop Curtis also known as Soda who is the middle brother between Ponyboy's oldest brother Darry who is in charge of the gang. After them there is Keith Matthews also known as Two-Bit because he is always making wisecracks, then there is Johnny Cade who is known as the pet of the gang or the little brother. Johnny got into a terrible accident that has scarred him for life. Next is Steve …show more content…

As the two chilled there a blue mustang, which belong to, a group of Socs pulled up and in it were 5 Socs whom 2 of them were Randy and Bob who were Cherry and Marcia boyfriends. The two of them were the leaders of the group and were drunk at the time so they came to confront Johnny and Ponyboy. They were talking about them to not talk to their girlfriends and not being able to get their own kind. After that it led to mean remarks like “you know what a greaser is? White trash with long hair” which led to the Socs trying to drown Ponyboy. Johnny killed Bob. They found Dally after checking everywhere at Buck Meril house, once they got ahold of Dally told him everything Dally told them a hiding spot in a Church above Jay Mountain in

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In self defense and trying to stop the Socs from drowning Ponyboy, Johnny pulled out his switchblade and killed Bob. The boys quickly decided to get out of town in an effort to avoid the “fuzz.” The boys say they hid away in the abandoned church for about five days when their friend and member of their gang, Dally Winston, came to help them. As they decided to turn themselves in, and walked past the church which had been their hiding place, they saw it was set afire. Johnny, acting quickly, ran into the church with Ponyboy following.

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An Outsiders Look on The Gangs of S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders We Begin with a rivalry between two gangs the Socials and the Greasers. In S.E Hinton’s book The Outsiders these two gangs have their own unique circumstances and opinion that dictate how they make decisions in certain situations and depending on how they act in those situations will dictate how society views them. The community considers one of the gangs a menace to their town. They are considered having no contributing factors to society but in reality they contributed and sacrificed more than the other gang.

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They then introduced themselves and said that their names were Cherry Valance and Marcia. After that had happened Two-Bit decided to scare Pony and Johnny so after that they had all agreed that the Johnny Pony and Two-Bit were going to walk Cherry and Marcia to their houses they then are stopped by their boyfriends and so then they go with them and the Socs leave. Two-Bit had then said good-bye and Johnny and Pony went to Johnny’s house and heard their parents fighting so they then run off to the lot and fall asleep It is now two in the morning and Darry was furious and so they got in a fight and then Darry hits Pony and then after that Johnny and Pony run away then get jumped by the gang of Socs and all of the sudden Johnny kills one of them and they run to Dally and Dally tells them to go to the abandoned church until the cops stop searching. After that Dally visits them and takes them to DQ and when they get back there is a fire at the church and there were kids in their so Johnny and Pony decide to go in to save them and Johnny sudden gets hit by a piece of flaming wood and he ends up in the hospital and then it starts a rumble with the Socs and Greasers and then moments later Johnny is dead and Dally couldn’t take it

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Ponyboy’s vs the Socs The fiction book the,”The Outsiders,” by S.E. Hilton tells the reader about the ongoing fighting between the west side and the east side in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1965. Hilton writes about a young greaser or east sider and his family fight against the Socs or West siders. In the novel you see ponyboy’s view of the Socs and how it evolves from the beginning of the book to the end.

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When everyone stereotypes you as one way, isn’t it easier to turn into what is expected of you? The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton is about a fight between the street rat Greasers and the filthy rich Socials. This story takes place in a city in Oklahoma. In the middle of all the fighting, a young boy by the name of Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two brothers. Ponyboy is the protagonist of the story and tells the story through his eyes.

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It all started when the Socs saw their girlfriends with Ponyboy’s gang after the movies, The greasers and Socs nearly got into a fight, but the girls agree to leave with their boyfriends to prevent violence. When Ponyboy went back home Darry was furious with him as ponyboy said ’’ Dally was so real he scared me’’ pg 44 , because he stayed out so late Darry slapped him without meaning to, and Ponyboy ran out of the house in a rage,Ponyboy finds Johnny at the lot where the greasers hangout, and he tells Johnny that they are running away. Johnny, who lives with his abusive alcoholic father, agrees to run away without hesitating. At 2;30 The boys decide to walk through the park and decide whether they really want to leave or not, Suddenly the boys so the blue Mustang from earlier that night.

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Throughout the novel, there is a constant struggle for power between the two gangs resulting in many injuries and a few deaths. The main character, Ponyboy, also experienced near-death a few times. He is a greaser who lives with his two brothers, Darry and Sodapop, and has several friends who him and his brothers are very close with, including Two-Bit, Dally, and Johnny. The mutual loyalty that Ponyboy’s friends and family shared with each other, ended up saving Pony’s life multiple times.

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Ponyboy, a greaser, was one of the young boys that was matured throughout the book because of his hardships. Ponyboy 's relationship with his older brothers, Darry and Sodapop, is a key factor in how Ponyboy matured throughout the book. An example of Ponyboy almost maturing from the influence of Darry and Sodapop, is when their parents were killed in a car crash. When their Parents died it caused them to get closer and look out for eachother more (#3).

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When people make choices that could drastically change their life, the decision they make is based on the influence of others. In the novel, The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton a gang called the Greasers is stereotyped as being the “mean types” that slack off at school. Then there are the Socs who are the rich kids with cool cars that happen to like “jumping” greasers. As these two gangs are rivaling, they both go through some dramatic events that change their perspectives on life. In the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton the character Darrel Curtis is unquestionably influenced by his gang as it prevents him from being successful to becoming the father of the gang, and overall being someone to look up to.

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“The Outsiders” is a novel written by S.E. Hinton. Originally Published in 1967, Hinton was only 18 when her novel hit the shelves. Instead of using her real name Susan Eloise Hinton, she used her initial’s so people wouldn’t know she was a girl making the book less desirable. The Outsiders is considered a cult classic and is typically assigned reading across the U.S. She always loved reading but did not like the books they had for young adults

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