The Outsiders Character Essay

Livvy Audiss
The Outsiders Essay - First Draft
English 9 Period 8
19 December 2022

The Outsiders Character Essay
Teens always have it rough. Some teens battle with their feelings, like anger and frustration. Other teens battle with social trouble, like drama or bullying. Every teen is different, but all of them face some kind of struggle in life, even if they come from wealthy families. The Outsiders is a book written about lower class teens, known as Greasers, who are mistreated by upper class teens, Socs. Their money difference, and other differences, cause them to constantly fight. While a few Socs and Greasers were fighting and something unexpected happens so Ponyboy and Johnny flee. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Cherry and

I thought Cherry was classy is because Ponyboy mentioned it. Ponyboy thought in his head “We had picked up two girls, and classy ones at that” (24). When Ponyboy said this, it gives a descriptive idea of Cherry. It shows the reader that she is classy. Ponyboy thought “They were dressed sharp and good-looking” (21). Classy means sophisticated and stylish. Ponyboy’s words are describing all three words which shows the readers that Cherry is classy. I also noticed Cherrt was fiery and Dally proves it (24). “‘Fiery, huh? Well, that’s the way I like ‘em.’” Dally points out that she is fiery. This proves to the reader that she is because Cherry never denies it. “She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face. ‘That might cool you off, greaser.’” (24). This shows that she is fired up and angry about how Dally is treating her. She has a

She took the greaser's side and was a spy for them (84). She did this because she believes that the greasers never did anything wrong. She does things that she believes is right, while taking the greaser side is what she believes in. Even though Dally was being very rude to Cherry, she still didn't judge Ponyboy even though that was Dally’s friend (25). After Dally was being rude, she offered Ponyboy and Johnny to go and sit with her. This shows the reader she doesn't judge them for being friends with Dally. Dally is only somewhat relatable to today's teens because he is a character that is rude and doesnt care about much. Dally didn't respect Cherry and Marcia at the movies (20-24). They told him to leave them alone and he kept refusing and didnt care what they wanted. Dally robbed a grocery store and then pulled a gun on a cop and got himself killed (154). Dally didn't care about the consequence. Not many teens would do