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The Real Outsider In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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“I was always an outsider, proud of being an outsider. I always reveled myself to the outsiders.”,Stated american composer John Zorn.In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton we learn about the rival groups the Greasers and the Socs. During the book we see that not all of the members of said groups are full of hate and malice for the opposing sides.In this essay we will analyze and see who are the real Outsiders.In title The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton we are given Cherry and Randy to help us understand the title more.The idea of being an outsider can be taken in many different ways in the novel The Outsiders as demonstrated by the character Cherry Valance. In this instance we are introduced to Cherry Valance when she first meets Pony,Johnny and Dally. “It’s not my idea of a good …show more content…

Even though it looked as if all socs would be the same we are met with one of outsiders of the Socs named Cherry.The being an outsider can be a dangerous situation for the members of the rival groups in the novel The Outsiders as demonstrated by Randy Anderson.Randy is talking to pony about the rumble “Oh hell, I know it. Randy half sobbed but what can i do i'm a marked chicken if i punk at the rumble and id hate myself if i didn’t i don't know what to do ”This shows how Randy does not want to fight because he feels conflicted to his group and his heart. Randy is talking about how useless the rumble is to Pony while he visits him in the hospital “…people get hurt in rumbles, maybe killed. I’m sick of it because it doesn’t do any good. You can’t win…even if you whip us.”This quote demonstrates how he feels about the fighting in the rumble and that there will still be conflict after the rumble and the Greasers could win but would still be veiwed as trash.Even though Randy is seen as a rude mean soc he is an outsider in his own

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This changes Pony’s belief that all socs were evil because”Randy was too cool to feel anything yet there was pain in his eyes. ”(116)Pony continues to hate the socs but this changes his view on the socs and reminds him they're human too. In the end Ponyboy asks cherry,”you see the sunset real good from the west side. ”(130)

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I’ll tell you something, Ponyboy, and it may come as a surprise. We have trouble you’ve never even heard of. You want to know something? Things are rough all over” (Hinton, pages 34-35). Ponyboy always thinks that the Socs have no problems but actually, they do.

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What makes someone an outsider? In Tulsa, S.E. Hinton went to a large high school and in all large high schools they would have different groups. Everyone would stay in their own groups as they grew up S.E. thought it was idiotic. She made the book The Outsiders which had the socs and the greasers S.E. would get letters from kids who told her they also had the two groups in there school but they had different names for them.

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During Ponyboy’s conversation with Randy before the rumble, Randy expresses his thoughts, saying, “...people get hurt in rumbles, maybe killed. I’m sick of it because it doesn’t do any good. You can’t win, you know, don’t you? You can’t win even if you whip us. You’ll still be where you were before – at the bottom” (Hinton 117).

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In the merit-worthy novel The Outsiders, society proves to be a challenging concept to understand as two gangs live in hatred of one another. The Greasers and Socials survive in two opposite sides of town and hold two opposite outlooks on life. The Greasers feel rejected from society, making them turn to violence as a resolution. The struggle between society and family come to play as the boys fight for their place in the community. Their vulnerability is stressed through discrimination from society, and violence is shown as a coping method.

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Ponyboy and Randy at first dislike one another very much, because there on opposite sides of one another. One evening, the greasers went to the movies, Ponyboy and his buddy Two-bit tried to pick up Cherry and Marcia, but the boys didn’t know that Marcia was Randy’s girl. Throughout the novel when both groups lose a member of each gang, Ponyboy and Randy feel for each other and they realize that the conflict between the gangs should stop and the groups should become closer. Continuing through the story, Ponyboy takes into consideration and stands up for what is

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In addition, Randy also had a feeling that made him want to do the right thing and not fight anymore. Late in the story, Randy went to go see Ponyboy because he is worried about his health and wanted to talk about what is going to happen. This inaction showed that Randy was worried about Ponyboy and wanted to make sure he was going to be all right. Randy didn’t want to lose another

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As they are walking to grab snacks, Cherry is telling Ponyboy that not all Socs are bad; Just like not all greasers are bad. “‘That’s like saying all you greasers are like Dallas Winston. I’ll Bet he’s jumped a few people.’ I digested that. It was true.

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