Bullying In S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

In S.E Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, the author explores the idea that communities of people help each other like family. Johnny's real family acted like he didn't exist, so to him the gang was his family. Without the gang Johnny wouldn't be the the way he is. The gang acted like his family by caring for him, always being there for him, and treating him like a brother. Johnny was loved by the gang more than he thought.

In the beginning of the book it had Ponyboy starting out alone walking out of the movies. When he was walking home the Soc pulled up and started to harass him and beat him up. It is clear to the reader that the Soc hate the greasers when one of them says, "’Hey, grease,’ one said in an over-friendly voice. ‘We're gonna do you a favor, greaser. We're gonna cut all that long greasy hair off’"

In the novel entitled The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, fourteen year old Ponyboy Curtis is faced with the deaths of his beloved parents. Now under the care of his oldest brother Darry, Ponyboy and his other brother, Sodapop, are forced to stay out of trouble to avoid being taken away to a boys’ home. However, these brothers are members of a gang referred to as “greasers”, which poses a threat to their good reputation. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles to determine whether or not it would benefit his brothers if he were to be taken away to a home. Though it is difficult for the family to live a somewhat normal life, Ponyboy deserves the opportunity to stay with his brothers.

For example, in The Wednesday Wars, when Holling was the only seventh grader who qualified for the varsity cross-country team, the eighth graders, who also qualified, were not welcoming (Schmidt 91). In fact, the older classmen would pants Holling whenever he was running at the front of the pack (Schmidt 91). As a result, he started to trail back at meets and get out of the way when his other teammates were about to spit off to the side (Schmidt 92). In The Outsiders, the bullying going on was more discreet, as it involved Johnny’s parents abusing him. Not only was Johnny verbally abused by his parents, but he was also continuously clobbered at home too (Hinton 32).

In general, Ponyboy feels that the Socs are all rich who are spoiled and get whatever they want. He thinks that “…the Socs ha[ve] so much spare time and money that they [jump] us [who are called the Greasers]”(Hinton 43).With no doubt, the Socs are affluent, have marvelous cars, and are in the newspapers because of all the ways they help or benefit the society, but the Greasers are antithetical from the Socs. The Greasers are recognized as creating tribulation in the community and poor. The colossal dissimilarity between the gangs causes Ponyboy to assume that the Socs have a impeccable life. But after encountering the Soc who is a cheerleader called Cherry Valence, Ponyboy’s sentiment alters.

Usually people criticize others with a glance instead of talking and getting to know them. The Soc's and greasers classified each other into groups, they didn't get to know one another. All they really did was look, they didn't look on the inside. Ponyboy was having a conversation with Randy when he then realized what Cherry meant. "I remembered Cherry's voice: things are rough all over.

Ponyboy is set apart from the rest of the greasers because he likes to watch movies and books he describes his brothers as “never cracks a book” and “ works to hard to be interested in a story” he also states he isn 't like the other greasers because “ nobody in our gang digs movies and books the way I do”

“Running away won 't help.” Johnny was right. Ponyboy had people that loved and cared for him... they just didn 't know how to show it!” In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, proves that no matter what type of Social class you are; Greaser or Socs, family is most important and will help you get through the difficult parts in life.

Examining “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton Have you ever been 14 and feel like you didn’t fit in? Well, I’m working on the 14 part, but feeling like you fit in or belong is tough at any age. This is a realistic fictional novel told through the eyes of Ponyboy Curtis, a 14 year old boy living in Oklahoma during the 60’s. Even though “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is not a new book, the themes of social class, loyalty and the power of choices make this story a classic with much to offer today’s youth.

People are usually not who everyone thinks they are. In fact, many people seem to fit a stereotype, but their overall character comprises of more, including a true self who tends to differ vastly from who others know. The majority of the people who meet them do not recognize this. S. E. Hinton carries this theme throughout every character in her novel. In The Outsiders by Hinton, Two-Bit (Keith) Mathews, who is part of a greaser gang on the poorer side of town, has a difficult and often confusing life.

Many people have used violence to solve problems that they have at some point in their life, but as you look back at what you accomplished, you realized that violence doesn’t help you in a good way. Ponyboy learned that the hard way. In The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton presents the idea that using violence against your rival(s) isn’t the solution, it is the problem. One scene that reveals the idea that violence isn’t the answer and that it can only hurt others, was in Chapter 3 when ponyboy talks about what happened to Johnny. He said, “Johnny was lying face down on the ground.

Using The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton teaches the topic of good and evil to the reader. Ponyboy demonstrates characteristics of good and evil. The theme is “there isn’t a defined line between good and evil.” Greasers are stereotyped as rogue-like “hoods,” stealing things, getting caught up in fights, and a nemesis to the Socs, but according to Cherry Valance, Ponyboy is different. Although Ponyboy was raised as a Greaser his whole life, there is still good inside him.

Have you ever experience the loneliness? Have you ever be an outsider? Do you care about other people feeling? The book “The Outsiders” written by S.E. Hinton’s novel, is about a boy named Ponyboy, which is on the greaser side. There are two main gangs of people.

Ponyboy is an interesting character. He and his group of buddies were greasers. In the outsiders the greasers have a rivalry with the socs. Ponyboy was one of the only people that had a positive interaction with the socs so the question is while he was a senior was he still a greaser or did he turn into a socs. I am convinced that ponyboy stayed a greaser.

The Greasers show loyalty to each other by standing up for one another. Ponyboy was walking alone from the movie house when a Corvair full of Socs pulled aside. They jumped him and when confronting him with a switchblade he yelled for were his brothers, Soda and Darry. Momentarily after, they were to run, from as if nowhere, along with the rest of their Greaser gang to stand up for Ponyboy. Most of the Greasers are outsiders in their own hidden ways.