The book The Outsiders is a classic that most children read in middle school for class. The book has been created into a movie that captured the hearts of many and created a visual for what everyone had read in the book. It is set in 1960s America at the peak of the Cold War and Civil Rights Movement. Focusing on the movie version of The Outsiders can reflect many events or feelings during the Cold War. The movie isn’t specifically about the Cold War and doesn’t show the specific events that happened during the Cold War, but it allows the viewers to get a sense of America during that time. With tensions high in America due to violence between races, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, political assassinations, and many more people …show more content…
You can see how the inequality played out in the book I've Been Bunked and I've Been Scorned when it says “African Americans were inferior to white people, and any attempt to topple this natural racial order undermined white political power, removed whites from their proper place, and gave African Americans false hope about their potential and ability to be free and equal to whites.” which puts into perspective how things were in the United States. You could also look at it as the inequalities between those in power, and those who were not. The Cold War had an abundance of issues with the division of power, and wars were even fought over …show more content…
In America during the Cold War, it was divided into multiple issues, one being the Civil Rights Movement. Americans felt different ways about the movement and that can be seen in The Outsiders and how citizens felt about the Greasers and Socs. Overall society during the Cold War was divided and it can be seen in The Outsiders. The Outsiders also shows the frustrations that the American Citizens felt during the Cold War. There was little room to grow and the American people felt stuck, and had no hope, which the same could be said about the Greasers who could barely get out of the “bad” part of town they lived in. Many factors in both the movie and America caused the blockage of moving up in society, and the frustrations were high on both sides. Overall The Outsiders was influenced by many events, a few being the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and the youth counterculture. The inequality in the film is related to that of the Civil Rights Movement, the conflict could be related to the conflict that was being faced in the Vietnam War, and the need for friendships and trust can be seen throughout the world during the Cold
In the novel The Outsiders published in 1967, and in the movie, 1983, both by S. E. Hinton, they elaborate on many themes. For example, one is that violence doesn't solve anything, or things are hard all over. In the movie of The Outsiders it doesn’t express the same themes though. In both of these versions of The Outsiders though it has very similar storylines to compare the two of these versions and so the audience won’t notice. To compare and contrast these things though, must work with the scenes to work with emotions.
Overcoming obstacles is a part of life that helps humans develop their personalities. The Outsiders is a novel by S.E. Hinton, that showcases obstacles and the growth that comes with them. In the book, there are two groups in which citizens are classified. These groups are known as the Socs and the Greasers. Socs are known as spoiled, rich children that beat up the Greasers for entertainment.
In The Outsiders, a timeless novel written by S.E. Hinton, the most prominent theme is that we are all just human regardless of the different social classes we live in. The story is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965 and introduces two different social groups who are natural rivals: The Greasers and the Socs. Greasers are the poor kids from the east side who are known to steal and be violent; on the other hand, the Socs are the rich kids who drive nice cars and never get in trouble with the police, unlike the Greasers. Ponyboy and two Greaser friends, Dallas and Johnny, sneak into the Night Double drive-in theater where they meet a pair of Soc girls, Cherry and Marcia. Ponyboy is able to strike up a conversation with Cherry and begin to talk about
Comparative Analysis The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, and The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, both take place in the 1960s. When analyzing the two novels, one can compare and contrast the social inequalities racism, classism, and bullying. These inequities enhance the reader’s understanding of how society is separated. While racism is present in The Wednesday Wars, the subject is not present in The Outsiders.
These teenagers go through a tragedy and realize that they are all going through the same thing. Social classes have been separating people for the longest time. People are classified by there looks, race, clothing, and money. Teen rivalry is inevitable causing misfortune. The Outsiders is a timeless novel because it is so relevant to how years have passed on because it is always classifying people into groups.
Teens have always been the same. They have rough patches and times that are tough. There are always kids who think they are better than others and get what they want. Then there are the kids who work for the right to live and earn their way. The Outsiders is a book written about teens that have a problem with the other kids on the other side of town.
Now some people believe 8th graders should not study The Outsiders because the book doesn't cover the same issues we deal with now, like racism, and because it glorifies gangs and violence. The Outsiders doesn’t deal with issues we have to deal with as regularly as a society. Nevertheless, the book still has the same effect on people as it would if the book had been about racism. In the book, the greasers got jumped by the Socs because they were bored, and they could, but that doesn’t mean that someone who gets bullied and jumped can’t relate to the greasers getting called names and getting physically hurt when they walked home alone. Even if the reason the person is being jumped is different.
Have you ever ran into issues due to your social class? In The Outsiders, the Greasers and the Socs struggle with similar and different problems. Due to their different environments, they deal with their own issues. However, even though the Socs and Greasers grew up in different environments, they have similar issues and obstacles they have to overcome. Additionally, their problems are addressed more in “Alarming Number of Teenagers are Quitting School to Go to Work”, and “A Generation Struggling: Rich Kids are Losing”.
The Outsiders: Compare and Contrast In the novel “The Outsiders,” by S.E Hinton and the movie by Francis Ford Coppola have numerous similarities and differences. Our thoughts on these particular aspects are very diverse as the universe is. Many things have been either left out or diminished from the movie, which makes it less interesting as the suspense lessens as you have finished reading the book. Although this might be the case, there were also many similarities between the two sources.
“The Outsiders”, The novel written by S. E. Hinton, demonstrates that people have more in common than they think. Although there are clear differences in social class/status and appearance both Soc’s and Greaser’s have many similarities. Ultimately “The Outsiders” shows that everyone, no matter where they come from, just want to belong.
Have you ever viewed a piece of media that was astonishingly great, and had a theme that you can learn from? For me, that was The Outsiders—the movie and novel alike. From these 2 pieces of media, I was able to learn individuality and apply it to myself. Though many themes are present in The Outsiders, individuality stood out to me, as it is heavily developed, through character and plot. The Outsiders heavily develops the theme of individuality in the novel and film adaptations alike.
“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
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.
We can say that the book the Outsiders is a book that is all about the will to belong in a society. they grew up on the outside of society. They weren’t looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.
In this book report I will talk about the book “The outsiders” written by S.E. Hinton, I will do a review of the story, the point of view, theme, symbols and my opinion about this book I really liked to read for the English class. The story is about a boy named Ponyboy who lived in a small town in Texas with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop were a gang war was taking place between two different social class people: The Socs and the Greasers. Ponyboy will learn the consequences bad acts can bring to your life in the middle of a gang war. The greasers were a middle class and not so social kind of people who liked to get in trouble and The other gang The Socs were a most of them a high class or middle-high class group of people who where they went they will always go in groups of like three or four people.