Ponyboy is a teen who belongs to a gang called The Greaser's. The Greaser were a boys who were more like family to each other, they were poor and had long greasy like hair, But they were always there for each other. There were three brothers from that gang, they were Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy. Darry was the oldest of the three, he took care of Sodapop and Ponyboy. Then there were the Socs , Short for Socials. They were the westside rich kids, who dressed nice, and constantly pick on the
There are multiple conflicts in the book The Outsiders. One of the conflicts is a group vs. group. The two groups are the Socs and the Greasers. They both hate each other and don’t see anything good about the other group. One piece of evidence to support the group vs. group conflict is when the Socs randomly jump the Greasers. They will beat up the Greasers and fight them whenever they feel. For example, when Ponyboy was walking home from a movie, for no reason, a bunch of Socs came and tackled
We are all broken down into a social class whether you know it or not. The social class you’re in may be a great thing: ending in a lavish lifestyle, or resulting in a dreadful experience. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, intensely portrays how being in a certain social class can influence the way the characters are raised, the way others view the characters, and how it can affect the characters life. This coming-of-age novel uncovers how misfortune can unite a social class. It causes the
The class novel we have read for this unit, The Outsiders has many relationships. The majority of the relationships in the novel are friendships and partnerships. The Outsiders takes place in a town where there is a divide between two groups, the Greasers whom are located in the poor East Side and the Socs on the richer West Side. The Greasers and Socs have a rivalry that lasted for many years and gets much worse as the novel progresses. The rivalry is somewhat related to a modern day gang rivalry
It is common to see riots on the television screen that picture angry, almost animal-like, people protesting against discrimination. It is so prevalent these days that it does not seem to faze most Americans and they have just assumed it as a normal part of everyday life. There are some people in this world who state that they are in favor of equality and against discrimination, and the irony is that they turn around and do not hire a person of a certain race or religion. It is truly amazing that
The Outsiders vs The Lord of the Flies Essay The books The Outsiders and the Lord of the Flies are very similar and dissimilar in many ways. The Outsiders is about a group of boys who live in a poor neighborhood, putting readers in the shoes of what it is like to live in a poor area and to look out for each other as family. The Lord of the Flies is a book about a group of boys who get stranded on to an island after an unfortunate plane crash. Living with no rules, they soon fall into chaos and
to the outsider as members of the culture are too involved in it (Miner 1956). It is extremely vital to be able to analyze the culture from this point of view as it can help to obtain credible information. That is why, analysis of communication with the help of this approach should be performed. It should be said that according to Robertson people build their communication basing on cultural phenomena and mentality peculiar to them (2006). That is why, it should be said that to outsiders the way
This paper aims to disseminate the results of the impact of foreign workers on employee productivity in 4-star and 5-star hotels in a tourist place named Interlaken in Switzerland. Hotel work is diverse and challenging at all levels, from front-line and housekeeping staff to senior management and migrant workers are represented in all areas of work within the sector across most developing and developed countries. The research paper makes a contribution in the area of research, in focussing on specifically
The academic paper sets to unravel how the linguistic competency of native English-speaking immigrants from Africa is disputed, particularly in Vancouver, Canada. These rather large accusations can be supported by evidence presented in the form of select focus groups
Amber Sweigart American Sign Language II May 04, 2015 Technology Research Paper: the Teletypewriter The teletypewriter is a technological advancement that was invented in 1964 by a deaf scientist, Mr. Robert Weitbrecht. The contraption allows people who are deaf to have a system similar to a telephone that can be used to communicate with other people. The teletypewriter, also known as the TTY, has helped the Deaf community and outsiders since it was first invented, and many different contributions