THE OUTSIDERS

Differences Between Socials and Greasers

            In ‘The Outsiders’ book, there are two main groups, Socials (Socs) and Greasers. They are different in many ways and they don’t get along very well. So, what are the differences between them ? First of all, the Greasers are from the East Side of the town and the Socs are from the West Side. The main difference between them is money. The Socs are the rich and cool kids, the Greasers are the poor and emotional kids. Socs have good grades in school, they dressed well and have nice cars. However, greasers don’t have enough money to buy new clothes or cars. Also, they are not liked as Socs. They usually have a long and greased hair. They are more emotional and loyal to their group. On the other hand, Socs are not feeling enough. Finally, you can read the story of these two groups’ in ‘The Outsiders’ book if you want to learn more about them.

S.E. HINTON

            Susan Eloise Hinton is an American writer. She was born in July 22, 1948. She is known for her young-adult novels. She wrote her most famous book ‘The Outsiders’ when she was only 17 years old. She began writing the book when she was 15. The book has sold more than 14 million copies and still sells. She was not a greaser but she had many friends who are greasers. She didn’t want to be a teacher. She married David Inhofe in 1970. Then, she continued to write her novels. She won the Margaret Alexander Edwards Award in 1988.

Some of her books:

• ·        That Was Then, This Is Now
• ·        Rumble Fish
• ·        Tex
• ·        Hawkes Harbor
• ·        The Puppy Sister
• ·        Taming The Star Runner 

PONYBOY

                        Ponyboy Curtis is the main character of ‘The Outsiders’ book. The book is written by his perspective. So, who is Ponyboy? Ponyboy is a 14 year old boy who is a greaser. His parents died in a  car accident 8 months before the story. He has a light brown, almost red and long hair. He has greenish gray eyes but he wishes they were more gray because he likes to be different from other people. He has two brothers, Sodapop and Darrel. Darrel is the oldest and Ponyboy is the youngest. They live together since their parents died. Ponyboy loves Soda because he is like a friend and he loves him too. However, Darrel is different. He is more strict. Because he is the oldest, he should take care of his brothers. Sometimes, he behave his brothers, especially Ponyboy  in a bad way but this doesn’t mean that he doesn’t love them. They are all greasers and they are loyal to their gang.