Teen Violence In The Outsiders

Have you ever heard the quote, "Nothing good ever comes of violence"? Well, that’s the basic idea of the conflict between the Socs and Greasers in the book The Outsiders by SE Hinton. The Socs live on the rich side of town, while the Greasers live on the more dangerous and poorer side of town. In the book The Outsiders by SE Hinton, the author’s message about violence is that nothing good comes from it.

Most of the characters in “The Outsiders” lack parental guidance which causes them to make different decisions. One thing most of the characters do is smoke cancer sticks (cigarettes) , and drink alcohol. They end up making inarticulate decisions and are not as successful as they could be. Also, the Greasers and the Socs get involved in fights and someone always ends up getting hurt. The characters are always watchful of getting jumped.

There is a number of reasons that range from simple to complex, on why teenagers join gangs, and we can help by finding solutions to their specific problem before they choose to join one. To help someone get out of a gang, we as a society need to show there’s more out there in the world that they could do that will make a positive impact. Teenagers have different reasons to join gangs depending on their life situation. Everyone in the “Greasers” in The Outsiders had different reasons to be part of the gang. “We were used to seeing Johnny banged up-

Throughout most of this story, there is a battle brewing between two groups of kids divides by money and social class. Ponyboy Curtis is a “greaser” from the East side. Readers experience this story through the eyes of this 14 year old member

Bianca Greenan Ms. Copeland ELA D Block 30 March 2023 TITLE S. E. Hinton’s 1967 fiction novel, The Outsiders, is about the life of a 14-year-old boy named Ponyboy Curtis. In The Outsiders, two different “groups” separate all the characters: the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs and Greasers don’t like each other because both groups are stereotyped and do not understand each other. The Socs are a group of wealthy teenagers living on the West side of town.

Also some of the members in the gang have been jumped by Socs, who are rich well treated people. In the beginning of the book the author wrote about Johnny getting jumped and beat up almost to death. Johnny and Ponyboy go to the movies with two Socs. Johnny and Ponyboy stay late at night in the empty parking lot. They fell asleep and got home later than

As an adolescent, have you ever had the feeling that you were filled with anxiety, stress, and misjudgments? This is a result of teen angst. Teen angst can be caused by numerous things such as insecurities, issues within a family unit, and expectations. Teen angst can have a major impact on a person’s life by leading to numerous problems such as depression, social anxiety disorders, and in some cases, suicide. This can cause a person to choose the wrong path in life.

Some of these teens were probably bullied or are having trouble at home. If these teens were to get the proper help they needed they most likely wouldn’t be harming themselves or anyone. The report found that most of the students there has learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral

The majority of the perpetrators are inflicted with negative peer pressure. When any teenage girl reads this article, they automatically start to try and categorize each individual in their clique. I am

An important theme of the outsiders would be that life is not always fair and bad things happen to all kinds of people no matter how famous or rich you are, but no matter what happens you always have to move on and deal with it. In the book, The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, the Greasers have a lot of unfair things happen to them no matter how nice or respectful they act. Going through all the stuff the Greasers go through they have to mature more quickly and lose their innocence at a young age. For example, at the drive through when Cherry was taking to Ponyboy, she said, “No not innocent. You’ve seen too much to be innocent” (26).

Examples of violence in The Outsiders Is Violence really the answer to conflicts? For most people, the first instinct is to argue or even starting a fight with someone to overcome conflict and anger. But this isn’t the case for Johnny and Ponyboy in the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. Even Though violence can get rid of anger for a short period of time.

The novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton depicts the theme of violence predominantly. This novel portrays how violence leaves physical and emotional scars. SE Hilton explores the effect of living in a place where a teenager can't even walk home by himself and where fear is the foremost emotion. Gang violence, shooting, stabbing, ignorance etc are examples of violence illustrated in the novel. I will explore the theme of violence through characters such as Johnny,Dally and Bob and analyse the emotional and physical damage caused by the violence in this novel.

In The Outsiders many kids didn’t have parents or have parents that are involved in their lives causing them to be reckless without anyone telling them to stop. Many teens in The Outsiders are doing whatever they want and aren't thinking of their health and others. Also they get into gang fights without thinking of the outcome. Lacking parental guidance causes the characters in The Outsiders to not care about their well-being. First of all the characters aren’t taking their breakfast as serious as they should.

Preliminary bibliography Bushman, B. J., Newman, K., Calvert, S. L., Downey, G., Dredze, M., Gottfredson, M., ... & Romer, D. (2016). Youth violence: What we know and what

Meghan Neal of Daily News puts it to awareness of how many students that could be. She said “nearly 1 in 6 high school students has seriously considered suicide, and 1 in 12 has attempted it.” This really puts it to perspective on how students feel about their lives after being bullied. This isn’t healthy. There are many people today who still believe that they should commit suicide because they are put so low in life.