It could be robbing a store gang fights it really does not matter what the concept.They're always there for each other.Greasers are poorer than socs and the middle class.Some greasers may go to school and some might drop out for certain reasons.There is a lot of different type of personalities some may have jobs and there are some that don't really care and like to party. But it doesn't really matter i guess. You can be different and still hang out with a group of friends that have different personalities.Greasers choose their own path they don’t let anyone tell them what to do.In the story when the socs jumped ponyboy and told…
The narrator, Digby and Jeff all in their late teen are out on a summer night looking for something to do and they end up at the “cool” spot known as “Greasy Lake.” When they arrive to greasy lake, the young men think they see one of their friends’ car parked and they decide to tease him: quickly realizing that whoever is in the car isn’t their friend.…
In the novel "The Outsiders" by S.E.Hinton its about three brothers who live with each other Darry, Sodapop and Ponyboy with no parents because their parents passed away in an auto wreck. The town they live in is divided in two sections. The greasers and the socs. The socs are rich kids who have no worries. While the greasers don't have a lot of money and have reasons to worry. The socs and greasers are always in arguments. One day the greasers and socs fight until both took it too far.…
One of the most largest conflicts Ponyboy went through was growing up with the divide of people around him, The Greasers and The Socs. Since his parents died and he his under the care of Darry he was brought into the gang life at a young age. To begin, Ponyboy always felt like Darry never loved him because he could never please him.…
The novel starts out with Ponyboy exciting the cinema into the darkness of the night, alone, which is frowned upon in the greaser world. Two main rules for a Greaser include; they always stick together, and never get caught. As Ponyboy walks home alone, he perceives he’s being stalked, truth behold a group of Socs pop out of the dark, and are quick to commence harassing Ponyboy. Darry soon gets word of what has happened…
The movie portrays how the lack of parents guidance can make things difficult when you’re too young to make your own choices. In a very delicate scene April cries in a bathroom because she is afraid of the choices she has to make in order to get into an university. The drama brings the reality of the pressure such young people…
“Grease”, originally a musical play write in 1971, was brought to the big screen in 1978 by producers Robert Stigwood and Allen Carr. Set to reflect the 1950’s era, “Grease” explores real life situations that several high school students during this time period were faced with – developing relationships, teen pregnancy, bullying, and peer pressure, drinking and gang violence. The use of unrealistic song and dance outbursts to portray the character’s emotions and views of life was a way to add comedic relief to real life situations. The characters included Danny, played by John Travolta, Kenickie, Leo, Doddy, Eugene, Rizzo, Frency, Marty and Sandy, played by Oliva Newton-John. Identifiable by the logos and colors of their jackets, each teenager…
The film “The Breakfast Club” directed by John Hughes is a compelling film that illustrates the inner working of the teenage mind-set. A film quite literally opens your eyes to how teenagers work within different stereotypes. John Hughes is able to show how although each character may give the impression that everything is “OK” but really, on the inside their whole life is just constant stress. This stress, which numerous things, including their parents and peers brought on, effected them in a way in which throughout the film, we as the audience have more insight into their lives as teenagers. Many of the characters in this film are easily relatable; however, Hughes has been able to show the differences within the inner workings of their…
Teens are portrayed as these wild kids that can’t be tamed. That these teens are just reckless and are always up to no good. Teens are preserved as people that don’t know what they want and so they are just running wild. Yes, that may be true like the boys in Greasy Lake all they wanted to do was to have freedom, but when they had a taste of reality, it was not what they expected. These teens did not know what they were getting themselves into, still when into the unknown of Greasy Lake. They seem at one point wanting to be rebels and to go against the rules and follow their own. These boys wanted to have fun to drink and party, they had no plans for the future. Yet, in the end, they get in trouble and just want to go home. These teens wanted…
The intriguing movie Mud is about a man who is wanted in the state of Arkansas for murder. Mud lives on an island by himself in a boat to avoid being detected by the police. Ellis, a fourteen year old boy, goes to this island with his friend Neckbone and runs into Mud a few times. They decide to help Mud reach out to Juniper, the girl he is in love with, so they can leave Arkansas. However, they have to be very discreet with their assistance. Not only are the police looking for Mud, a bounty hunter named Carver is looking for him as well. Carver and his gang want to find Mud to avenge his brother’s death. Even though Ellis and Neckbone are aware of the situation, they still decide to help Mud. One thematic message told in this movie is that…
The theme of the novel ‘The Outsiders’ as the main characters are explained to be represented as juvenile delinquents who belong to a violent neighbourhood and lawless gangs. The gangs that fight the most are the ‘Greasers’ and the ‘Socs’. The ‘Greasers’ are tough and as, they steal from the shops, rob cars, jump people, sneak into drive in movies and don’t do well in school. The Greasers wear- long oily hair and scruffy clothes. The Socs are tough, cold- blood and mean trouble-makers. The Soc’s do well in school; the Soc’s wear- short hairs, nice clothes, and have expensive cars. "How'd you like that haircut to begin just below the neck…?" (Dialogue). This reveals that the Socs are attacking Ponyboy and are trying to cut his hair. “What kind of world is it where all I have to be proud of is a reputation for being a hood, and greasy hair?" (Rhetorical Question). Ponyboy is asking himself that what world he would have to live in to put up with his reputation and having greasy hair. "You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you..." (Dialogue). Dally is telling Ponyboy that if your get tough like me you won’t have to put up with what you’re going through. The ‘Greasers’ and the ‘Socs’ are juvenile delinquents who fight a lot and this is how teenagers are represented in the novel.…
Usually if a greaser is by themselves and the sun has gone down they have a very high chance of getting jumped. This has happened to the greaser Johnny multiple times. Johnny was so worried that he would get jumped and seriously injured again that he started to carry around a knife. The quote “We get jumped by the socs” says how the greasers are even use to getting jumped. Secondly, the sunset shows how some of the greasers and the Socs relate. “It’s okay… we aren’t in the same class. Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too.” Cherry said this to Ponyboy since they would talk about their love for…
What does it mean to be a teenager? Teenagers are trying to find their identities and fit in. T. C. Boyle’s story “Greasy Lake” has three rebellious teenagers looking for trouble on a summer evening and finding it. Boyle mentions through the narrator, that it was at a time when it was “good to be bad”, but a closer analysis of the story shows that the three boys are truly lost within their own egos. The story shows the changing culture of the time, something these young men desperately want to be apart of. Boyle shows how teenagers struggle to find themselves and to belong in the world.…
The movie "Thirteen" is a perfect example of how a young thirteen year old girl named Tracy goes through identity crisis as proposed in Erik Erikson's adolescent developmental stage identity verses identity confusion. The main characters in this movie are Tracy, Evie (Tracy's best friend), Mel (Tracy's mother), and Brady (Tracy's brother). Quotes from the official website of "Thirteen" really set the tone for the entire movie. Some of the quotes were:…
In the world we live in today, people go through heartbreaking and traumatic experiences, where they are pressured by the society surrounding them that will fade their innocence over time. A perfect epitome of innocence fading over time is in the novel ‘The Outsiders’, written by S.E Hinton, the story of a traumatic time in the life of a recently orphaned fourteen-year-old boy named Ponyboy Curtis. He lives on the East Side of Oklahoma, a member of the lower class and a gang of the “greasers”. Quiet and dreamy, Ponyboy has conflicts with his older brother and guardian, Darrel, who keeps the family together by working day and night for a living. The greasers are essentially the heroes of the tale. Set against them…