The Outsiders
Q1. With evidence from the text, explain why the text is entitled “The Outsiders”.
The text is entitled “The Outsiders” is show there in the social system of a teenager’s world, for example, Ponyboy’s, there is a huge difference between groups. One example is the Socials and the Greasers. The Socs, an abbreviation for the Socials, are favoured by society because they are rich and educated as said in the book. It says, “…. But it’s the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.”, “assets to society” and “I really couldn’t see what Socs would have to sweat about- good grades, good cars, good girls, madras and Mustangs and Corvairs”.
Meanwhile, the Greasers are looked down upon by society because they are not so well-to-do and most of them drop out of school at an early age. Greasers also commit various crimes such as “we steal things and drive souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while.” and belong to gangs. Not only do the teenagers despise Greasers and look up to the Socs, even the adults regard Greasers with contempt while they turn a blind eye to the Socs committing crimes. As such, the text is entitled “The Outsiders” to show that the Greasers, who are ostracized by society are left out by the world. Hence the name given is “The Outsiders”.
Q2. We see Ponyboy maturing in the course of the novel. In what way has he matured?
At the end of the story, Ponyboy has matured into a more serious boy who doesn’t daydream as often. He also became more understanding and had a goal, which was to let all the people around the world become aware of the plight of others who were like Greasers, unlike at the beginning. In the story, Ponyboy learns to accept the death of his close friend, Johnny. He says, “I knew Johnny was dead. I had known it all the time, even while I was sick and pretending he wasn’t.” and “But it still hurt anyway. You know a guy a long time, and I mean
The text is entitled “The Outsiders” is show there in the social system of a teenager’s world, for example, Ponyboy’s, there is a huge difference between groups. One example is the Socials and the Greasers. The Socs, an abbreviation for the Socials, are favoured by society because they are rich and educated as said in the book. It says, “…. But it’s the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.”, “assets to society” and “I really couldn’t see what Socs would have to sweat about- good grades, good cars, good girls, madras and Mustangs and Corvairs”.
Meanwhile, the Greasers are looked down upon by society because they are not so well-to-do and most of them drop out of school at an early age. Greasers also commit various crimes such as “we steal things and drive souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while.” and belong to gangs. Not only do the teenagers despise Greasers and look up to the Socs, even the adults regard Greasers with contempt while they turn a blind eye to the Socs committing crimes. As such, the text is entitled “The Outsiders” to show that the Greasers, who are ostracized by society are left out by the world. Hence the name given is “The Outsiders”.
Q2. We see Ponyboy maturing in the course of the novel. In what way has he matured?
At the end of the story, Ponyboy has matured into a more serious boy who doesn’t daydream as often. He also became more understanding and had a goal, which was to let all the people around the world become aware of the plight of others who were like Greasers, unlike at the beginning. In the story, Ponyboy learns to accept the death of his close friend, Johnny. He says, “I knew Johnny was dead. I had known it all the time, even while I was sick and pretending he wasn’t.” and “But it still hurt anyway. You know a guy a long time, and I mean