Ponyboy is a smart, bright boy living in the wrong side of town and consequently a member of a gang called the "Greasers". ... He thinks life is unjust for them greaser. ... "Don't be so bugged over being a greaser" and should make the most of what he has left, he writes all this, and explains his story in a essay for school, hoping to make a difference to all the hopeless boys that might have similar problems. ...
The Socs are the rich form the west side of town, and the Greasers are the poor boys from the east side. ... He lives in the poor part of town ,and joins a group called the greasers. ... THEMES: Major Theme: Pony resents the fact that the Socs have nicer things than the Greasers. ... Then the story changes to really angry because the Greasers are tired of being picked on by the Socs. ... All three brothers belong to a gang of poor teenagers called the Greasers, named for their long, oily hair. ...
E Hinton is an early novel based on two waring juvenile gangs, divided by economical and social background,the lower East side Greasers and the upper West side Socs. ... It is a novel written in first person by a 14 year old Greaser, Ponyboy Curtis who allows us an insight into the lifestyles of these distinct worlds. ...
GANGS A gang is defined in Webster's dictionary as group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends; for example, a band of antisocial adolescents or a group of persons having informal and close relations. Generally a gang may be defined as people who share a common Identity, usually throu...
