Feeling like an outsider,isolated or an outcast makes people feel like they don't belong. Being isolated is an awful feeling that any person wants to feel. Also when feeling like an outsider can feel like the outcast. Like in the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton feeling “isolated or an outsider” a lot in this novel. Ponyboy is portrayed as an outsider for he doesn't fit in his gang,he doesn't like fighting he makes friend outside of his gang friends. Ponyboy is viewed that he doesn't fit in because he smarter than everyone else. Typically Greasers don't care about school and usually drop out like Ponyboy's brother Sodapop. Also Greasers do bad things in school and don't care about there'd reputation. Hinton writes, “I never could please …show more content…
In the group that Ponyboy lives in socializing is only supposed to be within the group you are in, but Randy and Ponyboy end up becoming very good friends. Hinton writes “Thanks, grease,” he said, trying to grin. Then he stopped. “I didn’t mean that. I meant, thanks, kid.” “My name’s Ponyboy,” I said. “Nice talkin’ to you, Randy.” (loc.1529). The two boys are not realizing that a new friendship is forming. Randy feel a weight lifted of his shoulders after talking to him. This action made him more confident now. Also when Ponyboy got a concussion from getting hit in the head from the rumble Randy came to look for him which a is sign of their friendship. Hinton writes “Randy looked worried, he really did. A Soc, even, worried because some kid greaser was on his way to a foster home or something.”(loc.2113) Randy was trying convince him about what the truth was. Randy is also very determine to get him to remember what really happened, which is what a true friend would do.
Throughout “The Outsiders Pony displays himself as an outsider. He is smarter than the people in his group, doesn't like fitting in , and makes a relationship with Randy. This says the Ponyboys has lots of different feelings about who he is as a person. Ponyboy gives a new perspective to people boy is in who read this book; it’s not important to always fit in. Ultimately S.E Hinton book teaches young reader about life