Something Worth Living For

 Author's Note

 A lot of people think that your family is just your mom, dad, brothers, sisters, or grandparents. But if that family isn't there for you. you have your friends, who are always there and will be there when you need to talk or need to feel loved. I wrote this because sometimes when I am having problems with my family I turn to my true friends, who listen and understand.

Family: The people who are always there, the people that will always love you, the people that complete you. In The Outsiders, the greasers are one big family. Each one of them doesn’t really get along with their parents, or their parents are gone. The greasers are together and are family.

Each of the greasers has a different personality which binds them together and makes them a family. The youngest, Pony boy, is the one who doesn’t use his head in some situations. Johnny is the sensitive one that has a banged up life. Darry is like the dad to the greasers, he is the responsible one and is always worrying about Pony boy. If one of the greasers ever need someone to talk to, they go to Soda Pop, he always understands them. Dallas is the dangerous one who is always getting in trouble and doesn’t seem to care about anyone one or anything. In the end, you see that that is not true. Steve is Soda Pop’s best friend and has a job. Two-bit is the joyful and happy one because he is always cracking a joke to lighten the mood.  Each of them is different, but that’s what makes them a family.

The things they have gone through together in the book are what make them stronger as a family. For example, Darry gets angry with Pony boy and hits him. Pony boy runs away with Johnny. In the end, they forgive each other and Pony boy understands that Darry does love him and just wants him to be safe. Johnny and Dally dying was hard for all of them.

Lastly, my definition of family is the people that understand you, complete you, who care for you. Your family is what is worth living for.  And that’s exactly what the greasers are, a family.

Stereotypes in The Outsiders

Author's Note

There are stereo types everywhere in the world and their are definetly some in The Outsiders. This essay shows how people use stereo types against them and they don't really getto know them. 

There are so many different types of stereo types of the Greasers and The Socs. Neither of them tries to get to know each other all they do is fight. Underneath that rich Soc or Greasy Greaser, there are feelings.

The Greasers see the Socials as, rich, snobby, straight A students, or who jump greasers for fun. But if the two groups made friends they might find that there is something else going on with the Socials that is making them do all this stuff.

The Socials see the Greasers as long hair, greasy, dirty, drop outs that don’t care if they go to jail or get in trouble with the cops. But as you start to notice is that all of the Greasers really do have feelings and love people. Like Darry's love for Johnny which is really shown when Darry's gives himself up to the cops after Johnny dies.

Stereo types happen even in today's society. For example, if you have a Step mom, people think automatically that she is the evil step-mother. That is an example from Cinderella. For another example, people that don't live in Wisconsin think that everyone that lives in Wisconsin are hill Billy's. 

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In Johnny's Perspective of the Night he Murdered Bob.

Author's Note

I wrote this point of view because I was wondering what was going through Johnny's head once he killed Bob. This essay is an example of a point of view from the outsiders. 

I saw them coming, fancy cars and tough faced, made me quiver, the Socs. I recognized his face, from the night he jumped me, Bob. Is this it? Are they finally going to finish the job? Kill me?

              Before you know it the Socs are drowning Pony boy and about to come at me. Their sly smiles across their face made me want to go hide behind a rock and cry. Without thinking, I grab my switch blade in my pocket and jab it right into Bob’s heart. It went so fast he didn’t even have time to yell.  Once all of the other Socs acknowledged what happened they jumped in the car and drive off. You could see the frightened looks on their faces.

              What have I done? I hate to even think this… I’m a … a … mur-…murderer. No. No Johnny. You’re not a murderer, you were simply defending yourself. Defending Pony boy. Pony boy… oh no. Then I saw him, lying on the cement. I ran over to him trying to get him to choke out the water that he breathed in. I give him a good couple pushes on his chest. Didn’t work. I give up. Then I lie down next to him and try to take in what I have just done.

              Johnny wakes up cough out water trying to catch his breath. This is it. I have to tell him what I did. I have to say it … out loud. When Johnny looks up at me straight in the eye, I stare at him for a second and I can see his eyes go from happy to concerned.

              I say the worst thing I have ever had to say in my whole life. Slowly I say, “I killed him.” I glance over at Bob laying on the cement lifeless. “I killed that boy”.