Puifai

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9 November 2015
Review Characteristics of The Outsides
The little ducks swimming around, follow its mother even they dont know the
reason. They just the same. Conformity is something very common for many people today.
Some people think that non - conformity make them look different from other people in the
group, While others think that if they dont conform, it will make them feel uncomfortable or
insecure since they are not accepted by other members. In the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the
characters represent people who conform to the society or group by using many different
ways which are physical description, objects and action and reaction.
Sometimes, people conform to the group by changing physical appearance like the
Socs. The Geasers look at how the rich people dress and reflect themselves on how they
dress. One had on a white shirt and a madras ski jacket, and the other a light yellow
shirt and a wine-colored sweater. I looked at their clothes and realized for the first time
that evening that all I had was a pair of jeans and Soda's old navy sweat shirt with the
sleeves cut short. (S.E Hinton, p.38) This shows that there are differences between these
two groups. Geasers dress like people in their groups, which is different from Socs, showing
that they conform to the group. Physical appearance, along with the object which people use
can cleanly show which group or society people belong to.
Objects can be another thing that shows conformity and that someone belong to the
group. In the story, When the blue mustang, which belong to the Socs came, Ponyboy know
right away that they are the Socs. The blue Mustang that had trailing us for eight blocks
pulled in. I almost decide to run. (S.E. Hinton, p.114) Objects represent the social status.

For example, people who have car tend to be rich and will belong to the high social status
group. The object that people own can show the social group they belong in.
The result of conformity can be shown by people actions and reactions. In the
Outsider, Johnny was breathing heavily and I noticed he was staring at the Socs hand.
He was wearing three heavy rings. (S.E. Hinton, p.39). This shows the reaction of
breathing heavily when Johnny, who is the Geasers saw the ring. The reason why he had such
a reaction because he remember that the person who hit him is the person who wear this ring.
This is because Johnny thinks that people who wear this kind of ring belong to the group of
people who hit him.
Physical description, objects, and action and reactions can the conformity. The
way the Socs and the Geasers dress seem to have a big contrast. When Ponyboy saw the
cloths that the Socs were wearing, he thought of it as very different from what is was wearing
the rich people seem to wear nice and expensive cloth and people who dress like this are
usually seen as rich. The objects that the person own can show which group they belong to.
Having the blue Mustang show that they are the Socs because Geasers do not have these
objects. People reaction can reflect conformity of people. Johnny shows that he was scared
when he saw the ring because he thinks that people who wear that ring are people who used
to treat him badly by hitting him. Many things can represent or reflect conformity. From this
story, what best reflect this seem to be objects and physical description. These two things
show a person's status or group they belong to. It also makes people have different action and
reaction toward the group.