3rd Post of The Outsiders-Theme and analyzing quote

I agree that it isn’t right to censor this book because it isn’t going to stop minors from being influence by underage drinking, smoking, and violence. Books aren’t the only ones to blame underage drinking, smoking, and violence but the people in our society. It is hard to try to prevent bad influence so kids won’t drink, smoke, or join gangs. There are even kids right now that do drink, smoke, and are gangs because they were influence or encourage by their people, possible their friends because they think it is cool to do so.

Another theme for the book that you see throughout the book is honor. People will do anything to show honor for their families or friends like the Greasers. The Greasers will stand up for each other and face their enemies like the Socs to show how tough they are especially trying to be tougher and better then the Socs, they would even define the laws or authority. Not only do the Greasers try to show how tough they are do something to show honor for their gang but they will also do honorable things to sacrifice on self for another for a good cause since they are consider like a family.

After the daring rescue by Johnny and Ponyboy, Ponyboy went back home. While stopping by the gas station before going to see Johnny and Dally in the hospital, Randy and his gang of Socs came by in the car to see Ponyboy. Only Randy wanted to talk to Ponyboy about him and Johnny saving those kids from the fire. Randy didn’t think that a greaser would do risk their lives to help someone else. Then he talks about how sick and tired he was of people getting hurt or even killed. He said that “you can’t win, even if you whip us. You’ll still be the lucky one with all the breaks. So it doesn’t do any good, the fighting and the killing. It doesn’t prove a thing. We forget it if you win, or if you don’t. Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. (117)” This a interesting point that Randy made and I think he realizes after the death of his best friend, who was killed by Johnny, that fighting or killing doesn’t solve anything. It will cost or damage more lives for no reason except for hatred and revenge, which isn’t right.