Hair gelled back , leather jackets, madras shirts, and many friends. Who wouldn’t want to be a Greaser and look this cool? But, Johnny Cade didn’t become a Greaser for friends and good looks, he became a Greaser for protection. “Joining guarantees support in case of attack and retaliation for transgressions,”(Source B). Johnny is very weak and only about 13, he wouldn’t be able to survive without joining a gang. In Source C, a teenager mentioned that people join gangs because of a home situation. This is the problem that Johnny has with his parents, who are very abusive to him. Johnny needs a new home where he is safe, and a family that actually cares about him.
