Almost everyone through hardships that changes their view of the world and their surroundings. In The Outsiders, a group of tight knit friends realize that the people they love the most can disappear in the blink of an eye. This group of friends, labeled the Greasers for their greasy hair, have an intense rivalry with another group, the Socs. One night, a bad choice leaves a couple of the Greasers running in hopes of escaping all of their issues. However, life catches up with this gang when the rivalry ends up causing deaths and other misfortunate events. This is when both the Greasers and Socs realize they are both the same deep down and that nothing gold can stay. In S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, Johnny Cade suffers a loss of
