Socioeconomic Status In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

"The Outsiders" by S.E Hinton is a story that follows two rival groups, the Greasers and the Socs, who are divided by their socioeconomic status. The story is told in a first-person narrative by
Ponyboy Curtis, the protagonist. The story takes place in a small town in Oklahoma.
Johnny Cade was a character in the story who was abused by his drunkard father and neglected by his cold mother, who thinks that he is just a deadweight to the family. Johnny is a quiet and a cowardly young adult in the age of 16, which is older than Ponyboy Curtis, the protagonist