Things are rough all over, but is that true? Can two completely different things have the same rough spots, or can one have it worse than the other? If so, which one? In the novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the reader is plunged into a world of greasers and Socs, with one pitted against the other. The Socials, popular rich kids from the West, and greasers, poor hoods from the East. But when one group goes too far, the groups collide in an all-out war, as the problems of each group rise with each chapter. The greasers struggle more than the Socs because the greasers are poor, are attacked often , and are given a bad reputation from birth.
The greasers are very poor, whereas the Socs are rich, and so have more influence and power. “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class.”(Hinton 3) THe Socs have more money and therefore can have more of everything, while greasers have only the little that they earn. The greasers are so poor that some are forced to take multiple jobs,like Darry. “. . . you’ll still be at the bottom.” (Hinton 117) This quote shows that no matter what the greasers do, they will always be lower class citizens. When you are a lower class citizen, how can you expect to be treated right? These greasers are not treated correctly because …show more content…
“Greasers can’t walk alone too much or they’ll get jumped.”(Hinton 2) People should not have to be afraid of attacks by others. When people are afraid for their lives, that is when you realize that their life is much worse than the attackers. “. . . Johnny’s face was cut up and bruised and swollen and there was a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone. . .” The Socs viciously attacked Johnny for no other reason than because the was a greaser. That unwarranted attack would haunt Johnny for the rest of his life, making his like worse. These attacks are nothing but play for the Socs, but some would argue that they had
The greasers are very poor, whereas the Socs are rich, and so have more influence and power. “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class.”(Hinton 3) THe Socs have more money and therefore can have more of everything, while greasers have only the little that they earn. The greasers are so poor that some are forced to take multiple jobs,like Darry. “. . . you’ll still be at the bottom.” (Hinton 117) This quote shows that no matter what the greasers do, they will always be lower class citizens. When you are a lower class citizen, how can you expect to be treated right? These greasers are not treated correctly because …show more content…
“Greasers can’t walk alone too much or they’ll get jumped.”(Hinton 2) People should not have to be afraid of attacks by others. When people are afraid for their lives, that is when you realize that their life is much worse than the attackers. “. . . Johnny’s face was cut up and bruised and swollen and there was a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone. . .” The Socs viciously attacked Johnny for no other reason than because the was a greaser. That unwarranted attack would haunt Johnny for the rest of his life, making his like worse. These attacks are nothing but play for the Socs, but some would argue that they had