The Greaser Pros And Cons

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“Things are rough all over”(Cherry Valance). The Outsiders by (S.E. Hinton) is a book that is non-fiction. The Greasers have it worst because they have to sacrifice a lot of stuff to help their family, and they also have to learn to stick together to survive the Socs. In my perspective the Greasers have it worst because of the Socs and more. But in someone else perspective the Socs have it worst because of the pressure their parents give them. Because of the sacrifices they made and the violence they were exposed to, the “Greasers” struggle more than the “Socs”. Greaser make a lot of sacrifices to keep their families safe. “Darry had to work two jobs and give up his collage scholarship to keep his two younger brothers together as a family”.(Hinton …show more content…

“They had me down in a second. They had my arms and legs pinned downed and one of them was sitting on my chest with his knees on my elbows, and if you don't think that hurts, you're crazy…”.(Hinton pg.5). This shows that the Socs wanted to hurt Ponyboy for fun and Ponyboy did get hurt. It is important because it shows not only Greasers are violent but Socs to because they wanted to hurt Pony for fun. And the only reason some Greasers are violent is because they just want to protect themselves from Socs. “Bob shook his head, smiling slowly. “You could use a bath,greaser.And a good working over. And we’ve got all night to do it. Give the kid a bath,David”. “I ducked and tried to run for it,but the Soc caught my arm and twisted it behind my back,and shoved my face into the fountain. I fought…I had to hold my breath. I’m dying I thought…”.(Hinton pg. 56). This shows that the Socs don’t care if the people their hurting gets hurt or dies. It is important because it shows how the Socs could kill someone just for having fun or because their just mad at that one person their hurting. In the end we can see how the Socs mess with the Greasers because they have nothing else to do and because they want to have …show more content…

The first paragraph is about sacrifices. Greaser make a lot of sacrifices to keep their families safe. “Darry had to work two jobs and give up his collage scholarship to keep his two younger brothers together as a family”. (Hinton pg.2). The second paragraph is about violence. The greasers have to face difficulties from the Socs because they mess around with the Greasers a lot. “They had me down in a second. They had my arms and legs pinned downed and one of them was sitting on my chest with his knees on my elbows,and if you don't think that hurts, you're crazy…”(Hinton pg.5). The third paragraph is about if Socs have it bad but why they do. The Socs do bad stuff to other people because they get treated the same way. “The Socs frequently find themselves in fights or rumbles where they are being beaten by the Greasers”.(Hinton pg.145). Because of all the evidence you are given you can see that the Greasers have it worst than the

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