The once great rapper Snoop Dogg once said “What people don't understand is joining a gang ain't bad, it's cool, it's fine. When you in the hood, joining a gang it's cool because all your friends are in the gang, all your family's in the gang. We're not just killing people every night, we're just hanging out, having a good time.” This sounds like how Ponyboy friends and family are in the Greaser gang and how Bob’s friends and family are in a gang.
Some Socs members jumped Ponyboy when he was walking home from the movies. Those Socs did it for fun. One quote from this moment in the book was “"Hey, grease," one said in an over-friendly voice. "We're gonna do you a favor, greaser. We're gonna cut all that long greasy hair off." He had on a madras shirt. I can still see it. Blue madras. One of them laughed, then cussed me out in a low voice. I couldn't think of anything to say. There just isn't a whole lot you can say while waiting to get mugged, so I kept my mouth shut.". This piece of evidence reveals how the Socs started the tension in the novel by jumping Pony.
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Two quotes that support this is “I fought, but the hand at the back of my neck was strong and I had to hold my breath. I’m dying I thought.”. This piece of evidence reveals how much Johnny cares about Pony. The other quote is “I didn’t what to do Pony. They were going to drown you.”. This piece of text from the movie reveals what length Johnny will go for anyone in the gang (AKA his other