What problems do Socs and Greasers both have? The Greasers are a lower class gang that alway get jumped by the Socs, the higher class gang. The Socs threaten and beat up the Greasers all the time. This causes the Greasers to be afraid of walking alone and feel the need to carry switchblades. Three problems that Socs and Greasers both have are; feeling isolated or alone, feeling like they have to do well in school, and they grew up quickly. The Socs and Greasers both have the problem of feeling isolated or alone. For example, The Outsiders states, “She kind of shrugged. ‘I could just tell. I'll bet you watch sunsets, too.’ She was quiet for a minute after I nodded. ‘I used to watch them, too, before I got so busy…’ I pictured that, or tried …show more content…
To illustrate, The Outsiders it states, “Sodapop... a dropout so he could get a job and keep me in school, and Darry, getting old before his time trying to run a family and hold on to two jobs and never having any fun--- while the Socs had so much spare time and money that they jumped us and each other for kicks, had beer blasts and river-bottom parties because they didn't know what else to do.” (Hinton 38) This means that Soda and Darry had to work hard to support their family and so Ponyboy can go to school. Ponyboy thinks that the Socs don’t do anything, when in reality some are working hard to fulfill their parents’ dreams. Moreover, “A Generation Struggling: Rich Kids are Losing” says, “Parents serve as blocking guards in prompting the advance of their son or daughter. The expectation is that high marks are to be given even with marginal effort as the child is labelled as ‘being from a good family’.” (Carr par. 7) This proves, the parents of rich kids are making it difficult for their child to do well because they are causing stress for the student. Some Socs are probably also in this situation. All in all, both Socs and Greasers feel obliged to do well in