Two Main Groups In The Outsiders

Why do I hate you?
(Topic Sentence) Society divides people in groups that when you really think about it, are all the same. (Background Information) There are two main groups in the Outsiders, one being the “greasers”, consisting of Ponyboy and his brothers Soda and Darry, Steve, Two-Bit, Johnny, and Dally, . The other main group in the Outsiders are the “socials”, nicknamed the “socs”. The socials are known as rich and elegant, while greasers are known as poor and ganglike with long greasy hair. (Attention Grabbing Strategy) People are sometimes even killed just for being in a different group. (Thesis Statement) If you look deep inside of the socials and greasers hearts that are unnecessarily divided by society, you’ll realize that inside, they are all the same.

(Specific Evidence that Supports your Point) One day, about four months back, Ponyboy, Sodapop and Steve are walking home from the gas station. They see Johnny’s jacket on the ground by an open field. There are blood stains on the jacket. A few feet away, they see Johnny on the ground not moving. Johnny explained to them that when the socs beat him they were wearing rings on their fingers, explaining why his face was cut up so badly. (Elaboration of your point and evidence) This happened to Johnny just because he was a part of a different group than the socs. Maybe none of this would have happened if society didn’t divide greasers and socs. The socs had no reason to beat Johnny so horribly. He was not harmful to them physically or emotionally. (Explain how main point and evidence support thesis statement) This shows that society raised socs thinking greasers are bad and socs are good and raised greasers thinking socs are bad and greasers are good, but were never given a valid reason to think in this