Did you know, gangs can be organized based on race, territory, or money making activities, which are mainly made up of member ages, 8-22 ? In the book The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, is about, a boy, named Ponyboy, who is a member of a gang, they’re known as the, “Greasers.” The “Greasers,” are reckless and have disciplinary problems. They are also, rivals, with the the “Socs.” The “Socs,” are a vicious group of rich kids, who beat up the “Greasers,” for fun. Both the Greasers and the Socs, struggle with, parent issues, money, and the opposing gang. The first struggle for the Greasers and the Socs, is that they have parent issues. In the book, Johnny, one of the gang members, is sort of the “runt,” of the gang. His parents, are abusive, and always ignore him. This shows that Johnny, really doesn’t have …show more content…
In the article “A generation struggling: Rich kids are losing,” it states that, affluent kids are “more distressed, and have high rates of anxiety, abuse, and stealing.” (Source 3 ) This statement explains how rich kids struggle more with these reasons, and how it affects the people around you as well. Another key point, would be that they have mild delinquency, and money, so, they think they have nothing to lose, but in reality, it’s affecting them, in many ways. Although, Socs struggle with having a lot of money, it also affects the Greasers, who are less fortunate. In the article, “The Allure of Gangs,” it explains how “poverty, can lead to kids joining gangs”. (Source 2) To clarify, kids feel as if they need help out of their families, simply, because they are non-educated, skilled, or know another way to get the money they need. This relates to Ponyboy and the Greasers, because they are desperate, and pressured into doing criminal acts, etc. Therefore, these are the reasons, why both the Greasers, and the Socs struggle with money