In the book The Outsiders , written by S.E. Hilton, the Greasers are discriminated against by the Socs because they are labeled by the Socs as worthless. Ponyboy is trying to be himself but the Socs make it difficult. The Socs give him a lot of trouble but the gang always has his back. The three topics addressed in the novel are the power of friendship, the fight between rich and poor, and what it means to be a hero. First, the novel focuses on the theme of the power of friendship and how Ponyboy knows that he had the support of his family and gang. For example,“We ran into the darkness"(62). This shows, that Ponyboy and and Johnny went together instead of separating, which shows their friendship. Also, Ponyboy didn’t even need to go with Johnny because Johnny was the one that killed bob, but he went because Johnny saved his life. In addition,”I hadn’t realized Johnny had been right behind me all the way."(92) This displays that Johnny went right behind Ponyboy without even …show more content…
“Hey grease...We’re going to do you a favor...We’re going to cut all that long greasy hair off."(5) This quote is important because it demonstrates how the Greaser are treated by the Socs, because they are poor. It also important because that the Soc threatens Ponyboy in a playful way. “It ain’t fair, that we have all the rough breaks…-while the Socs had so much time to spare and money that they jumped us and each other for kicks"(43). This quote is significant to the theme because it shows the difference between the Socs and the Greasers. Another reason this quote is significant to theme is that the Greasers have a hard time because they are poor, and the Socs make it harder because they have a lot money so they just jump the Greasers to have fun. Overall, the Greasers have a hard time and have no money while the Socs are rich and jump the Greasers to have fun, which represents the theme the fight between rich and