Differences Of The Socs And Greasers

Have you ever wondered what’s going on in someone's mind? Someone who seems completely different than you, and you think you have them all figured out? Ponyboy thought he had the Socs figured out pretty well. He believed that they had perfect lives and had everything they wanted. Yet, as time went on he realized that although the Socs and Greasers come from different backgrounds and have lots of differences, there are still many ways they are alike. Hinton shows us how our different backgrounds shape our own personalities and help us decide how we want to live our life, but inside we all want love, family, friendship, loyalty, and equality. It was pretty unusual for a Soc like Cherry o be talking with a Greaser, like Ponyboy. But what
Randy was supposed to be too cool to feel anything, and yet there was a pain in his eyes." (Hinton, 115-116) Ponyboy was talking to Randy this day and he saw the pain in his eyes and realized that he was just a young guy that had a title put upon him and was a Soc. Yet, he didn’t want to fight and he also thought it was important for them to realize that the way society was put together, wouldn’t change. He later explains how the Greasers will always be Greasers, and how the Socs will always be Socs. (Hinton, 118) This shows us that he knew the difference in them would always be the same. So, there was no good fighting because even if on the surface they had completely different personalities, inside they were equal and all had hard times. After they finish talking Ponyboy says, “He ain’t a Soc,....he’s just a guy. He just wanted to talk…. Socs were just guys after all. Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.” (Hinton,119) This shows that even though Randy the Soc who looked like he had nothing alike with Ponyboy, could still be somewhat the same. Ponyboy understood that the Greasers and Socs could be alike even if they looked different and had