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Ponyboy And Greasers Comparison
I will be comparing ponyboy and cherry’s conversation on similarities to Johnson's “Inaugural Address”. I'll be showing how they have some of the same idea’s. Ponyboy and cherry’s conversation started with them talking about how the greasers and the socs are similar. This is shown in paragraph two of chapter three when cherry says “Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too.” talking about how the greasers and socs are the same in ways that some people don't see.

In both Ponyboy and Cherry's conversation and president Johnson’s inauguration they talk of poverty. They say how poverty needs to change. But to change poverty they need to get rid of peoples prejudice thinking. President Johnson said “His color is not

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