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Socs And Greasers In The Outsiders
In the novel "The Outsiders" by S.E.Hinton its about three brothers who live with each other Darry, Sodapop and Ponyboy with no parents because their parents passed away in an auto wreck. The town they live in is divided in two sections. The greasers and the socs. The socs are rich kids who have no worries. While the greasers don't have a lot of money and have reasons to worry. The socs and greasers are always in arguments. One day the greasers and socs fight until both took it too far.
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