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Why Do Socs Really Have It Worse Than The Outsiders?
“...it was too late to tell them that there was still good in it…” ( S.E Hinton 179). Do Socs really have it worse than The Greasers? In the story “The Outsiders” By: S.E Hinton, there are two groups who don’t get along and fight all the time. They’re called “The Greasers” and “The Socs”. The Socs are people who are rich, have nice things, and live on the nice part of town. The Greasers are people who are more poor, their things aren’t as nice, and live on the more bad/run-down side of town. There are many conflicts in the story that really gets you thinking about who has it easier.

Socs always have nice things, nice cars, nice clothes, and most were stuck up and mean. The Socs are looking for fights with The Greasers and they’re always

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