Essay On Socs Vs Greasers

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Who has it rough all over, the socs or the greasers.
“All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly strive to avoid is the major building block to the person we are today.” Pope Paul VII believe the Socs don’t have it as rough as the Greasers because the Socs aren't as emotional as the Greasers and don’t care for things as much as them to.
I believe if i was on the Socs side i would still think that the Greasers have i more rough because the Socs like to jump the Greasers and also have more money than them to.While both greasers and socs face many struggles, I see that socs face many challenges like poor family relationships and even though the socs have money it doesn’t solve all of their problems. But greasers have “it rough all over” because they come from a run down family and messed up background.

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On page 3 of the outsiders SE Hinton“Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped up cars and hold up gas stations. This shows that the greasers have no respect for the law and like to hold up places to get money and have lots of troubles. This shows that i can understand how the greasers have it rough cause the find the bad things to do when they are feeling down or need to get anger out.On page 3 of the Outsiders SE Hinton “I only mean that most greasers clothing's like that just like we wear our long hair and dress in blue jeans and t shirt or leave our shirt tails out and wear leather jackets and tennis shoes or boots. It shows that the greasers are poor and don’t have as much money and that's why they dress like

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