Why Did The Greasers Struggle

“Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten” (David Ogden Siters). The greasers struggle more than the socs. This is clear that the greasers struggle more because of the sacrifices and violence. Some people say the greasers struggle more because they don't have money to help them in life, so they don't have many opportunities. While others say that the socs struggle more because their parents expect more from them and they don’t get the re-strength they need from their parents. Because the greasers don’t have the money they can rely on when they have a problem they don’t have many opportunities because they struggle economically; the socs see them as a low class and treat them with violence.

The greasers have to make lots of sacrifices to be able to support their families not just economically but also

“Then they tightened up on me and the one on my chest slugged a couple of times. So I lay still swearing at them between gasps. A blade was held against my throat”(pg5 Hinton). This shows that the Socs did not treat the greasers nice and not only did they use their fists to hurt the greasers but they also used sharp objects, like knives. This is important because the Socs would get into groups of five or more and attack one greaser with knives, leaving the greaser a slim chance to fight back and defend themselves. “Johnny’s face was cut up and bruised and swollen, and there was a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone. He would carry that scar all his life. His white t-shirt was splattered with blood”(pg32 Hinton). This shows that the greasers had a violent life just because the are poor and the Socs thought it was fun to hurt the just because of the type of class they were considered. This is important because it shows the extremities the Socs would go to and hurt the greasers. The socs would do anything to hurt a Greaser because they were considered less then