One may think that children of different social class have differences, but do they share some similarities? These kids have their own conflicts to resolve in their lives, even if their rich or poor; It doesn’t matter. Both have similar problems that they need to resolve or just live through it. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, proves that Greasers, a gang who lives in bad neighborhoods and may have some financial issues, are similar to the Socs, who are rich and have lots of time in their hands. In addition to their gang rivalry, the individual characters each face problems of their own. Through depicting their personal conflicts, Hinton reveals that these young men, seemingly so different, share similar needs.

Greasers face several problems in their lives, like getting abused or even joining a gang. In the Outsiders, Cherry asks Ponyboy, “Johnny… he’s been hurt bad sometime, hasn’t he?” and Ponyboy replied in agreement, “It was the Socs.” (Hinton 35). In other words, Cherry believes that Johnny has been beaten up or in another term, abused, before and Ponyboy confirms it. This shows that this is one of Johnny’s external conflicts that he …show more content…
Through depicting their personal conflicts, Hinton reveals that these young men, seemingly so different, share similar needs. First, Greasers face challenges that involves joining gangs or even getting abused, which results them to commit crimes. Second, Socs have their own conflicts that like having high expectations from their parents, resulting for them to be stressed and they also have pseudomaturity to resolve. Furthermore, despite having their differences, they both have similar problems that they struggle with; finding themselves as individuals and complications at home. To sum it all up, no matter what social class they’re in and even if you seem dissimilar, you will always have comparable traits or