Socs Vs Greasers Research Paper

“It is the lash of hunger which compels the poor man to submit. In order to live he

must sell - 'voluntarily' sell - himself every day and hour to the 'beast of property” (Johann

Most). The Greasers struggle more than the Socs because they are faced with more

problems than the Socs. There is clear evidence the Greasers struggle more than the Socs

because the Greasers made sacrifices and are exposed to violence. The Socs struggle

because they are forced to commit violence while the Greasers are faced with financial

problems to solve. Because of the Sacrifices the Greasers made and the violence they are

exposed to, the Greasers struggle more than the Socs.

The Greasers had to make many sacrifices to help each other survive. Darry

Johnny killed bob at the park when he and and Bob’s friends tried to down Ponyboy;

To save Ponyboy, Johnny had to kill Bob. This shows that the Greasers had to protect

themselves from people to stay safe and not die. This is important because the Greasers are

forced to make these sacrifices to stay alive. This is how the Greasers are struggling more

than the Socs.

The Greasers are exposed to violence than the Socs making it hard for them to

sustain themselves. When Ponyboy was walking home, he got ambushed by a group of

socs and almost got hurt. This shows that the Greasers are faced with more violence than

the Socs. This is important because the Greasers have to go through life-threatening

experiences from the violence they face. “His white T-shirt was splattered with blood. I

just stood there, trembling with sudden cold. I thought he might be dead; surely nobody

could be beaten like that and live” (Page 32). This shows that Johnny was nearly beaten

to death by the Socs and was in a bad shape. This is important because the Greasers are

exposed to this violence that would’ve got them killed. These are the violences that