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Stereotypes In The Outsiders

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The stereotypes in The Outsiders aren’t as fair to the Greasers as they are to the Socs. Many automatically assume what people are like by their clothes or how they act around adults. The stereotypes are the complete opposite in this book and it isn’t fair to the Greasers. Many people in The Outsiders see the Socs as these perfect people that do everything right. Magazines show how good the Socs are at sports and school. But pony tells us the truth about the Socs and the Greaser's stereotypes. Pony says “We get jumped by the Socs. I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.” (Hinton 1). The Socs think that since Greasers are poorer that they can just get away with things like

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