The Outsiders
Why is social class important to the story?
Question #7
Question #7
Social class is the basis for the main conflict in the story.The Greasers are "poorer than the Socs and the middle class... almost like hoods; we steal things and rive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while." In contrast, the Socs are "the jet set, the West-side rich kids," who "jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next." Social class and stereotype are reoccurring motifs in the book.