How do SOCS have it rough?

The first reason why socs still have things hard in life is because their parents never really payed attention to them and got them anything they wanted. In the book after Bob died, Randy went to Ponyboy and talked to him about how Bob was a good guy, but sometimes he didn't know how to stop. He had no limits.
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Who has it rougher Socs or Greasers?

In the story The Outsiders, Cherry Valance said "things are rough all over". By this she means that the greasers aren't the only ones who have it hard. The Socs have more wealth but they have problems that money can't solve. The greasers don't have much money and think that money will solve their problems when it wont.
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Why do the Greasers have it rough?

The greasers are always having it very hard everyday. The greasers do not have everything, while the Socs have everything. The greasers struggle more than the Socs because they were poor, their parents did not care about them, and they were always in fights.
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Do the Socs believe that all Greasers are rough?

Do the Socs believe that all greasers are rough? No. Cherry and Marcia don't think that Ponyboy and Johnny are rough.
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What does things are rough all over mean in The Outsiders?

Explain what Cherry Valance means when she says: "Things are rough all over." Cherry means that even though the Greasers might not think so, the Socs have problems too. The Greasers think that the Socs have their lives planned out for them, while they are the ones on the streets getting in trouble with the "fuzz".
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Why are the SOCS a disgrace to society?

The Socs are disgrace to society because they enjoy to start unwarranted fights with Greasers. By starting these fights with Greasers they almost killed Johnny. They fought him with four guys against him and made him cut, bruised, and swollen.
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Who said this things are rough all over?

Even within her own social class, Cherry is an outsider. “Things are rough all over.” When Cherry and Ponyboy first meet, she naively observes that life is hard for everyone in an attempt to find common ground between herself, a Soc, and Ponyboy, a greaser.
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How do you describe the SOCS in The Outsiders?

The Socs are rich, spoiled children from good families. They lack discipline and they are bullies. They often gang up on greasers, or the poor kids from the East side of the city. The Socs are liked by society, although they start fights, harass and attack poor people, and throw beer blasts in their spare time.
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How do the SOCS describe the Greasers?

The Greasers feel like they are constantly being looked down on because they are poor, while the Socs feel everyone hates them because they have money. Similarly, the Greasers and Socs both feel like they cannot show any weakness; Ponyboy explains that Greasers do not cry.
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Why did the greasers and SOCS have a rumble?

After Johnny had killed Bob, socs and greasers agreed to a rumble without weapons. The Gang was supported by Shepard's Gang, and Darrel's old friend Paul was fighting on the side of the socs. The rumble was won by the Greasers.
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Why did the SOCS hate the greasers?

The Greasers and the Socs had a different way of living and their hate towards each other is shown in different ways from both sides. The Socs hate the Greasers because of the way they dress, the way they look, and the way they are, so they just walk up to them and beat them.
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What do the SOCS and greasers have in common?

Although they belong to two social classes and are different in many aspects, they also share some similarities. Some of the major similarities between SOCS and Greasers include age, social pressure, problematic parents, and angst of growing up. Basically, all of them are young adults trying to find their way in life.
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How do you pronounce Socs in The Outsiders?

How do you pronounce "soc"?
  1. Sowsh. Votes: 27 15.0%
  2. Sock. Votes: 125 69.4%
  3. I just say society, no abbreviation. Votes: 8 4.4%
  4. NOM NOM NOM EFD. Votes: 20 11.1%
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How were the Socs and the Greasers alike How were they different?

How were they different? The Socs and the Greasers were alike because they are both gangs. They are different because the Socs are rich and the Greasers are poor. They were also different because the Socs are from the West side and the Greasers are from the East side.
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Who killed Bob in The Outsiders?

Ponyboy regains consciousness to find himself lying on the ground. He is next to Johnny—and next to Bob's corpse. Johnny tells Ponyboy that he (Johnny) killed Bob because the Socs were going to drown Ponyboy and beat up Johnny.
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What problems do the SOCS have?

Their is poverty, bullying, abuse, neglect, violence and much more that is happening all over the world. It is "rough all over" and people have their own problems. Then I feel Cherry does have a right because she is soc and the soc boys aren't the greatest.
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What bad things do the SOCS do in The Outsiders?

Socs like to ''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. '' Parents of the Socs do not want their kids associating with Greasers, but there are very few other rules.
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Are the SOCS loyal?

The novel is realistic fiction that is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma during 1965. It is about how a gang of low-income teens, the Greasers, conflicts with another gang of wealthy teens, the Socs. By being loyal to each other, the Greasers have overcome most of the challenges that the Socs have proposed.
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What did they call cigarettes in The Outsiders?

Kools are a brand of cigarette. They were favored by Dallas Winston. He stole two packs from a corner store before taking Ponyboy and Johnny to the nightly double.
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What does thongs mean in The Outsiders?

thongs. something you wear on your feet.
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What did Lone it mean?

lone it - Doing something alone.
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What is Ponyboy's real name?

Ponyboy Michael Curtis A 14-year-old boy who is the narrator and main character in The Outsiders. His parents have been killed in an automobile accident, and he lives with his two brothers.
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What does Ponyboy say about the SOCS?

Over the course of the novel, Ponyboy's opinion of the Socs shifts. As his understanding of them changes, Ponyboy sees the Socs either in a negative light or more sympathetically. At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy, like all of the greasers, hates and fears the Socs. He thinks of them as dangerous enemies.
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Which greaser got beaten badly by a SOC with many rings on his hand?

One of the Socs wore several rings and the rings badly cut Johnny. The beating wasn't what had changed Johnny, it was the fact that they had scared him. Johnny never walked alone anymore, and he vowed that he would kill the next person who jumped him. The story of Johnny's beating visibly upsets Cherry.
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