Blog number 2

I think the theme of The Outsiders is the class of conflict. The greasers are a poorer class of people and the Socs is a rich class of people. In the beginning of the book it introduces the Socs and how they want to hurt Ponyboy and his brothers and buddies.

Another theme is when the Socs came and insulted Ponyboy they said Hey, grease," one said in an over-friendly voice.  "We're gonna do you a favor, greaser.  We're gonna cut all that long greasy hair off" that's in page 5. They use the word "greaser" to insult them. But Ponyboy doesn't care, he knows he is a greaser. They target Ponyboy because he is the youngest and his social class. I think the theme is people who not be judged on how they look or how much money they have. They should be judged by their personality.