It could be just the other way around – half of the hoods I know are pretty decent guys underneath all that grease, and from what I’ve heard, a lot of Socs are just cold-blooded mean – but people usually go by looks.” The author wants the reader to understand and link to real life that there is more depth to someone than their money and image and that you should not judge somebody by their appearance.Īnother significant divider between the Greasers and Socs is their social ranking. “That’s why people don’t ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. They believe their different levels of wealth and the way they look define who they are. We learn that Bob believes This she cause he was taught that by his parents. “You guys know what Greasers are? White trash with long, greasy hair.” When Bob says this he is judging the Greasers by their appearance. We see this during their rumbles and the way they speak to each other. Throughout the book, the Socs and Greasers are constantly fighting and disrespecting one another. The author wants the reader to understand that wealth, social class and education do not define who you are and that although you may be very different in that way you may be very similar in others. Although in the beginning of the book the Socs and Greasers hate each other, they begin to realise they are not that different and have several similarities. The Greasers and Socs are divided by their wealth, social class and opportunities to succeed. An important theme in the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is the theme of Society and Class.