An important idea in the novel 'the outsiders' by S.E.Hinton is Social class. There are two gangs constantly picking fights with each other and they cause many incidents through the novel. Geasers have to suffer so many troubles because of their appearances and this is why the idea is important.
Socs are rich kids Greasers are poor kids .There is a quote " We couldn't have Covairs or madras shirts, but we could have hair". This quote tells that the Socs are rich, have lots of money and dress nicely and the Greasers have greasy hair and they are proud of it.
There are many fights between…
