In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are two different social groups: the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs drive expensive cars, wear madras shirts, and have no emotion. The greasers have greased back hair, get in trouble with the law, and feel too much. The Socs are seen as "an asset to society" (Hinton, 4) most of the time, while the Greasers are seen as "hoods" (Hinton, 3). In the book, a gang of Socs try to beat up the main character, Ponyboy. They try to drown him in a fountain. Then, a greaser named Johnny saves Ponyboy by killing the Soc (named Bob). This shows that Greasers aren't hoods and Socs aren't perfect little angels. Society, in this book, judges the Greasers based on the fact that they look like they're constantly up to no good. Whereas on the other hand, society judges the Socs based on their whitened smiles and ironed shirts. In reality, society's warped view on the two groups is proven to be wrong. The Greasers are a good group of kids who stick together no matter what and the Socs are a group of fake people who are trying to push themselves to see how dangerous they can really be.