Pony boy statements.

Pony boy statement is more realistic because he believes that the socs get all the breaks. On page 36 pony boy says “even if they did have their own troubles, I really couldn’t see what socs would have to sweat about- good grades, good cars, good girls, madras and mustangs and corvairs-Man, I thought, if I had worries like that I’d consider myself lucky.” The greasers have been through so much economically such as food, clothes, and bills. Schools is not much a priority to them or either they can’t afford college. As in the socs, they are upper-class, drive mustangs and corvairs, their parents can maintain them.

Some may argue that Cherry’s statement is more realistic because cherry believes “things are rough all over”. However, the greasers suffer more because the socs can get away with any crime they do and they don’t have to maintain their family. They actually can go to school but as in the greasers they can’t afford college and they have to drop out to maintain their brothers and sisters. The greaser have a tough life compared to the socs. They struggle economically while the socs are not worrying about a thing.