Socs
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The Socs are the wealthy, socially privileged teenage gang in S. E. Hinton’s novel "The Outsiders," often depicted as antagonistic rivals to the poorer Greasers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist group
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fictional gang ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| ageGroup | teenagers ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
The Outsiders (1983 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Outsiders (stage adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Outsiders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Bob Sheldon’s death
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Johnny Cade’s self-defense stabbing of Bob Sheldon ⓘ drive-in movie confrontation ⓘ park fountain attack on Ponyboy and Johnny ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
appearance versus reality
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class conflict ⓘ emotional emptiness of privilege ⓘ violence between social classes ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
emotional detachment
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material wealth ⓘ public respectability ⓘ social privilege ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Greasers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Greasers ⓘ |
| createdBy | S. E. Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Outsiders (1967 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupType |
street gang (upper-class)
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teenage clique ⓘ |
| hasRole |
antagonists
ⓘ
rivals to the Greasers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodiment of upper-class teen culture
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foil to the Greasers ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Socials ⓘ |
| narrativePerspectiveOn | often seen through Ponyboy’s biased viewpoint ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bob Sheldon
NERFINISHED
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Cherry Valance NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Adderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenPortrayedAs |
antagonistic
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bullies ⓘ |
| opposes |
Dallas Winston
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Johnny Cade NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponyboy Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAsByGreasers | rich kids with no problems ⓘ |
| perceivedAsBySociety | respectable youth ⓘ |
| setting | Tulsa, Oklahoma (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| socialClass |
upper class
ⓘ
wealthy ⓘ |
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