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 …showed first 75 words of 260 total…

…showed last 75 words of 260 total…of our city.." The quote tells us Greasers are underprivileged because of their appearances. Greasers are blamed for everything bad and Socs are never blamed for anything. Social class in an important idea in the novel because we can see through the novel that underprivileged children have to suffer so many troubles because of their appearances and this tells us judging people on their appearance makes the children even harder to survive in todays society.