FAMILY?Throughout the book the question of what really is a family is questioned. Pony is being raised by his brothers and Johnny's parents hate him so much that the closest thing he has to a family is his gang. But in the end Johnny just wants his actual parents love, while Pony is satisfied with his situation.
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The extent of loyaltyBoth the Greasers (poor kids) and the Socs (rich kids) have their loyalties tested when Johnny ends up killing a soc. The Soc's (ex) girlfriend ends up being a spy for the Greasers and the Greasers stay together.
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Hatred of others For Where they are fromFrom the beginning of the book the Socs hate the Greasers for no reason other than that they are poor and the Greasers act accordingly. Only after Johnny kills a Soc that jumps him does each side question why they continue to fight each other.
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