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S.E. Hinton developed theme by starting out with two different types of people. the Soce's and the greaser.  The cariktores change through the book and you can see how similar the groups are but they don't realy become on

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Even though johnny killed Bob he saved Ponyboy from drowning and if he didn't he could have bin killed as well. Then the situation might have bin much worse than it was. Also that dally helped them escape.

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"No mater what they do. when your part of a gang you stick up for the members. If you don't stick up for them stick together , make like brothers, it isn't a gang any more its a pack." pg 26 chap 2. friend and family don't fight each other. they stick for one another if they are felling bad or if something is hapning in the gang.

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The outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about family bond/ loyalty and revels that in order to be pare to something there must be trust within the party or group for there to be a connection.