Take Home Test for THE OUTSIDERS 1. The plot of THE OUTSIDERS makes you think that there are two groups in society. One group is the people who have money, like the SOCS. The other group does not have money, THE GREASERS and is made fun of by the other group. This still happens today. People make fun of people who do not have alot. Some people pick on people who are younger, weaker, dumber, uglier, etc. 2. I think the author's purpose in writing this novel is to show how people get involved in gangs. Sometimes people are born into them. Other times they join them for protection. The author shows the view of a gang member who has family in a gang and joined for protection. It