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Negative Effects Of The Socs
The Socs also endure pains and sufferings in their life as well. The source states,(Hinton 128-129), how Bob was spoiled a lot by his parents, and he didn’t enjoy it either. By saying this, it shows that he was frustrated that his parents would just spoil him and not listen to him. It also means, that he would probably take out the anger he has,from his parents not listening to him, on another kid who would most likely be a greaser. The Socs also get out of trouble easily. For example, in the article “Sentence in Texas teen's fatal DWI wreck stirs ire”, it shows that a kid gets out of federal law by being rich. Likewise, the Socs can get out of trouble by bribing their way out. But money isn’t always the answer. So, even the Socs are rich,
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