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Similarities Between The Outsiders And Richard Cory
The Socs from The Outsiders all can be compared to a gentleman named Richard Cory from "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson. Cory and the Socials all dress nicely and are in higher class. To the poorer people, such as the greasers, it seems like the Socs have everything; money, family, a nice house, and a good education, but just like Richard Cory, they have problem. They face struggles that are different than regular people. Average people have to get money and a job while the Socs and Richard Cory are always being pressured to be perfect. One specific Socs, Cherry Valance, is much like Richard Cory. It may seem like she has the perfect life, but in reality, she had problems people like Ponyboy have never heard of. Everyone wanted to
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