The Outsiders: Moral of the story

IThere were many different morals in the story.One was even when everyone says you can't be friends and that your social group hates the other, doesn't mean you can't get along.A good sample of this is Cherry and Pony. She was a Soc and he was a greaser. Despite the stereotype people gave the two groups, and how they never got along, Cherry and Pony over came it.I also think that a big lesson is that you social status doesn't necessarily define who you are. Just because someone classifies you under a certain status doesn't mean you have to fit in it. An example of this is Ponyboy. Even though he was a greaser, he didn't fit the typical description of a greaser. Unlike how other people saw them,greasy,unintelligent,rude rowdy,loud, Ponyboy was different. Ponyboy liked watching sunsets and got good grades in school, and he could never hurt anyone.the outsiders taught a really great lesson, that stereotypes don't define you. Just because someone says your a "cool", nerd or jock or any other stereo type doesn't mean that that's who you have to be. Just be who you are and people will accept you.