What does Cherry tell ponyboy about the Socs.

More
than likely this question is asking about things that Cherry and Ponyboy discuss in chapters 2
and 3 of The Outsiders. Cherry is an amazing character that has the ability
to see through the drama and clutter to the heart of an issue. After Ponyboy tells her about how
and why Johnny is so scared looking all of the time, Cherry says one of her most famous lines.
She tells Ponyboy that the Greasers are not the only kids that are dealing with difficulties.
She tells Ponyboy that "things are rough all over." It is a credit to her personality
that she can say this and have Ponyboy believe her without any argument.

"I'll bet you think the Socs have it made. The rich kids, the
West-side Socs. I'll tell you something, Ponyboy, and it may come as a surprise. We have
troubles you've never even heard of. You want to know something?" She looked me straight in
the eye. "Things are rough all over."

"I believe you," I
said.

The chapter ends, and chapter 3 picks up just after
the movie ends. Ponyboy has been thinking about what Cherry said, and he has been seriously
thinking about how the Greasers and Socs are similar; however, he does know deep down that there
is a difference between the two groups. Ponyboy believes that the main difference comes down to
money.

I thought maybe it was money that separated
us.

Cherry disagrees that the money is the only cause of
the difference. She stumbles through her thoughts, but it is clear that she sees the core
difference between the groups is an emotional difference.

"It's not just money. Part of it is, but not all. You greasers have a different
set of values. You're more emotional. We're sophisticated --- cool to the point of not feeling
anything. Nothing is real with us."

[...]

"It
seems like we're always searching for something to satisfy us, and never finding
it."

Ponyboy figures out what she is trying to tell
him. The Greasers feel too much, and the Socs don't feel anything at all.

"That's why we're separated," I said. "It's not
money, it's feeling--- you don't feel anything and we feel too violently."