The anecdote that introduces this topic, is the beginning sentence. 
"When adolescence hit Frances Jensen's sons, she often found herself wondering, like all parents of teenagers, "What were you thinking?"
        
             
        
        
        
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The main theme in The Outsiders is social and class conflict. This theme is demonstrated through the two gangs, the Socs and the Greasers. The differences in values and socioeconomic status between the poor Greasers and the wealthy Socs have made them rivals.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Yes it is considered divided attention 
 
        
             
        
        
        
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Imagination overcomes reason when the desire or need for something to be true, or the fear that something is true, is stronger than the persuasive power of logic and observation.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
They are both in a dangerous situation