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Answer:
4. Violence is always futile in the end.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, begins with Ponyboy Curtis explaining the constant confrontation between the greasers, the East Side gang to which he belongs, and the Socials, known as the Socs, the group of rich kids from the West Side.
Ponyboy's claim of how fighting the Socs is a waste of time points to the theme of violence being futile in the end, as he seems to understand that no good has come from it in the past.
The other options are incorrect, because the theme in this section of the story Is not a hopeful one, such as people having to try harder to get along, because he knows that the confronting groups can not become friends. And despite Ponyboy being aware that he can count on those who he knows the best, and that his family members are more important than friends, that´s not the theme in this case.