Who are the girls they meet there the outsiders?

In "The Outsiders," the protagonists, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade, meet two girls named Cherry Valance and Marcia at a drive-in movie. They are Socs, the wealthy social class in the story, and initially, there is tension between them and the Greasers, the group to which Ponyboy and Johnny belong. However, they find common ground and develop a friendship during the film, highlighting the theme of social class divides and connections that transcend those barriers.