Book Summary: The Outsiders

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In the book The outsiders it’s about a boy named Ponyboy. He is in a social group called “The greasers.” His friends Johnny and Dally die at the end, after a fight between the greasers and the socs. The actors were good at acting, but some things were different in the movie from the book. Ponyboy got sick in the book but that was not in the movie, and the actors did not look how the book described they did. But overall the actors were good at acting and were fit for their part. The clothing for the “greasers” fit their time period and their social group, and age. Ponyboy ragged clothing reflected social group and life style. He would wear his old baggy ripped jeans with old jackets, and worn out shoes. The music fit the scenes for each situation.

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