Short Essay On The Outsiders

S. E. Hinton

S. E. Hinton is arguably the greatest writer of her time. Hinton has made countless teen lives better by writing literature that they can connect to. From the book “The Outsiders” to her later novels like “Hawkes Harbor”, they still leave a very big impact on the readers lives. Her story starts in a town called Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born to Grady and Lillian Hinton (Scott). Living in a small town was extremely hard for a curious young girl as there was nothing for her to do (Scott). As a child, she dreamed of working a cattle ranch, but that all quickly changed when she began writing (Scott). When she was a junior in high school, her father developed terminal cancer (Scott). It was during this time that she released her

I know from experience that getting a teenager to read anything, especially a book, can be near impossible. But her writing changed that. I remember my freshman year being told that we would be reading and watching the story The Outsiders and thinking how boring it was going to be. But just a few pages in and I couldn’t stop. The book was really easy for me to read and made reading more enjoyable. Instead of reading a “proper” novel, I was reading something a bit more real life. The setting, characters, and plot of the book were very interesting and different than anything I had ever read before. The setting of the book was like nothing I had ever seen or tried to picture and it was cool to visualize life back then as a “greaser”. The characters were even more interesting. Ponyboy and all of his friends were very laid back, but when it came to fighting or personal matter between their own gang, it was pretty serious. The book The Outsiders definitely changed how I look at older literature. Some people see books from the mid 90’s and think they're going to be some boring classic, and don’t even give them a chance. And by looking at the book, I could probably make the same mistake. But as the saying goes, don’t judge a book by its