Book Review Of The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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Title The Outsiders, a timeless novel by S.E Hinton, is one that takes readers on a roller coaster of emotions. Hinton wrote the novel in her teen years and mainly targeted it toward young adult readers. However, the plot, the characters, and the action result in the novel being read and enjoyed by a universal audience. The story follows the lives of two rival gangs. The Greasers live on the East and poorer side of town; the Socs, short for Socials, live on the West and more affluent side of town. The story is narrated by the protagonist and Greaser, Ponyboy Curtis. The novel begins when Ponyboy walks home from the movies alone. He is trailed closely by an automobile which held a group of Socs and worries that he will soon be jumped as a result of being alone. He fears he will be jumped, because a …show more content…

He gives them enough money and a gun and advises them to stay in an old abandoned church in another city until it is safe to do otherwise. To disguise themselves, they bleach and cut their hair, and to pass time, they read Gone With the Wind and play cards. After an anticipating week has passed, Dally comes with the news that there is to be a rumble between the Greasers and the Socs, and that Cherry Valance, a Soc, is now looking out for the Greasers. Dally explains that she said she will help them and testify that the Socs were drunk and looking for a fight and that the boys must have fought back in order to protect themselves. When Johnny hears Dally’s news, he believes that he and Ponyboy should return to their town and turn themselves in. Johnny explains that they cannot run forever, and it is not fair to keep Darryl and Soda worrying about Ponyboy, however, Dallas doesn 't want Johnny to end up in jail and become hardened by it, so he tries to talk him out of turning himself in, because he does not want Johnny to end up being a person like he

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