The Outsiders Book Report

• Johnny Cade – 16, beaten up by Socs before beginning of novel, idolizes Dally

In the first chapter of the book, “The Outsiders – S.E. Hinton,” Ponyboy who is also the narrator kicks off the story with himself coming back from the movie theater. Ponyboy had just watched a Paul Newman movie, which after the movie ended, made him crave for the looks that Newman had. Although wanting his looks, Ponyboy observed that the greaser look of his own wasn’t that bad after all. Ponyboy was walking home alone from the movies, having this thought going on throughout his mind. Ponyboy’s that type of guy who prefers watching movies alone, but would always appreciate company when walking back home. He didn’t bother asking any of his two brothers, with which he lived with. Himself, being 14 years old, Sodapop being 16 years old, and Darry

Johnny said sitting next to Ponyboy with his hand on his knee. This selfless act from Johnny is proof that he is loyal to Ponyboy. He throws his future away and eventually his life away, just to save Ponyboy. Johnny had also shown his loyalty to Ponyboy when he ran away with him in the first place before they got attacked.

1.B In the first chapter of the book, the authors introduces the main characters, setting, and briefly introduces the main conflict. The way the author does this is by introducing one at a time. The first page starts with one of the main characters (Ponyboy) walking home from from the movie theater and running into trouble with a rival gang called The Socs. The Socs are a gang of rich kids who enjoy wreaking havoc on their lower class counterparts, The Greasers which ponyboy happens to be. Ponyboy is the youngest greaser doesn't quite understand why the socs and the greasers hate each other so much. As the socs attempt to jump Ponyboy some fellow greasers including his two older come to his rescue. The next night Ponyboy and other greasers

In chapter 3 there are many moments of surprise concerning the characters of S. E Hinton’s “The Outsiders”. For instance, Cherry Valance had stated her feelings towards Dally. When Cherry was about to leave with Bob and Randall she said, “I could fall in love with Dallas Winston” (Hinton 46). This is especially absurd because in the beginning of their encounter Dally was being rather rude and disrespectful to her and Cherry seemed awfully bothered by it. Now she is saying she “loves” him within just a few minutes of meeting Dally and so this is an abrupt statement. In addition, Darry had slapped Ponyboy. When Ponyboy came home late, Darry’s temper got a hold of him and he “slapped [Ponyboy] so hard that it knocked [him] against the door” (Hinton

Stay Gold Ponyboy as Johnny to his last breaths. Ponyboy boy curtis and his brothers are a gang named the greasers because they have greasy hair and there enemies are the socs.

Ponyboy is restricted to bed rest for a week after he wakes up after the brawl and Dally’s death. He finds a picture of Bob the Soc in Sodapop’s high school yearbook. Bob’s smile reminds him of Sodapop’s and concludes that Bob was cocky, hot-tempered, frightened, and human. Randy arrives at the house to talk to Ponyboy and does not think about Pony’s feelings They talk about the hearing scheduled for the next day. Ponyboy deliriously says that he killed Bob himself and that Johnny is still alive. Darry asks Randy to leave. After the hearing, Ponyboy becomes detached and depressed. Mr. Syme, Ponyboy’s English teacher, says that Ponyboy is failing and he can raise his grade to a C by writing an outstanding theme on a topic of his choice. The next day at lunch, Ponyboy goes to the grocery store with Steve and Two-Bit for candy bars and Cokes and they almost get into a fight with some Socs. Ponyboy threats them with a broken glass bottle, which worries Steve and Two-Bit. They are relieved when Ponyboy bends down to pick up the broken glass, not wanting anyone to get a flat tire. Later Darry and Ponyboy fight, which make Sodapop run out of the house because he can't take it anymore and they are tearing him apart. The brothers makeup and race back home. Ponyboy finds a note from Johnny telling him to stay gold. Ponyboy decides that he wants to tell the story of his friends.

If you had a chance to go to college with an scholarship would you go even if it means leaving your only family behind? Darry is the oldest of the Curtis brothers. At twenty, Darry is the “old man” in The Outsiders a novel written by S.E. Hinton. He has two little brothers named Sodapop and Ponyboy. The brothers are greasers, a class term that refers to the people on the East Side, the poor side of town. They are known for their long, greased hair. Darry is devoted to try and be a parent figure for his brothers. He sacrifices everything and does everything he can for his little brothers, the only family he has left.

Early on, Ponyboy stated, “. . . organized gangs are a rarities-- there are just small bunches of friends who stick together." (11). This is important because it shows how friendship bonded their small “gang” and how the gang helped each other. This also shows how the gang relies upon each other to keep alive. Ponyboy also said,“. . . had been part of our gang and we wouldn’t desert him." (169). This shows that the gang was so close that even when one of them died, they would still stand up for them. This is an important fact because without each other, they would fall apart like Ponyboy did. This shows the power of friendship and how it bonded together the

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton was a fantastic novel that was popular among many teens, and it still is. The story revolves around two groups of teens: the Socs, who were the rich kids that live in the west side of the city, and the greasers, who are the tough, poorer kids that live in the east side of the city. The protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis, is a greaser. In the beginning of the story, he narrates that all Socs are cruel to Ponyboy and his friends and family. He thinks that only greasers have problems to deal with, not the Socs, but throughout the story Ponyboy learns an important lesson. He learns that people may appear to act in a way, but in reality they act differently. With his interactions with his greaser friends

However, Pony was the closest thing to a family that Johnny had because of the fact that his parents were always fighting. " [Teens] turns to peers for...security" (Hartwell-Walker).

Although they are all different ages they all stay friends. They support each other through hard family times, for example; during the novel. Friendship is especially shown when Ponyboy runs away to hide with Johnny, so that Johnny don’t get into trouble with the police after killing a socs. Johnny shows that he cares about Ponyboy, but taking him back home to be with his two brothers. At the end of the novel, friendship is shown by Dally, committing suicide, as he can’t handle to live without Johnny.

Should Ponyboy stay with his brothers and stick together as a family? Will Ponyboy have a better life if he gets into the system ? These are all questions we all have asked while reading the dramatic novel , “The outsiders” by the author S.E Hinton . I strongly believe that Ponyboy should stay with Darry, because first of all Darry is his legal guardian after all. Darry is a responsible Young man who is breaking his back to give Ponyboy: Shelter, Food, and most of all love. Darry might be hard on Ponyboy, but he is not doing it because he enjoys doing it, it is because he cares about Ponyboy’s education and well being. A responsible guardian is a guardian who cares about one’s well being. If a guardian didn’t care, they wouldn’t even bother

While reading The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, I felt as if I took a time travel to the 1960’s. The book clearly gives an insight to the past. Unlike other book, The Outsiders has its own unique meaning. The author created something different than a modern clique book that I read in my day to day life. Hinton’s word choice creates an interesting book where it felt as if it was non-fiction than young-adult fiction. I like this book because the author made something extraordinary by stating the past rather than another author’s writing twenty-first century book.

Ponyboy Curtis - The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy's literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop. Darry repeatedly accuses Ponyboy of lacking common sense, but Ponyboy is a reliable and observant narrator. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence, innocence, and familial love. He matures over the course of the novel, eventually realizing the importance of strength in the face of class bias.