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| '''''The Outsiders''''' is a ] based in 1965<ref></ref> by ], first published in ] by ]. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel,<ref>{{cite book |last= Hinton|first= S. E.|authorlink= S. E. Hinton|title= The Outsiders|origyear= 1977|year= 2005|publisher= Speak/Penguin Putnam|isbn= 0-14-038572-X |chapter=speaking with S. E. Hinton... p. 162}}</ref> and |
'''''The Outsiders''''' is a ] based in 1965<ref></ref> by ], first published in ] by ]. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel,<ref>{{cite book |last= Hinton|first= S. E.|authorlink= S. E. Hinton|title= The Outsiders|origyear= 1977|year= 2005|publisher= Speak/Penguin Putnam|isbn= 0-14-038572-X |chapter=speaking with S. E. Hinton... p. 162}}</ref> and 16<ref></ref> when it was published. The book follows two rival groups, the ] and the Socs (pronounced by the author as "so-shez", short for ''Socials''), who are divided by their ] status. | ||
| A ] was produced in ], and a short-lived television series appeared in 1990, picking up where the movie left off. | A ] was produced in ], and a short-lived television series appeared in 1990, picking up where the movie left off. | ||
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| Ponyboy Curtis and his brothers, Soda and Darry, belong to a gang called the Greasers in ], in 1965. They often fight with the Socs, a group of wealthy, privileged boys. Ponyboy is a shy, quiet 14-year-old boy who gets good grades and likes to draw and read. Sodapop, the middle brother, is 16, handsome and popular. Darry, the oldest brother, has been caring for his brothers since their parents died in a car crash. He is very serious, works most of the time at two jobs, and often yells at Ponyboy. Darry is athletic and was a good student, |
Ponyboy Curtis and his brothers, Soda and Darry, belong to a gang called the Greasers in ], in 1965. They often fight with the Socs, a group of wealthy, privileged boys. Ponyboy is a shy, quiet 14-year-old boy who gets good grades and likes to draw and read. Sodapop, the middle brother, is 16, handsome and popular. A high school drop out, though, he works at a gas station in which is where he picks up a lot his girls. Darry, the oldest brother, has been caring for his brothers since their parents died in a car crash. He is very serious, works most of the time at two jobs, and often yells at Ponyboy. Darry is athletic and was a good student, had to give up his education to care for his brothers so that they wouldn't have to separate and go to an orphanage. Dallas (Dally) Winston is the roughest of the Greasers. He seems to enjoy being a criminal and thinks that the law is a big joke. He grew up in new york and that's where his attitude comes from. Two other Greasers are Two-Bit Mathews, who has a prodigious sense of humor and has to make a joke out of everything, and Steve Randle, Sodapop's best friend and partner at the gas station. Finally, Johnny Cade, the pet of the Greasers and 16 years old, is Ponyboy's closest friend and lives with his ] and ] mother and father. Johnny was jumped and beat up by a Soc wearing heavy rings. Ever since then, Johnny has been paranoid about the Socs and always carries a ] The gangs cares a lot for him and couldn't get along without him. | ||
| As the novel opens, Ponyboy is leaving a movie theater when he is jumped by a group of Socs. He is saved from the attack by his friends and brothers, Darry and Sodapop. The night after, Dallas, Johnny, and Ponyboy meet two Soc girls, Sherri (Cherry) Valance and Marcia at a drive in movie theater. Ponyboy realizes that Cherry is nothing like the Socs he has met before. She tells Ponyboy that "things are rough all over", indicating that the rich kids have problems of their own. On the way home, Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends, Bob Sheldon and Randy |
As the novel opens, Ponyboy is leaving a movie theater when he is jumped by a group of Socs. He is saved from the attack by his friends and brothers, Darry and Sodapop. The night after, Dallas, Johnny, and Ponyboy meet two Soc girls, Sherri (Cherry) Valance and Marcia at a drive in movie theater. Ponyboy realizes that Cherry is nothing like the Socs he has met before. She tells Ponyboy that "things are rough all over", indicating that the rich kids have problems of their own. On the way home, Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends, Bob Sheldon and Randy Anderson, see them with Johnny, Two-Bit, and Ponyboy outside the movie and think the boys are trying to "pick them up". The boys also realize that Bob is the boy with rings who once beat up Johnny. Cherry and Marcia prevent a fight by leaving with Bob and Randy willingly. When Ponyboy comes home very late because he fell asleep in the park on accident, Darry gets really angry and hits him on accident cause he was yelling at Soda and turned around and WHAP. Ponyboy storms out of the house and meets up with Johnny. As they wander around the neighborhood, Bob, Randy, and three other drunk Socs confront them in a playground by a water fountain. They fight both of them. Ponyboy is nearly drowned in a fountain by David, another Soc, so a terrified Johnny stabs Bob, accidentally killing him and scaring away the other Socs. The two boys run to find Dally, who gives them some money and a loaded gun and tells them to hide in an abandoned church on top of Jay Mountain in Windrixville. They stay there for a few days, during which time Ponyboy reads '']'' to Johnny and recites the poem "]" by ]. | ||
| When Dally comes to find them, he reveals that the fights between the two rival groups have exploded in intensity since Bob's death. Johnny decides that he wants to turn himself in, as it isn't fair to Ponyboy to have to hide out while his brothers are worried about him. |
When Dally comes to find them, he reveals that the fights between the two rival groups have exploded in intensity since Bob's death. Johnny decides that he wants to turn himself in, as it isn't fair to Ponyboy to have to hide out while his brothers are worried about him. After a while they go out for somthing to eat and go back for there stuff and the church was on fire and several small children were trapped inside. Johnny and Ponyboy rush to rescue them, but a large piece of burning wood falls on Johnny and breaks his back. Dally rescues Johnny from the burning church, burning his own arm along the way. Ponyboy spends a short time in the hospital. When his brothers arrive to see him, Darry cries this soundless cry Ponyboy had never seen. Ponyboy then realizes that Darry cares about him, and is only hard on Ponyboy because he wants him to have a good future. | ||
| As Ponyboy is recovering at home, Two-Bit shows up and informs him that Johnny and Ponyboy have been declared heroes for rescuing the kids, but that Johnny will be charged with manslaughter for Bob's death. Also, the Greasers and Socs have agreed to settle their turf war with a major rumble. When Ponyboy and Two-Bit visit Johnny and Dally in the hospital, they find Johnny in bad condition with multiple burns and a broken back. Dally is recovering well and insists on going to the rumble. The next evening, the Greasers win the fight with the Socs. Ponyboy however suffers from a concussion. After the rumble, Dally and Ponyboy visit Johnny again, where he dies in front of their eyes. Dally is overwhelmed and runs out of the hospital |
As Ponyboy is recovering at home, Two-Bit shows up and informs him that Johnny and Ponyboy and Dallas have been declared heroes for rescuing the kids, but that Johnny will be charged with manslaughter for Bob's death. Also, the Greasers and Socs have agreed to settle their turf war with a major rumble. When Ponyboy and Two-Bit visit Johnny and Dally in the hospital, they find Johnny in bad condition with multiple burns and a broken back. He asks for a copy of gone with the wind, and him and Ponyboy have an important conversation I'll let you find out. (read the book!) Dally is recovering well and insists on going to the rumble, and takes Two-bit's prized posetion.His two faced switch-back switch blade.The thing could cut through a oak tree. The next evening, the Greasers win the fight with the Socs. Ponyboy however suffers from a concussion. After the rumble, Dally and Ponyboy visit Johnny again, where he dies in front of their eyes. Dally is overwhelmed and runs out of the hospital, crying (WHAT, Dally crying?!) Soon after, Darry and the others get a phone call from Dally, who has robbed a movie rental store. The boys run out to find him, but the police are chasing him. Dally pulls out an unloaded gun that he only used as a bluff. Not knowing this, the police shoot him down. The boys realize that Dally couldn't bear to live without Johnny. Ponyboy faints and stays sick and delirious for nearly a week. While recovering at home, he tries to convince himself that Johnny is not dead and that he is the one who killed Bob. | ||
| When Ponyboy goes back to school, his grades drop dramatically. Although he is failing English, his teacher says he will pass him if he writes a decent theme. Ponyboy reads the copy of ''Gone with the Wind'' that Johnny gave to him before dying. In the pages, he finds a note from Johnny describing how he will die proudly after saving the kids from the fire. Johnny also urges Ponyboy to "stay gold," by which he means to stay the way he is and follow his dreams. With this in mind, Ponyboy decides to write his English assignment about everything that has happened recently in his life, and it is hinted that the novel itself is Ponyboy's English assignment. He begins with the same sentence with which the book began: "When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: ] and a ride home..." | When Ponyboy goes back to school, his grades drop dramatically. Although he is failing English, his teacher says he will pass him if he writes a decent theme. Ponyboy reads the copy of ''Gone with the Wind'' that Johnny gave to him before dying. In the pages, he finds a note from Johnny describing how he will die proudly after saving the kids from the fire. Johnny also urges Ponyboy to "stay gold," by which he means to stay the way he is and follow his dreams. But he also wanted Ponyboy to "purify" Dally but Dally was dead so he couldn't. With this in mind, Ponyboy decides to write his English assignment about everything that has happened recently in his life, and it is hinted that the novel itself is Ponyboy's English assignment. He begins with the same sentence with which the book began: "When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: ] and a ride home..." | ||
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| Author | S. E. Hinton |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Young-adult fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Press, Dell Publishing |
| Publication date | April 24, 1967 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback), Audiobook |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-670-53257-6 (hardcover edition) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 64396432 |
| Followed by | That Was Then, This Is Now |
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel based in 1965 by S. E. Hinton, first published in 1967 by Viking Press. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, and 16 when it was published. The book follows two rival groups, the Greasers and the Socs (pronounced by the author as "so-shez", short for Socials), who are divided by their socioeconomic status.
A film adaptation was produced in 1983, and a short-lived television series appeared in 1990, picking up where the movie left off.
Plot summary
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Ponyboy Curtis and his brothers, Soda and Darry, belong to a gang called the Greasers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1965. They often fight with the Socs, a group of wealthy, privileged boys. Ponyboy is a shy, quiet 14-year-old boy who gets good grades and likes to draw and read. Sodapop, the middle brother, is 16, handsome and popular. A high school drop out, though, he works at a gas station in which is where he picks up a lot his girls. Darry, the oldest brother, has been caring for his brothers since their parents died in a car crash. He is very serious, works most of the time at two jobs, and often yells at Ponyboy. Darry is athletic and was a good student, had to give up his education to care for his brothers so that they wouldn't have to separate and go to an orphanage. Dallas (Dally) Winston is the roughest of the Greasers. He seems to enjoy being a criminal and thinks that the law is a big joke. He grew up in new york and that's where his attitude comes from. Two other Greasers are Two-Bit Mathews, who has a prodigious sense of humor and has to make a joke out of everything, and Steve Randle, Sodapop's best friend and partner at the gas station. Finally, Johnny Cade, the pet of the Greasers and 16 years old, is Ponyboy's closest friend and lives with his alcoholic and abusive mother and father. Johnny was jumped and beat up by a Soc wearing heavy rings. Ever since then, Johnny has been paranoid about the Socs and always carries a switchblade The gangs cares a lot for him and couldn't get along without him.
As the novel opens, Ponyboy is leaving a movie theater when he is jumped by a group of Socs. He is saved from the attack by his friends and brothers, Darry and Sodapop. The night after, Dallas, Johnny, and Ponyboy meet two Soc girls, Sherri (Cherry) Valance and Marcia at a drive in movie theater. Ponyboy realizes that Cherry is nothing like the Socs he has met before. She tells Ponyboy that "things are rough all over", indicating that the rich kids have problems of their own. On the way home, Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends, Bob Sheldon and Randy Anderson, see them with Johnny, Two-Bit, and Ponyboy outside the movie and think the boys are trying to "pick them up". The boys also realize that Bob is the boy with rings who once beat up Johnny. Cherry and Marcia prevent a fight by leaving with Bob and Randy willingly. When Ponyboy comes home very late because he fell asleep in the park on accident, Darry gets really angry and hits him on accident cause he was yelling at Soda and turned around and WHAP. Ponyboy storms out of the house and meets up with Johnny. As they wander around the neighborhood, Bob, Randy, and three other drunk Socs confront them in a playground by a water fountain. They fight both of them. Ponyboy is nearly drowned in a fountain by David, another Soc, so a terrified Johnny stabs Bob, accidentally killing him and scaring away the other Socs. The two boys run to find Dally, who gives them some money and a loaded gun and tells them to hide in an abandoned church on top of Jay Mountain in Windrixville. They stay there for a few days, during which time Ponyboy reads Gone with the Wind to Johnny and recites the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost.
When Dally comes to find them, he reveals that the fights between the two rival groups have exploded in intensity since Bob's death. Johnny decides that he wants to turn himself in, as it isn't fair to Ponyboy to have to hide out while his brothers are worried about him. After a while they go out for somthing to eat and go back for there stuff and the church was on fire and several small children were trapped inside. Johnny and Ponyboy rush to rescue them, but a large piece of burning wood falls on Johnny and breaks his back. Dally rescues Johnny from the burning church, burning his own arm along the way. Ponyboy spends a short time in the hospital. When his brothers arrive to see him, Darry cries this soundless cry Ponyboy had never seen. Ponyboy then realizes that Darry cares about him, and is only hard on Ponyboy because he wants him to have a good future.
As Ponyboy is recovering at home, Two-Bit shows up and informs him that Johnny and Ponyboy and Dallas have been declared heroes for rescuing the kids, but that Johnny will be charged with manslaughter for Bob's death. Also, the Greasers and Socs have agreed to settle their turf war with a major rumble. When Ponyboy and Two-Bit visit Johnny and Dally in the hospital, they find Johnny in bad condition with multiple burns and a broken back. He asks for a copy of gone with the wind, and him and Ponyboy have an important conversation I'll let you find out. (read the book!) Dally is recovering well and insists on going to the rumble, and takes Two-bit's prized posetion.His two faced switch-back switch blade.The thing could cut through a oak tree. The next evening, the Greasers win the fight with the Socs. Ponyboy however suffers from a concussion. After the rumble, Dally and Ponyboy visit Johnny again, where he dies in front of their eyes. Dally is overwhelmed and runs out of the hospital, crying (WHAT, Dally crying?!) Soon after, Darry and the others get a phone call from Dally, who has robbed a movie rental store. The boys run out to find him, but the police are chasing him. Dally pulls out an unloaded gun that he only used as a bluff. Not knowing this, the police shoot him down. The boys realize that Dally couldn't bear to live without Johnny. Ponyboy faints and stays sick and delirious for nearly a week. While recovering at home, he tries to convince himself that Johnny is not dead and that he is the one who killed Bob.
When Ponyboy goes back to school, his grades drop dramatically. Although he is failing English, his teacher says he will pass him if he writes a decent theme. Ponyboy reads the copy of Gone with the Wind that Johnny gave to him before dying. In the pages, he finds a note from Johnny describing how he will die proudly after saving the kids from the fire. Johnny also urges Ponyboy to "stay gold," by which he means to stay the way he is and follow his dreams. But he also wanted Ponyboy to "purify" Dally but Dally was dead so he couldn't. With this in mind, Ponyboy decides to write his English assignment about everything that has happened recently in his life, and it is hinted that the novel itself is Ponyboy's English assignment. He begins with the same sentence with which the book began: "When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home..."
See also
References
- Frequently Asked Questions at sehinton.com
- Hinton, S. E. (2005) . "speaking with S. E. Hinton... p. 162". The Outsiders. Speak/Penguin Putnam. ISBN 0-14-038572-X.
- Frequently Asked Questions at sehinton.com
External links
- S.E. Hinton's Website
- "‘The Outsiders’: 40 Years Later" By Dale Peck The New York Times September 23, 2007
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