The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton was first published in 1967. This story occurs during the 1960s. The story is told in first-person participant as told by Ponyboy, the protagonist.
There are 3 chief characters. They are: Ponyboy, the main character and youngest of the 3 brothers and part of the Greaser gang; Darry, Ponyboy's oldest brother and guardian and also part of the Greaser gang; and Sodapop, Ponyboy's other older brother and another part of the Greaser gang.
The story begins where Ponyboy and his friends go to the movies. They then spot two Soc girls. One of which who liked Ponyboy. It turned out they had boyfriends. Then one of the boyfriends got mad and beat up Ponyboy's friend, Jonnhy. One night when Ponyboy and Darry have an argument Ponyboy decides to runaway with Jonnhy. But they get ganged up on by some Socs. Then in self-defense Jonnhy stabs Bob, one of the Socs. Then they hide away in a church. After a while they leave and then they come back. But when they come back they find that it's on fire and children are inside. So Ponyboy, Jonnhy, and Dally, another one of Ponyboy's friends, go to save them. But after they saved them the roof collapsed. So Ponyboy and Dally were burned and Jonnhy's spine was broken. Then Jonnhy died and Dally had a meltdown. Then Dally went and robbed a store. When the police were chasing him he tried to shoot them but they shot and killed him. So after that the Greasers and the Socs had rumble. So the Greasers won. And after that Ponyboy had to write a paper to catch up in school. So Ponyboy names his paper "The Outsiders".
S.E.Hinton appears to be subjective. Because he appears to offer himself as Ponyboy. And Ponyboy is the narrator so he show a lot of opinion.
This book caused only a few emotions in me. I felt sad when Jonnhy died in the hospital. When Dally had a meltdown, I felt empathetic. I thought "I know what it feels like to lose someone".
I was also made more aware of human nature when Jonnhy stabbed Bob. The characters seemed believable. I could not relate to them because I've never been in a gang. I especially liked Ponyboy because he was kind to almost everyone. This story has an enduring theme because it reminds some people of old times.
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