The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton A book about growing up and how complicated it can be to be on the outside The Socs Wealthy Fancy clothes Jocks and Cheerleaders Popular kids at school Spoiled The Greasers

Didnt have much money Jeans and worn clothes Parents werent around Didnt make great grades Got into fights I never noticed clouds and colors and stuff until you kept reminding me about them. Johnny Youre a nice kid, Ponyboy. Cherry

I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman-he looks tough and I dontbut I guess my own looks arent so bad. Were poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon were wilder, too. I used to make As in English. Ive always been kind of

absent minded. I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me. And nobody in our gang digs movies and books the way I do. Sodapop

Darrell (Darry) Older Brother of Ponyboy Jock in HS and smart Trying to be a parent to Sodapop and Ponyboy Middle brother Dropped out of school Works on cars Best friend is Two-Bit Happy-go-lucky Johnny Smallest of the Greasers

Parents hit him Sleeps in the park sometimes Ponyboys best friend Dallas Winston (Dally) Older friend of Ponyboy and Johnny Tough guy HS dropout Helps the boys out Cherry A Soc Falls for Dally

Helps out the Greasers Becomes friends with Ponyboy Drive In The Park The Church 1) Man vs. Man (physical) Ponyboy and the other boys fight against the Socs with fists and knives, but they have guns and the most might 2) Man vs. Circumstances (classical) Ponyboy struggles with

the fact that he wasnt born with money and priviledge 3) Man vs. Society (social) Ponyboy and the Greasers struggle against the wealth and the elevated social position of the Socs 4) Man vs. Himself/Herself (psychological) - Ponyboy struggles with the trouble he feels he has caused and whether to turn himself in or not It doesnt feel good to be on the outside Life Isnt Fair Family relationships change and evolve Nothing Gold Can

Stay Nothing Gold Can Stay Natures first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leafs a flower, But only so an hour. As leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief. So dawn goes down today, Nothing gold can stay. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson That was Then, This

is Now by S.E. Hinton Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Written by Hinton as a 16 year old, so sometimes themes are oversimplistic. The world is black or white, Greaser or Soc, nothing in between. Hinton criticized for her

overly macho male characters and her rather flat and stereotypical female characters. Very accessible to young readers. It was essentially the first young adult novel that gave a realistic look at what it was like to be a teenager.