"Stay gold..." I read this when I was younger, but I never really understood it... due to the fact I read this book when I was in third grade, and I was too young to realize what it actually meant... I read this book earlier again during the summer... and wow... this book is really heartwarming... the book's setting is around the late 1960's and it starts off with the Socs short for Socials and the Greasers who are usually proud of their long mane while they grease it back... Meet Ponyboy Curtis, the protagonist of the story, yes... his name is actually Ponyboy and yes, you can check his birth certificate... and his two brothers' names are Darry who's twenty years old who support the gang and was a quarterback in his high school and his second oldest brother Sodapop, who is loved by the girls, is in a relationship with Sandy, and is a high school drop out, but works in an auto shop... (Don't you love how Ponyboy and Sodapop are very original names??? :D) Ponyboy's parents passed away in an auto accident, and they lived together with the gang ever since... Two-Bit is the oldest who is sarcastic, funny, but wise... then there's Steve who Ponyboys thinks that Steve does not like him and is Sodapop's best friend, also there's Dally who is the wildest, reckless of them all and has a soft spot for Johnny, and Johnny (the pet's gang)... he came from a rough background, getting bit by his father while his mother did not care... and Ponyboy and his brothers all make up this gang... or group... They are like brothers and they got each others back yo... I think some of their slang... kind of make me talk in slang...lol...but WARNING: There is slang in the book...it's not really that bad... to be honest... you can either tell what they are trying to say... because it's obvious or CONTEXT CLUES....Now back to the story there is another set of group called the Socs and they wear madras (kind of like plaid clothing) and ride Mustangs... they're more... I guess upper class than the Greasers... but the reason why they have this huge feud, because the Greasers thing the Socs are "living the life" while the Socs think the Greasers are having the dream life... which causes their resent towards each other... So one day Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally end up going to a drive-in movie theater... and guess who's next to them???? I hoped you guess right... but two girls... who were Socs were next to them... Of course Dally being Dally... he was a jerk to them... and end up leaving the theater earlier... Cherry(because of her hair color...it's red) and Marcia (the Socs) end up talking to Ponyboy and Johnny.... Later on Two-Bit comes along and charms the girls.... but Ponyboy and Cherry had this huge discussion...they realize that the Greasers have emotions while Socs just fake their emotions... to the point they don't feel anything... but even though they "live in different worlds" they still watch the same sunset... which is the beginning of their friendship... One day... Bob (Cherry's boyfriend) and his friends jump on Ponyboy and Johnny (Johnny has this huge fear from the Socs because they once jumped on him... to the point Johnny could've been dead), where they try to drown Ponyboy, and the quiet, shy Johnny strikes back and stabs Bob, which causes the other Socs to run away and Ponyboy saved...but Johnny's action causes Ponyboy and Johnny to run away with the help of Dally, while the police is looking out for the murderer... So now what's going on(if you read it, you'll know the ending)???? Through this adventure you'll laugh, cry, smile, and feel different emotions.... because all of these events that happened are something we can all relate to.... This is what I really enjoyed from the author; you could feel the pure and raw emotions from this short story.... and that's what makes the whole story to be a memorable story we cannot forget. It's surprising even though this story was writhed around the 1960's, this author lived it, and we still have problems like this in this world... no lie... So I hope you read this sentimental, suspenseful adventure.... READ!!!!!
The Outsiders (M Books)
By S.E. Hinton
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 7 - 12 | Grades 10 - 9 | Z | 4.7 | 48523 |
Book Reviews (115)
The Socs and the Greasers are two gangs living in a town loosely based on Tulsa, Oklahoma. They have a natural dislike for each other, since they are complete opposites. The Socs are the west-side rich kids who drive tuff cars and beat up Greasers for fun. The Greasers, on the other hand, are the east-side poor kids, who have long hair with lots of hair oil in it. They are the bad kids, who steal, lie, and get chased by the fuzz (police). When an unintended action is committed, a string of grave incidents occur and the Greasers’ lives are changed. Told from the point of view of the youngest Greaser, Ponyboy, The Outsiders is a novel surrounding two conflicting groups of society in a classic coming-of-age story. My thoughts: This was a very moving book. It’s about friends and enemies, love and loss and good-hearted kids who are seen as the “bad” kids. The conflict between the Socs and the Greasers is at the heart of the story, and the climax is so crazy that it changes the path of the story. This story is sad and at the same time heart-warming, and has been and will be a classic for years to come. A short, but happening novel, The Outsiders is a great book for every middle-schooler.
I read this book for school. It was pretty good, but is a little violent. It was a good book overall.
this is my favorite book, and movie, ever. i have read it over 20 times since i found it in sixth grade, and i know it by heart, my favorite poem is even metioned in it! if i had a copy of it, i would never put it down. when my little sister found it, she loved it, too!
It was really emotional and a really good book
I want to read!
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this is souch s good book
this book is cool because and my favorite person is pony boy and my class is reading it
The Outsiders is a very enjoyable book to read. The students like making connections to this story.
The book starts out slow but quickly turns into a novel that is filled with suspense, but also makes you go to tears at other times. The book contains countless morals and really teaches you a lot. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone in middle school and higher.