OUTSIDERS S.E. HINTON MARCH 25, 1967 COMING OF AGE 3 rd period Camille S.

SETTING  There were lots of settings in the book, but the one that most appealed to me was the abandoned church house. Ponyboy described it as a hard stone floor and gives him the creeps. The church has a back porch type stairs as described in the book. Later in the book the church burns down in a fire.

CHARACTERS CharacterPhysical Characteristics Adjectives of Personality Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives PonyboyBrownish almost red hair sensitiveWhen Darry slapped him cause he came home late he started to cry cause nobody in his family had ever slapped him before Greenish grey eyescaringHe jumped into a burning church to save kids Hair is long and greasypoeticHim and Johnny were laying down in the lot when Ponyboy broke out in a poem JohnnyBig black eyeskindLet Ponyboy sleep on his legs even though after a while his legs started to hurt Tanned faceheroicSent Ponyboy out of the burning church before he got out Thickly greased hair and shaggy bangs FunnyTold Ponyboy to stay gold

CONFLICT  The conflict would be the hatred between the socials (socs) and the greasers. The greasers are the poor laid back type of people. The socials (socs) are the rich, rude, party people as described in the book.

SUMMARY OF PLOT  On his was home from the movie where he met a girl named Cherry. He stayed out to late and when he got home his oldest brother Darry slapped him. He went down to the lot where a guy named Rob came and shoved Ponyboy in a water fountain and Ponyboy started to drown. So Johnny kills him with a switchblade. Johnny and Ponyboy runaway and doesn’t tell anyone where they are going but Dallas/Dally. The place they are staying at is a abandoned church out in the country. One day when they were out the church burns down and children are stuck inside so Ponyboy, Johnny, and later Dallas go inside to save them. Ponyboy and Dallas get out with only minor burns and scratches but Johnny has a broken back and they are all rushed to the hospital. Eventually Johnny dies and because of this Dallas commits suicide.

THEME  The difference between the socials (socs) and the greasers  Text Evidence 1: “how’d you like that haircut to begin below the chin” chapter 1  Text Evidence 2: “ things are rough all over “ chapter 2  Text Evidence 3: “ you cant win, even if you whip us. You will still be where you were before – at the bottom. And we will still be the lucky ones with all the breaks” chapter 7

POINT OF VIEW  The Outsiders is told in 1 st person which means Ponyboy is the one who tells the story. If it were told in 3 rd person a narrator would be telling the story not Ponyboy. The book would be different because you wouldn’t get as much details if a narrator was telling the story.

SYMBOLISM  The struggle between the Socials (socs) and the Greasers. The people who have money and the people who don’t have money.

RECOMMENDATION  I would recommend this book to the type of people who like action. It was a really good book and I would read it again

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