1. Landon A. Period 1

2. Setting  The setting is on the east side of oklahoma in 1967

3. Characters CharacterPhysical Characteristics Adjectives of Personality Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives Ponyboy1) light brown hair1) smart1)He didn’t drop out of school like Darry and sodapop. 2) greenish gray eyes 2) Tuff2)He was cut under the chin and didn’t notice. 3) long greasy hair3) Darry1) long dark gold hair 1) rough1) “Darry always yells at me unlike Sodapop.” 2) dark brown eyes 2) firm2) 3) six-foot-two3) sympathetic3) He said to Ponyboy “Are you okay Ponyboy?”

4. Conflict  The greasers are trying to avoid getting caught by the cops and beat up by the Socs. This conflict is man vs. man.

5. Summary of Plot  Life as a greaser is hard, you could get beat up by the Socs, you could be put in jail, and you have to stay with other greasers.

6. Theme  One Sentence Theme: surviving life  Text Evidence 1: having problems  Text Evidence 2: getting injured  Text Evidence 3: being caught

7. Point of View  This book is first-person because he says either “I,me,or my” in the story.

8. Symbolism  Greasers are poor and have long hair, wear blue jeans,t-shirts, and leather jackets. It would change the story because the Socs wouldn’t be chasing them.

9. Recommendation  It’s a very good story and I think people should read it