The Outsiders Summary
Summary:
The book starts with the narrator and co-protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis, the youngest member of the Greasers (Lower class) going back home after an outdoor movie night. He is encountered by one of the Socs (Higher class), and attacked until his gang arrives to help. The Greasers and Socs need no other party’s provocation to fight. The next day, the Greasers visit the movie theatre once again and find Soc’s girlfriends hanging out. After a failed attempt by the older members of the Greasers to flirt with them, Ponyboy unprecedentedly succeeds in a long-talk and escorts them to the girls’ home, only to encounter the Soc’s, who are extremely mad. Fortunately, the girls stop the fight and Ponyboy runs back home, where Dally is waiting anxiously for him. Dally is extremely mad by the fact that such a young boy like …show more content…
It contains very strong theme about dysfunctional family, use of drugs and crime. I guess the board of education was afraid that the students will imitate the events in the book. However, I understand why they decided to re-allow it in schools. The author, who wrote this book around our age really wanted to deliver that we can all live together in peace and conflict only bring more conflict. Although the family in the Outsiders wasn’t the best family you could ask for, they had so much love inside them they didn’t actually portray to each other. They just didn’t know the right way to express it. I would rate this book 4/5 because of the effectiveness of the author trying to deliver her message in a coherent manner. I highly recommend all teenagers to read this book. Overall, I think this compelling story will grasp even the most reluctant readers thanks to the deep bond of sympathy. There is also a movie “The Outsiders”, although I happen to feel that it fails to deliver the strong message as realistic and in sequence as the
The book starts with the narrator and co-protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis, the youngest member of the Greasers (Lower class) going back home after an outdoor movie night. He is encountered by one of the Socs (Higher class), and attacked until his gang arrives to help. The Greasers and Socs need no other party’s provocation to fight. The next day, the Greasers visit the movie theatre once again and find Soc’s girlfriends hanging out. After a failed attempt by the older members of the Greasers to flirt with them, Ponyboy unprecedentedly succeeds in a long-talk and escorts them to the girls’ home, only to encounter the Soc’s, who are extremely mad. Fortunately, the girls stop the fight and Ponyboy runs back home, where Dally is waiting anxiously for him. Dally is extremely mad by the fact that such a young boy like …show more content…
It contains very strong theme about dysfunctional family, use of drugs and crime. I guess the board of education was afraid that the students will imitate the events in the book. However, I understand why they decided to re-allow it in schools. The author, who wrote this book around our age really wanted to deliver that we can all live together in peace and conflict only bring more conflict. Although the family in the Outsiders wasn’t the best family you could ask for, they had so much love inside them they didn’t actually portray to each other. They just didn’t know the right way to express it. I would rate this book 4/5 because of the effectiveness of the author trying to deliver her message in a coherent manner. I highly recommend all teenagers to read this book. Overall, I think this compelling story will grasp even the most reluctant readers thanks to the deep bond of sympathy. There is also a movie “The Outsiders”, although I happen to feel that it fails to deliver the strong message as realistic and in sequence as the