Why Is The Outsiders Still Relevant Today

S.E Hinton wrote the novel ‘The Outsiders’ to give a voice to the harsh reality for teenagers all over the world. Hinton clearly utilises language features such as dialogue, symbolism and characters in a way to specifically explore the issues with finding identity which is still relevant in today’s society. ‘The Outsiders’ novel features two main social classes, Socs and Greasers. Socs are born into wealthy families and seem to have it all but Greasers struggle in more ways than just financially. In ‘The Outsiders’ dialogue is used to show who the characters want to be; the characters behaviour, relationships and traits demonstrate who they are and symbolism gives insight into how they want to be seen.
S.E Hinton uses symbolism in a way to