Theyre able to offer a unique, unflinching, and sometimes distorted view on the culture they dont inhabit. Ponyboy curtis the novels fourteenyearold narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Often considered the most successful novelist for the junior high and high school audience, s. He is ponyboys least favorite member of the gang, and pony considers him tougher, colder, meaner. Her career began with the publication of her first book, the outsiders 1967, at the age of seventeen. Beckers most famous book, outsiders 1963, viewed deviance as the cultural product of interactions between people whose occupations involved either committing crimes or catching criminals. This remarkable novel gives a moving, credible view of the outsiders from the inside. Ponyboys literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Johnny cade cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. The narrator of ithe outsiders, ponyboy is fourteen years old and a greaser. Sparknotes is here for you with everything you need to ace or teach. Character analysis dallas dally winston dally winston had been in gangs in new york city before joining the greasers. In art worlds 1982, a book that greatly influenced the sociology of art. The novel describes johnny as a lost puppy and a puppy that has been kicked too many times.
While still in her teens, hinton became a household name as the author of the outsiders, her first and most popular novel, set in oklahoma in the 1960s. Johnny cade is a vulnerable sixteenyearold greaser in a group defined by toughness and a sense of invincibility. His east side neighborhood is patrolled by bullying socials, rich kids from the west side of. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary. Johnny and pony turn to dally when they need help escaping after johnny kills bob. The differences in values and socioeconomic status. Although hinton was neither a greaser nor a soc, the book is written from the point of. Read fun facts about the outsiders from the story outsiders completed by deadlymilkovich with 1,280 reads.
It is told in a firstperson narration style, with the narrator being a 14yearold boy. Hintons classic story of the struggle between the socs and the greasers remains as powerful today as it was the. Full glossary for the outsiders character analysis ponyboy curtis ponyboy curtis is a 14yearold boy whose world has been turned upside down. It is wgn americas third original series, which debuted on january 26, 2016. In the books, dallas winston is said to have an elfish face with high cheekbones, a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. Twobit objects to the verb turn, asserting that ponyboy and johnny were heroes all along. The film is an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by s. They are the rivals to the greasers, who are the protagonists of the book.
We realized there was a real market for books such as the outsiders. Hintons young adult novel the outsiders has been celebrated as a classic. Susan eloise hinton was born on july 22, 1950, in tulsa, oklahoma. The book drew a wide audience, especially among teenage boys who were. These free notes consist of about 38 pages 11,170 words and contain the following sections. Story of ostracized kid a timeless fave of teens, preteens. He is only 16 years old, but has already been beaten down by the cruelty of life. Darry gives up the possibility of going to college and playing football so that he can take a job as a menial laborer and provide for their family. Hinton is credited with creating realistic young adult literature. The outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14yearold boy.
Johnny had been severely beaten by a group of socs before this story begins. They show him the morning paper, which contains an article with the headline juvenile delinquents turn heroes. Sodapop patrick curtis is the middle curtis boy, and one of three deuteragonists of the outsiders. Hinton and thats all i know good book it was also printed in 1967 and the book is only about 2 weeks of the boys life. The novel tells the story of ponyboy curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. The outsiders is about two clashing groups of teenagers, the greasers and the socs. He comes from an abusive home, and he takes to the greasers because they are his only reliable family.
Susan eloise hinton 1950 was born and raised in tulsa, oklahoma, the setting for most of her early teen novels including the outsiders, that was then, this is now, and tex of the 1960s and. A proud member of the greaser group, protagonist ponyboy faces lessons of loss, pride, and sacrifice through. Facts about the outsiders took place in tulsa, oklahoma. The novel tells the story of ponyboy curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in. Life is messy, bruising, but also full of intoxicating adventures. The next morning, ponyboy wakes up before his brothers and starts making breakfast. It represented a major turning point in the sociology of deviance. Hintons the outsiders, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists. Outsiders is an american television drama series created by peter mattei. The main theme in the outsiders is social and class conflict.
Hinton, the old, abandoned church on top of jay mountain is the place that johnny and ponyboy both members of the greasers gang go to run away. Ponyboy michael curtis is the narrator and protagonist of the 1967 novel the outsiders, and its 1983 film adaptation. We first meet our narrator, fourteenyearold ponyboy, as hes walking home from the moviesalone, which is something we know hes not supposed to be doing. While johnny needs the greasers, the greasers also need johnny, for protecting him gives them a sense of purpose and justifies. The outsiders is a 1983 american comingofage drama film directed by francis ford coppola. Beckers outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be. The rivalry between two gangs, the poor greasers and. The outsider is a classic literary character who, for one reason or another, lives on the outskirts of socalled normal society. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Hes said to be movie star handsome, and has silky, dark gold hair real. One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the mid20th century, howard s. Darry curtis character analysis in the outsiders litcharts. The book was inspired by two rival gangs at her school, will rogers high school, the greasers and the socs, and her desire to empathize with the greasers by writing from their point of view. A group of socs on top of ponyboy the socs pronounced.
This theme is demonstrated through the two gangs, the socs and the greasers. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before the outsiders story takes place. The outsiders cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. About the outsiders the outsiders was written by a teenager about teenagers. The outsiders questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on the outsiders. Ponyboy and his two brothers darrel darry, who is 20, and sodapop, who is 16 have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. The the outsiders quotes below are all either spoken by darry curtis or refer to darry curtis. The free the outsiders notes include comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. The outsiders paperback deckle edge, april 20, 2006. He has lightbrown, almostred hair and greenishgray eyes, and wears his hair longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in the back and long at the front and sides. This story deals with issues that are very close to the hearts of teens, whether in the 1960s when this book was written or today.
Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. Which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love. New york herald tribune best teenage books list, 1967 chicago tribune book world spring book festival honor. Thomas howell, matt dillon, ralph macchio, patrick swayze. The outsiders quiz that tests what you know about important details and events in the book.
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