Tuesday 23 July 2013

The Outsiders

The Outsiders is an incredibly moving book which I recommend to both tweens, teenagers and adults.
Ponyboy Curtis is a fourteen year old Greaser- a gang of teenagers with long, dark hair and slouches. Their enemies are the Socs (short for socials). These are mean, rich teenagers on the other side  of town, who look down on (and pick fights with) the Greasers. Ponyboy knows lot of other Greasers. These include...

  1. Two-Bit (Keith Mathews)                                                                                                               Two-Bit is the leader of the bunch. He's loud, funny and must get his two-bits into a conversation. He is also a bit of a kleptomaniac.
  2. Dally (Dallas Winston)                                                                                                                     Dally is definitely the roughest of the Greasers as he lived out on the streets for three years. However, he does help out Johnny and Ponyboy when they are in need.
  3. Johnny Cade                                                                                                                                    Although Johnny is sixteen, he seems younger than Ponyboy as he has a sort of scared, vulnerable look about him. He lives with his horrible and abusive parents and he's also very good friends with Ponyboy.
  4. Steve Randle                                                                                                                                    Steve has been Sodapop's best friend for ages and now works with him at the gas station. Ponyboy doesn't like him very much.
  5. Darry (Darrel Curtis)                                                                                                                      Darry is Ponyboy's older brother, who has been looking after him and Sodapop ever since their parents died. He is very strict and annoys Ponyboy a lot.
  6. Sodapop Curtis                                                                                                                           Sodapop is Ponyboy and Darry's handsome brother. He dropped out of school and works at the gas station. Everyone likes him, and he tries to settle the arguments between his brothers.
When they are in danger, Johnny does something that changes everything for him and Ponyboy. Now they are on the run. Will they survive?