The OutsidersS.E HINTON1967Realistic Non-Fiction

Sebastian V.6th

Setting

» The story takes place in West Side New York. I think the book would be different if it weren't in New York because New York is usually the place where lots of violence and gang activity goes on.

CharactersCharacter Physical

CharacteristicsAdjectives of Personality

Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives

PonyBoy Curtis 1.Long hair 1.On the school track team.

1.Sodapop told ponyboy that he was really good for running.

2.At first his hair was brown but he bleached it blonde.

2.He doesn't believe in using hair grease.

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3.Slightly muscular 3.He smokes 3.He smoked with Johnny at the church in windrixville and he smoked in his bedroom while he was sick.

SodaPop Curtis 1. Handsome 1.HighSchool dropout 1.He had to quit highschool and work to keep ponyboy in school and so he didn’t have to drop out and be like the rest of them.

2.Long black hair 2.Works at a gas station

2.It told us in the book that he works at a gas station

3.dumb 3.Likes cars 3.He told ponyboy to stay in school and to not be dumb like him.

Conflict

» The main conflict in this story is that there is a gang war going on between two gangs called socs and greasers.Man v Man

Summary of Plot

» The summary of this book is that there is a group of young boys wich the parents of 2 of the boys died in an auto-wreck and the judge would only let them live toghether if they behave and whenever one of the boys kills a person of the opposite gand every body had to fight for them selves.

Theme

» Things are violent all around.» Its rough all over. Page.» You really killed him, huh, Johnny? Page.57

Point of View

» I think the point of view for this story is in Pony Boy's point of view and it helps the reader understand the story because pony boy saw most of what happened in the story.I think the story would be different if it was from someone else's point of view because that person probably didn’t see most of what happened in the story.

Symbolism

» Mostly all of the socs drive blue mustangs and the story would be much different if they all drove different cars because the greasers wouldn’t know if the car driving up to them would be a regular person or a gang of socs.

Recommendation

» I think young people should read this book because it’s a really good book and it has most of the things that a young person would probably be able to understand.