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Summary: Are you part of the greasers or socs?
Review: Ponyboy is a low class boy who has two brothers, Darry the oldest and Sodapop a loving handsom high school dropout.Ponyboys parents died in a car crash. Ponyboy is known as what they call a Greaser (a low class person). One day Ponyboy was walking home from the movie theaters by himself and a group of Socs (another low class person that are against the greacers) atacked Ponyboy. The gang came to save Ponyboy these people in the gang are Darry, Sodapop, Jonny, Dally, Steve, and Two-Bit. After Ponyboy and the gang meat some girls that are socs at the movie theaters the girls ofer to drive them home. One the drive home they run into the girls drunk soc boyfriends. These Socs come after Ponyboy and Jonny at the park, Ponyboy blacks out. There becomes a big rumble between the socs and greasers because one of the socs men got killed by a greaser. Two guys from the greasers get killed in the rumble and Ponyboy gets hurt very bad. After Ponyboy gets over the deaths he is able to talk freely about them and finds a way to express his feelings.
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Summary: This is the BEST book
Review: This is the best book in the world! I loved all of teh characters and the setting of the book.The book was mostly sad ,but it was the best book i ever read. After i read this book (i was 12, now i am 14), reading became one of my habits. The fact that the author was only 16 when she wrote it, also caught my attention. This book is about a 14 year old named Ponyboy Curtis (the names were a little weird at first but despite that its a good book), who lives with his brothers Sodapop, and Darry. They are all in a gang with more members (Steve, Johnny, Two-Bit, and Dallas) They are called greasers. They don't live on the rich side of the towm. The people that do are called the Socs. The Greasers and the Socs both HATE each other. In this book people die (not going to tell you who), there are fights, fires, and much more. Trust me and do yourself a flavor and READ THIS BOOK.
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Summary: Stay gold, Ponyboy
Review: The first of the first. Not only is this the first teen novel ever recognized as such, but it is also one of the first books publicized as, "About teen-agers, for teen-agers, by a teen-ager" (according to the original hardback's bookflap). Written by a seventeen year-old girl, cleverly hiding her first name behind initials as so many female authors still do (paging J.K. Rowling). The book is still taught today and has slowly graduated from a contemporary tale using new slang and terms to a historical view of kids living in an urban setting before the massive takeover of drugs and electronics.In this book, the lines are clearly drawn. You are either a Greaser or a Soc. Socs are rich over-privileged kids (all white) given too much license and too little interest by their parents. Hinton suggests that the only way they can "feel" is to fight the Greasers in the town. Why anyone in their right mind would want to fight a Greaser is beyond me. Greasers are the poor kids (all white) that live on the wrong side of the tracks. Everyone's familiar with the stereotypical John Travolta in "Grease" type character. They're harsh and mean but, as we see in this tale, they have good hearts every one. Our hero is one Ponyboy Curtis. Apparently 1967 was the last year you could be named "Ponyboy" and not get daily thrashings from your peers for having such a la-de-dah name. With his crew of fellow Greasers and friends, Ponyboy's a great student and a nice guy. When he gets involved in a game of murder by bad luck, he's finds himself on the run with fellow innocent wide-eyed Greaser Johnny. From this experience the two learn what is really important, and Ponyboy finds the strength to tell the story of this friends and their lives. The idea that this book was written by a seventeen year-old is still shocking to me. There's a real maturity to the text, no question. Sure, some ideas are pounded into the reader over and over until you're completely sick of them. But the characters really do exhibit a sense of affection for one another. You believe that Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry are brothers. You understand the love Dally felt for the puppy dog-like Johnny. The book does take on a kind of "West Side Story" track at certain times, no question. On their way to a rumble, the characters actually burst into song ala "Officer Krupky". And where are all the minorities? Severely lacking (and therefore making this book less of a great choice to teach in high schools these days). Hinton, being a woman, has an odd take on females in this book. Ponyboy is not interested in the girls in his social set. Greaser girls are, according to him, too harsh and unfeminine. The Soc girls, on the other hand, are just his type. Personally, I was a little offended by the idea that the richer a girl is the more desirable she becomes. But what's a classic tale without some archaic elements? It is a little hard to forgive the slang of this book at times. But compared to some other slangy novels, this one's pretty good. There is the occasional, "You dig okay", and other unfortunate phrasings, but they're kept to a bare minimum. I'm not surprised this book is taught in high schools around the country either. Swearing is non-existent and violence is, while common, deplored. This is a pretty darn squeaky clean story. Fortunately, it's eminently readable and somewhat deserving of its status as a "classic".
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Summary: The Outsiders is inside my heart
Review: That book is one of the greatest book I have ever read! It shows that blood is thicker than water and it shows true friendship. It makes you want to cry, get mad, sad, and shock all at the same time. I would want anybody of all ages to read this book.
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Summary: an AMAZING book...
Review: "the outsiders" is completely a book worth reading. I had hated all the other books until i got this one. It was bought and sitting on my desk in a week. almost anyone that starts to read this book will get captured in the story on the second page. i promise. i seriously wish there was some better way for me to describe it...it is my favorite book I have read so far...and cant stop reading it over and over. please buy this book...there are no great words in my imagination to explain it. you should really buy it and see for yourself. an amazing, beautifully sad story...I LOVE IT!
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Summary: The Outsiders...the book that changed my train of thought
Review: This book is one of a kind. We usually don't read books, but we really liked reading this book. We really liked the discriptive paragraphs and unique details of fight scenes. The way the author described their life styles was intriguing, which kept us reading the book. We enjoyed the psychological character development. Our lives changed so much since we read this very appealing book.
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Summary: WPMS rox!!!
Review: Between gang wars to murders, Ponyboy has to live through it all. How hard will live get if you need to bleach your hair and run from the police? Ponyboy has many problems that he needs to face in the book The Outsiders, written by the author S.E. Hinton.
Ponyboy a normal everyday boy, passing in school and to get in trouble everyday or two, but the hardest thing in his live is to be part of a gang called the greasers. Wearing their hair slick back and a leather jacket, jeans and a white shirt. Ponyboy is the weakest in the gang, but he is also is the youngest in the gang. Only the middle-class and upper class hates them. The upper class has the biggest problem they were known as the socs, short for the socialites. They think the greasers are no good. The socs are known to drive mustangs and to drink lots of whisky.
Ponyboy is the youngest in the family and is being raised by his two brothers (Sodapop and Darry) since their parents died many years ago. Darry is the leader of the gang and is all tough and is known to not get in trouble but that is the opposite of sodapop he is known to get in a lot of trouble with his friend twobit. Ponyboy is the smartest of them all because they were forced to drop out of school to get a job and get money in the house. Well it seems like it all went well, through the time until many of the greasers were being founds with blood gushing from their heads, and cuts over their body and to later find out that the socs were behind this all. The socs soon tried again against two younger boys Johnnycake and Ponyboy, they started to drown Ponyboy so johnnycake helped him but it wasn't something smart (this was when the climax was reached)... Read the book to find out the ending. Later on a new problem was unraveled, there was going to be a rumble, but the only weapons to use were your fists, the first gang to leave loses, well they did as told but it wasn't the socs and the greasers who went to the fight. The greasers had many other gangs had been on their side, like two other gangs from other towns. Ponyboy ended up getting thrown around, and many people have brought the rule, people came out with bloody noses and even a black eye. Although Ponyboy was the youngest he had to help his friend Johnnycake out, since he was down one arm since he was in a fire earlier that month. One gang soon left.... Read the book to find out!
The author has done a great job and effort to make this book. S.E. Hinton has made this book interesting by adding the lingo that many kids use today like "We ain't going to lose" and stuff like that. S.E. Hinton has many mouthwatering moments in this book and it is the hardest thing to do is put the book down, that is like impossible.
My group and I came to a decision that this book is recommended to kids from the grades of 5^-8th. This book teaches you the right from wrong. And by reading this book it will help you to stay out of trouble all of high school, it will make you think that "Should I do that and what are the consequences?"
This book review has been made from the school of Highland, also known as White Plains Middle school. White Plains, New York. I suggest you go to your local library and grab a copy of this book, if you don't you will miss out on a lot of cool and exciting stuff.
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Summary: A timeless classic of rich vs poor
Review: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a classic tale of the rich vs. the poor told through a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy. The Socs are the rich kids who like to start fights with the poor kids, the Greasers. Ponyboy is a greaser who lives with his two older brothers Darry who is 20, and Soda Pop who is 17. The Outsiders follows Ponyboy and his neighborhood gang with an array of colorful characters. The Socs and the Greasers get into rumbles with eachother. Many times a group of Socs will jump a lone greaser for fun until one Soc pays for it and the two groups really go at it. This book is a great read. There are lessons to be learned in the end as Ponyboy learns that people can not be classified into groups. He has to look at things for the other person's point of view, lessons that more people today should know.
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Summary: The Best Book Out There
Review: This book is the BEST! I've never read a book that I've wanted to read again and again except this one. It is amazing. S. E> Hinton really knew what she was doing. This book has some humor, drama, romance(very, very, very little), and some nice family traits. It really helps you see how real people are. The boys in this book all act tough but almost all of them cry at some point in time in the book. It helps you see that you don't have to be tough all the time. It was extremely well written. I've never read a book that is even half as good as this one. It is so great. S. E. Hinton is the greatest author. Plus, if you're not into books, they have a movie, too. I suggest you read this book, though. They leave some things out that you might be disappointed with but if you just see the movie, you need to read the book for those parts they leave out. I HIGHLY recommend this book.
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Summary: The Outsiders: A Review
Review: The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, is a work of contemporary realistic fiction and is on the extreme edge of appropriateness for readers aged 7 to 12 years old.
The plot of the book centers on the conflict between two groups of youths, the "Greasers" and the "Socs," and is progressive in structure. "Ponyboy" is the main character and narrator of the story. He tells the story from a first-person point of view. He is fourteen years old and his parents are dead. His best friend is "Johnny." The secondary characters include the various members of the gangs, several girls, and other characters used to develop the plot and characterizations. During a gang fight between the two main groups, Johnny kills a rival gang member to save Ponyboy's life. The murder, the circumstances surrounding the murder, and the responses of the characters to the murder, make up the plot of the story. The narrative of The Outsiders is presented primarily in chronological order, with significant events occurring as time passes. Several conflicts are presented in the book. Character versus character conflict is evident from the antagonism between the two groups (Greasers and Socs). Character versus society conflict is evident from the characters' experiences with class warfare, prejudice, family dynamics, child abuse, and inequitable treatment. Character versus self conflict is also developed as Ponyboy struggles with internal tension regarding decisions about doing the "right" thing after the murder. He also struggles with the realization that both groups have much in common, although they appear different on the surface. Furthermore, he struggles to maintain a tough exterior to cover his genuinely sensitive personality (he likes to read). I found S.E. Hinton's story of disenchanted youth and class conflict a surprisingly engaging and insightful book, and deserving of its many awards. I did not expect to enjoy it. Although it was written in the 1960's, its themes remain universal and contemporary. Today's young readers will connect with the story's characters, especially those readers who have experienced similar challenges. I would recommend this book to anyone trying to meet the needs of young readers.
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