Apr 26, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Mature language, mature themes and mentions of alcoholism. After the fight, ponyboy and dally hurry back to see johnny and find that he is dying. Strong, athletic, and intelligent, darry has quit school. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, butdid most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. The outsiders why do dally amd pony go to the hospital after the fight. Hinton went on to write that was then, this is now, tex and rumble fish. That was then, this is now is a comingof age, young adult novel by s. Hintonaccording to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. We will see that ponyboy, the narrator, has a change in perspective as the novel. Outsiders is an american television drama series created by peter mattei. The rumble between the greasers and the socs is set for 7 p.
On march 11, 2016, wgn america renewed outsiders for a second. Over the years, people wouldnt remember the book, only to describe it as the book that had the greasers. The outsiders cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. The outsiders has sold over fourteen million copies since it was published. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Ponyboy smarts off to them, and they try to drown him in a nearby fountain. Ponyboy listens to randy, cherry, and the other socs testify, all the while feeling frustrated that they keep saying johnny killed bob. After the fire at the church, when pony was reunited with darry, pony finally saw darry for what he really is.
I realized the music i identified with, the movies i would consider classics, and read books that no other book could compare with. Commonlit book pairings the outsiders free reading. Dec 27, 2019 this is a consideration that ponyboy makes in chapter 11 after randy comes to visit him before the hearing. Walking home from a movie, ponyboy is attacked by a group of socs, the greasers rivals, who are upperclass youths from the west side of town.
They are about similar topics, but do not have the same main characters or anything like that. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes. There is a stranger amongst the residents of the caveriddled village of reynier, france. Later, ponyboy and johnny fall asleep in the vacant lot. Hes, just robbed a grocery store and the cops are after him.
Books similar to the outsiders meet your next favorite book. Hinton, author of comingofage novel the outsiders, promised shell never write a sequel to the book or participate in a remake of its. The outsiders chapter 12 summary and analysis gradesaver. The phone rang, and after a moments hesitation, darry turned from me to it. Still apprehensive about the rumble, pony questions everyones motivation for the fight.
The outsiders is a book about sensitive teenage boys who alternately get into gang fights, hug one another, and burst into tears. The outsiders is a book about and narrated by a fourteen year old, greaser named ponyboy curtis, who lives with his two brothers sodapop and darry after their. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, but did most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. Along with hintons other books for teenagersthat was then. They also spend more time than you might expect ruminating on how the tightness of a tshirt might enhance the rippling musculature of a steelyeyed fellow gang member this is where stephanie meyer got the idea for.
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. According to pony, why is dally having so much trouble handling johnnys death. Mark and bryon have been living together as brothers since the death of. Ponyboy curtis, a pup that has yet to present his class, lives with his two older alpha brothers and must keep his nose clean to continue living with them or the state will place soda and pony into a puppy home. This is after ponyboy does his report asked in the. I had never been jumped, but i had seen johnny after the four socs got hold of him, and it wasnt pretty. The outsiders author reveals truth behind the tragic ending. The outsiders comprehension chapters 1012 flashcards. After the publication of her first novel, hinton felt pressure to turn out a successful. Since then, the outsiders has gone on to sell more than ten million copies. A chicago tribune book world spring book festival honor book.
The outsiders is just about ponyboy curtis and his adventures following an unexpected and. The outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14yearold boy. Life is messy, bruising, but also full of intoxicating adventures. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is. The outsiders rumble fish that was then, this is now. What happens to soda pop curtis from the outsiders after.
Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Hinton for her reasoning behind the tragic ending of the outsiders and. Hintons gritty comingofage story follows the greasers narrator ponyboy curtis, his protective. To help pass the time, they read gone with the wind.
After crying and venting their emotions, they settle into life in hiding at the church. Set in the fictional town of blackburg, crockett county, kentucky, the series tells the story of the farrell clan and their struggle for power and control in the hills of appalachia. The outsiders 4 book series kindle edition from book 1. Pony slams down five aspirins while no one is looking. A retelling of the classic outsiders book we all know and love. Johnny, and johnny was the only real connection to humanity that dally had. When dally phones the curtis house, what is his message. Darrel, known as darry, is a twentyyearold greaser who is raising ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. The socs, short for socials, gang up on ponyboy and threaten to slit. The outsiders may not be a huge best seller, but it is the book that appears to be influencing ceos and big hedge fund and private equitytype investors. Soda fought for fun, steve for hatred, darry for pride, and twobit for conformity.
Ponyboy is explaining what life is like for the greasers living on the east side of town. Where do johnny and ponyboy hide out after bob sheldon is stabbed. But there is sometimes there are peculiar stories, stories which will not leave you for a long time and which are going to accompany you long after having turned the last page. In this lesson, we will explore the characteristics of the typical soc from the s. The outsiders ponyboy curtis, a member of the greaser gang, learns the value of family and friendship through his conflict with a rival gang, the socs, and his own comingofage journey. Theme of violence in the outsiders 788 words bartleby.
While the 69year old author was cruising around on twitter, reportedly commenting on cat videos, a longtime fan asked s. Dally runs out like the devil was after him when he finds out johnny is dead. Johnny, especially, likes the book, and pony is amazed that johnny can get more meaning out of the story than he can. 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. Why did it take hinton so long to publish another book. They have a reputation of being juvenile delinquents, because they wear their hair. Hinton challenged writers to start respecting young readers. Winter tears is the third book in a mystery and suspense series. Also explains the historical and literary context that influenced the outsiders. Ponyboy had just told her about johnny being attacked by a mustang full of socs and being brutally beaten, to the point that he always carries a switchblade with him. Get an answer for what was johnnys condition after the fire in the outsiders. Tiril the book, like rumble fish, takes place in tulsa, oklahoma in the same universe as hintons first book, the outsiders. Every seventh grader that went to creekland middle school had to read the outsiders by s. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new.
Hinton, translates prejudice leads to wrong conclusions, violence, and oppression by using strong characters, symbolism, and compelling events. Which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love as a kid and why so many others are still reading it five decades after it was first published in 1967. Below are some reading passages that we have hand picked to supplement this book. It is wgn americas third original series, which debuted on january 26, 2016. Susan finlays sense of character development in in the shadows is impeccable. 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. After some heated talk, ponyboy spits at the socs, prompting them to attempt. Randy, who was in the outsiders, also appears as a hippie in this book, which. Much like game of thrones, her halfcenturyold ya book is a magnet for amateur spinoffs. Robert bob sheldon was cherry valances boyfriend and a minor but pivotal character in the outsiders. How the outsiders became one of the most important business.
Ponyboy is a fourteenyear old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, sodapop and darry on the lowerclass east side of tulsa, oklahoma. At this point, he has totally convinced himself that he was the one who committed the murder. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status. The author of the outsiders, s e hinton, dedicated the book to jimmy, her cousin, because he was the inspiration for the book. Ponyboy and his greaser gang fight rival gang the socs short for socials, the wealthier, more preppie kids and try to make a place for themselves in the world. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Which of the themes do you feel is the central idea of the book. Praise for the first two books impeccable characters. Although susan was not in a gang when she wrote the novel, she was a friend to many greasers and socs and once said that the greatest complimentary was that her greaser friends enjoyed the book. Darry and soda also testify, and tell the judge that dally was a good friend of. The outsiders is a story of gang rival, set in 1965 oklahoma. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is an outsider.
Tied to the poem nothing gold can stay is the theme of sunsets, which reappears in this chapter as representing the intangible thing that makes ponyboy, johnny, and cherry valance different. After the movies, pony, johnny, and twobit begin walking with the girls to twobits house. Ponyboy michael curtis is the narrator and protagonist of the 1967 novel the outsiders, and its 1983 film adaptation. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. According to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. The civil war novel begins to take on special significance in this story. Why do dally amd pony go to the hospital after the fight. But a former chicago detective turned mystery author, dave martin.
A similar frustration can be sensed in hintons decisive smackdowns of any idea that outsiders characters might be gay. Start studying the outsiders comprehension chapters 1012. May 08, 2014 the outsiders may not be a huge best seller, but it is the book that appears to be influencing ceos and big hedge fund and private equitytype investors. With these words, sherri cherry valance discusses her social group with ponyboy curtis after they bond at the drivein movie theater in chapter 2. One night, when ponyboy and johnny are in the park, unwanted and alone, bob and some other socs come and pick a fight in revenge for the two boys picking up bob and randys girlfriends after a drivein movie earlier. 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. In 1983, the outsiders became a movie, and was later released onto dvd. In the hearing concerning bobs murder, ponyboy risks getting sent away if the judge deems his household unfit for him, and ponyboy is worried about that.
Johnny confesses that he never noticed colors and clouds and stuff until ponyboy pointed them out to him. Suspicious, they believe theres only one reason maurelle dupre would be lurking in their small villageshes a gypsy, a thief. What happens to soda pop curtis from the outsiders after the. He plans to drive the girls home but their boyfriends, bob and randy, intervene and the girls leave with them instead. Early life susan eloise hinton was born in 1950 in tulsa, oklahoma and at the age of 17, wrote her first novel, the outsiders while attending high school. Why did it take hinton so long to publish another book after. Jun 14, 2017 which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love as a kid and why so many others are still reading it five decades after it was first published in 1967. What was johnnys condition after the fire in the outsiders. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before the. The outsiders chapter 5 summary and analysis gradesaver.
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