Book Summary: The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, the story has a rivalry between the socs and greasers. The story takes place in the 1960’s in a small town in Oklahoma. The main characters are the socs and the greasers. The setting affects the characters by changing the mood and storyline. It also affects the story cause it matters where you live.
Johnny is one of the main characters and is a greaser. “ If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny.” In other words, The gang thinks Johnny looks like a beaten up animal that gets abused by his parents.” We’re gonna cut our hair, and you’re gonna bleach yours.” When Johnny and Pony have to go to the abandoned church

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