The book is about two groups of teens, the Greasers and Socs. There is many feuds between the two groups. Ponyboy is in a gang that is part of the Greasers. In their gang there's seven members; Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry Curtis, Johnny Cade, Dally Winston, Two-Bit Matthews, and Steve Randle.
In the beginning of the book, Ponyboy asks Sodapop, his older brother, about what it's like to be in love. It's a typical question for a young, crude boy. Pony also demurs about