Do you believe that gangs are a good or bad thing? You can decide after reading “The Outsiders’ By S.E. Hinton as you follow the main character through a chaotic period in his life filled with violence and action. Despite all the violence and hurt he has endured, protagonist Ponyboy Curtis remains a good kid who wants the fighting in his neighborhood to stop. This paper will be on the book's setting, characters, plot, and theme.
The story takes place mostly in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The town is divided into 2 neighborhoods, the poor side of town is considered the greasers’ territory, and the rich side of town is the Socs’ territory. One important spot on the greasers’ side of town is the vacant lot that the greasers like to hang out in. This spot is important because many key story events occur here. Another important place in the story is the fountain where Johnny and Ponyboy get attacked and Johnny kills Bob. This is important because the attack on the boys was a crucial part of Ponyboy's life as it was a huge turning point for him. …show more content…
He lives with his 2 brothers because his parents died in an automobile accident when he was young. The story opens with Ponyboy having “Light-brown almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in back and long at the front and sides.” Two supporting characters are Ponyboy’s brothers, Sodapop Curtis, the middle child who is 17 and described as dreamy and movie star handsome, and Darry Curtis, the oldest child who is six foot two broad-shouldered and all-around muscular and also acts as Ponyboy and Sodapop’s
The story takes place mostly in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The town is divided into 2 neighborhoods, the poor side of town is considered the greasers’ territory, and the rich side of town is the Socs’ territory. One important spot on the greasers’ side of town is the vacant lot that the greasers like to hang out in. This spot is important because many key story events occur here. Another important place in the story is the fountain where Johnny and Ponyboy get attacked and Johnny kills Bob. This is important because the attack on the boys was a crucial part of Ponyboy's life as it was a huge turning point for him. …show more content…
He lives with his 2 brothers because his parents died in an automobile accident when he was young. The story opens with Ponyboy having “Light-brown almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in back and long at the front and sides.” Two supporting characters are Ponyboy’s brothers, Sodapop Curtis, the middle child who is 17 and described as dreamy and movie star handsome, and Darry Curtis, the oldest child who is six foot two broad-shouldered and all-around muscular and also acts as Ponyboy and Sodapop’s