Hello Caroline, I have read this book in seventh grade. I really enjoyed reading because it offered insightful information related to drugs, sexual content, violence, etc. and it all comes down to how the readers approach these issues. The book pretty much discusses the differences between the Greasers (poor side of the town in Oklahoma) and the Socs (upper – middle class and rich kids) and how each character depending on their living situations and how they were raised up act. There are slightly positive characters in the book, for instance, Darry, who is the brother and guardian of Ponyboy, the narrator. He exemplifies the hard working family leader, who sacrificed his scholarship in football to get two jobs in order to raise his two younger
