1967 in literature

Where do you take place in society? What does that place mean to you? The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton makes you wonder how your place would change if you were in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965. Would you be considered a low class, poor greaser? Or would you be a wealthy, living the high life Social? No matter how you answered those questions, you should read The Outsiders. The narrator of this book is a fourteen year old boy names Ponyboy Curtis. Yes, that is, in fact, his real name. One of his brothers is named Sodapop Curtis, and the other is named Darrel Curtis, but he goes by Darry. Darry is the oldest, and therefore takes care of his brothers since their parents died in a car crash. All three Curtis brothers are in a gang of greasers that also include Steve Randal, Two-Bit Mathews, Dallas Winston, and Johnny Cade. Two-Bit is a nickname for Keith Mathews, and Dally - not to be confused with Darry - is the nickname given to Dallas Winston. There is also a Soc girl named Sherri Valance who goes by the nickname Cherry. These boys live in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the year of 1965. This is because S. E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders while living in Tulsa. The Outsiders starts with Ponyboy leaving a movie theater alone. Since he’s a greaser, a groups of Socs, short for Socials, attack him. He is rescued by his gang, and soon enough Pony, Dally, and Johnny go to a drive-in theater together, they meet Cherry and her friend Marcia, and Two-Bit meets them there. When Pony goes home, Darry yells at…

People tend to keep company with one another based on opinions and qualities that they share. That being said, no two people can be entirely identical. This is certainly the case with Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston from the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Johnny and Dally are in similar situations due to them both having neglectful parents and placing minimal value on their lives. Despite their similarities, Dally and Johnny have very different opinions on how Ponyboy should be and on the…

Ponyboy Curtis is a 14 year old boy in the book The Outsiders. The story takes place in the 1960s and the main plot is the differences and rivalry between the south side (soc’s) and the North side (greasers) of the city. If you are born a soc you are blessed with wealth, nice cars, good schooling, and a future in society. But if you are a greaser you are condemned to a life of being poor, having to live of stealing working lousy jobs. Ponyboy and his two older brothers Sodapop and Darryl are…

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