Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of the outsiders. Ponyboy michael curtis is the narrator and protagonist of the 1967 novel the outsiders, and its 1983 film adaptation. Hintons, the outsiders is a great book for elder kids and young teens to read. Key facts about the outsiders a research guide for students. A few similarities between the movie and book are that the movie still has the complete greaser gang ponyboy, johnny, sodapop, darry, dally, twobit, and steve and also johnny and dally still. Dally didnt like haircuts nor hair oil, so his almost whiteblonde hair likely platinumblonde fell over his forehead in wisps. New york herald tribune best teenage books list, 1967 chicago tribune book world spring book festival honor. The novel describes johnny as a lost puppy and a puppy that has been kicked too many times. Johnny let get you up to speed on key information and facts on the outsiders by s. Much like game of thrones, her halfcenturyold ya book is a magnet for amateur spinoffs. The characters are interesting and the plot is an interesting concept, although i think that it could have been written and communicated a lot better.
It is wgn americas third original series, which debuted on january 26, 2016. Praise for the outsiders the outsiders transformed youngadult fiction from a genre mostly about prom queens, football players and high school crushes to one that portrayed a darker, truer world. Hinton, and the world of young adult writing and publishing would never be the same. To learn more about the information we collect, how we use it and your choices visit our privacy policy.
Thomas howell, matt dillon, ralph macchio, patrick swayze. Johnny cade cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. The book follows two rival groups, the greasers and the socs, who, divided by their dissimilar socioeconomic status, hold on to what they can amid the turbulent social changes of the 1960s. Johnny had been severely beaten by a group of socs before this story begins. Over the years, people wouldnt remember the book, only to describe it as the book that had the greasers. Hintons website hintons website is full of info on the outsiders and hintons other books. The free the outsiders notes include comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. Course summary this flexible and selfpaced study guide course covers the most important information about the novel the outsiders. Outsiders is an alright book, although i wouldnt call it anything special. There are some swear words in the book, but nothing stronger damn. We and our partners use your information collected through cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience on our site, analyse. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes. A compulsively readable and thoroughly researched exploration of social deviance and the application of what is known as labeling theory to the studies of deviance. Like his brother darrel, hes fashionplate handsome, and since hes a curtis, hes smart, athletic, and hardworking to boot.
I realized the music i identified with, the movies i would consider classics, and read books that no other book could compare with. We first meet our narrator, fourteenyearold ponyboy, as hes walking home from the moviesalone, which is something we know hes not supposed to be doing. The rivalry between two gangs, the poor greasers and the rich socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love as a kid and why so many others are still reading it five decades after it was first published in 1967. Coming of age, struggle between socioeconomic classes. His east side neighborhood is patrolled by bullying socials, rich kids from the west side of. What are some differences between the outsiders book and. The outsiders has had a number of different incarnations. These free notes consist of about 38 pages 11,170 words and contain the following sections. Beckers outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be addressed in an understanding and helpful manner.
Hintons gritty comingofage story follows the greasers narrator ponyboy curtis, his protective. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the mid20th century, howard s. More recently, hinton has written a novel, hawkes harbor, published in 2004, and short stories, some of tims stories, published in 2007, for adults. They were founded by batman, whose ties to the league had become strained, and introduced the classic lineup of batman, black lightning, metamorpho, geoforce, katana, halo and looker. Dallas dally winston was a greaser, the tritagonist of the outsiders, and a member of the gang. The outsiders essays are academic essays for citation. In 2012, hinton bemoaned an outsiders fic with an mpreg plotline.
Beckers most famous book, outsiders 1963, viewed deviance as the cultural product of interactions between people whose occupations involved either committing crimes or catching criminals. Containing engaging video lessons and interactive self. In the books, dallas winston is said to have an elfish face with high cheekbones, a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. Life is messy, bruising, but also full of intoxicating adventures. Definitely check out the faq section spotlight on s. The new york times taut with tension, filled with drama. Hintonaccording to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. He grew up in new yorkand was in some of the toughest and scariest gangs. According to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s.
Reading, going to movies, hanging with his friends dislikes. The outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14yearold boy. First of all, he learns what really happened up at the church. Big david, little david 1995 is a picture book, and the puppy sister 1995 is a childrens chapter book.
See a complete list of the characters in the outsiders and indepth analyses of ponyboy curtis, johnny cade, cherry valance, sodapop curtis, and darry curtis. Ponyboy is a fourteenyear old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, sodapop and darry on the lowerclass east side of tulsa, oklahoma. The narrator of ithe outsiders, ponyboy is fourteen years old and a greaser. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary. The book was written in the 60s and as a consequence it is quite outdated, and although some of his ideas and theories are relevant in todays society, some of them can not in context. The story focuses around ponyboy, his brothers, and their gang. The outsiders chapter 12 summary and analysis gradesaver. Story of ostracized kid a timeless fave of teens, preteens. Second, he finds out what happened after the fight in which bob was killed. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the outsiders written by s. He is only 16 years old, but has already been beaten down by the cruelty of life. Hinton, the old, abandoned church on top of jay mountain is the place that johnny and ponyboy both members of the greasers gang go to run away. Personality, and he backs that up with lots of heart. The novel tells the story of ponyboy curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in.
Outsiders is an american television drama series created by peter mattei. It represented a major turning point in the sociology of deviance. Every seventh grader that went to creekland middle school had to read the outsiders by s. On march 11, 2016, wgn america renewed outsiders for a second. Set in the fictional town of blackburg, crockett county, kentucky, the series tells the story of the farrell clan and their struggle for power and control in the hills of appalachia. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel and 18 when it was published in 1967. Ponyboy gets information on three issues from the newspaper. A later incarnation of the outsiders from early 2000s comics was led by nightwing and arsenal following the dissolution of the teen titans superhero. Eight unconventional ceos and their radically rational blueprint for success hardcover october 23, 2012. Praise for the outsiders the outsiders transformed. The outsiders study guide course online video lessons. Analysis of the american reality, possibility, and dream found in nickel and dimed and the outsiders. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is.
Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, butdid most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before the. Calculate varies based on location and shipping method. In art worlds 1982, a book that greatly influenced the sociology of art. In more ways than one, the outsiders has become the most successful, and the. Susan eloise hinton 1950 was born and raised in tulsa, oklahoma, the setting for most of her early teen novels including the outsiders, that was then, this is now, and tex of the 1960s and. Dallas winston dally dallas winston is the toughest from all of the greasers. The clash between the lowerclass greasers and the upperclass socs or socials, ponyboys own struggle to grow and mature. Hintons website is full of info on the outsiders and hintons other books. The outsiders is narrated by a fourteenyearold called ponyboy curtis weird name.
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