The Outsiders
by: S. E. Hinton
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According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasersand socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, andhas an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand,always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is agreaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumbleagainst a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser. This classic, written by S. E. Hinton when she was 16 yearsold, is as profound today as it was when it was first published in 1967.
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When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.
According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasersand socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, andhas an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand,always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is agreaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumbleagainst a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser. This classic, written by S. E. Hinton when she was 16 yearsold, is as profound today as it was when it was first published in 1967.
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When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.
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- The Outsiders
I bought this book for my 8th grade English class to read.It is an amazing story of hope and courage, and the kids were really able to identify with many of the characters.I highly recommend it!
Rating: - Really good book!!
I read this book as a classroom assignment at school, and I have to say that it was really interesting!! I was impressed of how good it was and the plot was amazing. Its a story of a misunderstood boy caught up in the world of gangs and the world of daydreams. But after things get too far between the Soc gang, and the Greaser gang(which the main character is part of), his world just starts crashing down. You'll laugh,and cry reading this novel and I highly recommend it to someone whos doing a book ... Read More
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- Not Such a "Gold" Book...
First off...I'm using my mom's account:D
I'll confess that, when I was in 7th grade, I first read this book for English class and I loved it. I had to read it again in 9th grade, and it was still pretty good. Now, as an 11th grader, I read it a third time. Looking back, I can't see why I even liked it!
As a Tomboyish 7th grader, the violence and smoking was cool for me. Now that I'm older, it seems childish and stupid. Now, I'm thinking of questions I didn't think of in 7th ... Read More
Rating: - The Outsiders
Wow! Reading The Outsiders was the best thing I have done. I actualy picked The Outsiders book because of the way tha cover of the book was. I liked The Outsiders because of the way the author kept expressing himself he used so many old language like tuff ment cool in the old days. well I also liked the way the two gangs were fighting. Everytime the two gangs faught the Greasers always lost. Onece the rich kids wich were the socs found two greasers at the park, then they started an argument. That cause ... Read More
Rating: - One Terrible Book
This book is absolutely horrible. S.E. Hinton had no idea what she was doing when she wrote this. This is a typical example of a cheaply done sob stor desperately trying to be literature-which, of course, failed. This book deserves none of the prestige given it. Read something good and hope you are never forced to read this awful book.
- The OutsidersI bought this book for my 8th grade English class to read.It is an amazing story of hope and courage, and the kids were really able to identify with many of the characters.I highly recommend it!
- Really good book!!I read this book as a classroom assignment at school, and I have to say that it was really interesting!! I was impressed of how good it was and the plot was amazing. Its a story of a misunderstood boy caught up in the world of gangs and the world of daydreams. But after things get too far between the Soc gang, and the Greaser gang(which the main character is part of), his world just starts crashing down. You'll laugh,and cry reading this novel and I highly recommend it to someone whos doing a book ... Read More
- Not Such a "Gold" Book...First off...I'm using my mom's account:D
I'll confess that, when I was in 7th grade, I first read this book for English class and I loved it. I had to read it again in 9th grade, and it was still pretty good. Now, as an 11th grader, I read it a third time. Looking back, I can't see why I even liked it!
As a Tomboyish 7th grader, the violence and smoking was cool for me. Now that I'm older, it seems childish and stupid. Now, I'm thinking of questions I didn't think of in 7th ... Read More
- The OutsidersWow! Reading The Outsiders was the best thing I have done. I actualy picked The Outsiders book because of the way tha cover of the book was. I liked The Outsiders because of the way the author kept expressing himself he used so many old language like tuff ment cool in the old days. well I also liked the way the two gangs were fighting. Everytime the two gangs faught the Greasers always lost. Onece the rich kids wich were the socs found two greasers at the park, then they started an argument. That cause ... Read More
- One Terrible BookThis book is absolutely horrible. S.E. Hinton had no idea what she was doing when she wrote this. This is a typical example of a cheaply done sob stor desperately trying to be literature-which, of course, failed. This book deserves none of the prestige given it. Read something good and hope you are never forced to read this awful book.
