The Outsiders - Book Summary
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Please note that “Socs” is pronounced “s-o-sh," which is short for "socials."
The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, is a coming-of-age story about class rivalry between two teenage gangs. The novel tells of the violence that ensues between the “Greasers,” who make up the lower-class gang and the “Socs,” their middle- and upper-class rivals. The boys suffer tragic consequences as they resort to violence; still their loyalty and kinship grow stronger. The novel is set in the early 1960s, in a fictional city loosely based on the author’s hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Financially and socially disadvantaged, the Greaser gang members are referred to as “hoods” or juvenile “delinquents.” They include the following characters:
- Ponyboy Curtis is the fourteen-year-old narrator of the novel, who loves reading books and watching movies. He lives with his older brothers Sodapop and Darry Curtis, as their parents have passed away in a car accident.
- Sodapop is a happy-go-lucky sixteen-year-old, always grinning and getting high on life while abstaining from drinking alcohol.
- Darry is the oldest Curtis brother, a roofer who takes care of both Ponyboy and Sodapop. Darry won an athletic scholarship which he had to give up because his family could still not afford to send him to college.
- Johnny Cade is a nervous sixteen-year-old who comes from a violent home; his friends treat him like a kid brother.
- Dally is the toughest of the gang. He is a jockey who rides horses, which the narrator tells us, is the only thing he does honestly. He is hardened by his fight for self-preservation. The others know they can count on Dally for help if they are in trouble.
- Two-Bit Mathews is a wise-cracking shop-lifter who carries a switchblade and enjoys both fighting and school.
- Steve Randle is Soda's best friend, whom Ponyboy dislikes.
The rival gang, the Socs, are richer kids from the West Side. They include the following members:
- Bob Sheldon-a bitter enemy of the Greasers who harasses them every chance he gets.
- Randy Adderson is Bob’s best friend.
- Cherry is Bob's girlfriend, whom Ponyboy enjoys getting to know despite their class differences.
One night at the drive-in theater, Ponyboy, Johnny, Two-Bit, and Dally meet Cherry and her friend Marcia. Ponyboy and Cherry enjoy watching the sunset together; it is a bond that crosses their social boundaries and links their worlds. On the walk home, Bob and Randy, the girls' Soc boyfriends, accost the group and then take the girls home.
Later that night, Ponyboy and Johnny accidentally fall asleep in their favorite vacant lot. Ponyboy runs home, but when Darry scolds and hits him for the first time, he goes back to find Johnny. Later, Ponyboy and Johnny are jumped by Bob, Randy, and other Soc gang members. During the fight, Johnny stabs and kills Bob to stop him from drowning Ponyboy in a fountain. Panicked, Ponyboy and Johnny find Dally, who they know will help them. Dally gives them some money, his jacket, and a gun and tells them to get on a train to Windrixville and hide out in a deserted church.
Ponyboy and Johnny stay at the church for nearly a week, cutting their long Greaser hair to disguise themselves and eating baloney. Dally meets them and takes them for burgers. Johnny decides to turn himself in, but when the three return to the church, they find it is on fire. A school group had been having a picnic there, and some children are trapped inside. Johnny and Ponyboy heroically save them, although one of the panicked children bites Ponyboy on the hand. A burning piece of timber hits Johnny in the back after Ponyboy jumps from a church window to safety.
Ponyboy and Dally go to the hospital, but because Ponyboy was wearing Darry’s jacket, he has only suffered a few burns and bruises. Soda and Darry arrive to pick him up. There they learn that Dally has a burned arm from his attempt to pull Johnny through the church window. Worst of all, Johnny is in critical condition with a back injury and third-degree burns. The boys leave Dally and Johnny at the hospital to recover.
The Greasers have planned a rumble against the Socs. Ponyboy feels sick but decides to go anyway. Dally escapes from the hospital to fight in the rumble, and the Greasers win
Dally takes Ponyboy back to the hospital to visit Johnny, who is dying. Before he dies, Johnny tells Ponyboy, "Stay gold”; he does not want him to lose his child-like innocence and become hardened like Dally. Dally, who loved Johnny especially, runs off, overcome with grief. Ponyboy feels even sicker, but goes home to tell the rest of the gang that Johnny is dead. Dally calls the Curtis house from a payphone to say that he has robbed a grocery store and the cops are chasing him.
I can do my book report now
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I have a test today
I remember reading this back in middle school, such great memories it was...
I love reading that book
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Yeah and then at the end of the year we got to watch the movie and it was it awesome!
Watching this 10 minutes before my exam
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You need to read it it’s SUCH a good book
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All these kids saying "I didn't read the book and have a test now." Man, do kids know how much they are missing out? I read the book 2 years before I had to and was reading it the 3rd or 4th time by the time grade 8 hit for me to do my studies in it and I never did any homework so passionately. I still have all my homework from it intact in a binder from the 70s (I read in school in 2008) and I still write Outsiders fan fiction to this day. Not posted anywhere, just for my own personal fun. Never enjoyed any bit of school more than "having" to read this book, so it breaks my heart that kids aren't just putting down their phones to go back to the 60s with this incredible book.
I’m currently in 8th grade and I’ve wanted to read it but I’m broke (obviously) and schools banned the book for reason like gangs smoking and drinking so I can’t buy it or read it at school. I’m trying to find a way to read it online.
@@mediconmeth1186if you google “the outsiders pdf” free pdfs pop up, i’ve read it that way before but also have my own copy of the book
@@mediconmeth1186Check out your local library or audio books on TH-cam
Truth is i actually rlly liked the book but im only halfway through and the exam is in 2 days and i got tons if other stuff to do, cant be bothered with it
i already read the book but there too confusing, this helped me so much
I'm pretty sure the rival gang is not pronounced "socks" as you said. Its soc, as in social. (Pronounced soche). I think it's a slang word for "preps".
I only learned that after I read the whole book and called the antagonists socks 😭
Imma call them socks either way
This was a great book I just watched this video because I need a recap before I do my test tomorrow thank you so much for helping me
Me too tomorrow and now I need to look that video
thank u i procrastinated reading this and now i have a whole essay due lmao
you should’ve just read it. it’s incredible
You should of read the book, your missing out.
I’m going into a test rn and I have to do an essay aswell
It's a very very very very good book I would still read it
..you’re really missing out- you should read it!!
Socs- pronounced “sosh” with a long o. Short for “social.”
who else had to read this book
Me
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Me and I don’t regret it
i didnt have time to read the whole book and tysm for this cuz im cramming rn and omg
Read the book it’s amazing. Your missing out.
THANKS MAN now i dont have the read the whole thing and watch the movie!
I would read it, it’s the best book I’ve ever read & I hate reading just my 2 cents.
Please read it, the books fucking amazing and is better than the movie
I read the book I cant be the only one that cryyed 😢
Nope I did too
Watching this at 12 am before my exam 👁👄👁
Samee except it’s 1 am for me😭😭
I read this book in middle school and loved it. I’m only watching this video so I can prepare to see the new outsiders musical 🤣
dude, im watching the musical june 27th and im so excited! what about you?
The Socks?!?!?!?
Watching this for English after failing my science exam big up
The socks I’m cryingggggg 😂😭
great book
THE SOCKS???? BROOOOO ITS SOC😭 But the art was good :)
Thanks. Got my appendix removed and my English class started this book. Now I don’t gotta catch up.
I had to read this in middle school and I remember liking it so I’m reading it again as an adult
Omg thank you without you i would have read 130 pages in one day but nope now i dont need to do this thanks
You should of read the book, your missing out.
@@Samiebegood yeah i only read the first 100 pages and got no time , its a tottal different excperience when you read the book
I was supposed to read this for class, project due tomorrow, this video is saving me
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Bro, this boom was such a vibe in middle school.
I'm about to do my exam in half an hour and this vid is helping, thx lol
I remember reading the book and watching the movie during 8th grade, one of the best books I read at that time, along with Crash and the Watsons Go To Birmingham.
thats whats im doing right now im litterally trying to review this book as much as i can before the final😭 we have to write a five paragraph continuation of the book and a 50 question quiz
And the socks 🧦
Thank you I have a assignment due and this helped so much
my school starts tomorrow and I haven’t even read the book thanks
Thank you very much. I am writing an exam about this theme. You rescued me
Listening to this on my way to jc thx
I’m here begging you to just read the book.
Now i can finish my school things now (cant understand the book so i watched this 😅)
Thank you so much my book report is due tomorrow and this saved me
Thank you
I have this book/ That was then this is now. Had to watch this to refresh my memories of it.
Btw thanks this will help me with my exam🙏
Watching this video took decades off of my lifespan
omg i love you for this i was about to fail my exam and class and with this i will make it
Now I listen and do my book report
I didn’t really understand the book till now
Thank u for this
I wish there was this in my time when I had to do an essay about it
Cant let the gang know i fw this
fw this book or the video cuz the video is a lifesaver
I remember reading this back in 2005-2007
watching 1 hour before my jc☺️☺️
The Socks? I'm out.
Just started reading "The Outsiders" a few days ago! 📖 Can’t put it down! Who else is a fan of the Greasers vs. Socs drama? 🤔 #TheOutsiders #Bookworm #ClassicReads
can some one describe what the west side looks like pls
I read the book in 7th grade and then we watched the movie as a class, and I have my own copy of The book
Ponyboy's description is too inaccurate.
Man I got a exam on this tmr
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I can spoil it for my class now 🙏🏻
whos watchind this now day before there english exam
Me. I'm watching this in bed on Sunday night at 11:58 pm coz I have an exam tomorrow lol.
And btw I subscribed so thanks
This shit is saving me for English 🙏
I readed this book in spanish last year, but now I have to read it again in english. This is so stupid, I hate reading a book by a second time😭😭
I can now be saved from taking a F in my exam
I’m watching this so I know what’s happening otw to school
Wish I had to do this,
As I live in the UK.. I had to study the most boring books ever. 🙄
Which books do you guys study in the UK?
My teacher told me to read this and i went straight to TH-cam lol
nah but fr how much i relate to this 🙏🙏
Greasers and socks
Im watching this right before school 💀
thanks i wasnt gonna read allat
What would be a key moment related to the theme family?
The moment where darry apologises for hurting ponyboy
In middle school
How come the artist didnt gv him greaser hair? Or blonde hair?
He might have went off the book but in the movie they AHVE different hair
you said darrys jacket protected him it was dallys jacket bro😊
The socs lol it (soocha) I think
its bit hard my godd
Lol, who are these people supposed to be in this picture?
I can pass my exam
Do we all read this book 😂
Ooh, nice art
I love you
Anyone here from ms.maltaises class?
Just started reading "The Outsiders" a few days ago! 📖 Can’t put it down! Who else is a fan of the Greasers vs. Socs drama? 🤔 #TheOutsiders #Bookworm #ClassicReads
Thank you
I’m watching this so I know what’s happening otw to school