Just imagine how many S.E. Hinton books they assign you if, like me, you were to go to high school in Tulsa. I was maybe five years old when they filmed the Outsiders in my hometown, and my teenage sister was kind of going nuts with how many of the cutest boys of Hollywood (and Leif Garrett!) were all suddenly living and filming in Tulsa at the same time.
It makes sense to me. A lot of children have a lot of talent and deep thoughts that gets overlooked due to their age. It's great when they can focus that talent and create something beautiful.
In my childhood I had lots of friends who were really good at music or writing or art at a prodigy like level but just didn't share with the teachers but with other students.
I read this book in one night when I was 15 and cried for 2 hours after I finished it. It's kind of tragic being a girl and growing up and seeing the impact that the expectation of masculinity has on the boys you know, watching them go from being sweet and silly children to stoic or even a little mean "young men". I had never read anything that tapped into that feeling before and it impacted me greatly
Being stoic is a virtue, and a necessity for many men. Walking headfirst into a world that's indifferent to you, yet seems to fight you every step of the way, having a philosophy that teaches you to do your best, to take the pain and burden in stride, is incredibly important for most boys burgeoning into manhood, even if it takes a lifetime to realize it. Lumping stoicism in with being "mean" is just sheer ignorance.
@@NeckbeardIndustries Women claim to want sweet, nice guys and then run off and F the “toxic, masculine aholes”every chance they get while the nice, sweet guy goes home and kills himself, then the girls cry and pretend they gave a crap lol Some sweet guys might get lucky with pretty girl or even marry one, and maybe she’ll even be faithful. People also win the lotto, but you better not expect that to happen. Stay strong boys, love yourself and your good friends. Give what’s left to the .01% of women who deserve it, if you ever meet one. All that being said, most dudes are completely trash also, this is humanity we’re talking about, not a movie
I think that was probably what SE Hinton felt too when she wrote the book. And @NeckbeardIndustries, the point is that it sucks that the world is "indifferent" and "fighting you every step of the way"; men shoudn't HAVE to be stoic in order to survive. But I think your definition of stoic is probably referring to Stoicism the philosophy, whereas @KH-zr6pt was using it to mean not showing emotion, so you're talking about two different things here.
One of the things that I found interesting too is how Darry and Sodapop (particularly Darry) are this kind of perfect, almost idealized masculinity. That's partly why Pony feels detatched from them I think. Despite their fights, I think Pony know his brothers are (forcibly) older than their years because they've had to take care of each other from such young age. Contrast that family situation which is hugely imperfect with the one Johnny and Dally have. It's also his brothers' sacrifices and contradictions which allow Pony to stay soft in a way Dally and Johnny were never allowed. It's a miracle Johnny manages to be so pure of heart for so long, and I think Dally knows better than anyone else. Very interesting analysis and great video!
I think this book and movie is relatable to both men and women because I don’t see the root of it being an exploration of “toxic masculinity” - To me, it’s about what happens when you are raised in an abusive and neglectful home environment and community…and how it causes you to lose your innocence prematurely and have zero trust in the world. You’ve already felt so much pain in your life that your brain begins to try and disconnect from your emotions completely, as a self-protective mechanism for survival. It simply hurts too much to feel. It’s safer to not care. It’s safer to be detached. It’s safer to not be vulnerable. Many kids in the foster care system (both boys and girls) experience this same thing with their emotions and fall into a similar path as the boys in this film. It’s not toxic masculinity - it’s the results of trauma and neglect. It’s the natural, yet misguided response, to a perpetual state of fear, anxiety, and pain. When you’ve lost all faith in life…when you’ve lost all faith in humanity…you shut down emotionally. It’s not worth it to feel anything other than your base survival emotions of anger, defensiveness, and complete apathy. I, a female, went through this experience. I know it all too well.
it definitely is relevant to anyone, didn't mean to suggest that it wasn't. only wanted to explore this specific side of it although there are many. i wanted my main focus to be the relationship between violence and vulnerability but "violence" in the title was flagged
I was in 8th grade when my class was reading The Outsiders, and it changed everything on how perceived things in understanding class divisions and the complexity of a tough exterior. Everyone in my class were excited to come back to class and continue reading the book. It took a lot of convincing to watch the film but we managed. I’ll never forget that. I’ve admired the sensitivity of Ponyboy and often see myself in him, understanding how the world treats will treat and the way it affects us. Love your essay, keep up the great work!!!
I love the focus on Pony, Johnny and Dally they are obviously the focal point of the story and it’s emotional journey. I do think the other characters help flesh out the world as we see that most of Pony’s older friends don’t go to or finish school and Darry has to be wholely responsible for his family- it gives the vibe that the weight of having a “good, pure” life is on Pony’s (and Johnny’s) shoulders as the youngest. If that makes sense.
"He shrouds himself with the weapon of silence" - beautifully said! As someone who related all too well to the struggles of the kids in the Outsides, I too developed behaviors of remaining silent but always, always observant. I've never heard it articulated in such a way, but I actually agree more with this sentiment than that of "just a coping mechanism" - the two are definitely not mutually exclusive.
The Outsiders was the first book assigned to me in my first year of public school (homeschooled before) and it absolutely rocked my world. I read it at least 4 times that first semester, and this essay made me want to reread it immediately.
I know I’m only a woman. But a woman that was raised by the streets, this book always hit me hard. Even though I was a hard ass, I was still deeply a nerd. What a beautiful interpretation of the book I couldn’t fully comprehend as a teen going through similar things.
Yes, one of my favourite books and films of all time, and I didn't have to study it for school. I love how close the greasers were with each other, not being afraid to show vulnerability. Also, I didn't realise that SE Hinton was only 16 when she wrote the book.
It's a good book, but I have watched bits of the movie but not in it's entirety. I remember SE Hinton wrote the book as a response to what was going on in her environment. I feel the book paved the path for stories like West Side Story and many others.
@@kamsismith That's fascinating to know, thanks for sharing. I definitely went through an "Outsiders" and "West Side Story" obsession in school, including reading the majority of Hinton's novels, namely "Tex" and "That was Then, this is Now." How about yourself?
I reread and rewatched the movie over the pandemic because I remember liking this book as a kid (it was an 8th grade assigned reading for us, rather than 9th). It's fascinating to see what you don't pick up when you're younger. I would have thought Johnny was the most sensitive one since he's regarded as the fragile, or as the book states " little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times". But as you said, that applies to Pony more than anyone else. There's so much other details that I didnt notice back then. This made a good read and not as boring as I thought it would be since looking at old nostalgic media does tend to fair worse for me. This will be a new comfort video for me. Anyways, Ponyboy , Johnny and Dally are still some of my favorite characters til this day and I will also be ignoring the weird homophobic comments from the author xoxo.
I got "reintroduced" to this book as a reading assignment I had to direct for the student teaching I did last semester. I remember DEVOURING this book when it got assigned to me and now I can see why, this book is good, like generationally defining good and it's written in such a way where even 6th and 7th graders can see the things the book is stabbing at and it gets them thinking in the kind of way that makes a teacher's heart flutter.
The cast includes C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Tom Waits, Rob Lowe and Diane Lane + cameos from Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola (of course, because they're related to the director), Flea and Melanie Griffith. That's just...wow.
Don't make me cry :') I love the outsiders so much! I know a lot of people read it in school or saw the movie as a kid, but I feel like it's underrated among adults. Like, I'm almost 21 and it's still one of my top favorite books, that I reread every once in a while. It will always have a special place in my heart.
Jesus I haven't thought about this since I was 14. My heart breaks for Dallas, soda, dally, twobit, and the other guys who couldn't afford to feel. Stay gold literally everyone.
I was sadly never required to read this book but I still read it for fun my junior year, I still clearly remember being in creative writing class when Johnny broke his back and in Chinese when he was in the hospital, I looked so distraught my teacher actually asked if I was okay
Growing up dirt poor in oklahoma is a specific kind of experience. And while I'll never personally understand what its like to be a teenage boy, theres a lot of complexity and emotion in this story directly tied to overt themes of poverty and social tension, and that is something that, unfortunately, i think a LOT of people can heavily empathize with. It really is hard out here for a lot of us, especially in the fly-over states that everyone tends to forget. Its part of what makes the story so beloved and timeless.
Excellent video! Outsiders is truly timeless. It's part of the reason I went to school to be a therapist 😭😭 I help people heal and learn to express their feelings and their traumas. *still in school, not a therapist yet! 🙂
You can live your life always brandishing a sword, but eventually, the strength will slowly ebb from your arm. Another wonderful video from yhara zayd, as usual.
It's maybe a little bit funny that, since youtube auto-caption doesn't recognize "socs" as a word, it says "socialists" instead. So the captions say stuff like, "Ponyboy is jumped by a group of socialists"
I loved this book when we had it for English in 7th grade. So much that I actually went and got my own copy of it from a book store and would read ahead of the class. There's just something about it that absolutely grabs you from the first line and sticks with you for years to come. I watched the movie obsessively after I finished the book and even read the "sequel" of sorts, That Was Then This Is Now. Also I'll never forget my English teacher informing us very firmly that "soc" is pronounced "so-sh" and not "sock." (Same teacher in a 12th grade sci-fi/fantasy class telling us that Alice's cat from Alice in Wonderland is pronounced "dye-nuh", not "dinnuh".)
I still have the copy I accidentally stole from the classroom library. I remember people swooning over the characters in this book and movie in a half joking/half serious way. the teenage version of rob lowe had a fan club.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!! This book is so important to me, there's so much left to examine that a single reading in 8th grade doesn't touch on.
I will say having experienced abuse as a little kid by an adult and getting PTSD, anxiety and depression from it. It was hard growing up as a young boy always feeling that I couldn't trust anyone. Also being sensitive and looked down on for it. It's sad to think about a kid being told he's less than for just being human. Violence is a looming threat for a young boy when there is bullying. In turn this causes the sensitive boy to become slightly desensitized due to having to defend himself. Compassion, vulnerability, empathy, and channeling anger for self defense (and positive change) is what makes a boy into a man who's self aware. I loved the Outsiders as a teen. Always related to Ponyboy. Though I'm an Aquarius and sensitive. I have always allowed my son to be real with me, to feel okay being vulnerable.
I have memories of my class's end of year book project being the Outsiders, and most of the kids in class loved anime. Being an artist who was a huge weeb, I sketched anime style character designs of Ponyboy and all the others, and when my classmates spotted my sketchbook they went ballastic, like "THESE ARE NOW THE CHARACTER DESIGNS WE'LL HAVE IN MIND READING THE BOOK FROM NOW ON". Kids were making fanart of MY fanart, the teacher not understanding jackshit about the situation and watching with utter confusion as 24 teenagers were weeping openly over dead Anime Johnny. What a fucking year that was (sorry I know this is unrelated to the point of the video but I really wanted to contribute to the engagement somehow XD)
this book being an assigned reading for an at the time 14 year old mexican child be forced to casually hear slurs aimed towards latinos and italians was definitely an experience :/
girls in my 8th grade english class made INSTAGRAM FAN ACCOUNTS for the outsiders...the power of a teenage girl and a homoerotic narrative changed classrooms across america
Wow, this makes me want to reread The Outsiders. When I first read it in high school I read it twice in a row despite being someone who has always hated rereading books. My favorite S. E. Hinton book is That Was Then, This is Now which has similar themes to The Outsiders but is super short
This is trip that you're covering this. I remember seeing this movie in sixth grade (yes, really- for the kids out there) a monthly "perfect attendance" award for the students. During the 80's. When it first came out on VHS. Read the book later in high school along with "That Was Then, and This Is Now" by S.E. Hinton. Fun Fact: I was living in Tulsa, OK where the book, and the movie, were based on.
I was obsessed with this book as a middle schooler and it's still one of my favorites of all time. My first foyae into fanfiction was The Outsiders and this video inspired me to look up my old fanfics from like 2005. I found comments on it from 2015 of some new generation of kids who fell in love with this book, too and I think it really speaks to how timeless this story is. Great video!
This video essay is incredible, it made me tear up. The Outsiders was one of my favorite movies when I was younger and I haven't seen it in a while but this really gave me a whole new layer of appreciation and admiration for this story (and an urge to rewatch it). Beautiful beautiful words 💓
This was amazing, thank you. The Outsiders was my favourite book in my pre-teens. I remember re-reading it in the back of my parent's car on a trip in the early 90s and crying for the first time because of a book.
This channel and Anti-Heroine are my absolute favorite channels on TH-cam. Your commentary is so inciteful, and I really enjoy your editing style. Makes my day everytime you post.
Yhara your content is so brilliant, I am in awe of your video essays because they really are so profound and I always learn something new. Thank you so much.
Had a reading assignment for this book in 7th grade and still remember the emotions I felt after reading all these years later . Definitely a book and film I will always recommend. Great video
I was do excited when i read the title of this video! The Outsiders is my favorite book by far. It’s completely changed my life and will forever hold a special place in my heart. This video essay was absolutely phenomenal. It is very well edited, worded, and analyzed. I’ve never quite known why i liked Dally as a character despite him being such a horrible person. I suppose he had a bit of relatability to me. but after watching this, i realize how broken he really was. the inability to be vulnerable can be more painful than having vulnerability. Great Analysis on The Outsiders, you have a new sub! Stay gold
Such an amazing video. I only recently saw this movie and I have the book on my to read list. I feel like I missed so much about this movie when I watched it, but this gave me more appreciation for it.
I was 12 when I picked the book up, my mom was excited because it was one of her favorites growing up. It was one of the first books I remember crying at the end, under that lamppost, crumbling like an accordion….
This is SO beautiful, thank you!! I read The Outsiders in middle school and,, kind of forgot about it: it's incredible to look back and re-examine! Also it's wild to find out that yet another of my favorite school-assigned readings was written by a teenage girl (joining Frankenstein by Mary Shelley). I love how self-incapsulated and concise this video is! Larger media analysis that connects multiple works are excellent (my mind automatically went to The Will To Change by bell hooks as a possible complimentary text for this analysis), but it's super refreshing to sit and consider/admire The Outsiders as its own sunset 🌄 Now I'm off to to reread the book and finally watch the movie :-p
This analysis is so eye opening. i’ll admit i was about to shed a tear at the end, because for so long i’ve never 100% understood the deep meaning of this book/movie. you explained it so perfectly, about the importance of staying true to your innocence (Dally and Johnnys message), and the characters’ deeper intentions. Johnny definitely admired Ponyboy’s ability to find beauty in the little things in life, and saw potential in him, because unlike the other greasers, ponyboy still had that innocence to him, and johnny wanted him to stay that way (hence why he wrote the letter to him at the end of the movie.) like you said, the reason the two got along the most was because of the vulnerability they both shared, unlike their other, more hardened friends. growing up in that kind of place, it was definitely uncommon to find vulnerability in another man. i find it so beautiful how ponyboy opens up to johnny when viewing the sunset, and begins to recite Robert Frosts poem-whereas if he would’ve done that with another gang member, (ex: darry or dally), he probably would’ve been ridiculed, or not be taken as seriously-as the other members don’t seem to possess his level of emotional depth/vulnerability, unlike johnny. i love this whole book/movie so much, and it definitely has a deeper meaning than most people think. Stay Gold yall 💛☀️
I watched the film when i was a child i totally understood the film too well i had a horrible childhood i was abused when I was a child my home life wasn't stable due to my father drug addiction i never read the book
As a child of the 80's, I loved this movie growning up and I read the book, like 5 times. This essay TOTALLY makes want to relive this story and re-read it.
This book was assigned reading for me in 7th or 8th grade and it was SO GENDER but I didn't have any of the words to express why. Somehow gender didn't really come up in the classroom when discussing this book about different types of guy doing guy things together, written by a girl.
this book was not a part of our school curriculum, but i read it anyways. the first time i did was when i was ponyboy's age and _it changed my life._ i felt like i was ponyboy because i could understand the emotions that he felt and where he came from. when i first watched the movie, i was around dallas' age or about a year older, and at that point in time i understood where he was coming from, too. when i read the book again after finishing the movie, i found that i related more to dallas then i did ponyboy. i had changed a lot was the first thing i noticed. the troubles they face are universal, it doesn't matter if you were born rich or poor or middle class, or you had done something like johnny, you just relate to it. you also get to grow with the characters as you revisit it. it truly is a wonderful book and movie. sorry for all the rambling and if it doesn't make sense, i just wanted to get all the things i wanted to say out. ps: the movie is probably the most accurate adaptation of book-to-screen that i've ever watched and also holds the record for most number of crushes in one movie lol (my fave is matt dillon aka dallas, he's really handsome 🥰)
in my 9th grade english class reading assignment bag, i guess
Just imagine how many S.E. Hinton books they assign you if, like me, you were to go to high school in Tulsa.
I was maybe five years old when they filmed the Outsiders in my hometown, and my teenage sister was kind of going nuts with how many of the cutest boys of Hollywood (and Leif Garrett!) were all suddenly living and filming in Tulsa at the same time.
@@d.m.collins1501her other books are also so worth the read! Glad you read some too!
Ahahaha same
Please consider analysing Rumble Fish.
ur English teachers would be so proud which is undoubtedly the best feeling in the world
It is genuinely insane that a teenager wrote this book. Like, HOW.
This makes me think a lot about the nature of talent: there’s people that simply has “it”
It makes sense to me. A lot of children have a lot of talent and deep thoughts that gets overlooked due to their age. It's great when they can focus that talent and create something beautiful.
I think that would be much easier for a teenager to write this than an adult who prolly isn't dealing with the same issues as fresh
I don't get why people are so confused by this. It's literally the original wattpad badboy fic. of course a teenage girl wrote it.
In my childhood I had lots of friends who were really good at music or writing or art at a prodigy like level but just didn't share with the teachers but with other students.
The fact that a sixteen-year-old teenage girl wrote this is poof we have always been writing sad boys and making it literature!
I read this book in one night when I was 15 and cried for 2 hours after I finished it. It's kind of tragic being a girl and growing up and seeing the impact that the expectation of masculinity has on the boys you know, watching them go from being sweet and silly children to stoic or even a little mean "young men". I had never read anything that tapped into that feeling before and it impacted me greatly
Being stoic is a virtue, and a necessity for many men. Walking headfirst into a world that's indifferent to you, yet seems to fight you every step of the way, having a philosophy that teaches you to do your best, to take the pain and burden in stride, is incredibly important for most boys burgeoning into manhood, even if it takes a lifetime to realize it. Lumping stoicism in with being "mean" is just sheer ignorance.
@@NeckbeardIndustries
Women claim to want sweet, nice guys and then run off and F the “toxic, masculine aholes”every chance they get while the nice, sweet guy goes home and kills himself, then the girls cry and pretend they gave a crap lol
Some sweet guys might get lucky with pretty girl or even marry one, and maybe she’ll even be faithful. People also win the lotto, but you better not expect that to happen.
Stay strong boys, love yourself and your good friends. Give what’s left to the .01% of women who deserve it, if you ever meet one.
All that being said, most dudes are completely trash also, this is humanity we’re talking about, not a movie
I think that was probably what SE Hinton felt too when she wrote the book. And @NeckbeardIndustries, the point is that it sucks that the world is "indifferent" and "fighting you every step of the way"; men shoudn't HAVE to be stoic in order to survive. But I think your definition of stoic is probably referring to Stoicism the philosophy, whereas @KH-zr6pt was using it to mean not showing emotion, so you're talking about two different things here.
One of the things that I found interesting too is how Darry and Sodapop (particularly Darry) are this kind of perfect, almost idealized masculinity. That's partly why Pony feels detatched from them I think. Despite their fights, I think Pony know his brothers are (forcibly) older than their years because they've had to take care of each other from such young age. Contrast that family situation which is hugely imperfect with the one Johnny and Dally have. It's also his brothers' sacrifices and contradictions which allow Pony to stay soft in a way Dally and Johnny were never allowed. It's a miracle Johnny manages to be so pure of heart for so long, and I think Dally knows better than anyone else.
Very interesting analysis and great video!
Dallas is way more emotional than any of the other members; he just doesn’t know how cope with that.
Wow. I never thought about it like that but that makes a lot of sense
"We gotta do it for Johnny, man! We gotta do it for Johnny!"
Matt Dillon was awesome in this.
I think this book and movie is relatable to both men and women because I don’t see the root of it being an exploration of “toxic masculinity” - To me, it’s about what happens when you are raised in an abusive and neglectful home environment and community…and how it causes you to lose your innocence prematurely and have zero trust in the world.
You’ve already felt so much pain in your life that your brain begins to try and disconnect from your emotions completely, as a self-protective mechanism for survival.
It simply hurts too much to feel. It’s safer to not care. It’s safer to be detached. It’s safer to not be vulnerable.
Many kids in the foster care system (both boys and girls) experience this same thing with their emotions and fall into a similar path as the boys in this film. It’s not toxic masculinity - it’s the results of trauma and neglect. It’s the natural, yet misguided response, to a perpetual state of fear, anxiety, and pain.
When you’ve lost all faith in life…when you’ve lost all faith in humanity…you shut down emotionally. It’s not worth it to feel anything other than your base survival emotions of anger, defensiveness, and complete apathy.
I, a female, went through this experience. I know it all too well.
it definitely is relevant to anyone, didn't mean to suggest that it wasn't. only wanted to explore this specific side of it although there are many. i wanted my main focus to be the relationship between violence and vulnerability but "violence" in the title was flagged
I was in 8th grade when my class was reading The Outsiders, and it changed everything on how perceived things in understanding class divisions and the complexity of a tough exterior. Everyone in my class were excited to come back to class and continue reading the book. It took a lot of convincing to watch the film but we managed. I’ll never forget that. I’ve admired the sensitivity of Ponyboy and often see myself in him, understanding how the world treats will treat and the way it affects us.
Love your essay, keep up the great work!!!
I fell asleep to this every class in 6th grade. A favorite memory is being woken up to a voice actor going “nEeD a HaiRcUt, GrEasEr?”
Haha, me too, great memories!
I love the focus on Pony, Johnny and Dally they are obviously the focal point of the story and it’s emotional journey. I do think the other characters help flesh out the world as we see that most of Pony’s older friends don’t go to or finish school and Darry has to be wholely responsible for his family- it gives the vibe that the weight of having a “good, pure” life is on Pony’s (and Johnny’s) shoulders as the youngest. If that makes sense.
so excited for this video... reading the outsiders in 7th grade was a defining moment in my young psyche
The first time I connected with a book assigned in school. Can’t thank my English teacher enough for the way she taught it.
Reading the outsiders is a canon event. It's the only book you will ever read and remember so ever so clearly.
The book that brought my entire 8th grade English class together for 1 unit 😂
"He shrouds himself with the weapon of silence" - beautifully said! As someone who related all too well to the struggles of the kids in the Outsides, I too developed behaviors of remaining silent but always, always observant. I've never heard it articulated in such a way, but I actually agree more with this sentiment than that of "just a coping mechanism" - the two are definitely not mutually exclusive.
The Outsiders was the first book assigned to me in my first year of public school (homeschooled before) and it absolutely rocked my world. I read it at least 4 times that first semester, and this essay made me want to reread it immediately.
I totally get that !! . Now I also feel like re-reading "The Outsiders". It was my favorite book as a kid.
I know I’m only a woman. But a woman that was raised by the streets, this book always hit me hard.
Even though I was a hard ass, I was still deeply a nerd.
What a beautiful interpretation of the book I couldn’t fully comprehend as a teen going through similar things.
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Yes, one of my favourite books and films of all time, and I didn't have to study it for school. I love how close the greasers were with each other, not being afraid to show vulnerability. Also, I didn't realise that SE Hinton was only 16 when she wrote the book.
It's a good book, but I have watched bits of the movie but not in it's entirety. I remember SE Hinton wrote the book as a response to what was going on in her environment. I feel the book paved the path for stories like West Side Story and many others.
@@kamsismith That's fascinating to know, thanks for sharing. I definitely went through an "Outsiders" and "West Side Story" obsession in school, including reading the majority of Hinton's novels, namely "Tex" and "That was Then, this is Now." How about yourself?
@@trinaq I haven't read her other work other than The Outsiders but I did have a Shakespeare obsession during my school years though.
@@kamsismithThis lol me as well. The one thing I liked about English class back in highschool.
I reread and rewatched the movie over the pandemic because I remember liking this book as a kid (it was an 8th grade assigned reading for us, rather than 9th). It's fascinating to see what you don't pick up when you're younger. I would have thought Johnny was the most sensitive one since he's regarded as the fragile, or as the book states " little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times". But as you said, that applies to Pony more than anyone else. There's so much other details that I didnt notice back then. This made a good read and not as boring as I thought it would be since looking at old nostalgic media does tend to fair worse for me. This will be a new comfort video for me. Anyways, Ponyboy , Johnny and Dally are still some of my favorite characters til this day and I will also be ignoring the weird homophobic comments from the author xoxo.
I got "reintroduced" to this book as a reading assignment I had to direct for the student teaching I did last semester.
I remember DEVOURING this book when it got assigned to me and now I can see why, this book is good, like generationally defining good and it's written in such a way where even 6th and 7th graders can see the things the book is stabbing at and it gets them thinking in the kind of way that makes a teacher's heart flutter.
The cast includes C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Tom Waits, Rob Lowe and Diane Lane + cameos from Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola (of course, because they're related to the director), Flea and Melanie Griffith. That's just...wow.
Don't make me cry :') I love the outsiders so much! I know a lot of people read it in school or saw the movie as a kid, but I feel like it's underrated among adults. Like, I'm almost 21 and it's still one of my top favorite books, that I reread every once in a while. It will always have a special place in my heart.
Jesus I haven't thought about this since I was 14. My heart breaks for Dallas, soda, dally, twobit, and the other guys who couldn't afford to feel. Stay gold literally everyone.
The Outsiders was the only book I genuinely enjoyed studying at school. Thank you for making this video 💕💕💕
I was sadly never required to read this book but I still read it for fun my junior year, I still clearly remember being in creative writing class when Johnny broke his back and in Chinese when he was in the hospital, I looked so distraught my teacher actually asked if I was okay
Growing up dirt poor in oklahoma is a specific kind of experience. And while I'll never personally understand what its like to be a teenage boy, theres a lot of complexity and emotion in this story directly tied to overt themes of poverty and social tension, and that is something that, unfortunately, i think a LOT of people can heavily empathize with. It really is hard out here for a lot of us, especially in the fly-over states that everyone tends to forget. Its part of what makes the story so beloved and timeless.
johnny and dally’s deaths always deaths always kill me :( such a good video and breakdown!
Excellent video! Outsiders is truly timeless. It's part of the reason I went to school to be a therapist 😭😭 I help people heal and learn to express their feelings and their traumas.
*still in school, not a therapist yet! 🙂
You can live your life always brandishing a sword, but eventually, the strength will slowly ebb from your arm. Another wonderful video from yhara zayd, as usual.
It's maybe a little bit funny that, since youtube auto-caption doesn't recognize "socs" as a word, it says "socialists" instead. So the captions say stuff like, "Ponyboy is jumped by a group of socialists"
I loved this book when we had it for English in 7th grade. So much that I actually went and got my own copy of it from a book store and would read ahead of the class. There's just something about it that absolutely grabs you from the first line and sticks with you for years to come. I watched the movie obsessively after I finished the book and even read the "sequel" of sorts, That Was Then This Is Now.
Also I'll never forget my English teacher informing us very firmly that "soc" is pronounced "so-sh" and not "sock."
(Same teacher in a 12th grade sci-fi/fantasy class telling us that Alice's cat from Alice in Wonderland is pronounced "dye-nuh", not "dinnuh".)
I still have the copy I accidentally stole from the classroom library. I remember people swooning over the characters in this book and movie in a half joking/half serious way. the teenage version of rob lowe had a fan club.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!! This book is so important to me, there's so much left to examine that a single reading in 8th grade doesn't touch on.
Oh I didn’t realize I needed this. Not only a cool analytical video on The Outsiders, but also a new video on anything from Yhara Zayd.
I will say having experienced abuse as a little kid by an adult and getting PTSD, anxiety and depression from it. It was hard growing up as a young boy always feeling that I couldn't trust anyone. Also being sensitive and looked down on for it. It's sad to think about a kid being told he's less than for just being human.
Violence is a looming threat for a young boy when there is bullying. In turn this causes the sensitive boy to become slightly desensitized due to having to defend himself. Compassion, vulnerability, empathy, and channeling anger for self defense (and positive change) is what makes a boy into a man who's self aware. I loved the Outsiders as a teen. Always related to Ponyboy. Though I'm an Aquarius and sensitive. I have always allowed my son to be real with me, to feel okay being vulnerable.
I have memories of my class's end of year book project being the Outsiders, and most of the kids in class loved anime. Being an artist who was a huge weeb, I sketched anime style character designs of Ponyboy and all the others, and when my classmates spotted my sketchbook they went ballastic, like "THESE ARE NOW THE CHARACTER DESIGNS WE'LL HAVE IN MIND READING THE BOOK FROM NOW ON". Kids were making fanart of MY fanart, the teacher not understanding jackshit about the situation and watching with utter confusion as 24 teenagers were weeping openly over dead Anime Johnny. What a fucking year that was (sorry I know this is unrelated to the point of the video but I really wanted to contribute to the engagement somehow XD)
"weeping openly over dead Anime Johnny" killed me (much like Anime Johnny)
This book changed everything inside me.
this book being an assigned reading for an at the time 14 year old mexican child be forced to casually hear slurs aimed towards latinos and italians was definitely an experience :/
literally. loved the book but the experience was interesting to say the least
wait, there were slurs in the book?
RIGHT OMG. i'm mexican too and it was so weird
@@xmcerer"greaser" is a slur for brown people with gelled back dark hair that looks "greasy"
@@aqoxwixo????
girls in my 8th grade english class made INSTAGRAM FAN ACCOUNTS for the outsiders...the power of a teenage girl and a homoerotic narrative changed classrooms across america
The Outsiders really is as good, and heartbreaking, as one remembers. Thank you for that reminder.
One of the best school books ever!
Wow, this makes me want to reread The Outsiders. When I first read it in high school I read it twice in a row despite being someone who has always hated rereading books. My favorite S. E. Hinton book is That Was Then, This is Now which has similar themes to The Outsiders but is super short
This is trip that you're covering this. I remember seeing this movie in sixth grade (yes, really- for the kids out there) a monthly "perfect attendance" award for the students. During the 80's. When it first came out on VHS. Read the book later in high school along with "That Was Then, and This Is Now" by S.E. Hinton. Fun Fact: I was living in Tulsa, OK where the book, and the movie, were based on.
I remember how everyone loved this book in middle school we were so excited to read and talk about the next chapter
I was obsessed with this book as a middle schooler and it's still one of my favorites of all time. My first foyae into fanfiction was The Outsiders and this video inspired me to look up my old fanfics from like 2005. I found comments on it from 2015 of some new generation of kids who fell in love with this book, too and I think it really speaks to how timeless this story is. Great video!
Damn sometimes I watch a whole bunch of content and feel nothing, then you post and I feel like I ate a 5 star meal. Love your work.
the outsiders has always been one of my favorite books, it's been years since i've read it but after this video i'm re-reading!!
Getting punched in the face can be weirdly therapeutic in a twisted way. The Outsidera hold a special place in my heart.
One of my favorite reads as a kid, and one of my favorite movies. Thank you for covering it so well.
great video!! glad to see you posting again❤
I'm so happy you made this video. Your work is incredible, as per usual.
This video means a lot to me. I cried and got chills. It helped me feel so seen and the way you describe it is so apt.
Yhara you're back im so glad!
I'm very happy to see you still making videos. Hope you are well.
Happy to see you upload again. I hope there's more to come. You're one of the best and I love your voice.
Loved this analysis a few months ago on the patreon, so glad everyone can experience it now :)
AHHH!!! I'm so stoked the outsiders is one of my favorite movies!!
So happy to see a new video from you! Your videos are always so well done and your voice is so dreamy/smooth 🥰
I sent this video to my mom, she loves this book and movie.
What did she think of the video essay?
WELP... that was a good cry. So glad to have you back!
Thank you for this beautiful analysis! The Outsiders is one of my most favorite books 💙
i’ve been needing an outsiders video essay forever tysm. i can’t believe a book i had to read for 7th grade english impacted my life so much
I screamed when I saw this I love this book so so much. It has to been one of the best books I’ve ever read and one of the only ones to make me cry
This video essay is incredible, it made me tear up. The Outsiders was one of my favorite movies when I was younger and I haven't seen it in a while but this really gave me a whole new layer of appreciation and admiration for this story (and an urge to rewatch it). Beautiful beautiful words 💓
YOOOOOOO She's back!!! Missed ya, Yhara! ❤
the queen returns! thanks for reminding me how awesome and emotionally devastating the book/movie is. rewatching it tonight
This was amazing, thank you.
The Outsiders was my favourite book in my pre-teens. I remember re-reading it in the back of my parent's car on a trip in the early 90s and crying for the first time because of a book.
I love you for this. Thanks for making this video.
This channel and Anti-Heroine are my absolute favorite channels on TH-cam. Your commentary is so inciteful, and I really enjoy your editing style. Makes my day everytime you post.
Yhara your content is so brilliant, I am in awe of your video essays because they really are so profound and I always learn something new. Thank you so much.
I just watched this movie a few days ago, it's one of my favorite movies but I never thought of the deeper meaning behind the story great video
The outsiders is my favourite book in the whole world. I even got the opening sentence tattooed on me lol! Loved this video
Had a reading assignment for this book in 7th grade and still remember the emotions I felt after reading all these years later . Definitely a book and film I will always recommend. Great video
I was do excited when i read the title of this video! The Outsiders is my favorite book by far. It’s completely changed my life and will forever hold a special place in my heart.
This video essay was absolutely phenomenal. It is very well edited, worded, and analyzed. I’ve never quite known why i liked Dally as a character despite him being such a horrible person. I suppose he had a bit of relatability to me. but after watching this, i realize how broken he really was. the inability to be vulnerable can be more painful than having vulnerability. Great Analysis on The Outsiders, you have a new sub! Stay gold
She’s back!!!!!
The queen is back!!
Such an amazing video. I only recently saw this movie and I have the book on my to read list. I feel like I missed so much about this movie when I watched it, but this gave me more appreciation for it.
This is a beautiful book and movie that I can personally relate to in many ways and this has changed my life and I absolutely love it
I was 12 when I picked the book up, my mom was excited because it was one of her favorites growing up. It was one of the first books I remember crying at the end, under that lamppost, crumbling like an accordion….
I love this book so much, great video essay too!
This is SO beautiful, thank you!! I read The Outsiders in middle school and,, kind of forgot about it: it's incredible to look back and re-examine! Also it's wild to find out that yet another of my favorite school-assigned readings was written by a teenage girl (joining Frankenstein by Mary Shelley).
I love how self-incapsulated and concise this video is! Larger media analysis that connects multiple works are excellent (my mind automatically went to The Will To Change by bell hooks as a possible complimentary text for this analysis), but it's super refreshing to sit and consider/admire The Outsiders as its own sunset 🌄
Now I'm off to to reread the book and finally watch the movie :-p
Man you just explained things about me I couldn’t even
This is my favorite book in the whole world.
A triumph of a video for sure. your voice captured a wistful melancholy in such a calming way. You would be very talented at making audiobooks.
I am ECSTATIC to watch this video. I was so fascinated with this book as a child
highly anticipated
Stay gold Yhara zayd, stay gold.
This analysis is so eye opening. i’ll admit i was about to shed a tear at the end, because for so long i’ve never 100% understood the deep meaning of this book/movie. you explained it so perfectly, about the importance of staying true to your innocence (Dally and Johnnys message), and the characters’ deeper intentions. Johnny definitely admired Ponyboy’s ability to find beauty in the little things in life, and saw potential in him, because unlike the other greasers, ponyboy still had that innocence to him, and johnny wanted him to stay that way (hence why he wrote the letter to him at the end of the movie.) like you said, the reason the two got along the most was because of the vulnerability they both shared, unlike their other, more hardened friends. growing up in that kind of place, it was definitely uncommon to find vulnerability in another man. i find it so beautiful how ponyboy opens up to johnny when viewing the sunset, and begins to recite Robert Frosts poem-whereas if he would’ve done that with another gang member, (ex: darry or dally), he probably would’ve been ridiculed, or not be taken as seriously-as the other members don’t seem to possess his level of emotional depth/vulnerability, unlike johnny. i love this whole book/movie so much, and it definitely has a deeper meaning than most people think.
Stay Gold yall 💛☀️
This Video Made Me Cry 😢
Which is probably something I should Unpack at some point 😅
That being said
Excellent Video
As Always 🙏🏾😉
This was wonderful. Thank you ❤
Kurt Cobain used to read this book when he was in middle/high school.
I watched the film when i was a child i totally understood the film too well i had a horrible childhood i was abused when I was a child my home life wasn't stable due to my father drug addiction i never read the book
God i love the outsiders 😔 the only book i would love to discuss and analyze for hours
OMG I love this video sm!! As long as Ive loved this book and the movie, I've never seen it like this + I love your voice ^_^
As a child of the 80's, I loved this movie growning up and I read the book, like 5 times. This essay TOTALLY makes want to relive this story and re-read it.
This book was assigned reading for me in 7th or 8th grade and it was SO GENDER but I didn't have any of the words to express why. Somehow gender didn't really come up in the classroom when discussing this book about different types of guy doing guy things together, written by a girl.
Another great video!
I love the Guilhem Desq soundtrack for this video! Love his work
I read this book over and over as a freshman.
this book was not a part of our school curriculum, but i read it anyways. the first time i did was when i was ponyboy's age and _it changed my life._ i felt like i was ponyboy because i could understand the emotions that he felt and where he came from. when i first watched the movie, i was around dallas' age or about a year older, and at that point in time i understood where he was coming from, too. when i read the book again after finishing the movie, i found that i related more to dallas then i did ponyboy. i had changed a lot was the first thing i noticed. the troubles they face are universal, it doesn't matter if you were born rich or poor or middle class, or you had done something like johnny, you just relate to it. you also get to grow with the characters as you revisit it. it truly is a wonderful book and movie. sorry for all the rambling and if it doesn't make sense, i just wanted to get all the things i wanted to say out.
ps: the movie is probably the most accurate adaptation of book-to-screen that i've ever watched and also holds the record for most number of crushes in one movie lol (my fave is matt dillon aka dallas, he's really handsome 🥰)