Hi my name is Lisa

 

There are many different types of books in the World, but the most interesting English book i ever read is "The Outsiders". It is full of adventure, and most of all it is a brilliant book to read.

The theme of this web page is  to introduce others of the book called "The Outsiders". 

 The book "The Outsiders" is by S. E Hinton, when i first read it, it already catch my eyes, it was full of adventure, suspense, and the people in this book they are very brave, also there is a movie add to it .  To my opinion the book is more interesting than the movie, because the book have more information, and you can get it easily.

The main character are Pony boy, Dallas, Sodapop, Cherry, Darry, Two- Bit, Steve, Johnny, Marcia, Bob, Randy, and David.

  The book "The Outsiders" is by S. E Hinton, when i first read it, it already catch my eyes, it was full of adventure, suspense, and the people in this book they are very brave, also there is a movie add to it

Characters

Greasers

  • Ponyboy Curtis: The youngest Curtis brother, 14 years old, gets good grades and runs track. He is the narrator.
  • Sodapop Curtis: The middle Curtis brother, 16 years old, a high school dropout who works at a gas station.
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis: The oldest of the Curtis brothers, 20 years old, has been caring for his brothers since their parents died in a car crash.
  • Dallas "Dally" Winston: The roughest of the Greasers, who lived on the streets of New York City for three years.
  • Keith "Two-Bit" Mathews: A wise-cracking kleptomaniac.
  • Steve Randle: Sodapop's best friend since grade school.
  • Johnny Cade: Ponyboy's best friend, 16 years old, lives with his alcoholic and abusive mother and father.

Socs

  • Sherri "Cherry" Valance: Bob's girlfriend, attends the same high school as Ponyboy.
  • Marcia: Cherry's best friend.
  • Robert "Bob" Sheldon: Cherry's boyfriend, he is stabbed by Johnny.
  • Randy Adderson: A friend of Bob's and Marcia's boyfriend.
  • David: A member of Bob and Randy's gang, he attempted to drown Ponyboy in the fountain.

Here are some pictures about those charaters

 

Here are the story that represents the book (Summary), sorry it is a bit long because it was a long book, so it goes like this:


Ponyboy, a member of the Greasers gang, is leaving a movie theater when a group of Socs jumps him. His older brothers Darrel and Sodapop and several members of their gang, rescue him. The next night, Ponyboy and his friends Dallas and Johnny meet Cherry Valance and Marcia at a drive-in movie theatre. Ponyboy realizes that Cherry is nothing like the Socs he has met before. The Greasers walk Cherry and Marcia home, and Socs Bob Sheldon and Randy Adderson see them and think the boys are trying to pick up their girlfriends. Cherry and Marcia prevent a fight by leaving with Bob and Randy willingly. When Ponyboy comes home very late, Darry gets angry and hits him. Ponyboy runs away and meets up with Johnny. As they wander around the neighborhood, Bob, Randy, and three other drunk Socs confront them. After the Socs nearly drown Ponyboy in a fountain, a terrified Johnny stabs Bob, accidentally killing him. Ponyboy and Johnny find Dallas, who gives them money and a loaded gun and tells them to hide in an abandoned church. They stay there for a few days, during which time Ponyboy reads "Gone With The Wind" to Johnny and recites the poem "Nothing Gold can Stay" by Robert Frost.

When Dallas comes to get them, he reveals that the fights between the rival groups have exploded in intensity since Bob's death. Johnny decides to turn himself in, but the boys then notice that the church has caught on fire and several children are trapped inside. When Johnny and Ponyboy rush to rescue them, burning timber falls on Johnny, breaking his back. Dallas rescues Johnny. Ponyboy is relatively unscathed and spends a short time in the hospital. When his brothers arrive to see him, Darry breaks down and cries. Ponyboy then realizes that Darry cares about him, and is only hard on Ponyboy because he wants him to have a good future.

Another of the gang, Two-Bit, informs Ponyboy that he and Johnny have been declared heroes for rescuing the kids, but Johnny will be charged with manslaughter for Bob's death. He also says that the Greasers and Socs have agreed to settle their turf war with a major rumble. The Greasers win the fight. After the rumble, Dally and Ponyboy visit Johnny and see him die. An overcome Dally rushes out of the hospital and robs a store. When he points his empty gun at the police, they shoot and kill him. Ponyboy faints and stays sick and delirious for nearly a week. While recovering, he tries to convince himself that Johnny is not dead and that he is the one who killed Bob.

When Ponyboy goes back to school, his grades drop. Although he is failing English, his teacher says he will pass him if he writes a decent theme. In the copy of Gone with the Wind that Johnny gave him before dying, Ponyboy finds a note from Johnny describing how he will die proudly after saving the kids from the fire. Johnny also urges Ponyboy to "stay gold". Ponyboy decides to write his English assignment about the recent events, and begins his essay with the opening line of the novel: "When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home..."

S.E Hinton

She is born in Tulsa, Olakahoma, The United States

She is a women

About this Author

S.E Hinton, was and still is , one of the most popular and best known writers of young adult fiction. Her books have been taught in some schools, and banned from others. Her novels changed the way people look at young adult literarture.

Susan Eloise Hintion was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has always enjoyed reading but wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced her to write novels like the outsiders. That book, her first novel was published in 1967 by Viking

 

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