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S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" is a poignant exploration of friendship and belonging set against the backdrop of 1960s Oklahoma. The story follows Ponyboy Curtis, a greaser navigating the tensions of class division between his gang and the affluent Socs. As violence escalates, the bonds of loyalty are tested, leading to heartbreaking events that challenge their identities. With themes of society, loyalty, and the fleeting nature of youth, this coming-of-age narrative resonates with anyone who has ever felt out of place.
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The Outsiders By: S.E. Hinton
A heroic story of friendship and belonging … • Ponyboy is “greaser” in a low class area of Oklahoma. The “Socs” are local rich kids who’s idea of fun are beating up greasers. The greasers stay in their gang and the same with socs. Things were pretty simple until the night someone takes things too far.
Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day Nothing gold can stay. Robert Frost
Themes: • Society and Class • Loyalty • Violence • Love • Isolation • Identity
