Summary and annotation The OutsidersBy Kevin & Andrew
Context
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, S.E. Hinton was immediately bored by her life. She wrote The Outsiders at the age of 15,inspired by her frustrations with the social divisions in high school.
Motifs
Literary references1. Ch. 1 Pip from great expectations2. Robert Frosts Nothing Gold Can Stay3. Gone With The Wind
EyesHinton places particular importance on the character’s eyes.
Major Characters
Ponyboy
Johnny
Dally
Cherry
Major quotations
1. “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.”2. “Just don’t forget that some of us watch the
sunset too.”3. “Dally was so real he scared me.”4. “Greasers will still be greasers and socs will be
socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs.”
Themes
Honor among the lawless
Bridging the gap between Rich and Poor
Symbols
Two-Bit’s Switchblade
Cars
Greaser’s Hair
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Ch. 1
Ponyboy enters narrating the novel, on his way home from the movies.
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Ch. 2
Ponyboy goes to the movies with Dally and Johnny, and unexpectedly meets Cherry and Marcia .
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Ch. 3
On the walk to two bits house to give the girls a ride home Ponyboy was having a good time even though the girls were socs even though it was a good time a blue mustang pulls up with cherry’s and Marcia's boyfriends in it.
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Ch. 4
After running away Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped by Cherry's and Marcia's boyfriends, Bob and Randy.
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Ch. 5
After getting to the church Ponyboy and Johnny stay hidden for a week waiting for Dallas to pick him up.
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Ch. 6
After being picked up by Dallas, Ponyboy notices smoke coming from the church and decides go save the kids that were inside, even though Ponyboy and Johnny saved the kids they both ended up in the hospital.
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Ch. 7
After Ponyboy recovers, Steve and Two bit show up to see how he is doing and later randy stops by to apologize for what happened.
SummaryCh. 8
Two bit and Ponyboy go to see Johnny and Dallas in the hospital and when they do they run across Cherry on the way home.
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Ch. 9
The greasers go off to the rumble with the socs and Dallas joins the fight. After the greasers win dally and Ponyboy go to see Johnny before he dies.
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Ch. 10
After Johnny's death Ponyboy wonders before he hitch hikes a ride home. After getting home the gang decides to meet up with Dallas who just robbed a store.
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Ch. 11
Ponyboy is in bed rest for a week. Afterwards randy comes by to talk about the hearing. Ponyboy gets delirious and Darry asks Randy to leave.
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Ch. 12
After the hearing Ponyboy Steve and Two bit have an encounter with socs but pony boy is not intimidated. Later Ponyboy and Darry have a fight and then Sodapop runs out.
