Ponyboy is pretty smart and has a lot of opportunity in front of him, but he comes from the "wrong side of town" and hangs out with a bunch of similarly weirdly-named friends who drop out, smoke cigarettes, and get busted for robbing stores and stealing cars. The Outsiders is narrated by a fourteen-year-old called Ponyboy Curtis (weird name, but a cool kid). Buddies have always looked out for each other.Īnd being fourteen has always been the pits. There have always been straight-laced girls interested in daring bad boys. As The Outsiders shows us, the world has always been split along class lines. Music was-according to your grandpa, at least-way better.īut some things haven't changed at all. Want more deets? We've also got a complete Online Course about The Outsiders, with three weeks worth of readings and activities to make sure you know your stuff.Ī lot of things were different in the 1960's.
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