i just finished the book The Outsiders. I think it was a really interesting book. It was also really sad. It was about a town where there are two different "gangs" . One gangs name is the Socs and they are the gang that is what the town wants. They are very preppy and don't steal. They are from the rick west side of town. The other gangs name is the Greasers. They are called that because they put grease in their hair and comb it back. They steal stuff from places. They are the east side gang. For the Greasers walking home alone is very unsafe to do because the Socs could come by and beat you up. Ponyboy is the main character, he was two older brothers. His parents died in a car crash so his older brother takes care of them. He is 22 years old and acts like the lead of the family.
One day Ponyboy was walking home from the movies by himself. He noticed a red corvair following behind him. All he was thinking about was how badly they beat up Johny. They got out of the car and started to beat up Ponyboy. He was screaming for help and them finally his brothers and the rest of the gang showed up and chased the Socs away.
Ponyboy, Two-bit, Johny, and Dally go to a drive-thru movie and see these two upper class girls. They end up walking them home. On the way home two Socs pull up behind them and it ends up being Cherry and Marica's Socs boyfriends. They almost get into a fight but the girls decide to go home with the boyfriends instead so they don't get into a fight. When Ponybiy gets home Darry is extremely mad that he was so late and Darry hits Ponyboy. Ponyboy gets really mad at this and storms out of the house. Ponyboy goes to Johny's house and ask him if he wants o run away with him because he lives with a really bad dad. Johny says yes right away but they end up walking to the park to figure out if they really want to go thought with it. While they were walking through the park they see the Socs. They were trying to kill Ponyboy so Johny ends up killing bob (the socs).
They walk up to a church and sleep there for the night. When Ponyboy wakes up he finds a note that Johny left him that saud that he went to town to get some supplies for them. They stay there for a week. 5 days later Dally comes to the church and gives Ponyboy a letter from his brother sodapop. Also he mentions that Cheer feels responsible for the murder she is acting as a spy for the Greasers. He also tells them about the rumble. The rumble is where the two groups fight and see who is the better group. Johny and Ponyboy leave the church so they can get some supplies, but when they come back the church is on fire and there are kids playing inside. Ponyboy and Johny go in and save them but in the meantime johny get hit in the back witha big piece of timber. They have to take him to the hospital, he ends up having really bad burns and can't feel his waist and lower.
They have the rumble and they win. Ponyboy, Two-bit, and Dally go back to the hosital after the rumble to see Johny and a little while after he dies. :( After that Dally is so upset that he runs out of the room. when Ponyboy gets home he see the Greasers in his living room, soon after they get a phone call from Dally saying that he has just robbed a grocery store and is running from the police. They all step outside and see him. He pulls out a loaded gun and the cops shoot him. dead. :(
Ponyboy gets so upset that he passes out when he wakes up he finds out that he has a concussion from the rumble because someone kicked him in the head. he is on bed rest for 3 days.
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