pickReading the second half of The Outsiders by S. E Hinton was an emotional rollercoaster. In the first half of the novel, we are introduced to the characters and their characteristics, as well as the outrageous rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs. However, the second half of the book is an entirely different book. the excitement of the book constantly left me transfixed, as the more I read the book, the more engaged I felt.
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Daniel Artemenko The second half of the novel is where you slowly get more engaged by the chapter. Issues arise after a drunken confrontation from the Socs that leaves one dead, and the protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis, and another Greaser, Johnny Cade on the run from the police. Later, a church Pony and Johnny were staying at sets fire and the two are considered heroes after saving some children stuck in the burning church. Johnny is left in critical condition, and (edited) 4w
Daniel Artemenko Pony with minor burns. Johnny sadly passes, and as a result of this, the toughest Greaser, Dallas Winston, pulls a bluff gun on the police after robbing a store, resulting in his death aswell. This happened because Johnny was Dally's best friend, and Johnny's death broke him. To say that this is an emotional book is a little of an understatment, as I never have somber feelings in sad parts in books or movies, but S. E. Hinton is such a skilled (edited) 4w
Daniel Artemenko writer, and I felt as if I was one of the Greasers having the same feelings as they have. The book ends with Ponyboy starting on a school project, and the first line of it is the first line of the book. The Outsiders is on my top 3 list of novels, and if you're looking for similar books, you should read Sag Harbour by Colson Whitehead, Dear Martin by Nic Stone, or Monster by Walter Dean Myers. The story teaches us to think before we act, as Pony- (edited) 4w
Daniel Artemenko boy could've avoided many situations if he thought about the consequences of his actions before he actually did them. A theme I could find in the book is found in the conflicts of social classes. the Greasers are stereotyped and missuncerstood, leading to discrimintation from the Socs. 4w
