Julia Tran

Novel: The Outsiders

Start Date: October 26


1. The title of the book is The Outsiders.
2. The author is S.E. Hinton.
3. There are 180 pages in the novel.

4. The abandoned church is one of the settings in the
novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. The time period that
the story is set at is in the 1960s. The church is located on
Jay Mountain near the town of Windrixville and is completely
constructed of wood. Being deserted, it is in poor condition
and is rather small. The mood taking place in this setting is
creepy because the church is old, covered with spider webs
with a hard, cold stone floor. The place is blanketed in dust
and is no shape to be used, but there is a water pump at the
back that still works. This is one of the settings that
contributed to the events of the novel, The Outsiders.

5. The main characters are: Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade,
Dallas (Dally) Winston, Darrel (Darry) Curtis, Sodapop
Curtis, Keith (Two-Bit) Matthews, Sherri (Cherry) Valance,
and Robert (Bob) Sheldon.

Ponyboy Curtis is one of the main characters in this
novel, The Outsiders. He is the youngest brother of
Sodapop and Darrel Curtis. Although he is 14, his
intelligence has raised him up a grade in school. Ponyboy is
also very athletic, which also has made him a track and field
star in his school. Being a loving brother, Ponyboy cares for
Soda and Darry, and looks up particularly to Sodapop for
support when he is troubled. Ponyboy has long, brown,
almost red hair that is squared off at the back. He, like
Julia Tran
Novel: The Outsiders
Start Date: October 26

most greasers, preferably wears blue jeans with t-shirts and
leather jackets with boots. These are just some
characteristics of Ponyboy from the novel The Outsiders.

6. Yes, I would recommend this book to audiences
between the ages of 11 and up. My reasoning for this is
that readers between these ages will probably be able to
better relate to the story than younger ages. Therefore,
they can also better understand the story.

7. In the novel, there is a brief exposition blending into
the extensive rising action that contributes to the thrilling
climax and ends into a conclusive falling action and
resolution. In the exposition, Ponyboy Curtis introduces the
main characters of the story as Greasers who are poor in
money and lifestyle in comparison to the Socs who are living
the life. Also, as the narrator, he informs us that he came
from a good family that was destroyed when his parents
died of a car crash. The rising action consists of many
events. It starts with Ponyboy and his friends meeting two
Socs at the Nightly Double. In the event of their exchange
of ideas, Ponyboy and Cherry Valance share their belief that
Greasers and Socs are the same and equal. Both groups
see the same sunset. Despite the interesting evening,
Ponyboy is late coming home and a fight arouses between
him and his older brother Darry. The argument ends badly
with Darry slapping Ponyboy, which is very shocking
because nobody has ever abused anyone else in their family.
Seeking comfort, Ponboy runs away and finds Johnny, and
together, they head for a night walk to the park to cool
down. The evening gets worse as the climax comes in. The
boys are met by Bob and his group of Socs who want to get
Julia Tran
Novel: The Outsiders
Start Date: October 26

back at them for picking up their girls. As a result of
Ponyboy almost dying, Johnny kills Bob. Knowing the
consequences of the crime, Ponyboy and Johnny look for
Dallas Winston to help them hide. With supplies and a place
to go, Johnny and Ponyboy flee the city. They hide in a
church and conceal their identities by cutting and coloring
their hair. Dally soon comes to check on them, and he tells
them how the gang is reacting to them running away, as
well as how the police are dealing with the murder. When
they come back from lunch, the boys are shocked to see the
church on fire. They soon discover that some kids from a
school picnic are stuck inside the church. Immediately,
Ponyboy and Johnny run into the burning church and rescue
the children. Johnny was not lucky coming back out of the
church. His injuries were being burned severely and
paralyzed because he broke his back. Soon later, he dies
right after the Greasers defeat the Socs in a rumble. Unable
to control his emotions, Dally also dies that night. Ponyboy
is greatly affected by the two deaths. He stills goes to court
and is acquitted. As Ponyboy starts to write his theme, he
thinks of all the events that have happened to him and
comes to the conclusion that: Greasers and Socs were the
same, Johnny was a buddy that youll never find another,
and he that he would stay gold. The novel, The Outsiders,
ends with Ponyboy writing his theme on the whole story.