I just recently finished the outsiders. Its a mid size book about 180 pages by S.E. Hinton. We first meet our narrator/main character, fourteen-year-old Ponyboy, as he’s walking home from the movies alone, which is something we know he’s not supposed to be doing. Ponyboy lives in a dangerous area. His East Side neighborhood is patrolled by bullying Socials, rich kids from the West Side of town. Pony’s a Greaser and defenseless Greasers are the Socials’ favorite targets. Sure enough, Ponyboy is attacked by a carload of Socials when he’s in a vacant lot, just minutes from his home. Luckily his older brothers Darry and Sodapop and the rest of his gang Steve, Two-Bit, Johnny, and Dallas come to his rescue and chase away the Socials. We learn that Ponyboy and his brothers lost their parents recently in a car accident. So its up to Ponyboy and his greasy gang to keep themselves out of trouble.
I chose this book because I Didn’t want to read stargirl and it looked interesting so I went with it. A great part in the book that show a lot of friendship and loyalty is when Ponyboy proves his on point at home when he and darry start to lose for one another, their home becomes a place of anger and mistrust.
“You take up for your buddies no matter what they do. When you’re in a gang, you stick up for the members. If you don’t it isn’t aging any more. It’s a snarling, distrustful, bickering pack.”
I felt that Ponyboy had a lot of perseverance in this quote to stand up to his brother and stand for his gang. he has a lot of loyalty for the gang and it plays a big part throughout this good book that’s why I would give it a 9 out of 10 just because it wasn’t my favorite book it could have been better in my opinion.
Alex,
Excellent job on including details that would entice others to read this book. I also enjoyed how you included quotes that the main character had made and acknowledged what it meant and how you felt about it. I would have to agree that, based on your description of Ponyboy, that he was showing loyalty towards his friends. I noticed that you mentioned that the book could have been better, what would have made the book better in your opinion?
-kosborne1
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