The Outsiders
The Outsiders is about two social groups that live in a city. These two group are called the greasers and socials or "socs". The greasers are a poor and low-lifes who steal and fight. The socs are rich and get whatever they want. These two groups go to the same school. They are always jumping each other and beating each other up. But one night things are taken to far. The main character, Ponyboy is a greaser who is the youngest out of his gang. He has two brothers, Darry and Soda, their parents were killed in a wreck about a year ago, so it is just the three of the,. Ponyboy has it great compared to Johnny, who is another greaser but is abused by his parents. These two are good friends and they understand each other. So one night the gang go to the drive-in movies. The socs are also there, but not boys but girls. Dallas one of the greasers in the gang starts to hit on these two girls Cherry and Valance and Marcia. Cherry is a different soc then the rest. He likes her and she understands him. So Johnny and Ponyboy offer to walk the girls home and they say yes. When they are walking a blue mustang pulls up and the girls boyfriends get out and almost fight the two greasers. But the girls stop them and go with them willingly. Johnny and Ponyboy go home after this. Ponyboy arrives home late, and Darry is very angry and hits him. Ponyboy runs away and meets up with Johnny. The two lay in a vacant parking lot and they see the blue mustang pull up. The drunk socs get out and start beating on Ponyboy and Johnny. After the socs nearly drown Ponyboy in a fountain, Johnny stabs one of the socs, killing him. Terrified, they find Dallas, who gives them money and a gun and tells them to go hide in an abandoned church. They arrive at the church and they stay there for a few days before Dally shows up telling them but has happened since that night. He also brings more money for the boys. Dally tells them that the cops are looking for them and have their descriptions in the paper. But the boys don't look like that because they cut and bleached their hair. Dally also tells them that a war has started between the greasers and socs because of what Johnny did. So what will happen next? Will Johnny turn himself in or will he hide forever?
