The Outsiders: Book Review by Abhiram Singireddyv

Plot: It is 1965, and Tulsa, Oklahoma is isolated in two along social lines. The youths of each side shape groups in line with these two camps: the working course Greasers and the wealthier South Side gang, the Socs. The two sides utilize any opportunity to niggle each other and at whatever point they meet, there's contact. At that point, one night, a pack of Socs attack two Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, and Johnny murders one of the Socs with a knife. This sets off a chain of events.

I can unquestionably see why it has gotten to be one of the most enduring pieces of young adult fiction: while Ponyboy's circumstances and story may not specifically relate to many readers, the book deals with numerous relevant topics: the complexity of family and growing up, the scariness of the variety of paths you can take as a young adult, making troublesome choices and managing with the consequences, etc. The biggest thing that people complain almost is the "adolescent" writing style, and whereas certain minutes did feel bumping since how unexpected the transitions were, I thought that the direct, no-nonsense writing style increased the authenticity of the book--it truly feels like Ponyboy Curtis, the fourteen-year-old Greaser, is talking to us through the page. All of the characters are so compelling, and Hinton does a mind-blowing job uncovering the reality of the "Greasers" and allowing readers to stand up to the subtleties of all of her characters: Ponyboy's vision and heroism hosed by his circumstances, the dependability and brotherhood of the Greasers combined with their wrongdoing, the curbed potential of Darry, Dallas, and boys who are forced to grow up too quickly, the strife between the poor Greasers and the wealthy Socs, and the all-inclusiveness of their battles as high schoolers attempting to figure everything out.