The Outsiders Essay Examples

Robert Hunt

United States

Young adult fiction

April 24, 1967

The story of 14-year-old Ponyboy Curtis and his two brothers. The boys are orphans and struggle to stick together in their lower-class neighborhood, known as the East Side. They and their friends are part of a gang of working class tough street boys called the Greasers.

Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor.
Honor Among the Lawless.
The Unpredictability of Male-Female Interactions.
The Cycle of Violence.

Ponyboy Curtis, Darrel Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, Two-Bit Mathews, Steve Randle, Dallas Winston, Johnny Cade,