Review of The Outsiders

The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, was a phenomenal story about two rival inner city gangs. The protagonist, Ponyboy, is a part of The Greasers. They are called this because of the large amounts of grease that they put in their hair. The gang’s rival, The Socs, are a group of rich teenagers from a different part of town. The Socs are a much bigger and stronger bunch. The Greasers know never to walk the streets alone, in fear of getting mugged by their rivals. However, when a Greaser is forced to make a move to protect his friend, the gangs may never be the same.

The reality of this story is what surprised me the most. While reading, I could picture each event occurring in a dangerous part of my town. I also enjoyed how the author depicted the action scenes. She used a great amount of detail. The vocabulary throughout the whole book definitely portrayed each moment in the best way possible.