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The toughest hood in Ponyboy’s group of greasers. Dallas, known as “Dally,” is a hardened teen who used to run with gangs in New York. He has an elfin face and icy blue eyes and, unlike his friends, does not put grease in his white-blond hair.
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs of White Americans divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "Greasers" and the upper-middle-class "Socs" (pronounced / ˈ s oʊ ʃ ɪ z / SOH-shiz—short for Socials).
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"The Outsiders" is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the 1960s and follows the story of Ponyboy Curtis, a member of the Greasers, a gang of working-class teenagers. The novel opens with Ponyboy being attacked by a group of Socs, the affluent and privileged teenagers who are the Greasers' rivals.
Sep 23, 2024 · The Outsiders is an American young adult (YA) novel by S.E. Hinton about rival teen gangs in Oklahoma that was published in 1967 and was one of the first modern YA novels.
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The Outsiders study guide contains a biography of author S. E. Hinton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes.
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The beauty of Ponyboy’s character lies in his emergence as a strong and confident individual by the end of the book, not by becoming a hardened hood, but by staying true to himself.
