The Outsiders is a fictional novel written about the conflict between two gangs, The Socs (which is slang for Socials) and the Greasers (the name symbolises their greasy hair). As the book goes on, the protagonist, Ponyboy unravels the true personality of many of his foes. Ponyboy lives with his two brothers, Darry and Sodapop. The 3 lost their parents passed away in a car crash a couple of years before the story was set, taking a detrimental impact on their lives, but primarily Ponyboy. This distraction caused his grades to plummet, and to be involved in fights that could put his life at risk.
Dally and Johnny are two of their closest friends and are also a part of the Greasers. Ponyboy, being the youngest in the group was also the most petulant. An example of his childish behaviours are him reaching home after 12am and picking up the Soc’s girls which was clearly an immature choice.
Soon after, Ponyboy and Johnny pick up two of the Soc’s girls at the drive in theater, infuriating two of the Soc’s, Bob and Randy. These four shortly had a second encounter at the park, where Ponyboy was being drowned by the two boys. Johnny couldn’t just watch his friend die in front of his own eyes, so he grabbed his switchblade which he swore he would only use for self-defence and stabbed Bob. The rest of them ran off. Johnny was officially a criminal. His name made newspaper headlines, causing the town to believe he was a miscreant who wanted unnecessary attention. They ran over to Dally’s house where they grabbed essential items and ran off to a rural, old church.
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