The reader is able to see the changes in Pony's viewpoints as he is dealing with many issues that are common in an adolescent's life. Ponyboy narrates the novel, and this narration is a catharsis for him. He is able to find security in his friendships with them, and they help fill the void created by his parents' deaths. Pony explains, "there are just small bunches of friends who stick together, and the warfare is between the social classes." Pony is the youngest member of their gang, and the other gang members represent extended family members to him. The brothers also belong to a small, tightly knit neighborhood gang. They are known for their long, greased hair. The brothers are greasers, a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. Ponyboy learns that his behavior impacts others, and this newly acquired maturity leads to the telling of The Outsiders story. This is one aspect of his character that readers are able to see evolve throughout the book. These occasions get Pony into trouble that he could avoid.
He readily admits that he is smart at school, but sometimes he just doesn't think. He lives with his oldest brother, Darry, who is 20 years old and has legal custody of him and his other brother, Sodapop, who is 16.ĭarry characterizes Ponyboy as lacking common sense. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before The Outsiders story takes place. That book, her first novel, was published in 1967 by Viking.Ponyboy Curtis is a 14-year-old boy whose world has been turned upside down. She has always enjoyed reading but wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced her to write novels like The Outsiders. Susan Eloise Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Her novels changed the way people look at young adult literature. Her books have been taught in some schools, and banned from others. Hinton, was and still is, one of the most popular and best known writers of young adult fiction. That book, her first novel, was published in 1967 by Viking.
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