A coming-of-age story about some wild teenagers, the book is filled with the requisite gravitas and emotion for classic literature, though the story can be very straightforward and bland. Focusing on some restless boys' gang warfare, the plot is composed with many one-dimensional characters and has a neutered and naive quality about these rambunctious adolescents, likely born from the writer being a 16-year-old girl. Certainly these boys are imbued with interesting and unique levels of sensitivity, though at points their musings become a tad too "emo" considering their roguish backgrounds. While the book is in many ways a fan-fiction love letter to '60s street gangs, it still tells a solid tale filled with youthful action and heart, and is a fine parable about growing up.
Show lessA coming-of-age story about some wild teenagers, the book is filled with the requisite gravitas and emotion for classic literature, though the story can be very straightforward and bland. Focusing on some restless boys' gang warfare, the plot is composed with many one-dimensional characters and has a neutered and naive quality about these rambunctious adolescents, likely born from the writer being a 16-year-old girl. Certainly these boys are imbued with interesting and unique levels of sensitivity, though at points their musings become a tad too "emo" considering their roguish backgrounds. While the book is in many ways a fan-fiction love letter to '60s street gangs, it still tells a solid tale filled with youthful action and heart, and is a fine parable about growing up.
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The Outsiders looks at maturing among teenagers, and gang rivalry. It has some very sad parts, and the main character, Pony Boy, thinks about the differences between the members of his gang and the rival gang.
Show lessThe Outsiders looks at maturing among teenagers, and gang rivalry. It has some very sad parts, and the main character, Pony Boy, thinks about the differences between the members of his gang and the rival gang.
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THis book is a classic young adult fiction book. THe novel is about a battle between two social classes, the greasers and the socs. A series of events and fights lead up to the 2 main greaser characters running away. They find a burning church and manage to save all of the children trapped inside. They're thought of as heroes in the end. This book is a great read about class struggles and discirmination. It's also a great way for readers to become familiar with other literature such as "Gone with the Wind" and "Nothing Gold can Stay", being that both pieces are central backdrops of the story.
Show lessTHis book is a classic young adult fiction book. THe novel is about a battle between two social classes, the greasers and the socs. A series of events and fights lead up to the 2 main greaser characters running away. They find a burning church and manage to save all of the children trapped inside. They're thought of as heroes in the end. This book is a great read about class struggles and discirmination. It's also a great way for readers to become familiar with other literature such as "Gone with the Wind" and "Nothing Gold can Stay", being that both pieces are central backdrops of the story.
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