S.E. Hinton
The author's professional website, where she discusses the genesis of her books and their film adaptations along with her process as a writer.
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The Question and Answer section for The Outsiders is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
While hiding out in the church, Ponyboy is amazed at how much Johnny understands the book Gone With the Wind. Pony is usually the boy with deep thoughts but now he sees that Johnny can think too.
It amazed me how Johnny could get more meaning out...
Pony begins to see Bob as a person rather than a Soc. Looking at the pictures of Bob makes Pony understand that Bob was a human being: a cocky, hot-tempered, frightened boy.
Pony sees his gang as more of a family than guys who just hang together and commit crimes. Pony's gang truly love each other.
"He shouldn't be here." None of their gang should be there, because "We're greasers, but not...