Synopsis: Three brothers struggle to stay together after
their parents' death, as they search for an identity among the conflicting
values of their adolescent society in which they find themselves
"outsiders."
When my daughter had to read The Outsiders for her 7th
grade English class I pulled out my copy and decided to re read it! The
Outsiders is one of my all time favorite books. I have not read this in a long
time though I have read it more times than I can count. When I had to read it
for school I read it over and over and over. I read it at least four or five
times in the time allotted to read it for class. My copy is old and trashed but
I love this book! Re-reading it with the soft silky worn pages fitting in my
hand I have to wonder why I have not re-read this for so long.
I love hearing Ponyboy’s voice in my head. Of course as I
re-read this now I have the luxury of visualizing the characters from the movie
in my mind. (This story is one of the times I really do not mind the movie!) The
movie (1983) has Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Tom
Cruise, Emilio Estevez and Ralph Macchio. I remember when the movie came out
and as a tween girl with a huge crush on Matt Dillon The Outsiders became my
favorite movie (and still is). I absolutely stand behind the statement the book
is always better! (though I am grateful Francis Ford Coppola did not cast a
blond for Dally) In the book the characters are much deeper. I love how it
captures that the tough guy greaser can be sensitive and to me that truly is
touching. Their loyalty is something to desire. It tells us while sometimes we
cannot change our circumstances, we certainly can affect the outcome. If you
have not read this you should and if you have you should re-read it.
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