Book summary
The Outsiders is a book written by S.E. Hinton, that was taken place In the
early 1960s. The greasers and the socials had an ongoing rivalry with each
other. The socials continually jumped the greasers, and Ponyboy finally had
enough of it. One night he and Johnny got into a fight with a social and killed the social
in self-defense. Johnny had to leave town in fear of getting caught. Johny and
Ponyboy left town with $50 and some cigarettes, and hid out for a couple of
days. Eventually, Dally another greaser picked up Johny and Ponyboy, so they
could go back to town and turn them selves in. While they were driving, they saw
a burning church. They all got out in an effort to save the children inside.
They managed to save the children, but Johny was in very bad condition. He ended
up not making it, but he was remembered as a hero along with
Ponyboy.