Hi! My name is Amaris, I am a senior who was put to the test to make a blog. When I was told to choose a book and do an entire blog over it, I was a little concerned about my grade and mental health. I went ahead and chose The Outsiders, written by S. E. Hinton, I chose this book because I really enjoyed the movie mainly because Patrick Swayze was in it. Usually, I just pretend to read the book and Cliffnote the whole thing, but as I read this book I was actually excited to finish it. For the first time in my life, I finished a whole book in less than twenty-four hours, and that’s what really pushes me to do this project. In the duration of this blog, I hope to learn new things about myself and my book, while seeing where this thing goes.
A little insight into The Outsiders is that the book as a whole is really centered around brotherhood and social differences. In a small town there is a big difference between social classes there are the uptight rich boys the “Socs” and the poor boys who slick their long hair back, work, and live in the hood known as the “Greasers”. One thing you should know about the Greasers is that they all consider themselves brothers. No matter what they will always be there for one another and will do absolutely anything for each other. Since day one the Socs and Greasers have never gotten along hinting their differences. Constantly jumping the other trying to prove who’s the strongest and toughest. The narrator of this story is the youngest of the Greasers called Ponyboy (and yes that is indeed his real name) who is the only kid to successfully make his way through high school with good grades and high hopes. Ponyboy’s best friend is a fellow Greaser called Johnny, both of them are the youngest of the gang so they are practically inseparable. Everything was pretty normal until one day something happens that would change those two boys’ lives forever.
Brotherhood 