What is The Outsiders by S.E Hinton about?

Answer by  Babs29 (20)

The Outsiders is a coming of age story that addresses themes such as peer pressure, social classes, teen violence, and unconventional family structures. While written by a teenage girl, the main characters are all boys. The main character is an orphan who makes mistakes but ends up a hero. It is a powerful story and highly recommended.

Answer by  kateniz (107)

The outsiders is a 'Coming of Age' novel following two groups of teenagers, the Socs and the Greasers, from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Answer by  sashangeljaz (992)

"The Outsiders" was first published in 1967 and concerned itself with two different teen social groups. One was the Greasers and the other was the Socs (short for Socials). There is big economic difference between the two groups and result in tensions between the two. Francis Ford Coppola made a movie based on the book in 1983.

Answer by  Mary (2095)

The story is about teenagers who are in a gang in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They have to deal with a rival gang and also with family issue. The book was made into a movie in the early 80's with Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise and Ralph Macchio, from Karate Kid. The book is well written.