The Outsiders (edit title)

Sam B edited the characters of The Outsiders Thursday, November 5 2009.

• Edited a character: Sodapop (Soda) Curtis)Curtis: Ponyboy’s happy-go-lucky, handsome brother. Sodapop is the middle Curtis boy. Ponyboy envies Sodapop’s good looks and charm. Sodapop plans to marry Sandy, a greaser girl.
• Removed the description of Ponyboy Curtis: Narrator of the story, 14 year old Greaser.
• marked the description of Ponyboy Curtis as not a spoiler
• Removed the description of Dallas or Dally: 17 year old greaser with hatred of the rest of the world aside from his friends, mostly Johnny. Played by Matt Dillon in the movie :)
• marked the description of Dallas or Dally as not a spoiler
• Removed the description of Darry Curtis: Ponyboy and Sodapop's 20 year old brother who has to work hard to support his brothers.
• marked the description of Darry Curtis as not a spoiler
• Removed the description of Johnny or Johnnycake (Johnny Cade): Abused 16 year old who only finds affection and care from the greasers in his group. Johnny is everyone's pet, and tears are cried when he dies, expecially by Dally.
• Removed the spoiler-free description of Johnny or Johnnycake (Johnny Cade): Abused 16 year old who only finds affection and care from the greasers in his group.
• marked the description of Johnny or Johnnycake (Johnny Cade) as a spoiler
• Removed the description of Soda or Sodapop: Handsome high school dropout brother of Ponyboy's and Darry's who is caring, understanding and loves chocolate.
• marked the description of Soda or Sodapop as not a spoiler

Amanda approved Amanda’s request to change the contributors of The Outsiders Wednesday, November 4 2009.

• Removed a contributor: S.E. Hinton: (Primary None)

Amanda edited the contributors of The Outsiders Wednesday, November 4 2009.

• Removed a contributor: S.E. Hinton: (Primary None)

Amanda approved Shelfari’s request to change the contributors of The Outsiders Wednesday, November 4 2009.

• Added a contributor: S.E. Hinton: (Primary None)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Outsiders Wednesday, November 4 2009.

• When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Outsiders Wednesday, November 4 2009.

• Added a contributor: S.E. Hinton: (Primary None)

Shelfari edited the characters of The Outsiders Wednesday, November 4 2009.

• Added the description of Ponyboy (Pony) Curtis: The novel’s fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist. Also, he is the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy’s literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop. Ponyboy is a reliable and observant narrator. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence, innocence, and familial love. He matures over the course of the novel, eventually realizing the importance of strength in the face of class bias.
• marked the description of Ponyboy (Pony) Curtis as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Darrel (Darry) Curtis: Ponyboy’s oldest brother. Darrel, known as “Darry,” is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. Strong, athletic, and intelligent, Darry has quit school. He works two jobs to hold the family together. The unofficial leader of the greasers, he becomes an authority figure for Ponyboy. He also makes good chocolate cake, which he and his brothers eat every day for breakfast. The other greasers call him “Superman.”
• marked the description of Darrel (Darry) Curtis as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Sodapop (Soda) Curtis): Ponyboy’s happy-go-lucky, handsome brother. Sodapop is the middle Curtis boy. Ponyboy envies Sodapop’s good looks and charm. Sodapop plans to marry Sandy, a greaser girl.
• marked the description of Sodapop (Soda) Curtis) as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Keith (Two-Bit) Matthews: The joker of Ponyboy’s group. Two-Bit, whose real name is Keith, is a wisecracking greaser who regularly shoplifts. He prizes his sleek black-handled switchblade. He instigates the hostilities between the Socs and the greasers by flirting with Marcia, the girlfriend of a Soc.
• marked the description of Keith (Two-Bit) Matthews as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Steve Randle: Sodapop’s best friend since grade school. Steve is a seventeen-year-old greaser who works with Sodapop at the gas station. Steve knows everything about cars and specializes in stealing hubcaps. He is cocky and intelligent, tall and lean. He wears his thick hair in a complicated arrangement of swirls. He is also tough—he once held off four opponents in a fight with a broken soda bottle. He sees Ponyboy as Sodapop’s annoying kid brother and wishes Ponyboy would not tag along so often.
• marked the description of Steve Randle as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Dallas (Dally) Winston: The toughest hood in Ponyboy’s group of greasers. Dallas, known as “Dally,” is a hardened teen who used to run with gangs in New York. He has an elfin face and icy blue eyes and, unlike his friends, does not put grease in his white-blond hair. Dally’s violent tendencies make him more dangerous than the other greasers, and he takes pride in his criminal record. Dally feels protective of Johnny Cade.
• marked the description of Dallas (Dally) Winston as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Johnny (Johnnycake) Cade: A sixteen-year-old greaser with black hair and large, fearful eyes. Though Johnny does not succeed in school, he approaches intellectual matters with steady concentration. The child of alcoholic, abusive parents, he is nervous and sensitive. Since his parents do not care for him, Johnny sees the greasers as his true family. In turn, the older boys, particularly Dally, are protective of him.
• marked the description of Johnny (Johnnycake) Cade as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Marcia: Cherry’s friend and Randy’s girlfriend. Marcia is a pretty, dark-haired Soc who befriends Two-Bit at the drive-in. Marcia and Two-Bit share a sense of humor and a taste for nonsensical musings.
• marked the description of Marcia as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Randy Adderson: Marcia’s boyfriend and Bob’s best friend. Randy is a handsome Soc who eventually sees the futility of fighting. Along with Cherry, Randy humanizes the Socs by showing that some of them have redeeming qualities. Randy helps Ponyboy realize that Socs are as susceptible to pain as anyone else. Randy tries to make peace with Ponyboy after Ponyboy saves the children from the fire, and he refuses to fight in the Soc-greaser rumble.
• Added the spoiler-free description of Randy Adderson: Marcia’s boyfriend and Bob’s best friend. Randy is a handsome Soc who eventually sees the futility of fighting. Along with Cherry, Randy humanizes the Socs by showing that some of them have redeeming qualities. Randy helps Ponyboy realize that Socs are as susceptible to pain as anyone else.
• marked the description of Randy Adderson as a spoiler
• Added the description of Bob Sheldon: Cherry’s boyfriend. Bob is the dark-haired Soc who beats up Johnny before the novel begins. Bob’s indulgent parents have never disciplined him.
• Added the spoiler-free description of Bob Sheldon: Cherry's boyfriend. Bob's indulgent parents have never disciplined him.
• marked the description of Bob Sheldon as a spoiler
• Added the description of Tim Shepard: The leader of another band of greasers and a friend of Dally. Tim and Dally respect each other, despite occasional conflicts. Ponyboy sees Shepard’s gang as real street hoods and criminals, and realizes that his own gang is little more than a group of friends fighting to survive.
• marked the description of Tim Shepard as not a spoiler
• Edited the description of Cherry Valance: A soc that makes friends withBob’s girlfriend, she is a Soc cheerleader whom Ponyboy meets at the movies. Ponyboy and Johnny.Cherry have a great deal in common, and Ponyboy feels comfortable talking to her. Cherry is both offended and intrigued by an encounter with Dally Winston at a drive-in. In the days preceding a rumble, Cherry becomes a spy for the greasers.
• Edited the spoiler-free description of Cherry Valance: Bob’s girlfriend, she is a Soc cheerleader whom Ponyboy meets at the movies. Ponyboy and Cherry have a great deal in common, and Ponyboy feels comfortable talking to her.
• marked the description of Cherry Valance as a spoiler

Timothy Gray approved Timothy Gray’s request to combine 74 books, including The Outsiders, Wednesday, November 4 2009.

Timothy Gray submitted a request to combine 74 books, including The Outsiders, Wednesday, November 4 2009.

Amber C edited the description of The Outsiders Wednesday, November 4 2009.

• When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.ever. Even though its almost 2010 the teens in this book speak to us. The times were hard back in those days and to a 14 year old Ponyboy its hard to live. Him, his two brothers (Soda, and darrel), his friend (Johnny Cade), and his brothers friends Dally, Two-Bit, and Steve have to see for themselfs that the greasers and the socs both have troubles of their own.