Summary

The fresh book begins with Ponyboy, the newest narrator, leaving this new « dark of your film house. » They have just viewed a Paul Newman flick. The guy refers to themselves into the viewer, physically, and you may notes their home problem: he lives with his old brothers, Darry and you will Soda. Their parents were killed in a car accident, therefore the boys is « sit together merely as long as we react. » The guy and means his social status, that’s compared to a great « Greaser ».

Ponyboy increases scared that he is taking walks by yourself, due to the fact Greasers commonly get popped by the Socs, « the fresh new jet-set, south west-side rich children. » When he has so it consider, a yellow Corvair begins following your, in which he starts sweat and receiving scared.Continue Reading..