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Post by Noah Boeckman on Jul 18, 2013 16:44:26 GMT -5
Chapter 1: July 18
Chapter 2-3: July 19 (discuss)
Chapter 4-5: July 20
Chapter 6-7: July 21 (discuss)
Chapter 8-9: July 22
Chapter 10-11: July 23 (discuss)
Chapter 12: July 24 (final discussion)
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Post by Noah Boeckman on Jul 19, 2013 21:25:32 GMT -5
So far I really enjoy the book. There is not a big conflict yet in the story besides Ponyboy wanting everything to be better for him, his brothers, and the gang. But one passage caught my eye. "I really couldn't see what the Socs had to sweat about... I though, if I had worries like that I'd consider myself lucky. I know better now"(44). This made me want to read further into the book to see what is going to happen. One thing I noticed about this book is that the characterization is fantastic. I feel like I really know the characters in the story. Soda is happy go lucky and Dallas is the hard worker of the family, almost like a father figure, even though Ponyboy resents him. All the characters are described in great detail like these characters. One of the main problems right now in the story is the conflict between the Socs and the greasers. Socs do not like greasers and greasers do not like Socs. But Ponyboy meets Cherry Valance. He meets her at the movies and realizes that maybe all Socs are not so bad. He connects with Cherry and can really talk to her. But she leaves with her boyfriend at the end of Chapter 3. I wonder if she will come back into the story somehow. That's my take on the first few chapters of this book. Now let's see what my homeboy Austin has to say about the book.
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Post by Austin Harkey on Jul 20, 2013 19:09:20 GMT -5
I also have enjoyed the book so far. I like Ponyboy's work ethic and how he is wanting the best for the gang. I think it is funny how Dally tries to pick up girls and how he tries to embarrass them. I feel bad for Ponyboy when Cherry asks what happened to Sodapop becuase Sodapop dropped out of school and works at a gas station. I think it is kinda cool how the gang has two rules stick together and never get caught. I would agree with the baseball superhero Noah when he says that the main problem right now is the conflict between the Socs and the Greasers. I really enjoy the book it is a real page turner I cant wait to see what happens.
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Post by Noah Boeckman on Jul 21, 2013 23:43:11 GMT -5
Wow a lot happened in these next few chapters. Johnny and Ponyboy got in a fight and Johnny killed one of the Socs. That really surprised me. I wondered what they were going to do. All Ponyboy wanted was for everything to be better. Instead, everything got a lot worse. One part I really liked was when Ponyboy and Johnny wwenet in to the burning church to save some kids they didn't even know. It shows that they didn't fit their stereotype. They were supposed to be hard, hood guys. But they are actually passionate people who felt for the kids in the church. Another part I liked was when Randy, the other Soc who was in the fight, talked to Ponyboy about what happened. That made Ponyboy realize that Socs are not all bad people and they have a lot of pressure on them too. Johnny was seriously hurt in the fire and he could possibly die or be paralyzed forever. I stopped reading there and now I want to read on to see what happens to him. Hopefully everything works out for the whole gang in the end.
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Post by Noah Boeckman on Jul 24, 2013 0:04:09 GMT -5
Wow those chapters surprised me. I can't believe Johnny actually died. I thought that he would get better and this story would end well. But no, he died, just like that. And then Dallas Winston, the big, tough thug, gets himself killed. That shows how close their group of friends are and how much Johnny meant to Dallas. Johnny was the only person he really cared about. Now Ponyboy is all messed up and sick. Johnny said to Ponyboy right before he died, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." I have heard this phrase before but I never knew where it came from. I wonder what Johnny meant when he said that. I was surprised that the greasers won the fight against the Socs. I thought the Socs would have beat them for sure. I'm really excited to finish this book and see how Ponyboy and the gang cope with all this mess.
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Post by Noah Boeckman on Jul 24, 2013 14:54:42 GMT -5
I thought "The Outsiders" was a great book. I just finished reading it and boy was it good! I really enjoyed the ending of the book and how the whole book was his theme for his English class. I bet he got a really good grade on that paper! I thought it was interesting how Johnny, in the letter he wrote to Ponyboy, remembered the poem that Ponyboy had recited while they were hiding in the church. That shows what kind of person Johnny was and how much he cared about what others had to say, especially Ponyboy. A great moment in the ending of the story was when Soda ran out of the house because Ponyboy and Darry were fighting. Ponyboy and Darry both realized that they were being selfish and not listening to Soda's problems and dumping all of their problems on him. They also always wanted him to take their side in whatever argument they were in. Finally they promised no more fights. I liked how they resolved that problem in the ending. Overall, this was a great book. I enjoyed every single page of it. Also the author is an Oklahoman so that was interesting as well. Super book!
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