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. eaming and not connected to reality, like in page 158, when he tried to convince himself that Johnny isnt dead: "..That still body back in the hospital wasnt Johnny. Johnny was somewhere elsemaybe asleep in the lot..

" The supporting cast in the story is the gang and other characters. The gang members have long descriptions from Ponyboys point of view, and they are part of the plot development. The other characters in the book do not have long descriptions, and they usually appear in small parts of the plot to help its development.To conclude I can say that the characters have contributed a lot to the coherent development of the plot.

The characters are believable and they enhance the feeling of realism in the story. Setting In this part of the book analysis about the book "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton I will discuss the setting. The setting is appropriate to the plotthe streets in the "wrong side of town".The authors descriptions are deep but easy to understand.

The neighborhood where the gang lives is a place that fits the plot well, and helps to understand it.A good example for a description would be the one in page 85, of the dawn: "..The dawn was coming then. All the lower valley was covered with mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off and floated away in small clouds. The sky was lighter in the east, and the horizon was a thin golden line.

The clouds changed from gray to pink, and the mist was touched with gold. There was a silent moment when everything held its breath, and then the sun rose.It was beautiful." This kind of description made an image in my mind of a beautiful dawnthis was a word picture.The story happens in the 1950s in the US, it lasts a few days.

The author usually describes every part of the day using Ponyboy. The mood the setting creates is of the neighborhood, and street life. This really contributes to the judicious plot developmentit makes it more believable and reasonable. To conclude I can say that the setting fits the plot and the characters in a very good way.

This is the best setting that can be for this kind of plot and characters, because other setting would make the story ridiculous because a street gang can only fit into the streets. Authors Style In this part of the book analysis, about the book "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, her style of writing would be discussed. The word usage in the dialogues between the gang members is of street slang. In the descriptions there are less simple words and more descriptive and artistic words (look at Setting and Character Development for examples).

There is suspense in the bookusually in the middle of chaptersthat makes the reader to want to read what will happen next. An example for suspense is when the socs have tried to drown Ponyboythere was uncertainty and I was anxious about what is going to happen next. The way the plot develops is easy to follow and to understandthe writer does not make it too complex. To conclude I can say that the authors style is easy to read and not complicated. Reading the book is enjoyable and there is no need to look up words in the dictionary.

Critics Choice In this part of the book analysis I will write my opinions about the book "The Outsiders" by S.E.Hinton. The book really focuses on what some kids in the US have to go through. One problem is how Ponyboy has to grow up without parents. Another problem is that the characters are in a gang and at war with another gang.

A problem with the family that was shown in the story is that kids today may have parents that are alive, but they might not have enough time for them.Also, kids are worried about not fitting in and might join gangs to act "cooler". It also shows how if a member of a family has an injury it's tough for the family and friends. This happens when Johnny gets hurt and he did not want to see his parents. Also, it was a problem for Ponyboy because he was worrying about him the whole time. I think "The Outsiders" is an average book.

It really does show how these things can affect a family and friends. The book was rather good. It would have been better if it was written in the 90s, and not in the 50s. This is because then young people that live today time can correlate with it. I think people who enjoy action and some adventure, should read this book, because the action, the writing, and the adventure are powerful.

There is always something going on. For example, when Ponyboy was walking through the park, and three socs came out of the bushes and jumped him. This is one of the many times that problems between the two gangs end in destruction. One other reason to read the book is that the end of each chapter of the book does not leave you in suspense.

You do not have to keep reading to solve a problem. There is always something big going on, such as when Johnny broke his back trying to rescue children from a burning church.A thing that reduced the realism of the story was the names of the people (i e Ponyboy, Two-Bit, Sodapop). I have never known people with these strange namesthere are no parents who would give their children names like these. To conclude I can say that the book was not very good but it was not too bad either. The writing is clear and easy to understand.

Summary In this part of the analysis I will give a general summary of the whole analysis of the book, "The Outsiders" by S.E.Hinton, and discuss the difficulties I had preparing it. I found the book hard to relate to in some parts because of the different time it was written inthe 1950s. A good example for it was that Ponyboy thought the big difference between socs and greasers was that the greasers loved Elvis and the socs loved the Beatles. Since I was not born at Elvis and the Beatles time and I do not like either of themI cannot relate to it.

The were two other reasons for why it was hard to relate to the book: the first reason is that my life is not like the lives of the characters in the book.The things that Ponyboy and his brother did, I would never dream of doing. For example, I would not beat up people or gang up on people. The second reason is that I think it would be hard to live a life without parents as Ponyboy does. To conclude I would like to say that the book has made me see the way people that are living on the streetsin the wrong side of the townbehave and feel within themselves. It is like going "behind the scenes" of a gang.