Ponyboy Curtis is attacked by a group called the Socs. The Socs are rich, smart kids that are against the Greasers, which Ponyboy is a part of. There are many conflicts between the Socs and the Greasers. Ponyboy's group's members are Darrel, or Darry, (Ponyboy's eldest brother), Sodapop (Younger than Darry, but older than Ponyboy), Two-Bit Matthews (or Keith), Dally Winston, Steve Randle, and Johnny Cade. One day, Ponyboy comes home late, and runs away because Darry slapped Pony on accident. He meets Johnny, who usually stays away from home because his parent don't care about him. (Actually, the whole gang's parents don't really care about what they do, only Ponyboy's parent died.) Johnny kills the leader of the Socs, named Bob. Together, they run away to a church in Jay Mountain. They stay there for four days until Dally picks them up. When they are driving back to town, they find that the church that they were staying in is burning, and children are stuck in there. Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally rescue them, but Johnny becomes paralyzed, Dally's arm is severely burned, and Ponyboy is basically unscathed. They are declared heroes at the town, but they still must face court. Also, they find out that there will be a 'rumble', or known as a fight. (They have a strange set of vocabulary.) The Greasers win, but when Ponyboy and Dallas rush to the hospital, Johnny dies. Dallas can't live without Johnny and commits suicide. Ponyboy tries to recover, but his grades are falling, even though Ponyboy is very intelligent. (He skipped a grade.) He is failing English especially, but the teacher says if he writes a decent theme, he can receive a C in his grades. Ponyboy doesn't know what to write about, but then he remembers how Johnny told Pony to "stay gold". He chooses to write about the past events in his life, starting like this: 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...
I liked how the author described the character's physical features and characteristics. I could imagine them so easily, and I really appreciate it when an author takes the time to write about one character. This story was so...emotional. It takes about the power of family and friendship, and what one would do for another. The whole gang is like a tight, close family. It's truly powerful, the way they stick together and love each other. I liked how their names were Ponyboy or Sodapop. It's actually real names, haha. Anyway, this book was absolutley amazing, and I hope whoever is reading this post will read this book. It is just...phenomenal and beautiful.
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