The Outsiders book Help!?!?!?!?

Question

What do you think the theme was? Three quotes from the book for examples on why would be nice.

Answer 1

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

Major Theme:

The major theme of the novel revolves around the purposelessness of any gang of teenagers. The book centers on the foolish gang rivalry existing between the Socs, the rich kids from the west side of town, and the Greasers, the poor kids from the east side.

Pony, the protagonist of the story, is bitter about the fact that the wealthy Socs have nice cars, fancy clothes, and girlfriends; things are simply easier for them than for the Greasers. Because the Socs are convinced that they are better, they constantly pick on members of the Greasers, who fight back. During one squabble, Bob, one of the Socs, is murdered by Johnny in self-defense. Then Johnny, while hiding out in a church, is killed while trying to rescue children from the burning building. In reaction to Johnny's death, Dally, his best friend, goes on a rampage. He robs a store and points an unloaded gun at the police; as a result, he is shot and killed. Because of the needless gang fighting, three teenagers are killed in the novel, clearly pointing out the negative aspect of belonging to a gang. Hinton is obviously trying to warn the reader against participation in any gang.

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Study Guides

http://www.bookrags.com/notes/outs/

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/outsiders/index.html

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http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-139.html

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Answer 2

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