The | Outsiders

" The Outsiders " by S.E. Hinton is a classic coming-of-age story that explores the bitter rivalry between two teenage groups in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma: the , working-class kids from the East Side, and the Socs (short for "Socials"), wealthy kids from the West Side . Plot Summary

The story is narrated by 14-year-old , a sensitive and bookish Greaser who lives with his older brothers, Darry and Sodapop , after their parents died in a car accident. The Outsiders

After a late-night confrontation at a park, Ponyboy's friend Johnny Cade kills a Soc named Bob in self-defense to stop him from drowning Ponyboy. " The Outsiders " by S