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Hardship In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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The Outsiders was written by S.E. Hinton. The book was written in 1967. The Outsiders take place during the 1960s. The book is about Ponyboy and his gang. They are greasers and going up against the Socs from the west side. The theme of The Outsiders is hardships can happen to anyone, no matter what kind of person they are. An example of a hardship is when Johnny dies. “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold... The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died” (Hinton 148). This shows when Johnny died and Ponyboy was there with him. Ponyboy had become very close to Johnny during their time up in the old church in Windrixville. Another example is when Dally died. “He was jerked half around by the impact of the bullet, then slowly crumpled with a look

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