The Outsiders Summary

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The Outsiders is set around the 1960’s to the 1970’s from the slang being very outdated and the Chevrolet Corvair. The setting is centered on S.E. Hinton’s hometown Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was living there as a high school student at Will Roger High School when she wrote the story. Most of the novel’s action takes place over one week: Friday, Ponyboy gets attacked by the Socs as he 's walking home from the movies starts the beginning of the conflict. Saturday, Pony goes to the movies and there 's more violence in Bob 's death. Sunday, Pony and Johnny were hiding in the church on top of a mountain, where they stayed for five days. Friday, There was fire at the church. There Pony, Dallas, and Johnny saved the children in it. Saturday, The rumble