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-difficult internal conflicts children can personally relate to
-sometimes a fantasy/magical component
-fiction and relatable characters

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-coming of age story, with learning experiences

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-coming of age story, with learning experiences

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-shows real world problems of the younger generation 

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-shows real world problems of the younger generation 

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-common themes of growing up
-caters towards 14 to 18

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- young narrator
- fiction
- relatable to people our age
- slang/text message type language
- sometimes a flashy cover

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-simple diction
-fast paced plot
-timely obstacles
-individual growth and closure for the characters

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- imperfect setting / hardships and challenges for characters

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-Character Growth/ Coming of Age

+Dramatic/Traumatic Experience

-Visual Storytelling
+Imagery
+Foreshadowing
-First person narrator
+Loose perspective

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-Cringe/expectable moments
-(sometimes) inaccurate descriptions of how young adults speak/act
-Coming of age plot/theme
-Characters that border the line between naive and mature

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Rite of passage
Transitional period
Minor themes of “hero’s journey”
Internal or external conflicts

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-Very rarely has minority characters, and if they do, they are token side characters
-lots of social sphere conflicts and conflicts within self
-deals withpolitical issues and strong emotions
-they deal with a lot more serious issues than they did ~10 years ago

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Ponyboy has a limited perspective and narrates/describes other characters from his POV

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-complex/difficult issues (family, internal struggle of identity)
- how to portray emotions
-fitting in to social/community norm (struggle)

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-outsiders conforms with the struggles of family, fitting in

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-outsiders conforms with the struggles of family, fitting in

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and the idea of social class

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Struggles with family, friends, making choices and mistakes, masculinity, expectations of who pony boy is supposed to be.

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Struggles with family, friends, making choices and mistakes, masculinity, expectations of who pony boy is supposed to be.

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Ponyboy struggles with his identity as a greaser.
-social class stuggles

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Challenges- depth of culture (greaser and socs)

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What do you think Johnny meant when he said, "Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold..." (pg. 148)?

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What do you think Johnny meant when he said, "Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold..." (pg. 148)?

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Familial bond; becoming more united
coming of age
keep moving forward

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"Maybe people are younger when they are asleep" (pg. 104). What do you think this means?

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"Maybe people are younger when they are asleep" (pg. 104). What do you think this means?

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The abject hero that Coats describes in her article is seen in the Outsiders. 

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The abject hero that Coats describes in her article is seen in the Outsiders. 

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Dally represents the abject hero because he steals things and "was so real he scared [Pony]", but he was gallant and saved Johnny and Pony from burning in the fire.

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Why are eyes so important in describing characters? 

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Why are eyes so important in describing characters? 

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What does the scene with Randy before the court house do with the plot?

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What does the scene with Randy before the court house do with the plot?

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"because most grownups don't know about the battles that go on between us" (pg. 107).  Is there even a rivalry? Is the battles between the Greasers and Socs in their head/made-up?

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"because most grownups don't know about the battles that go on between us" (pg. 107).  Is there even a rivalry? Is the battles between the Greasers and Socs in their head/made-up?

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-East and West have opposing views of the people
-Country is not what either expected and served as an escape from the categories and labels
- not what they expected due to the circumstances, conflict isn't known

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Quotes on page 2 and page 138: Pony questioning what he wants to be when he grows up. Does he answer it?

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Quotes on page 2 and page 138: Pony questioning what he wants to be when he grows up. Does he answer it?

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bob's girl
socs
sunset watcher
conforms to outside image
not conform to inside image
helps the greaser

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People's perception of them change so quickly, why is that so important in YA?

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People's perception of them change so quickly, why is that so important in YA?

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Page 38 "Rat Race" and the difference between the Socs and the Greasers

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Page 38 "Rat Race" and the difference between the Socs and the Greasers

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Why do you think the author blindsided the readers about Sodapop's character until the end?

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Why do you think the author blindsided the readers about Sodapop's character until the end?

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"Greaser didn't have anything to do with it...It's the individual"
Ponyboy is separating himself from the Greaser identity and is encapsulating a self identity. Coats warns against this construct, but in this instance it's good because individual qualities caused Pony and Johnny to save the kids.

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Pony boy asking why do you fight to everyone in his group?
Pg. 132-134

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Page 77 "Nothing can stay gold" and the poem 

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Page 77 "Nothing can stay gold" and the poem 

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Page 154 Dally died gallant but he won't get his name in the editorial.

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Page 154 Dally died gallant but he won't get his name in the editorial.

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Page 156-157 Ponyboy does not want to think about Johnny and Dallas; he does not want to remember them. 

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Page 156-157 Ponyboy does not want to think about Johnny and Dallas; he does not want to remember them. 

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Page 173 Darry tells Pony that he can be better. Pony should not stop living because his friends are dead. Living in a "vacuum"

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Page 173 Darry tells Pony that he can be better. Pony should not stop living because his friends are dead. Living in a "vacuum"

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Are they portrayed as heroes or greasers? The adult nice is assigning them a narrative. Johnny and PB are greasers but they loved the idea of being a hero.

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Family love
innocence
friendship/brotherhood - they would do anything for each other
maturing - pony boy realizes that the hardships the greasers and socs face, but not just them but youths everywhere have to face fear, love and sorrow.

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Depends on who is giving the label. It is a compliment if from one of their own and an insult from someone else