Deep Dive Into Jane Lee

The Outsiders- By S.E Hinton

This book was heart-wrenchingly sad, yet super blissful at the same time. Ponyboy, Two-bit, Johnny- Darry, Sodapop, all of them. All of them were so full of character, so full of life, that I just had to like the story. 

On the outside it looked like a rather dull book- the cover and all, just looked and felt too gloomy- the cover looked like some kind of vintage band and people who have mental illnesses.

But inside, it was so much innocent, full of hope and happiness.

Now, I don’t like to spoil things in my book reviews much, so I won’t tell you the story, But I want to tell you that Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy are brothers. And yes, that is their real name, and it’s legal.

   I do think that the most heart-wrenching scene was Darry yelled at Ponyboy and he breaks and runs away. It was so sad, and emotional. Also, the one after, when Ponyboy is in the hospital- and Darry confesses why he’s been so strict with Ponyboy over the years- ITS JUST SO HEARTWARMING.

A lot of the things Ponyboy realizes in this book are really deep, and meaningful. Yes, it might be simple, but the simplest ideas are often the deepest.

So here are the things he learns.

1. people are just people.

Socs are just people, but with other troubles that lead them to act like that. Greasers are people too, with their own troubles that lead them against socs. Were all human.  We need to remember that before discriminating the other type of human. We all feel pain.

• People are often categorized and unfairly blamed, and that leads them to do things they usually wouldn’t do.

For example look at Dally. Due to people not trusting him before he did anything wrong, he starts to streal- even though he’s an great person in the inside, he dies in the end, by getting shot by the police when he raises an gun with no bullets in it, to purposefully die.

• People choose the wealth and well-looking and also, the more well-known and the more better living people. Darry, Sodapop, Johnny, Ponyboy, all of them are always blamed for their slightest mistake, and it’s just unfortunate. That leads to Johnny to killing Bob in self-defense, and all the troubles.

One part I thought was really true, and deep, was the note Johnny writes to Ponyboy before he dies. (He tried to save some kids in a fire, and got hit in the back by a tree- the kids are saved)

It’s this paragraph:

“Ponyboy, I asked the nurse to give you this ok so you could finish it. It was Jonny’s handwriting. I went on reading, almost hearing Johnny’s quiet voice. The Doctor came in a while ago but I knew anyway. I keep eating tireder and tireder. Listen, I don’t mind dying now. It’s worth it. It’s worth saving those kids. Tell Dally it’s worth it. I’m just going to miss you guys. I’ve been thinking about it, and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you’re gold when you’re a kid, like green. When you’re a kid everything’s new, dawn. It’s just when you get used to everything that its day. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That’s gold. Keep that way, it’s a good way to be. I want you to tell Dally to look at one. He’ll probably think you’re crazy, but ask for me. I don’t think he’s ever really seen a sunset. And don’t be so bugged over being a greaser. You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you ant. There’s still lots of good in the world. Tell Dally I don’t think he knows. Yours buddy, Johnny.

Everyone. Stay gold. Even if you’re already an adult, you are still golden. There still is time. So go for it. Go for everything while you can.

Thank you.