Raquel A.’s Reviews > The Outsiders > Status Update

The Greasers win the rumble. Dally escaped the hospital to help fight and Pony gets injured. They go to the hospital and Johnny died. Dally robs a grocery store and gets shot by the police. Pony gets to stay with Darry and Soda. Pony and Darry fight while Soda is suffering. His grades suffer and his teachers says he can a get a better grade if he writes a theme. They all make up. His theme started the Outsiders.

I finished chapter 7 and 8. The police are interviewing Pony,Soda, and Darry. The doctors say Dally will be fine and Johnny’s back was broken when the roof caved in. Two-bit comes to see Pony in the morning and shows him the newspaper saying him, Johnny, and Dally were heroes for saving the children. Johnny is charged with manslaughter and Pony and Johnny will go to juvenile court. Pony might be sent to a boys home.

I finished chapter 5 and 6. Dally comes to Windrixville and finds Johnny and Pony at the church. They go have breakfast at a diner. Johnny says he's going to turn himself in. On the way home they see the church is on fire. There are 5 kids trapped in the church so Johnny and Pony go and save all 5 kids. Johnny is hurt and Pony is a little hurt. They go to the hospital and then they are going to turn themselves in.

I finished chapter 4. Johnny and Pony were walking to the park after Pony came home late and Darry slapped Pony when Socs came up to them. One Soc almost drowned Pony, so Johnny stabbed him with his switch blade, killing him. They were so scared so they went to Dally who gave them money and a gun. They hopped on a train to Windrixville, went up to Jay Mountain were they would hide out at a church until Dally comes.

Pony boy is walking and talking about his other gang members when the Socs come up to him and harass him. They beat him up and almost cut his hair off when his brother come and scare them off. Then the other Greasers come to comfort him. Pony, Soda, and Darry are brothers. Their parents died in a auto wreck. Pony is 14, Soda is almost 17, Darry is 20, Steve is 17, Keith, Dally, and Johnny's age isn't mentioned.