The Outsiders | Essays and Criticism
- Ponyboy's Coming-Of-Age
In the following essay, the author examines The Outsiders as a coming-of-age novel, focusing on Ponyboy's choices between growing up too soon and never growing up.
- A Look Inside A Landmark: The Outsiders
In the following excerpt, Simmons attempts to explain the lasting populatrity of The Outsiders, and why it sometimes is a candidate for banning.
- Presenting S. E. Hinton
In this excerpt, Daly argues that The Outsiders is a revolutionary piece of young adult fiction which focuses on idealism rather than realism.
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