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Fearing the police, the two boys flee to an abandoned church in Windrixville. While hiding, they bond over literature and the poem " Nothing Gold Can Stay ".

" The Outsiders " by S.E. Hinton is a classic coming-of-age story that explores the bitter rivalry between two teenage groups in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma: the , working-class kids from the East Side, and the Socs (short for "Socials"), wealthy kids from the West Side . Plot Summary The Outsiders

The story is narrated by 14-year-old , a sensitive and bookish Greaser who lives with his older brothers, Darry and Sodapop , after their parents died in a car accident. Fearing the police, the two boys flee to

After a late-night confrontation at a park, Ponyboy's friend Johnny Cade kills a Soc named Bob in self-defense to stop him from drowning Ponyboy. Hinton is a classic coming-of-age story that explores

Back in Tulsa, a massive "rumble" occurs between the two gangs. Though the Greasers "win," the victory feels hollow. Shortly after, Johnny dies in the hospital, and their friend Dally Winston , overwhelmed by grief, is killed by police after a desperate robbery.

The church catches fire, and while the boys heroically rescue trapped schoolchildren, Johnny is critically injured.