Hinton was 16, after failing creative writing in her junior year of high school, she wrote “The Outsiders.” The teacher who failed her was not happy that Ms. Hinton liked to mention this in every interview. She sold the book when she was 17. It was published when she turned 18.
Johnny Cade is sixteen years old and a member of the Greasers gang. Ponyboy describes him as a puppy that has been kicked too many times, he has dark eyes and long dark hair, and he is slight for his age.
Ponyboy Curtis is a 14-year-old boy whose world has been turned upside down. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before The Outsiders story takes place. He lives with his oldest brother, Darry, who is 20 years old and has legal custody of him and his other brother, Sodapop, who is 16.
Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls. He was tacky, smart, and Soda's best buddy since grade school.
The Outsiders / At 16 I Had to Learn Everything Again / Iasonas
Who is 14 years old in The Outsiders?
Ponyboy Curtis
The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy's literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop.
In this lesson, we will explore the character Two-Bit Matthews from the S.E. Hinton novel, The Outsiders. Except for Darry, Two-Bit Matthews is the oldest of the Greasers, an 18-and-a-half-year-old junior in high school.
Does Cherry Valance like Ponyboy? Yes, Cherry makes it clear during the end of their first real meeting at the drive-in that she thinks he's a nice boy and very sweet. However, she also makes it clear that it would affect her reputation if she were to be seen talking to him, regardless of if she likes him or not.
Dally is 17 years old. The Greasers' ages range from 14 to 20 years old, although most of the members are 16 or 17 years of age. Although he is not the oldest member of the gang, he is considered to be the toughest.
Answer and Explanation: In The Outsiders, Two-Bit is the second oldest of the greasers, next to Darry who is twenty. Ponyboy calls Two-Bit ''the oldest of the gang'' and says that Two-Bit is ''still a junior at eighteen and a half'' (Hinton 9-10).
(1.48) After Johnny died, Dally makes an enormous sacrifice that took away his life. He loved Johnny so much that he couldn't take the fact he was gone. Dally was known to be the most cold-blooded member of the gang but after Johnny's death, he was the one who showed the most affection.
Dallas "Dally" Winston: A 17-year-old juvenile delinquent, he is the roughest and most volatile of the greasers, but cares more about Johnny than he does anyone else.
The film could be used to talk about grief, loss, and searching for a voice, but is too complex (and violent!) for a simple comparison of a novel to a movie adaptation. The book is probably 12+, but the movie is certainly 14+.
Still, some schools and libraries have tried to ban The Outsiders due to its depiction of underage drinking and smoking, crass language, violence, and so-called “family dysfunction” — that is, The Outsiders portrays a chosen family, not a nuclear one.
I would recommend this book for ages 10+. The book does contain some mild swearing (it's not too bad). It also contains underage drinking and smoking. It is a fairly short book that was easy to read.
Ponyboy realizes this truth after Johnny's death. When he tries to make sense of Dally's reaction to Johnny's death, it dawns on him, "Johnny was the only thing that Dally loved."
Dally is a criminal who did many bad things, and had gone to jail many times. Dally has been involved in many gang related crimes. He lied, he cheated, and he stole. He also went to rodeos and rumbles.
Dally's first time being arrested was when he was 10 years old. Since then, he's had plenty of arrests and stints in jail for things like stealing, drunkenness, and getting in fights. Like some of the other Greasers, Dally dropped out of school.
She finds herself attracted to Dally, who is crass and unrefined but also sexy and charismatic. Despite all her attraction to the greasers, moreover, she is not completely free of group prejudice. She tells Ponyboy that she probably won't say hello to him at school, acknowledging that she respects social divisions.
Sandy is Soda's girlfriend. She isn't involved in any of the present action of The Outsiders, and she remains behind the scenes the whole time. Pony has a pretty good impression of her, unlike his impressions of most of the Greaser girls he knows.
