E Hinton is an early novel based on two waring juvenile gangs, divided by economical and social background,the lower East side Greasers and the upper West side Socs. ... It is a novel written in first person by a 14 year old Greaser, Ponyboy Curtis who allows us an insight into the lifestyles of these distinct worlds. ...
Johnny finds himself living in the midst of a local gang rivalry between the Socials and the Greasers. ... Johnny had not intentionally wanted to murder this Soc but it just kinda happened since the Socs were out in Greaser territory looking for either trouble or a kill-for-fun. ... At the beginning of the story, Ponyboy tells Cherry Valance the story of how a group of Socs simply thought that it would be fun to go up and out of their way and jump some unlucky Greaser. ... Johnny continues to be the same person that the other Greasers have always knowsn. ...
