Things you probably don't know about The Outsiders pt. 2

For this blog post, I'm going to be continuing my last blog post since it interests me a lot. It's going to be continuing the facts about the process of the book, the thoughts that went into writing it, and the outcome of it being published. 
  The publishing of an original and relatable novel helped teachers to grasp the attention of students who had gotten tired of using boring, traditional books in English class. It really made a difference in schools and helped teachers see the perspective of the students.
   Another fact about the book is that it was actually the fans of Hinton who convinced a big time director named Francis Coppola to make The Outsiders into a book. Francis started considering directing the movie when high school students in California sent him a petition, appointing him as the best suited director to adapt the novel they adore so much. If it wasn't for the love and support of Susan's fans, Coppola might not have found the book to make a movie out of. That's it for this blog post.

Things you probably don't know about The Outsiders

 This week, I'm going to be talking about some of the things in The Outsiders that you probably don't know. I consider myself to be a huge fan of the book, but even I didn't know about a lot of these things. 
 One of the interesting facts is that Hilton, (the author of the book), wrote The Outsiders based on the division of class in her high school. It was between the "Socs", which were the upper class kids, and the "Greasers" who were the lower class. Things were so intense between the two groups, that they even had to enter the school through two separate doors. Hilton herself was in neither one of these groups, but she decided to write the book in the point of view of a Greaser in order to civilize the gang. 
 Now you may have noticed that the book seems like it would typically be for boys, but Hilton had very specific reasons for that. One of them being that boys have fewer books written for them. Along with that, girls are willing to read boys books, but boys usually won't read girls books. Susan, at the time, was also a tomboy and most of her friends were boys, so writing using male characters was easier for her. That's all for this blog post.

Another Quote Blog..

This week, I'm going to be talking about another significant quote in the story. The quote I'm talking about is "It's okay..We aren't in the same class. Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too." Pony says this to Cherry after him and some of the gang went to the drive-in, and spent time with Cherry and Marcia. This quote is significant in my opinion, because he shows Cherry that even though the Greasers and Socs have extremely different ways of living, personalities,and financial situations,they are still living in the same world. By saying "some of us watch the sunset", Pony is trying to shine a light on the fact that not all Greasers live up to their stereotypical expectations. Some still notice things like sunsets and nature. By a simple saying like this, it leads Cherry into ditching the stereotypes that everyone says and to be friends with Ponyboy. That's it for today.