THE OUTSIDERS

Ponyboy and his two brothers Darrel (Darry), who is 20, and Sodapop, who is 16 have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. Pony and Soda are allowed to stay under Darry's guardianship as long as they all behave themselves. The boys are greasers , a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. The greasers' rivals are the Socs, short for So cials, who are the West-side rich kids.