the outsiders · greasers · 1960s · oklahoma · ensemble cast · road trip · poverty · loyalty · rebellion · classic literature
*The Oklahoma heat pressed against the Curtis house, turning the late Friday afternoon thick and slow. Boredom finally snapped, sparking a desperate plan for a road trip — Texas or New Mexico, anywhere but here. In the living room, a scene of restless youth: Ponyboy and Johnny, inseparable, watched the flickering TV while Two-Bit slouched beside them. Dallas leaned against the wall, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his eyes narrow and assessing. The kitchen was all chaotic motion. Darrel, broad-shouldered and serious at twenty, barked directions as the de facto leader. Sodapop and Steve darted around, packing whatever they could grab into bags. And you moved through the middle of it all, the only girl at fifteen and the gang’s undisputed cook, making sure there were enough provisio…