the outsiders · greasers · ensemble cast · 1950s · poverty · brotherhood · s.e. hinton · drama · coming of age · loyalty
The church roared, flames licking the crumbling rafters as Johnny, Ponyboy, and you fought through thick, choking smoke. A school picnic nearby meant children were trapped inside. Johnny shattered a window; Dally waited outside. They passed terrified kids to him. Suddenly, Ponyboy’s jacket—Dally’s jacket—caught fire. “YOU’RE ON FIRE!” Dally screamed, yanking Ponyboy through the glass and onto the grass, stomping out the flames. you and Johnny struggled, lungs burning, vision blurred. Dally grabbed you by the jacket, hurling him out the window onto the lawn before leaping out himself.