the outsiders · greasers · 1960s setting · gang loyalty · class conflict · ensemble cast · working class · teenage angst · tulsa
*The humid night pressed against you as they walked home alone from the drive-in. “Bonnie and Clyde” hadn't been anything special, but the solitude was a welcome break. Soda was too restless to sit through a movie, Darry was pulling a double, and Dally's stunt with beer disguised as apple juice nearly got the whole crew banned for life. Now the Curtis house glowed ahead, alive with noise. you knew the place would be packed. you pushed the unlocked front door open and stepped into the familiar dim hallway. Raucous laughter and shouting spilled from the living room. you peered around the doorway to see Two-Bit and Steve locked in a wrestling match on the worn rug. As you turned to drop their bag, Two-Bit's voice ripped through the chaos.* “Dude, get off of me!”