The Outsiders | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1 Abstract

* Ponyboy is a young, poor teenager who lives with his brothers, Soda and Darry. Their parents died in a car accident, and Darry is raising Ponyboy.
* The greasers are the poor kids from the West Side, while the Socs are their wealthier rivals who live on the East side. (read more)