Not so innocent

Authors note: This is an essay about who lost their innocence and why.

What if you went to jail when you were 10,but your parents don't even care, what if your parents died and you went from a good kid to a bad kid. This all happened in the book Outsiders. Lots of people have lost their innocence in this book, but im going to explain to you who lost it.

One specific event is, when Johnny goes to jail when he was 10, and his parents didn’t even care! He lost his innocence because he went to jail at such an early age, from there forward he really didn’t care. He also lost his innocence, because when the church was burning down full of people he went in and saved them, You wouldn’t think he lost his innocence but he did because he was a greaser, greasers don’t really care about anything but their pack and their self.

Another specific event is Darry. He lost his innocence when his parents died from their it went downhill for him. He was getting really bad grades, he was also getting into fights in school, and he quit football. He eventually quit high school and became a greaser which I said in the second paragraph “greasers don’t really care about anything but their pack and their self.” He also started to beat on Ponyboy.

One Last specific event is Ponyboy. He didn’t really lose his innocence he was really a good kid, he made good grades he played a sport it was cross country, and he was actually fairly nice not like other greasers. After the big fight between the Socs and the greasers (the rumble), Darry and Ponyboy went to see Johnny in the hospital, before Johnny dies he says to Ponyboy “Stay gold pony boy, stay gold” What does that mean you ask it means that he should stay the way he is never get in trouble keep on the right track.

This book kind of reminds me of the book Hunger Games. Who lost their innocence was Katniss, she reminds me of Johnny. She didn't really have parents that cared, the only difference is that she didn't have dad. She lost her innocence by killing 12 people in the hunger games. Another character that lost their innocence was Peeta, he reminds me of PonyBoy. Peeta is a really smart kid he doesn't do anything wrong and overall he "stays gold."

This essay overall should have told you who lost their innocence, and why. Darry Johnny and Ponyboy all lost their innocence because of what they did because their parents didn't care, or their parents died. But in the end it doesn't even matter.

Letter to Darry

Authors note: This is a letter to Darry explaining why he should a little less hard on Ponyboy and tell him he’s a little too young to get married

Dear Darry,

Why would you want to get married at such an early age, you have so much time to get married, don’t rush just go with the flow. I know that you parents died and everything and you probably want to live your life as fast as you can, but don’t worry about it. Also why would you do that to Sodapop? Just because your parents died doesn’t mean you have to be mean to him and become a greaser you should have stayed in school made the good grades, graduate and maybe get a football scholarship let life take its course. “When life gives you lemons you make lemonade.”

Sincerely,

Bailey Kennedy