1. The Outsiders Cause & Effect
Book Written by S.E Hinton
Slide Show by: Jack Anderson
S.E Hinton, author of The Outsiders

2. WARNING
If you are planning on reading “The Outsiders”, DO NOT view this slide show. There are some HUGE spoilers that will ruin the book for you.
If you have read this book or aren’t planning to, proceed.

3. Background Information
I’m going to give some background information so all of the causes and effects make sense, this will include a brief summary and a list of the most important characters from the book.
This book takes place in the 1960’s and is about a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy ( that’s his real name). Ponyboy’s parents are dead and his two brothers, Darry and Sodapop have to live alone on the dangerous part of town. Well, not completely alone. Ponyboy and his brothers are greasers and are in a gang made up of a bunch of delinquents. One day, Ponyboy and one of his friends from the gang, Jhonny, are jumped by a group of Socs, the rich, spoiled kids who throw beer blasts and beat up greasers for fun. They try to drown Ponyboy, and Jhonny kills one of them with a switchblade. They soon go into hiding.

4. Background Information Part 2
Members of the Gang: (Good Guys)
Ponyboy
Darry
Sodapop
Jhonny
Two-Bit
Dally
Steve
Socs: (Bad Guys)
Bob
Randy
Other:
Cherry Valance (Good)
Marcia (Good)
Jerry Wood (Good)
Police (Bad)

5. Cause & Effect #1
Cause: Ponyboy and Jhonny are jumped by socs and try to drown Ponyboy.
Effect: Jhonny kills one of the socs.

6. Cause & Effect #2 Cause: Jhonny kills one of the socs.
Effect: He and Ponyboy go into hiding in a church far oustside the town.

7. Cause & Effect #3
Cause: Either Ponyboy or Jhonny dropped a cigarette in the church ( the book doesn’t tell you who) and left with Dally to find something to eat.
Effect: Ponyboy, Jhonny and Dally come back to find the church in flames with children inside.

8. Cause & Effect #4
Cause: The church is in flames with children trapped inside.
Effect: Ponyboy and Jhonny go into the church.

9. Cause & Effect #5
Cause: Ponyboy and Jhonny go into the burning church to rescue the trapped children.
Effect: Jhonny gets severely burned.

10. Cause & Effect #6 Cause: Jhonny is severely burnt from fire.
Effect: Jhonny dies.

11. Cause & Effect #7
Cause: Jhonny dies.
Effect: Dally kills himself.

12. Bibliography
Goodreads.com
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