Confession: I hate “The Outsiders”
As I read this book for the 100th time, I can’t help but think that it’s not that great.
It’s so hard to believe that teenage boys would think and act the way they’re depicted in this book. She added so many unnecessary descriptive details. What boy is spending as much time thinking about another boy’s eyes as Ponyboy does?
This year’s 8th grade class think it’s a gay love story. They giggle at any and everything that could be questionable. They seem to love it though. They actually get into the book and the storyline. That’s the only reason I continue to read it. My 8th graders love it every year and Lord knows how hard it is to get middle schoolers to read. I love that they get excited to read something.
Their final is a reflection piece based on the Robert Frost poem mentioned in the book. I truly enjoy reading what they write at the end, so I push through my hatred of the book.
I can’t be the only one who feels like this right?