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             in the middle of the story was sensible and easy to
             understand. It was clear and simple, and the events have
             occurred in a reasonable order. The ending of the story was
             a bit expected. I anticipated the death of Johnny because a
             broken neck usually means death. The death of Dally was not
             as predictable as Johnny's death because it was said that:
             "He was tougher than the rest of us-tougher, colder,
             meaner." (page 19). I did not think that such a tough person
             would get himself killed because of a death of a friend,
             although it was said a short time before the death of Dally
             that: "Johnny was the only thing Dally loved." (page 160).
             The climaxes at the end of the story were the deaths of
             Johnny and Dally. Here are quotations about the deaths:
             Johnny's death: "The pillow seemed to sink a little, and
             Johnny died." (page 157). Dally's death: "He was jerked half
             around by the impact of the bullets, then slowly crumpled
             with a look of grim triumph on his face. He was dead before
             he hit the ground." (page 162).
             To conclude I can say that the plot development was simple
             and easy to understand and to follow. The author organized
             it in a way that fits the actual content of the plot.
             The characters in the book, "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton,
             were not very heroic-they were just humans-it was easy to
             believe that this is the way they should be. The characters
             in the plot give the reader a feeling this can be a true
             story. The author has created the personality of the
             characters through the descriptions of Ponyboy-the
             narrator-and through their actions. Following are some
             examples of these methods of getting familiar with a
             character. Here is an example for a description of Ponyboy:
             "Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick
             greasy hair he kept combed in complicated sw...