The conflict of the book is that Ponyboy and Johny are hiding from getting arrested after Johny killed a soc, a rival of their greaser gang. After Ponyboy got into a heated argument with his older brother, Darry, he runs …show more content…
Hinton is to foreshadow to build suspense. Ponyboy is the narrator of the book and he is also the one writing it. Since he knows the ending of the whole story, he purposely builds suspense to spice things up throughout the book. The author uses foreshadowing when Ponyboy talks about how great the life of a soc can be. However, as he gets to know some of the socs, he notices that he is wrong as they can live the same struggles greasers do. The author also uses slang words that greasers use throughout the book. She uses words as “tuff”, “cooler”, and “cancer stick” to make the story sound as if young humans were writing the book. The author also finished the book with an emotional letter written by Johny for Ponyboy before he died. The letter made the story more emotional when Johny tells his best friend Ponyboy to take care of himself and to “stay