American literature

That Was Then, This Is Now

“That was then, this is now.” Chapter 1 Bryon Douglas, the protagonist, introduces his life in a rough neighborhood where he and his best friend, Mark, navigate adolescence. […]

American literature

The Outsiders

“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” Chapter 1 Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year-old Greaser, introduces his life in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where social divisions between the working-class Greasers and the wealthy […]