Outside the Outsiders

Before I talk about the theme I just want to say how good this book was, I liked how the conflict built up, when you thought one part was the climax turned out a different part was the climax. Example when johnny killed bob was apart of the climax then the church burned down and Johnny and Darry was in the hospital. I think the theme is staying strong because the main character Ponyboy, he has been jumped multiple times, cut his hair when it was apart of his image and two of his friends dies