One day you are walking the streets of Tulsa when you see this kid crying in an alleyway. You talk to him and find out his name is Ponyboy and that Socs took his book and school stuff and ripped it. A few days later you ponyboy come up to you with this group of boys. And this one boy Dallas Winston will not stop looking you up and down. You become one of the gang members and they all listen to you, even Darry.