More about the Outsiders

Reading through this novel I have learned that the story takes place about 40 years ago about the time when elvis was the top artist in music. The main character in the story is the narrator who is Ponyboy, he reminds me of ine of my friends from my early childhood a boy that wants to be in the mix but is not the brawling type if you know what I mean.If I could ask the auhtor a question i would say why do you only release info on the gangs relationship an not how they are in school or when thier just doing everyday lives. I ask this because I would like to know more about the narrator personally.The setting of the book enhanced the story because it t akes place in the 1950's in a small town called creekville wich gives me a suburb kind of feeling. I am looking forward to learning how ponyboy handles the soc's the next time he gets trapped in their territory.