The Outsiders is a novel first published by SE Hinton. The book primarily reveals a conflict between two rival groups known as the Greasers and the Socs, shorthand for social media. The story depicts events that occur in a time span of approximately two weeks and that a fourteen year old Ponyboy Curtis encounters. Essay The e in question is “All good is destined to be overcome.” “The e means that for every good guy, there is a bad guy. For every hero, there is a villain. Everyone who has ever tried to do anything good is destined to be arrested. The e does not only speak for literature, but for everything.