Letter to an Author

Dear S.E. Hilton, 

          After reading your book the Outsiders, I have changed the way I look at people. I used to judge people by how they act and what they wear until I read your book. I never stopped to look at myself and to realize that everybody on this earth is the same as me. Not because of what they look like or how they act, and now I feel as if me and everyone are the same. Like the saying goes “Never judge a book by it’s cover” now I know what everyone means.

         There are a lot of people who get made fun of everyday because of something they wear or something the do. I felt this way before when I walked the halls of my old school. I can relate to Ponyboy and the way he gets made fun of and, the way everyone pushes him around. When I started middle school in Florida everyone made fun of me because of what I wore, so I changed the way I dressed just so they leave me alone. Later on I heard of your book and didn’t really pay much attention to it. Walking into seventh period everyday I knew we had to read this book. I only got half way done with it because before the end of the year we moved to Nebraska.

        We got to Nebraska and everyone still looked at me because of the way I dressed and the way I acted. We started school and about a week into school my teacher Mrs. Woodle told us we be reading the book the Outsiders I remembered the book from Florida and was exited to finally finish the book. I read the way the Socs made fun of the greasers and it got me thinking of how everyone treated me in Florida and, I wanted to be myself. I started looking at people differently not for what they wear or how they act. I felt as if me and Ponyboy were a little the same. Ponyboy got made fun of for the way he dressed, and so did I. I started to wear what I wanted and act the way I wanted to act. I felt like Ponyboy at the end when he just didn’t care what people thought of him or the greasers. 

        While reading your book, I also started changing the way I looked at people, and realized that you make more friends just being yourself. I felt the way your book changed me in a good way. I started showing pride of who I was and who I wanted to be just like Ponyboy did, and I didn’t care what people thought of me. When we were done reading your book I was sad that we had to finish reading such a good book about life. I did a lot of thinking and wanted to become friends with people those who really don’t have as many friends and feel alone. This book really changed me because I didn’t care what people thought of me and wanted to be myself and show that i’m not afraid of being who I wanna be.

        Reading your book has changed me because I learned about other people, and how not to judge people by the way they act or way they dress. Being able to read your book has open my eyes so much towards other people. Like the saying goes and what I learned about other  people, “Never judge a book by it’s cover.” 

                                                                                                  Sincerely,

                                                                                             

                                                                                            Selena