S.E Hinton's classic novel 'The Outsiders' is a universal and timeless narrative set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965. The story revolves around two rival gangs that go by the names of the Socs and the Greasers that hold a long standing grudge due to their difference in wealth, status and living proximity. The protagonist of the narrative, Ponyboy Curtis, is caught up in the conflict between the mutual hatred of these two groups. Upon closer inspection, it can be argued that the events in 'The Outsiders' would be remarkably different if they were played out in modern Australian society. The laws and technology of a contemporary world would result in Ponyboy Curtis and the Greasers being immediately arrested due to the petty crimes they committed. To complement this, the pace of police work would allow for the committed crimes to be readily solved. Furthermore, modern laws would've prevented Ponyboy Curtis from living with his older brother Darry as he would have been placed in a foster home.
Firstly, laws and technological advances in current day Australia would result in the Greasers being immediately arrested. An example of this includes Darry's switchblade; they are illegal in modern Australia. The plethora of cameras would've caught the gang and send them to court with an abundance of evidence to send them to jail. Another example of the laws and technology today would've affected the outcomes of the novel is that the Greasers walk on the streets smoking, scrapping Soc's and acting all round sketchy. The security cameras would've picked this up straight away andor the local policeman would have been on patrol and would've been armed and ready to arrest them. As discussed, the laws and technological advances in present-day Australia would result in the Greasers being arrested immediately and most likely been sent to jail.
Secondly, the pace of police work in modern day society would allow for the committed crimes to be readily solved. In the section of the novel where Johnny Cade killed Bob, Johnny and Ponyboy ran away to a church which on the way they met up with Darry who supplied them with a firearm. The police detective work would've solved the crime very quickly as they could use modern technology and witnesses to find the two. This means the pace of police work in contemporary Australia would allow for the committed crimes to be hastily solved. And finally, Modern laws prevent Ponyboy Curtis from living with his older brother Darry as he would have been placed in a foster home. This would've completely changed the novel because if Darry didn't look after Ponyboy, multiple events would've been different or not happen at all. This demonstrates that Modern laws would prevent Ponyboy Curtis from living in the same house with his older brother.
The prototypical novel 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton is a unique and eternal story based in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965. The narrative focuses around two warring groups named the Soc's and Greasers who carry a lengthy lasting loathe because of their differences in riches, position and living vicinity. It was explained that laws and technological advances in current day Australia would result in the Greasers being immediately arrested. An example of this is Darry's switchblade, the smoking and scrapping Socs would've been caught by the plethora of cameras resulting in the Greasers being arrested immediately. It was also conferred that the rate of police work in a current culture would make it much easier for the offenses undertaken to be resolved. And finally, Modern legislation prevents Ponyboy Curtis from staying with his elderly sibling, Darry, as he would have been deposited in a foster home. This proves that most events in the novel would have played out differently in contemporary Australia.