I DO NOT OWN THE OUTSIDERS! S.E. HINTON DOES! I ONLY OWN WHAT YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE!
Though many people remember the tale my best friend, Ponyboy Curtis, wrote about Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston, no one realizes that Pony left out a very important character: me. Pony swears he did this to protect me, but I don't believe him. So, I'm here to tell my side of the story, but first let me introduce myself. My name is Maddy Cade and I am Johnny Cade's twin sister.
If you know what my brother looked like, then you know what I look like (except for the obvious). We're the same height, about the same weight, and, if it wasn't for the fact that my hair is blacker than Johnny's and past my shoulders, we'd look identical from the back. Pony tells me that we both had a scared puppy look in our eyes. I don't think that's a good thing; although if you lived in our house, you'd understand why.
I'm sure you heard that all greaser girls wear too tight clothing and too much makeup. Well, not all of them. Once again, Pony says he was protecting me. I wear blue jeans, tennis shoes, t-shirts. If it wasn't for my long hair, I would look like a boy. It was just easier for me and Johnny to share things like jeans, t-shirts, even shoes. We both had blue jean jackets (the only jackets we had). Girls' clothes are so expensive and we had no money.
I'm sure that you have read Pony's version of the story of my brother and Dally. And I'm not saying that Ponyboy is wrong; he did a very good job telling Johnny's story. I'm just here to add some insight, another perspective to these events.