Read this excerpt from the outsiders by s. e. hinton. i love soda more than i’ve ever loved anyone, even mom and dad. he’s always happy-go-lucky and grinning, while darry’s hard and firm and rarely grins at all. but then, darry’s gone through a lot in his twenty years, grown up too fast. sodapop’ll never grow up at all. i don’t know which way’s the best. i’ll find out one of these days. which universal theme can be found in the excerpt? hardships are part of life’s journey. small things make a big difference. life can sometimes be unfair. life experiences shape