When Did Ponyboy Run Away?

Johnny and Ponyboy ran away because Johnny killed a Soc because he was jumping them and drowning Ponyboy. They ran away to an old church in Windrixville on Jay mountain. 5.

What does Ponyboy run away?

As a result of frustration and fear for Pony’s safety, Darry had slapped him when he returned home well after curfew. This slap did make Pony run away, thus in Ponyboy’s mind starting this whole nightmare: “I bet Darry’s sorry he ever hit me.”

Why did Ponyboy run away from home the outsiders?

When Ponyboy arrives home, his brother Darry ostensibly the boys father since their parents died is furious that he has arrived so late. An argument between the two quickly escalates into yelling, and without thinking Darry slaps Ponyboy across the face, causing Pony to run away.

What happened to Ponyboy in Chapter 3?

They defend Darry, which only infuriates Ponyboy, so he verbally attacks Johnny about his own terrible home life. In response to this attack, Two-Bit slaps Ponyboy on the side of the head, which sets off a tirade from Ponyboy about the injustice in their world. The blue Mustang returns and this time it stops.

What does Ponyboy do at the end of Chapter 12?

Pony calmly breaks a bottle and threatens to “split” them if they don’t get back into their car: “I’ve had about all I can take from you guys.” The Socs retreat, and Pony picks up the broken glass.

When did Johnny and Ponyboy run away?

Johnny and Ponyboy ran away because Johnny killed a Soc because he was jumping them and drowning Ponyboy. They ran away to an old church in Windrixville on Jay mountain. 5.

What does Ponyboy realize at the end of chapter 7?

Ponyboy feels reassured by his talk with Randy and realizes that Socs can be human and vulnerable.

How long was Ponyboy stay home in bed?

Ponyboy is restricted to bed rest for a week after he wakes up from his concussion.

What happens to Ponyboy in the end?

In the final scenes of “The Outsiders,” at least in “The Complete Novel” version, Ponyboy is cleared of any wrongdoing in court for Bob’s murder. We also see Ponyboy and his two brothers, Sodapop and Darrel, make up for good when Darrel promises to stop laying into Ponyboy so hard.

How does Ponyboy get home in Chapter 10?

After Johnny’s death and Dally’s departure, Ponyboy wanders through the hospital’s halls in a daze. Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death, and keeps repeating that he isn’t dead. He leaves the hospital and roams the streets until a stranger picks him up and drives him home.

What happened to Ponyboy in Chapter 5?

Summary: Chapter 5
Ponyboy makes a wisecrack and Johnny tells him he is becoming more like Two-Bit every day. Johnny insists that they cut their hair to disguise themselves, and he bleaches Ponyboy’s hair. For the next week, the boys hide out at the church, reading Gone with the Wind, smoking, and eating sandwiches.

What happened to Ponyboy in Chapter 2?

Ponyboy and Johnny meet up with Dally (Dallas) and go to the Nightly Double drive-in theatre. They sneak into the drive-in, although the admission is only 25 cents if you’re without a car. They enjoy the challenge of sneaking in because Dally hates to do anything the legal way.

What happened to Ponyboy in Chapter 8?

Ponyboy has a bad feeling about the rumble. He tries to convey it to Two-Bit, but Two-Bit doesn’t want to understand. He accuses Pony of being a chicken, but Pony defends himself and says that it isn’t about being chicken, it is about the awful feeling that something bad is going to happen at the rumble.

How does Ponyboy lie to himself in chapter 11?

Pony hears Darry explain to Randy that Pony is still confused and suffering and that he shouldn’t talk about Johnny. Only time can heal him. Pony vehemently denies to himself that Johnny killed Bob and that Johnny is dead. He tells himself it is all a lie.

What does Johnny leave for Ponyboy when he dies?

Johnny’s Letter is a letter in the copy of Gone With The Wind that Johnny asked the nurse in the hospital to give to Ponyboy.

What does Ponyboy realize at the end of the book?

Ponyboy realizes that he cannot become wholly naïve or wholly tough. He cannot stop being a greaser in order to retain his innocence or sacrifice his ideals in order to become a toughened gangster.

How old is Ponyboy now?

Ponyboy is a fourteen-year old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, Sodapop and Darry on the lower-class east side of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Did Ponyboy accept Johnny’s death?

Ponyboy can’t accept Johnny’s death because he was too young. Also because he was still in shock. Ponyboy and Johnny were really close. Johnny was like the leader of the Greasers.

What were Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy before he died?

Johnny is dying and is not impressed that the greasers won the rumble: “Useless . . . fighting’s no good.” He asks to speak to Ponyboy, and, leaning over him, Johnny’s last words are “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.”

What are Johnny’s injuries?

Johnny receives severe third degree burns on much of his body. His back is broken and the doctors inform Darry and Ponyboy that Johnny will most likely be paralyzed if he survives his injuries.

What saved Ponyboy’s life in chapter 6?

Ponyboy Wakes Up
He believes he is going to jail until he sees Jerry, who tells him that he is in an ambulance and Johnny and Dally are also in ambulances. He asks Jerry why Dally hit him, and Jerry explains that he was on fire and that Dally’s blow and his jacket protected him from being seriously injured.