Johnny. Dally and Ponyboy go to the hospital after the fight to see Johnny and share the good news that they won the rumble. Dally is particularly eager to get there assumedly because he worries that Johnny is dying, and thinks the good news may cheer him up. Why do Read more…
Ponyboy and Johnny, two Greasers, are hiding out in Windrixville, a rural town in Oklahoma, after the murder of Bob, a Soc. Where do pony and Johnny go to hide? The church is the place where Ponyboy and Johnny hide after Johnny killed Bob. Where do Ponyboy and Johnny hideout Read more…
Why does Ponyboy get sick on the fifth day at the church? From smoking two packs of cigarettes. What does Dally bring to Ponyboy from Sodapop? How did Ponyboy get sick? Ponyboy learns that he got a concussion when a Soc kicked him in the head during the rumble, and Read more…
Why or why not? – Ponyboy and Johnny are heroes because they saved the children with no regard to their own lives, even though they might have started the fire. Why are Johnny and Ponyboy considered heroes? In the book The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally Read more…
During Ponyboy’s journey he learns many important lessons, but after several tragic events, three key lessons stand out from all others. These are: to “stay gold,” not to judge others too quickly others and the pointless of violence. Why did Ponyboy decide to write about his experiences? In his final Read more…
The Outsiders is written from the first-person point of view. Ponyboy is the protagonist and the narrator and refers to himself as “I” throughout the story. What is the point of view in The Outsiders? It is told in a first-person narration style, with the narrator being a 14-year-old boy. Read more…
After Johnny’s death, he leaves the hospital in a shocked daze, trying to convince himself that his friend is really still alive. What did Ponyboy try to convince himself on the way home from the hospital? Of what did Pony try to convince himself on the way home from the Read more…
the blue Mustang. Ponyboy and Johnny reach the park around 2:30 a.m. A blast from a car horn alerts them that the blue Mustang is near. The boys realize that they are outnumbered as five Socs climb out of the car, including Bob and Randy, Cherry’s and Marcia’s boyfriends. Who Read more…
As he walks, he notices a red Corvair trailing him. He quickens his pace as he remembers how badly the Socs beat his friend Johnny Cade. The Corvair pulls up beside Ponyboy and five Socs climb out and surround him. What do the Socs car represent? Cars represent the Socs Read more…
Cutting and (in Ponyboy s case) bleaching their hair to disguise themselves, Ponyboy and Johnny remain at the church, reading poetry and Gone with the Wind to pass the time. Where do Johnny and Ponyboy go to hide how do they get there? He instructs them to take a train Read more…