Following Dally’s orders, they stay inside the church and pass the time playing poker and reading aloud from Gone with the Wind. This routine continues for five days until Dally shows up and brings them back in touch with the outside world. Dally brings news, and a letter for Ponyboy Read more…
As Ponyboy is passionately hugging Darry, he realizes for the first time that Darry had a silent fear of losing another person he loved. Essentially, Ponyboy misinterpreted his brother’s affection and finally realizes that Darry loves him when they see each other for the first time after the abandoned church Read more…
Cherry tells Ponyboy she liked him from the start because of the way he talked and because he is a nice kid, which is a rarity, and she wanted to help him and the other greasers. Ponyboy asks her if she could see the sunset well from the West Side, Read more…
In the heat of the moment, Darry slaps Ponyboy and instantly regrets it. Ponyboy now knows for sure that Darry doesn’t want him and runs out the door followed by Darry’s cries of regret. Pony heads back to the vacant lot, wakes Johnny, and announces that it is time for Read more…
20 Fun Things To Do With A Miniature Horse Halter classes (judges conformation and looks) Showmanship classes (judges handler’s abilities) Drive them. Driving obstacle competitions. Long lining. Jumping. Costume contests. Liberty classes. What is the point of miniature ponies? Miniature Horses have been bred for superb conformation and outstanding dispositions. Read more…
When Two-Bit and Ponyboy arrive at the hospital, the nurses won’t let them see Johnny. However, the doctor permits their visit because Johnny has been asking for them and it “can’t hurt now.” With that foreboding statement, the boys go in and find Johnny awake and able to talk. What Read more…
Feeling sick before the rumble, Ponyboy swallows five aspirin and struggles to eat his dinner. The boys have bathed and made themselves look “tuff,” and leave for the rumble excitedly. Ponyboy feels a sinking feeling when he sees the other greasers. Tim Shepard’s gang and the others seem like genuine Read more…
Sick about the violence and Bob’s death, Randy says he does not intend to fight at the rumble. Randy explains that Bob was his best friend, a good guy with a terrible temper and overly indulgent parents. Ponyboy feels reassured by his talk with Randy and realizes that Socs can Read more…
How is Ponyboy’s life different after he is acquitted of all charges in Bob’s death? He has to go to live in a boys’ home. What was Ponyboy most worried about after he woke up? When Ponyboy wakes up he is concerned that he didn’t ask for Darry when he Read more…
Answers 1. Ponyboy learns that the Socs are people too. Cherry teaches him that they all have problems; the Socs just have different ones. Pony learns that the Socs have to deal with constant peer pressure to conform. What does Ponyboy learn about the Socs while talking to Cherry? She Read more…