He does not place value on a world in which the only thing a young person can be proud of is a reputation, especially a reputation for being a hood and having greasy hair: “I don’t want to be a hood, but even if I don’t steal things and mug Read more…
Ponyboy and his brothers were different from the other hoods or greasers because they were the poor ones and they didn’t get in trouble with the police as much. How is Ponyboy different than the other Greasers? Ponyboy is different from the other Greasers because: He doesn’t believe in fighting Read more…
In the book, it is also said by Ponyboy that Soda enjoys dancing or a drag race without even getting near alcohol, and that “it’s rare to find a kid in our neighborhood who doesn’t drink once in a while. But Soda never touches a drop. He doesn’t need to. Read more…
The rumble between the greasers and the Socs is set for 7 p.m. that night. Pony slams down five aspirins while no one is looking; he is still successfully hiding his illness. Where did the Rumble take place in The Outsiders? The rumble with the Socs was filmed one block Read more…
What do Johnny and Ponyboy do to disguise themselves? To disguise themselves, Johnny and Ponyboy cut their hair and dye Ponyboy’s blond. How did the boys disguise themselves The Outsiders? In an effort to blend in and disguise their appearances, Johnny cuts and bleaches Ponyboy’s hair; Ponyboy in turn cuts Read more…
The Outsiders Chapter 5 themes of childhood, innocence, and identity are especially poignant. The boys, so young and innocent, are waking up not only to the world where they are fugitives, but also waking to the realization that they must face the reality of the adult world. How did chapter Read more…
What is different about the death of Dally? Johnny died from saving people and putting other people’s lives before his. Dally robs a grocery store and pulled a gun on a cop. His death was suicidal. Why is Dally’s death significant? Dally’s death forces readers to take another serious look Read more…
An outsider is a stranger — someone who doesn’t fit in, or someone who observes a group from afar. An outsider stands outside the group, looking in. If you go through high school without belonging to any particular group — you’re not a jock, a nerd, or an artist, for Read more…
Since then, Henry and Walt have maintained their friendship. The first time we see Henry chronologically is Season 3, Episode 5: “Wanted Man” which takes place a few years before the first episode in a flashback sequence. Walt and Henry arrested Malachi Strand for extortion charges in the Tribal Police Read more…
The Times Herald later identified the booster as Dallas real-estate developer Sherwood Blount, Jr., who played for the Mustangs from 1969 to 1971 (though according to Parker, other boosters were almost certainly involved). The players had received a total of $47,000 during the 1985–86 school year. Who broke the SMU Read more…