CHAPTER 11: 1. Why do you think Ponyboy was ill? – During the rumble, he was kicked in the head and now he has a concussion. Why do you think Ponyboy was ill? Why do you think Ponyboy becomes so sick? What are his symptoms? Pony becomes so sick because Read more…
Ponyboy says of the greasers, “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we’re wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks. . . .” What makes Ponyboy different from other Greasers in Chapter 1? Ponyboy is Read more…
He wants to keep Micky Mouse (his horse). It won’t come true because Micky Mouse was sold a few years ago. What is Pony’s dream in the outsiders? Ponyboy believes that place exists but that it is in the country rather than the city. He begins to drift off and Read more…
Ponyboy and Cherry see they have a lot in common- they both like to read and watch sunsets. They talk about the differences between the Socs and the Greasers. The biggest difference is that the Socs are too cool to talk about their emotions, while the Greasers feel emotions too Read more…
Randy came to visit Ponyboy when he was ill because they have a mutual understanding. They can relate to one another. Randy tells Ponyboy that they are going to court and that he is going to be honest at court. Randy then wants honesty from Ponyboy in court. Why did Read more…
How did aragorn know about frodo and the ring at the Prancing Pony? First, the ring confided in Aragorn and asked him to look for Frodo. Second, in the books Aragorn overheard Frodo talking with Bombadil. How did Aragorn know to be at the Prancing Pony? It is revealed that Read more…
The old man tells about the time when they ran out of meat during the crossing. He was the leader of the people so it was his job to hunt and kill some animals before the people broke down and started killing their oxen. A big moth flies into the Read more…
about ten years old. Jody Tiflin In the first story of the novel, he is about ten years old. He grows from story to story, but is still a young boy at the end of the book. He has the dreams and fears of any young boy. He is sometimes Read more…
The Red Pony is a story written from a child’s perspective, the eyes through which we see the events unfold are Jody’s, Steinbeck’s intention being “[…] to make the reader create the boy’s mind for himself”(A Life in Letters). What age is The Red Pony for? 18 years and upProduct Read more…
In The Red Pony, Easter is the name of Carl Tiflin’s horse. Carl Tiflin is the father of Jody Tiflin, the primary protagonist of the story. Carl owns a ranch and works hard to provide a great life for his wife and son Jody. How old is Jody in The Read more…