Darry. One important theme is the evolution of family relationships. In this chapter, Pony is concerned that he may have only called for Soda, not for Darry, while he was sick and barely conscious. Finally, Soda eases his concerns with assurance that he did ask for Darry. Why was Ponyboy Read more…
Dally. Johnny and Ponyboy receive a visit from Dally, their Greaser friend who told them the location of the church. Dally takes them on a trip to Dairy Queen, and the three talk about the situation back home, where the police have been asking about Bob’s murder and open warfare Read more…
Dally brings news, and a letter for Ponyboy from Sodapop. Soda had discovered Pony’s sweatshirt at Buck’s and realized that Dally knew where Pony was hiding. Soda’s letter expresses how worried both he and Darry are and how much they miss Pony. What secret does Sodapop share with Ponyboy? What Read more…
17) rumble – Gang fight. 18) scrap – To fight. What does the rumble symbolize in the outsiders? 13) Rumble: The rumble symbolizes the rival between two sides the greasersgreasersGreasers are a youth subculture that emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s from predominantly working class and lower-class teenagers and Read more…
Q. Why did the Socs go out of their way to find Johnny and Ponyboy? They were lost. They wanted to fight because they took their girls. Why did the SOCS come looking for Johnny and Pony? Why did the socs come looking for Johnny and Ponyboy? They wanted to Read more…
What happens to Ponyboy on his way home from the movies? When Ponyboy is on his way home from the movis he gets jumped by the socials. Briefly describe the conflict between the Greasers and the Socs. What happens to Ponyboy when he steps out of the movie house? Walking Read more…
In Chapter 6 of The Outsiders, Ponyboy and Johnny sacrifice their own safety in order to save the children who are trapped inside the burning church. What chapter did Ponyboy save the kids in the church? CHAPTER 6: Fire!CHAPTER 6: Fire! In this passage, Ponyboy is riding in an ambulance, Read more…
The light allowed them to vividly see Dally’s death, giving them the opportunity to think about whether they, too, want to die, as Pony says of Dally, “violent and young and desperate.” Johnny believed Dally was the gallant Southern gentleman. What word does Ponyboy use to describe Dally’s death? GallantWhat Read more…
Darrel Curtis Darrel, known as “Darry,” is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. How did Darry Curtis died? Darry Curtis had passed away last wednesday from a disease called tuberculosis. Dally was the protective one in the “family”. He died Read more…
10. Paraphrase why Darry seems like such an angry person. He has had to take on too much responsibility for a person his age since his parents were killed. He resents having to take on the role of parent to his brothers. Why is Darry so hard on Ponyboy? Darry Read more…