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…
At first, Ponyboy cannot come to terms with the deaths of Dally and Johnny. He is physically and emotionally immobilized. Even after he recovers from his physical injuries, he feels listless and empty, his grades slip, and his relationship with Darry suffers. How does Ponyboy react to Dally’s death? Pony Read more…
On page 98, Ponyboy changed when he realized what Sodapop said because when he start talking to himself he ran to Darry and gave him a hug. Ponyboy was saying to himself was that what Sodapop and everyone else was saying was actually true so he realize that Darry do Read more…
Soda’s letter expresses how worried both he and Darry are and how much they miss Pony. Dally had been picked up and questioned about the murder, and had let it slip that the boys might be heading for Texas. What did sodas letter say? I know Dally knows where you Read more…
What insult does Ponyboy tell Bob about the socs? Ponyboy says that the socs are ”white trash with a Mustangs and madras”. What did Ponyboy call the Socs? Ponyboy can tell they are drunk. Bob tells Ponyboy that greasers are white trash with long hair, and Ponyboy retorts that Socs Read more…
3) Why does Ponyboy think that Dally could never love anyone or anything? Ponyboy thinks that because Dally, has gone through so many hard things in his life, and that’s why he is so strict at Ponyboy because he wants him to have a nice life and not like on Read more…
Answers 2. His parents died in a car crash eight months before the story begins. The details of their death are discussed in Chapter 3. When and how did Pony’s parents die? Character Analysis Ponyboy Curtis His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before The Outsiders Read more…
He takes his role as middle brother seriously, and is constantly the in-between for Pony and Darry, acting as a buffer against their constant clashes. What are Sodapop’s symbols? –Soda’s horse: The horse symbolizes their (greasersgreasersGreasers are a youth subculture that emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s from predominantly Read more…
One example of a man versus man conflict in this book is Darry Curtis versus his younger brother Ponyboy. The main reason for this conflict is Darry wanting to do the best for his family. Who does Darry fight? Twenty-two Socs arrive in four carloads to fight the twenty greasers. Read more…
Johnny is dying and is not impressed that the greasers won the rumble: “Useless . . . fighting’s no good.” He asks to speak to greasers, and, leaning over him, Johnny’s last words are “Stay gold, Ponyboy. What were Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy What did they mean? Right before Read more…