Johnny is in critical condition; his back is broken and he is suffering with third-degree burns. If he lives, he will not be able to walk for the rest of his life. The realization that if he lives, he would have to stay in his parents’ house, a place he Read more…
Sodapop says that he likes fighting because “[i]t’s action. It’s a contest, Like a drag race or a dance or something” (133). Steve, is more violent in the sense that he likes fighting because he wants to “beat those Soc’ head in” (133) because he enjoys it. What are the Read more…
A rumble, when it’s called, is usually born of a grudge fight, and the opponents just happen to bring their friends along. As Ponyboy gives an overview of the world of greasers and Socs, he tells the reader that the biggest warfare exists between the social classes, not within them. Read more…
Darry and Pony fight about Pony’s English painter. SOda runs out of the house because he can’t stand Darry and POny fighting. What do Darry and Pony fight about in Chapter 12? Fighting resumes with Darry as he continually has to berate Pony about getting his homework done. Nothing really Read more…
Randy is not fighting in the rumble because he is sick of fighting and it won’t change anything. “Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs” (117). Why does Randy decide not to fight during the Rumble? Randy refuses to fight in the big rumble because “GreasersGreasersGreasers Read more…
Me and Soda and Darry always got spruced up before a rumble. And besides, we wanted to show those Socs we weren’t trash, that we were just as good as they were. What do Ponyboy Soda and Darry always do before a rumble? Why do Darry, Soda, and Pony clean Read more…
When he and Darry realize what their renewed fighting is doing to Sodapop, Pony understands that he does have the power to help make this a happy or an unhappy home. What’s more, we find out that Ponyboy isn’t actually delusional (or so he says) and he begins recover from Read more…
The major conflicts that appeared in the novel were man vs man, man vs society and man vs self( internal conflict). One of the main vs man conflict in the Outsiders is the rival between the the Outsiders and the socs. What is the major conflict in the outsiders and Read more…
The rules of the Rumble are: Two superstars will kick-start the Rumble in the ring with a new competitor entering the match every 90 seconds. A wrestler can only be eliminated by going over the top rope with BOTH feet touching the floor outside. What are the rules for the Read more…
Summary: Chapter 5 Ponyboy makes a wisecrack and Johnny tells him he is becoming more like Two-Bit every day. Johnny insists that they cut their hair to disguise themselves, and he bleaches Ponyboy’s hair. For the next week, the boys hide out at the church, reading Gone with the Wind, Read more…