Ponyboy asks Cherry if she can see the sunset real good from the West side, because he is trying to make a point that they are not so different from each other, contrary to what society thinks. He is saying that people are the same no matter what side of Read more…
Pony and Two-Bit also visit Dally, who is still in the hospital. He is his old self, and resents the fact that he will not be able to take part in the rumble that night. Who came to visit Dally and Johnny in the hospital? Two-Bit and PonyboyTwo-Bit and Ponyboy Read more…
Ponyboy recites a poem he learned by Robert Frost called “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” about impermanence in nature, from flowers to sunrises. Ponyboy is not sure what the poem means, but Johnny tells him the poem expresses exactly what he was saying about wishing the golden light could last. What Read more…
What information did Ponyboy learn from the newspaper? He learned that he and his brothers may be put into a boy’s home. Why did Randy want to talk to Ponyboy? He wanted to say how he might run away and that he won’t be at the rumble. What does the Read more…
This line refers to the metaphor that something new and pure is rare and valuable. That rare and valuable purity is personified as always leaving. The use of figurative language in this line of the poem brings home the theme of the sadness surrounding change. What does gold symbolize in Read more…
One reason why Ponyboy wants to fight in the rumble is, he is loyal to the greasers. Even though Pony knows that the fight would be bad, Pony would do it for his gang. This shows that Ponyboy will always be there for his gang. Why does Ponyboy want to Read more…
This novel portrays how violence leaves physical and emotional scars. SE Hilton explores the effect of living in a place where a teenager can’t even walk home by himself and where fear is the foremost emotion. Gang violence, shooting, stabbing, ignorance etc are examples of violence illustrated in the novel. Read more…
Ponyboy learns that he got a concussion when a Soc kicked him in the head during the rumble, and that he has been delirious in bed for three days. What was the result of the Rumble in the outsiders? The Socs lose the rumble because they run first. Everyone in Read more…
The Talk with Cherry She tells them that the Socs will fight with no weapons tonight. She calls it fighting ‘clean’. She also tells Pony that Randy, Bob’s best friend, won’t be fighting tonight. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy and Two-Bit about the rumble? Ponyboy. 10. What does Cherry tell Read more…
The major conflicts that appeared in the novel were man vs man, man vs society and man vs self( internal conflict). What is the conflict for the outsiders? Major conflict Against the background of the clash between the poor greasers and the rich Socs, the greaser Ponyboy struggles to mature. Read more…