Conflicts: Internal conflicts within Ponyboy in relation to his brothers, to gang violence, and to his own identity; external conflicts between the Greasers and the Socs, a rival gang, and between the Greasers and the police. What happened in chapter 1 the outsiders? In the first chapter, Ponyboy introduces himself Read more…
What two things does Johnny ask Two-Bit and Ponyboy for when he is in the hospital? Johnny asks them for the hair grease and the book –Gone with the Wind. What does Johnny ask for when Ponyboy visits him? He wants hair grease and another copy of Gone With the Read more…
The gangs are divided by social class into the Greasers and the Socs. The main difference between the two gangs is that the Socs have money, and the Greasers do not. How were the Socs and Greasers alike How were they different? The Socs and the Greasers were alike because Read more…
Jerry. 14. Why did Ponyboy pass out after the fire? Dally hit him to put out the flames on his back. Why does Dally club Pony across the back? Why does Dally club Pony across the back? He is on fire and he is trying to stop the flames. Who Read more…
Ponyboy is a greaser, this is because he fits the characteristics of a greaser. For example, all the greasers have long greasy hair, pony has that. “Besides I look better with long greasy hair.” (2). This quote means that Ponyboy is a greaser, and that he looks better with long Read more…
The greasers of the 1950’s took their name from the “Greaser Act,” which was a law created in California against Mexicans to protect Californians from Mexicans who were unarmed, but not peaceful or quiet people. The name “Greaser” was given to the Mexicans that greased carts in the mid-1800’s. Why Read more…
Although they belong to two social classes and are different in many aspects, they also share some similarities. Some of the major similarities between SOCS and Greasers include age, social pressure, problematic parents, and angst of growing up. Basically, all of them are young adults trying to find their way Read more…
Why does Ponyboy say about the greasers “We deserve a lot of our trouble”? They bring a lot of trouble on themselves by their actions. How is Dally Winston different from the other greasers? He is tougher and meaner than the other greasers. What does Ponyboy say about the Greasers? Read more…
Soc. In S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, most of the major characters are Greaser boys. To balance out the perspective of the Socs versus the Greasers, Hinton introduced a strong female Soc, Cherry Valance. Is Cherry a spy for the greasers? Cherry acts as a spy for the greasers, and Read more…
When Ponyboy wakes, he is in an ambulance, accompanied by one of the schoolteachers, Jerry Wood. The teacher tells him that his back caught on fire and that the jacket he was wearing, which Dally lent him, saved his life. He says that Dally was burned but will probably be Read more…