Why is it ironic that Johnny is the character who committed the crime, instead of one of the other greasers? Irony is when the opposite of what you expect to happen is what happens. It’s ironic that Johnny killed Bob because Johnny is the most “law abiding” of all the Read more…
Twenty-two Socs arrive in four carloads to fight the twenty greasers. Darry steps forward to start the fight, and Paul Holden, Darry’s high school friend and football teammate, steps up to challenge him. Why did Darry fight in the rumble? Still apprehensive about the rumble, Pony questions everyone’s motivation for Read more…
Dally wants to die, and he gets his wish. He is gunned down as his gang watches, knowing that Dally always gets what he wants and this time Dally wants to be dead. What is Dally’s condition after the fire? What condition were Dally and Johnny in? Ponyboy explains that Read more…
Randy. Randy stopped by to visit Ponyboy while he was home recovering. Who stops by to see Ponyboy while he is recovering at home? Darry tells him that he has a visitor. Pony welcomes into the room Randy Adderson, a Soc. Randy explains that he is visiting because Cherry has Read more…
Why did Ponyboy and Johnny turn to Dally for help? Dally was used to being in situations like that, and he was the toughest of them all. Why did Ponyboy feel that he and Johnny would be hiding for the rest of their lives? Johnny killed a soc and they Read more…
You’d better wise up, Pony…you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothing can touch you…” -This is the advice Dally gives Ponyboy on the way to see Johnny in the hospital after the rumble. What did Dally say to Ponyboy after Read more…
five aspirin. Feeling sick before the rumble, Ponyboy swallows five aspirin and struggles to eat his dinner. What did Ponyboy do before the rumble? Just before the rumble begins, Ponyboy looks around at the Shepard and Brumley gang members and thinks, “We’re greasers, but not hoods, and we don’t belong Read more…
You will find New Forest ponies dotted all around our National Park. With around 5,000 of them, it won’t be too long until you spot one. There is plenty of nutritious food available for the ponies and you will often find them grazing across the open moorland in small groups. Read more…
Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. What were the reasons each of the Greasers have for fighting? CHAPTER 9: The reason that the various boys gave for fighting is first of all, to prove themselves as a gang and as well as Read more…
the greasers. Just as the rumble begins, Dally shows up. Able to fight with only one arm, he announces that a rumble can’t happen without him. The Socs lose the rumble because they run first. Everyone in Pony’s gang is banged up, but the greasers win and that is all Read more…