One of the most important scenes in the novel, as well as being the climax, is Johnny and Ponyboy saving children from a burning church after they have run away from home. The church is located near Windrixville and is situated on Jay Mountain, not too far from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Read more…
Why did Ponyboy end up in the hospital? Ponyboy did this after Dally was shot, because he was exhausted, in shock, and had a concussion. Was Ponyboy in the hospital? At the hospital, doctors examine Ponyboy, and except for a few burns and a big bruise across his back, he’s Read more…
After finding out that Sodapop is upset because his letters to Sandy went unanswered, Ponyboy realizes that he “never had paid much attention to Soda’s problems.” At the end of the novel, Sodapop is the character who finally unites the Curtis family, after he breaks down in tears over his Read more…
One of the most important lessons Ponyboy learns in The Outsiders is to, “Stay gold.” At the end of the novel, just before Johnny Cade dies he tells Ponyboy to “stay gold”, in saying this, he means that he should stay innocent and to not change who he is as Read more…
Why does Ponyboy love being in the country so much? He can get away from all the drama and he can be by himself. Why does Ponyboy idealize the country? He idealizes the country to get away from his like problems and the stress of not knowing if you’re going Read more…
As he lies dying in Chapter 9, Johnny Cade speaks these words to Ponyboy. “Stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny when the two hide out in the Windrixville Church. One line in the poem reads, “Nothing gold can stay,” meaning that Read more…
After Johnny’s death and Dally’s departure, Ponyboy wanders through the hospital’s halls in a daze. Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death, and keeps repeating that he isn’t dead. He leaves the hospital and roams the streets until a stranger picks him up and drives him home. Why does Ponyboy Read more…
2. Ponyboy, who was Johnny’s best friend, is able to handle Johnny’s death better than Dally, who becomes emotionally unglued. Why is this, do you suppose? Ponyboy says that Johnny is the only person that Dally really cares about in the whole world and now that Johnny is dead, life Read more…
Ponyboy is a hero because he is courageous and not afraid to rescue and help people in their times of need. One main reason why Ponyboy is a hero is that when school children are stuck in a fire Ponyboy runs in to rescue them. Who is the true hero Read more…
After reading the morning paper, what is Ponyboy’s biggest fear? He will be put into the boys’ home. What does the narrator mean when he says, “serious reality has a hard time coming through to Soda, but when it does, it hits him hard.” When Soda finally realizes the truth, Read more…