Ponyboy says it would be nice to be in the country. He falls asleep and starts dreaming of being in the country. He dreams his parents are there with him. What are Ponyboy’s dreams? Sometimes Ponyboy’s dreams are expressions of his hopes for his life, such as being back with Read more…
Dally gave Ponyboy the jacket before he and Johnny left for the country, and the jacket kept him warm. When Pony goes into the burning church, Dally’s jacket keeps him from being burned. What saved Ponyboy from being burned? When Ponyboy wakes, he is in an ambulance, accompanied by one Read more…
After he meets Cherry at the movie theater, however, Ponyboy begins to realize that Socs are human just like greasers. He sees that he and Cherry appreciate many of the same things, like sunsets. How did Ponyboy describe the difference between Socs and Greasers? Presumably, the Socs have come to Read more…
Ponyboy and Cherry see they have a lot in common- they both like to read and watch sunsets. They talk about the differences between the Socs and the Greasers. The biggest difference is that the Socs are too cool to talk about their emotions, while the Greasers feel emotions too Read more…
He wants to keep Micky Mouse (his horse). It won’t come true because Micky Mouse was sold a few years ago. What is Pony’s dream in the outsiders? Ponyboy believes that place exists but that it is in the country rather than the city. He begins to drift off and Read more…
Ponyboy says of the greasers, “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we’re wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks. . . .” What makes Ponyboy different from other Greasers in Chapter 1? Ponyboy is Read more…
Johnny and Ponyboy ran away because Johnny killed a Soc because he was jumping them and drowning Ponyboy. They ran away to an old church in Windrixville on Jay mountain. 5. What does Ponyboy run away? As a result of frustration and fear for Pony’s safety, Darry had slapped him 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. Why did Ponyboy end up in the hospital in Chapter 10? Ponyboy learns that he got a concussion when a Soc Read more…
CHAPTER 11: 1. Why do you think Ponyboy was ill? – During the rumble, he was kicked in the head and now he has a concussion. Why do you think Ponyboy was ill? Why do you think Ponyboy becomes so sick? What are his symptoms? Pony becomes so sick because Read more…
Why do Dally and Ponyboy go to the hospital after the fight? Dally and Ponyboy go to the hospital after the fight to see Johnny and share the good news that they won the rumble. Dally is particularly eager to get there assumedly because he worries that Johnny is dying, Read more…