Why is Ponyboy excited for the rumble? He is excited to use his new switchblade. What does Ponyboy realize at the end of Chapter 7? Ponyboy feels reassured by his talk with Randy and realizes that Socs can be human and vulnerable. How does Ponyboy feel about the rumble? Ponyboy Read more…
What does Ponyboy learn about the Greasers and people in general? Ponyboy, after talking to Randy, realizes the Socs and the Greasers are all just guys. What does Ponyboy realize about the Socs in Chapter 7? Ponyboy feels reassured by his talk with Randy and realizes that Socs can be Read more…
The words “some of us watch the sunset” suggest to Cherry that although some of the greasers live up to the stereotype of greasers as rough and unrefined, some of them, like Ponyboy, have a keen appreciation for beauty—as keen as that of the richest socialite. What does it mean Read more…
Ponyboy realizes that “maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset.” What realization does Ponyboy make in Chapter 6? The most important revelation in this chapter is Ponyboy’s redefinition of his family. From talking with both Dally and Johnny, Ponyboy realizes how Read more…
Ponyboy asks her if she’ll visit Johnny in the hospital. She responds that she can’t because Johnny killed Bob. Incensed, Ponyboy accuses Cherry of being a traitor, but when she says how hard Bob’s death has been on her and describes Bob’s good qualities, Ponyboy asks for her forgiveness. What Read more…
How does Ponyboy feel about fighting? Ponyboy thinks a person should only fight in self-defense. How do the other Greasers feel about fighting? Soda fights for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. How does Ponyboy describe the Greasers style of fighting? One greaser, Two-Bit, explains Read more…
What are Ponyboy and Soda supposed to do if the cops show up at the rumble? Take off. What did Ponyboy Soda and Darry always do before a rumble? Me and Soda and Darry always got spruced up before a rumble. And besides, we wanted to show those Socs we Read more…
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 heard his name on the bulletin at school and because everyone involved in Bob’s killing has to see the judge the next day regarding Read more…
S.E. Hinton. Quote by S.E. Hinton: “Ponyboy, listen, don’t get tough. Who said you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt in The Outsiders? DallyEven Ponyboy was confused at how he talked because “he never talked like that”. Dally goes on, “You’d better wise up Pony… you get Read more…
Before the rumble, Randy talks with Ponyboy because he plans not to attend the rumble. He is grieving for Bob and is tired of the hatred and fighting. Why did Randy talk to Ponyboy? Why did Randy want to talk to Pony? He wanted to tell him that he would Read more…