Flat characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work. By contrast, round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader. What is a flat character example? They have a single role in the story. For Read more…
For instance, Dallas Winston is a round character. In the beginning of The Outsiders written by The Outsiders, Dally is cold, bitter, and mean; he is very careless. Later in the novel, Dally dramatically changes as he learns to love and care. What kind of character is Dally? Dallas, known Read more…
Soda’s letter expresses how worried both he and Darry are and how much they miss Pony. Dally had been picked up and questioned about the murder, and had let it slip that the boys might be heading for Texas. What did sodas letter say? I know Dally knows where you Read more…
The Naïf. This type of unreliable narrator is a narrator with a limited understanding or point of view. One of the best examples of this is Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Other examples of naïves include Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, Holden Caulfield, from J. D. What makes a narrator unreliable? Read more…
An unreliable narrator is an untrustworthy storyteller, most often used in narratives with a first-person point of view. The unreliable narrator is either deliberately deceptive or unintentionally misguided, forcing the reader to question their credibility as a storyteller. What is an example of a unreliable narrator? The Naïf. This type Read more…
In contrast to his distant and tense relationship with Darry, Ponyboy’s relationship with Sodapop is one of admiration and trust. Both boys share a bed, and Sodapop serves as a symbolic security blanket for Ponyboy, especially since their parents’ deaths. What is ponyboy’s relationship with his brothers? Darry is always Read more…
On page 98, Ponyboy changed when he realized what Sodapop said because when he start talking to himself he ran to Darry and gave him a hug. Ponyboy was saying to himself was that what Sodapop and everyone else was saying was actually true so he realize that Darry do Read more…
The relationship between Darry and Ponyboy changed throw out the story. It went from Darry always being rude and angry at Ponyboy it even got to the point that Darry hit him. Then after when Darry hit him their relationship became loving, caring, and protective of him. How does ponyboy’s Read more…
He mentions that another Greaser leader, Tim Shepard, had visited him about the rumble, and now Dally is determined to get out of the hospital by that night. Dally also asks for Two-Bit’s prized switchblade. Who did Johnny say visited Dally in the hospital? Johnny’s mother shows up to visit Read more…
Sodapop’s fate On a DVD commentary, Rob Lowe said he asked S.E. Hinton where she saw his character, Sodapop, going after the events of “The Outsiders.” He said she told him that Sodapop is drafted, goes to fight in Vietnam and dies there. What happens to Ponyboy after outsiders? Last Read more…