Of course, that was over thirty years ago, when as a preteen DiCaprio auditioned for the role of Ponyboy Curtis in 1983’s The Outsiders. DiCaprio obviously didn’t get the part — it went to the older C. Thomas Howell instead — but it kicked off a remarkable career for the Read more…
Johnny behaved in an uncharacteristically violent way because he was scared of the Socs, as they beat him up before. Why does Johnny react so violently to the SOCS quizlet? Why does Johnny react so violently to the Socs? Johnny reacts so violently to the Socs because they were suffocating Read more…
The Socs come looking for Ponyboy and Johnny after the two boys flirted with their girlfriends. Why do the SOCS come after Ponyboy and Johnny? Why did the socs come looking for Johnny and Ponyboy? They wanted to beat them up for hanging out with Cherry and Marcia, their girlfriends. Read more…
Johnny insists that they cut their hair to disguise themselves, and he bleaches Ponyboy’s hair. For the next week, the boys hide out at the church, reading Gone with the Wind, smoking, and eating sandwiches. What food did Ponyboy and Johnny eat at the church? Pony and Johnny eat “barbeque Read more…
Dally brings news, and a letter for Ponyboy from Sodapop. Soda had discovered Pony’s sweatshirt at Buck’s and realized that Dally knew where Pony was hiding. Soda’s letter expresses how worried both he and Darry are and how much they miss Pony. What secret does Sodapop share with Ponyboy? What Read more…
When Darry and Ponyboy run and catch Soda, Soda makes Darry and Ponyboy promise to stop fighting. Why does Soda want Ponyboy and Darry to stop fighting so much? Soda explains that he just can’t stand it anymore — always being in the middle, always being torn from one side Read more…
His best friend was a guy from his roofing job that didn’t want to be in a gang but him and Darry knew each other since they were in pre-k. Darry says his favorite gang member is Johnny Cade, however, he values his brother a lot. Who is Sodapops best Read more…
Darry gives up the possibility of going to college and playing football so that he can take a job as a menial laborer and provide for their family. Despite his hard-working nature and ability to differentiate right from wrong, Darry also loves fighting, and is proud to use his strong Read more…
Dally. Johnny and Ponyboy receive a visit from Dally, their Greaser friend who told them the location of the church. Dally takes them on a trip to Dairy Queen, and the three talk about the situation back home, where the police have been asking about Bob’s murder and open warfare Read more…
Dally is afraid that he might to go jail and become hard and tough like dally. What are Dally’s fears in the Outsiders? Dally did not want Johnny to turn himself in to the police because Johnny still possessed the qualities that Dally lost along the way. He was afraid Read more…