The Socs lose the rumble because they run first. Everyone in Pony’s gang is banged up, but the greasers win and that is all that matters. Dally grabs greasers and says that they have to quickly go to the hospital because Johnny is dying. Ponyboy isn’t feeling very well himself. Read more…
The Socs lose the rumble because they run first. Everyone in Pony’s gang is banged up, but the greasers win and that is all that matters. Dally grabs greasers and says that they have to quickly go to the hospital because Johnny is dying. Ponyboy isn’t feeling very well himself. Read more…
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 characters are flat? A flat character is one that lacks complexity in several facets. Read more…
The Greasers “won.” 9. Where did Dally take Pony after the rumble? He took him to the hospital to see Johnny. Where do Dally and Ponyboy go after the rumble? After a long struggle, the greasers win. When the rumble ends, Dally and Ponyboy go to the hospital to see Read more…
Ponyboy. Throughout the book some characters that are round are Johnny Cade, and Ponyboy. Flat characters are people such as Darry, Two-Bit, and Steve. Is Johnny a round character? The Outsiders discussion For the round character, it’s Johnny. This is because, in the beginning he is described as a shy Read more…
The gang rushes out and sees police officers chasing him. Dally pulls out the unloaded gun he carries, and the police shoot him. Dally collapses to the ground, dead. Ponyboy muses that Dally wanted to die. Where do Ponyboy and Dally go after the rumble? Dally and Ponyboy make it Read more…
Bob is the dark-haired Soc who beats up Johnny before the novel begins. Bob has a set of three heavy rings, which he wears when he fights greasers. Bob’s indulgent parents have never disciplined him. Is dally a greaser or a SOC? Dallas “Dally” Winston was a greaser, the tritagonist Read more…
The Curtis brothers fear that the state agency will split them up, but they should not get split because they look out for each other, push each other, and need each other. What does Ponyboy worry about? Analysis: Chapters 11–12 Ponyboy’s friends worry that he will cope by hardening into Read more…
socs were drunk. Pony means that the socs were drunk. What does pony mean when he says SOCS were reeling pickled? What does Pony mean when he says the socs were “reeling pickled” on page 54? what Ponyboy meant was, that They were drunk. What major event happens in this Read more…
The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class “greasers” and the upper-class “Socs” (pronounced /ˈsoʊʃɪz/—short for Socials). The story is told in first-person perspective by teenage protagonist Ponyboy Curtis. What does SOC stand for in The Outsiders? The Socs (pronounced ˈsoʊʃɪz / Read more…