He is Ponyboy’s least favorite member of the gang, and Pony considers him “tougher, colder, meaner.” What is ponyboy’s relationship with Dally? Dally and Pony are colleagues in the same gang who aren’t close friends in the beginning. However, over the course of Hinton’s novel, Ponyboys attitude towards Dally evolves Read more…
Why is Ponyboy uncomfortable about Dally’s behavior? Ponyboy didn’t like Dallas’s behavior because the girls weren’t their kind. How does Ponyboy feel about Dally? Dally Winston had been in gangs in New York City before joining the greasers. He is Ponyboy’s least favorite member of the gang, and Pony considers Read more…
That Cherry Valance is acting as a spy for the greasers shocks greasers and Johnny, but then they learn that Bob, the dead Soc, had been her boyfriend. Dally informs them that Cherry has said that she is willing to testify that the Socs were drunk that night and that Read more…
Sandy. Tulsa’s own Lynne Hatheway Anthony was cast as Sodapop’s girlfriend, Sandy. Who gets pregnant in The Outsiders? When Pony learns that Sandy’s pregnant—not with Soda’s kid—and that Sandy’s parents refused to let her marry Soda, he realizes Soda has problems too. Since we only end up hearing this information Read more…
severe burns and a broken back. Dally came out with Johnny, an injured arm and burns. 8. Why do Ponyboy and Johnny go in the burning church? What injuries do Johnny and Dally sustain from the church fire? Dally’s one arm is severely burned, but he will eventually regain full Read more…
At the church, they find a group of schoolchildren on a picnic. Suddenly, one of the adult chaperones cries out that some of the children are missing, and Ponyboy hears screaming from inside the church. Acting on instinct, he and Johnny climb into the burning building through a window. What Read more…
“I reckon it never occurred to you that your brothers might be worrying their heads off and afraid to call the police because something like that could get you two thrown in a boy’s home so quick it’d make your head spin.” What are 3 quotes from Darry in the Read more…
In that split second, Ponyboy realizes that Darry does care for him, that he was just trying too hard. After losing his parents, Darry fears losing another loved one. Cherry’s willingness to clue the greasers in on Soc activity shows her to be in a kind of limbo. What does Read more…
As they walk, Ponyboy and Cherry talk about Ponyboy’s brothers. He notices how easy it is to talk to Cherry. When Cherry asks Ponyboy to describe Darry, he says Darry does not like him and probably wishes he could put Ponyboy in a home somewhere. How does Ponyboy feel about Read more…
Darry Curtis Quotes in The Outsiders Chapter 1 Quotes. I don’t care, I lied to myself, I don’t care about [Darry] either. Chapter 6 Quotes. That was [Darry’s] silent fear then—of losing another person he loved. Chapter 9 Quotes. Soda fought for fun, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. Read more…