Pony describes Dally as being a person who made a difference when he says he pulled Johnny out of the burning church, he gave them his gun even though it could have cause him to be imprisoned, and he risked his life to keep Johnny out of trouble. How did Read more…
The next morning, Ponyboy wakes in the church and finds a note from Johnny saying that he has gone into town to get supplies. When Johnny returns, he brings a week’s supply of baloney and cigarettes, and a paperback copy of Gone with the Wind, which he wants Ponyboy to Read more…
Answer and Explanation: In The Outsiders, Ponyboy is worried about whether or not he asked for Darry while he was in the hospital because he is concerned that he did not and that this would hurt his brother. Ponyboy worries that he may have only asked for Soda. Why did Read more…
Let’s take a step back for a moment to remind ourselves of the four types of narrator that are available to us when telling a story. First-Person Narrative Voice. Second-Person Narrative Voice. Third-Person Narrative Voice. Omniscient Third-Person Narrator. What are the 5 types of narrators? 5 Types of Narrators in Read more…
Paul Newman. 2. What celebrity does Ponyboy wish he looked like? Paul Newman. What does Ponyboy wish for? Pony runs back to Johnny and says they should run away. But, as they talk, he starts wishing for his warm bed. Darry doesn’t have the right to keep that from him. Read more…
An outsider is a stranger — someone who doesn’t fit in, or someone who observes a group from afar. An outsider stands outside the group, looking in. If you go through high school without belonging to any particular group — you’re not a jock, a nerd, or an artist, for Read more…
Ponyboy Curtis, the main character and a Greaser himself, describes his group as “almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while. Who are the hoods in The Outsiders? Hoods form organized gangs that Read more…
First, Ponyboy can be considered an outsider because he’s different from others in his school. In document B it states “ One time in biology I had to dissect a worm and the razor wouldn’t cut, so I used my switchblade.… Why is Ponyboy the outsider in The Outsiders? Ponyboy, Read more…
The Outsiders. Ponyboy Curtis, or Pony, is the narrator for the S.E. Hinton novel The Outsiders. Pony is the 14-year-old younger brother of Darry and Sodapop Curtis. Pony is being raised by his 20-year-old brother, Darry, after the death of his parents in an automobile accident. What books does Ponyboy Read more…
What is different about the death of Dally? Johnny died from saving people and putting other people’s lives before his. Dally robs a grocery store and pulled a gun on a cop. His death was suicidal. Why is Dally’s death significant? Dally’s death forces readers to take another serious look Read more…