Canaries were iconically used in coal mines to detect the presence of carbon monoxide. What animal was used in British coal mines until being phased out in 1986? canariesOn this day in 1986, a mining tradition dating back to 1911 ended: the use of canaries in coal mines to detect Read more…
Nicolas Cage and Johnny Depp have been added to the The Outsiders (film)#Cast section as cameos. Who did Nicholas Cage play in The Outsiders? While Cage didn’t receive a major role in The Outsiders, he actually made a small cameo in the film as a rival gang member during the Read more…
First, Johnny is loyal to Ponyboy by protecting and standing up for him from the Socs. Secondly, Bobs friends were disloyal because when Bob was murdered they fled the park when they could’ve gotten him help. This scene shows Ponyboy and Twobit being loyal to Dally and Johnny by visiting Read more…
You take up for your buddies no matter what they do. When you’re in a gang, you stick up for the members. Ponyboy explains Johnny’s defense of Dally after Dally harasses Cherry and Marcia, two Socs, at the drive-in theater. What characters in The Outsiders show loyalty? Loyalty is a Read more…
Why does Randy come to see Ponyboy? Randy come to see Ponyboy to talk about the upcoming trial. Why did Randy talk to Ponyboy? Why did Randy want to talk to Pony? He wanted to tell him that he would not be at the rumble because nothing would change. He Read more…
Johnny is in critical condition; his back is broken and he is suffering with third-degree burns. If he lives, he will not be able to walk for the rest of his life. What injury or injuries does Johnny have from the church? The children are rescued, but Ponyboy and Dally Read more…
Pony inhaled smoke, Dally burned his arm and Johnny broke his back. Pony burned his arm and Dally burned his back. What were Ponyboys injuries? Ponyboy learns that he got a concussion when a Soc kicked him in the head during the rumble, and that he has been delirious in Read more…
The Outsiders Church Fire They rush inside and save all of the children. However, after Ponyboy spends too much time in the burning church, he passes out and does not awaken until he is in the hospital, where he learns that he and Dally are mostly unscathed. What happened to Read more…
When Ponyboy wakes, he is in an ambulance, accompanied by one of the schoolteachers, Jerry Wood. The teacher tells him that his back caught on fire and that the jacket he was wearing, which Dally lent him, saved his life. He says that Dally was burned but will probably be Read more…
What does Johnny realize about the Socs in the blue car? That they are the ones who beat him up so badly. What was Johnny’s reaction when he saw the blue Mustang? Ponyboy puts the blue Mustang together with the rings and realizes that this is the group that had Read more…