She wants the fighting to end, and she does whatever is necessary to even the sides and balance the power between the two rival groups. What do cherry valances like? She is a pretty good barrel racer and likes music, although her preference for the Beatles over Elvis is unfathomable Read more…
Pony and Two-Bit also visit Dally, who is still in the hospital. He is his old self, and resents the fact that he will not be able to take part in the rumble that night. Who came to visit Dally and Johnny in the hospital? Two-Bit and PonyboyTwo-Bit and Ponyboy Read more…
Ponyboy and Cherry see they have a lot in common- they both like to read and watch sunsets. They talk about the differences between the Socs and the Greasers. Why does pony remind Cherry that they both watch the same sunset? Why does Ponyboy remind Cherry that they both watch Read more…
Ponyboy asks Cherry if she can see the sunset real good from the West side, because he is trying to make a point that they are not so different from each other, contrary to what society thinks. He is saying that people are the same no matter what side of Read more…
Pony and Johnny eat “barbeque sandwiches and banana splits” (5.105). Dally tells them that because of the murder of Bob, Socs and Greasers are warring all around, and Dally has even taken to carrying a gun. What do the boys eat in chapter 5 of the outsiders? The Outsiders Chapter Read more…
Summary: Chapter 8 Two-Bit and Ponyboy go to see Johnny and Dally in the hospital. Johnny, weak and pale, whispers that he would like Ponyboy to finish reading Gone with the Wind to him. His mother shows up to visit, but she is a mean-spirited, nagging woman and Johnny refuses Read more…
Darry and Sodapop arrive. Sodapop hugs Ponyboy, and Darry cries, shocking Ponyboy. The anger he has felt toward Darry dissolves. Ponyboy realizes that Darry does care about him; Darry is strict because he loves Ponyboy and wants him to succeed. What does Ponyboy realize about Darry when he sees him Read more…
Summary: Chapter 5 Ponyboy makes a wisecrack and Johnny tells him he is becoming more like Two-Bit every day. 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, Read more…
The rules of the Rumble are: Two superstars will kick-start the Rumble in the ring with a new competitor entering the match every 90 seconds. A wrestler can only be eliminated by going over the top rope with BOTH feet touching the floor outside. What are the rules for the Read more…
The major conflicts that appeared in the novel were man vs man, man vs society and man vs self( internal conflict). One of the main vs man conflict in the Outsiders is the rival between the the Outsiders and the socs. What is the major conflict in the outsiders and Read more…