“Don’t let anyone change you. You’re perfect as you are.” Basically Johnny is saying to Ponyboy to stay true to himself. Stay the way he is and not change. What was the meaning of Johnny’s last words? Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy 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. The realization that if he lives, he would have to stay in his parents’ house, a place he Read more…
What condition were Dally and Johnny in? Ponyboy explains that Dally would be okay after a couple of days in the hospital. He says that for Dally, “one arm was badly burned and would be scarred for the rest of his life, but we would have full use of it Read more…
The most widely recognised Cockney rhyming slang terms for money include ‘pony’ which is £25, a ‘ton’ is £100 and a ‘monkey’, which equals £500. Also used regularly is a ‘score’ which is £20, a ‘bullseye’ is £50, a ‘grand’ is £1,000 and a ‘deep sea diver’ which is £5 Read more…
Ponyboy and Johnny meet up with Dally (Dallas) and go to the Nightly Double drive-in theatre. They sneak into the drive-in, although the admission is only 25 cents if you’re without a car. They enjoy the challenge of sneaking in because Dally hates to do anything the legal way. How Read more…
Stay gold, Ponyboy. Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left. Johnny writes that “stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem Ponyboy shared when they were hiding at the Read more…
Keith (Two-Bit) Mathews The oldest of the gang, except for Darry, and still a junior in high school at age 18. He is the wisecracking comedian of the gang. Who is the oldest greaser? Characters Name Description Dallas A 17-year-old juvenile delinquent, the roughest of the greasers, close with Johnny. Read more…
The school that Ponyboy attended. What school do The Outsiders go to? WEST ORANGE, NJ – “The Outsiders,” S.E. Hinton’s 1967 coming-of-age tale pitting the “Greasers” against the “Socials” and the tragedy that ensues, has been brought to life at West Orange High School. What was Ponyboys last name? Ponyboy Read more…
People who can be considered outsiders are Ponyboy, Johnny, and the Greasers. First, Ponyboy can be considered an outsider because he’s different from others in his school. Why is Ponyboy the outsider in The Outsiders? Ponyboy, Johnny, and Cherry are outsiders in this novel because none of them really fit Read more…
When Ponyboy says “There are things worse than being a greaser” (65), what does he mean? Being a Soc would be the worst thing ever. Why does Ponyboy feel the greasers have it so much worse than the SOCS? Why does Ponyboy feel the greasers have it much worse than Read more…