In chapter two, Ponyboy tells us that the Socs hang out at two drive-in restaurants known as Rusty’s and The Way Out, while the greasers go to two other drive-in restaurants, The Dingo and Jay’s. What did the Socs drive-in The Outsiders? The Socs’ blue Mustang symbolizes their class and Read more…
A policeman stops them, but Ponyboy feigns an injury, and the officer gives them an escort to the hospital. Ponyboy and Dally find Johnny dying. Johnny moans that fighting is useless, tells Ponyboy to “[s]tay gold,” and then dies. Why did Dally and Ponyboy get pulled over by the cops? Read more…
The Socs’ blue Mustang symbolizes their class and power, since a greaser could never afford such a “tuff car.” The Mustang symbolizes the economic divide between the two groups and points to a major source of the tensions between them. What do the Socs drive? After Bob is killed and Read more…
What does Dally tell the police when he is stopped? He said that “fighting is no good” and he told Ponyboy to “Stay gold.” He means that Ponyboy should be true to himself. What are the last two things Johnny says? What did Dally tell the cops about Johnny and Read more…
blue Mustang. About four months ago, Johnny was out in a field hunting a football to practice a few kicks, and four Socs drove by in a blue Mustang. They stopped and jumped him, beating Johnny half to death. What cars did the Socs drive-in The Outsiders? The Socs’ blue Read more…
Cars represent the Socs power and the greasers’ vulnerability. Because their parents can afford to buy them their “tuff” cars, the Socs have increased mobility and protection. The greasers, who move mostly on foot, are physically vulnerable in comparison to the Socs. What does the Mustang that the Socs drive Read more…
After Johnny dies in the hospital, Dally is so upset, he runs away from Ponyboy and robs a grocery store. The police chase him to the empty lot where the greasers hang out. There, Dally takes out his unloaded gun and threatens the police, who shoot him in self-defense. Why Read more…
Sodapop. Sodapop confides in Ponyboy and sticks up for him when Darry lectures him. He is the only person who can tease Darry and get away with it. Where does Steve Soda work? Steve is a seventeen-year-old greaser who works with Sodapop at the gas station. Who does Ponyboy love Read more…
That Johnny will be okay. What lie does Ponyboy tell Johnny in the hospital? That Johnny will be okay. What does Johnny tell Ponyboy at the hospital? When the fight is over, Ponyboy and Dallas return to the hospital to tell Johnny about the fight. While there, Johnny tells them Read more…
In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the old, abandoned church on top of Jay Mountain is the place that Johnny and Ponyboy (both members of the Greasers gang) go to run away. What happened to Ponyboy and Johnny at the park? When Johnny Cade and Ponyboy were in the park Read more…