How does Ponyboy feel about fighting? Ponyboy thinks a person should only fight in self-defense. How do the other Greasers feel about fighting? Soda fights for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. How does Ponyboy Read more…
Ponyboy asks her if she’ll visit Johnny in the hospital. She responds that she can’t because Johnny killed Bob. Incensed, Ponyboy accuses Cherry of being a traitor, but when she says how hard Bob’s death has been on her and Read more…
Ponyboy realizes that “maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset.” What realization does Ponyboy make in Chapter 6? The most important revelation in this chapter is Ponyboy’s redefinition of his family. Read more…
The words “some of us watch the sunset” suggest to Cherry that although some of the greasers live up to the stereotype of greasers as rough and unrefined, some of them, like Ponyboy, have a keen appreciation for beauty—as keen Read more…
What does Ponyboy learn about the Greasers and people in general? Ponyboy, after talking to Randy, realizes the Socs and the Greasers are all just guys. What does Ponyboy realize about the Socs in Chapter 7? Ponyboy feels reassured by Read more…
Why is Ponyboy excited for the rumble? He is excited to use his new switchblade. What does Ponyboy realize at the end of Chapter 7? Ponyboy feels reassured by his talk with Randy and realizes that Socs can be human Read more…
He would rather die defending himself with a switchblade than receive another beating by the Socs. Not only does this moment hint at Johnny using his switchblade later in the book, but it also alludes to Johnny’s own death in Read more…
Ponyboy collapse’s the night of the rumble because he got hit in the head and in the ribs, and he was losing a lot of weight when he was at the abandoned church. Describe what Johnny gives to the nurse Read more…
He is described as smart, impulsive, and handsome like his brother, Sodapop. Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called the greasers. What are 5 adjectives for The Outsiders? Terms in this set (5) disgrace. the loss of respect. incredulous. indicating Read more…
Ponyboy. What does Ponyboy ask Two-Bit to do for him before the rumble? Not to tell anyone he is sick. What does Dally ask Two-Bit to give him? Pony and Two-Bit also visit Dally, who is still in the hospital. Read more…