The main reason for this conflict is Darry wanting to do the best for his family. Sometimes, Darry yells at his brother in a somewhat overly-aggressive way, which is the reason why Ponyboy is in conflict with his brother. What Read more…
What is Pony’s dream and why will it not come true? It won’t come true because his parents are dead and they can’t afford to move. What was Ponyboy’s dream in chapter 3? Ponyboy says it would be nice to Read more…
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. What does Pony Read more…
When Ponyboy regains consciousness, he hears sirens. He assumes that he is in a police car until Jerry Wood (who accompanies him) tells him that they are in an ambulance, and Johnny and Dally are in the ambulance behind them. Read more…
The judge acquits Ponyboy of the charges against him for his involvement in Bob’s murder, and closes the entire case. Despite their fears, the judge does not send Ponyboy and Sodapop to a “boy’s home,” and allows them to continue Read more…
Explain how Pony feels this difference give his group the upper hand? Ponyboy says that the Sheppard Gang “had a leader and were organized”, while Ponyboy’s group “were just buddies who stuck together – each man was his own leader”. Read more…
Why do Dally and Ponyboy go to the hospital after the fight? Dally and Ponyboy go to the hospital after the fight to see Johnny and share the good news that they won the rumble. Dally is particularly eager to Read more…
CHAPTER 11: 1. Why do you think Ponyboy was ill? – During the rumble, he was kicked in the head and now he has a concussion. Why do you think Ponyboy was ill? Why do you think Ponyboy becomes so Read more…
After Johnny’s death and Dally’s departure, Ponyboy wanders through the hospital’s halls in a daze. Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death, and keeps repeating that he isn’t dead. Why did Ponyboy end up in the hospital in Chapter 10? Read more…
Johnny and Ponyboy ran away because Johnny killed a Soc because he was jumping them and drowning Ponyboy. They ran away to an old church in Windrixville on Jay mountain. 5. What does Ponyboy run away? As a result of Read more…