The light allowed them to vividly see Dally’s death, giving them the opportunity to think about whether they, too, want to die, as Pony says of Dally, “violent and young and desperate.” Johnny believed Dally was the gallant Southern gentleman. Read more…
Darrel Curtis Darrel, known as “Darry,” is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. How did Darry Curtis died? Darry Curtis had passed away last wednesday from a disease called tuberculosis. Read more…
10. Paraphrase why Darry seems like such an angry person. He has had to take on too much responsibility for a person his age since his parents were killed. He resents having to take on the role of parent to Read more…
Johnny is a nervous person who is always suspicious of being jumped. He changes from being scared of his shadow, to a hero, to regretful for not being able to live longer. Johnny killed Bob and is the Greaserʼs pet. Read more…
As they walk, Ponyboy and Cherry talk about Ponyboy’s brothers. He notices how easy it is to talk to Cherry. When Cherry asks Ponyboy to describe Darry, he says Darry does not like him and probably wishes he could put Read more…
At first, Ponyboy cannot come to terms with the deaths of Dally and Johnny. He is physically and emotionally immobilized. Even after he recovers from his physical injuries, he feels listless and empty, his grades slip, and his relationship with Read more…
The vacant lot. Where do Ponyboy and Two-Bit find Cherry as they are walking home from the hospital? The vacant lot. Why does Ponyboy call Cherry a traitor? The vacant lot. 12. Why does Ponyboy call Cherry a traitor? Because Read more…
Johnny had gone for supplies and returned with food, cigarettes, soap, peroxide, a deck of playing cards, and the book Gone with the Wind. In an effort to blend in and disguise their appearances, Johnny cuts and bleaches Ponyboy’s hair; Read more…
Bob Sheldon is the Soc who originally beat up Johnny. He is Cherry’s boyfriend, and, like Johnny, he is a victim of his own family. Is Bob a greaser or a SOC? Bob is the dark-haired Soc who beats up Read more…
Bob’s bloody corpse is nearby. Johnny says, “I killed him,” and Ponyboy sees Johnny’s switchblade, dark to the hilt with blood. Ponyboy panics, but Johnny remains calm. What happens after Johnny kills Bob? Johnny throws up. After the murder, the Read more…