Johnny Cade. A person with all of these qualities is Johnny Cade. Since Johnny is brave, selfless, and compassionate, he is the most heroic character in The Outsiders. One heroic quality of Johnny is bravery. Is Ponyboy selfless? Ponyboy is Read more…
Loyalty is a point of pride, honor, and principle for Ponyboy Curtis, star player in The Outsiders. He doesn’t like some of the people in his gang, especially dangerous Dallas Winston, but he would still do anything for Dallas and Read more…
Although Ponyboy agrees with Johnny that a disguise is a good idea, he resists cutting off his hair because… Ponyboy was proud of his hair and it was his trademark as a Greaser. Why did Ponyboy resist cutting his hair? Read more…
They are groups of people that stereotype each other. Socs say that greaser are “hoods”, trouble, come from the wrong side of town, and are poor. Greasers say that socs are “preppies” and sporty, and are wealthy. The main character, Read more…
He does not place value on a world in which the only thing a young person can be proud of is a reputation, especially a reputation for being a hood and having greasy hair: “I don’t want to be a Read more…
As he is followed he feels terrified, scared, and worried. This is because when greasers walk alone the are often jumped by Soc’s. How does Ponyboy feel as he is being followed? How did Ponyboy feel when he was being Read more…
Ponyboy and his brothers were different from the other hoods or greasers because they were the poor ones and they didn’t get in trouble with the police as much. How is Ponyboy different than the other Greasers? Ponyboy is different Read more…
delirious. wandering in the mind; talking nonsense. Where is the word delirious in the outsiders? Today’s Tuesday, and you’ve been asleep and delirious since Saturday night. “Hey, Ponyboy!” he yelped, and leaped for me, but Darry caught him. What are Read more…
In The Outsiders, the greasers are the poor boys from the East Side of town who band together to provide for each other’s needs. Living in poverty and dysfunction, they have no one but each other to lean on. How Read more…
Soda reminds Pony of a colt because he is so curious about everything, and he gets into so many situations. Are Soda and Ponyboy related? Darry and Sodapop Curtis are Ponyboy’s older brothers who, along with being greasers, are adjusting Read more…