Ponyboy realizes that, although they come from different classes, he and Cherry watch the same sunset. A blue Mustang cruises by the group. The Mustang belongs to Bob and Randy, Cherry’s and Marcia’s Soc boyfriends. What do Ponyboy and cherry Read more…
Johnny and Dally are similar because they both have neglectful parents and place little value on their own lives. In contrast, Johnny is the most law-abiding and Dally is the least. Also, Dally likes to fight, but Johnny does not. Read more…
Sunsets and sunrises in The Outsiders represent the beauty and goodness in the world, particularly after Johnny compares the gold in the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” to the gold of the sunrises and sunsets Ponyboy enjoys. What does a Read more…
Ponyboy realizes that even though they come from different classes, he and Cherry watch the same sunset. What does Ponyboy have in common with Cherry in the outsiders? Cherry, a cheerleader, attends the same high school as Ponyboy. She is Read more…
What does the country symbolize? The country symbolizes a place to escape in which there are no stereotypes, and there is much peace. It is the ideal place for the character Johnny to live in, where he is free from Read more…
When Ponyboy says “There are things worse than being a greaser” (65), what does he mean? Being a Soc would be the worst thing ever. Why does Ponyboy feel the greasers have it so much worse than the SOCS? Why Read more…
People who can be considered outsiders are Ponyboy, Johnny, and the Greasers. First, Ponyboy can be considered an outsider because he’s different from others in his school. Why is Ponyboy the outsider in The Outsiders? Ponyboy, Johnny, and Cherry are Read more…
The school that Ponyboy attended. What school do The Outsiders go to? WEST ORANGE, NJ – “The Outsiders,” S.E. Hinton’s 1967 coming-of-age tale pitting the “Greasers” against the “Socials” and the tragedy that ensues, has been brought to life at Read more…
Keith (Two-Bit) Mathews The oldest of the gang, except for Darry, and still a junior in high school at age 18. He is the wisecracking comedian of the gang. Who is the oldest greaser? Characters Name Description Dallas A 17-year-old Read more…
Stay gold, Ponyboy. Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left. Johnny writes that “stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Read more…