Ponyboy and Johnny meet up with Dally (Dallas) and go to the Nightly Double drive-in theatre. They sneak into the drive-in, although the admission is only 25 cents if you’re without a car. They enjoy the challenge of sneaking in Read more…
In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the old, abandoned church on top of Jay Mountain is the place that Johnny and Ponyboy (both members of the Greasers gang) go to run away. What happened to Ponyboy and Johnny at the Read more…
That Johnny will be okay. What lie does Ponyboy tell Johnny in the hospital? That Johnny will be okay. What does Johnny tell Ponyboy at the hospital? When the fight is over, Ponyboy and Dallas return to the hospital to Read more…
Sodapop. Sodapop confides in Ponyboy and sticks up for him when Darry lectures him. He is the only person who can tease Darry and get away with it. Where does Steve Soda work? Steve is a seventeen-year-old greaser who works Read more…
After Johnny dies in the hospital, Dally is so upset, he runs away from Ponyboy and robs a grocery store. The police chase him to the empty lot where the greasers hang out. There, Dally takes out his unloaded gun Read more…
Cars represent the Socs power and the greasers’ vulnerability. Because their parents can afford to buy them their “tuff” cars, the Socs have increased mobility and protection. The greasers, who move mostly on foot, are physically vulnerable in comparison to Read more…
blue Mustang. About four months ago, Johnny was out in a field hunting a football to practice a few kicks, and four Socs drove by in a blue Mustang. They stopped and jumped him, beating Johnny half to death. What Read more…
What does Dally tell the police when he is stopped? He said that “fighting is no good” and he told Ponyboy to “Stay gold.” He means that Ponyboy should be true to himself. What are the last two things Johnny Read more…
The Socs’ blue Mustang symbolizes their class and power, since a greaser could never afford such a “tuff car.” The Mustang symbolizes the economic divide between the two groups and points to a major source of the tensions between them. Read more…
A policeman stops them, but Ponyboy feigns an injury, and the officer gives them an escort to the hospital. Ponyboy and Dally find Johnny dying. Johnny moans that fighting is useless, tells Ponyboy to “[s]tay gold,” and then dies. Why Read more…