What Did Ponyboy Think About When He Regained Consciousness?

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.

What does Johnny admit to when Ponyboy regains consciousness?

What admission does Johnny make when Ponyboy regains consciousness? He killed Bob (one of the Socs/Cherry’s boyfriend).

How long was Ponyboy in and out of consciousness?

4. How long has Ponyboy been in-and-out of consciousness? About three days. He fell ill late on Saturday night and it’s Tuesday when he comes back around to awareness of his surroundings.

What does Ponyboy realize at the end of the book?

Ponyboy realizes that he cannot become wholly naïve or wholly tough. He cannot stop being a greaser in order to retain his innocence or sacrifice his ideals in order to become a toughened gangster.

What does Ponyboy do when he wakes up in the church?

Waking up in a church with the dull realization that Johnny’s killing of Bob and the flight from the law really did happen, Ponyboy daydreams about being with Darry and Soda and how wonderful life was at home.

What does Johnny say to pony just before he dies?

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 Frost poem Ponyboy shared when they were hiding at the church.

What does Johnny say to Ponyboy before he dies?

Johnny is dying and is not impressed that the greasers won the rumble: “Useless . . . fighting’s no good.” He asks to speak to Ponyboy, and, leaning over him, Johnny’s last words are “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.”

How long is Ponyboy in bed?

Ponyboy is restricted to bed rest for a week after he wakes up from his concussion.

What did Ponyboy do in the end?

In his final essay for English class, Ponyboy writes about his own life because he wants to share his story of struggle and resilience.

How old is Ponyboy now?

Ponyboy is a fourteen-year old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, Sodapop and Darry on the lower-class east side of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Does The Outsiders have a happy ending?

Ponyboy tells a tragic tale—a tale of violence, of poverty, and of young men dying in the streets. But, luckily, The Outsiders manages to end on a happy note, with most of Ponyboy’s major problems resolved.

What does Ponyboy say after Johnny dies?

A Soc kicked him in the head during the brawl. Who crawls into bed with Ponyboy and falls asleep with him in Chapter 10? Ponyboy said, Dally runs out “Like the devil was after him” when he finds out Johnny is dead.

What were Dally’s last words in the book?

He died as soon as he was shot in the book. Actually, his last word was only, “Pony” in the movie. He died as soon as he was shot in the book.

Who is beside Ponyboy’s bed when he wakes up?

Who is sleeping in the chair beside Ponyboy when he wakes up in Chapter 10 after the rumble? Darry.

Why did Dally hit Ponyboy in the church?

Ponyboy and Johnny had rushed in to save the kids after that a big piece of amber fell onto Johnny’s back. Ponyboy’s back was on fire but he didn’t feel it because Dally had given him a leather jacket. Dally ran in and knocked Ponyboy out because his back was on fire and carried Johnny out of the burning church.

Who is the spy in the outsiders?

That Cherry Valance is acting as a spy for the greasers shocks Ponyboy and Johnny, but then they learn that Bob, the dead Soc, had been her boyfriend. Dally informs them that Cherry has said that she is willing to testify that the Socs were drunk that night and that Johnny acted only in self-defense.

What is the final message of the outsiders?

In essence, he is telling Ponyboy to stay innocent and to remain good. He is asking him to remain optimistic about life and his future, and to be true to himself. He is telling Ponyboy this because he is different to the rest of the Greasers.

What did Bob say a greaser was?

Bob tells Ponyboy that greasers are white trash with long hair, and Ponyboy retorts that Socs are nothing but white trash with Mustangs and madras shirts.

What do Johnny’s last words Stay Gold Ponyboy mean?

Here, Johnny urges Ponyboy to remain gold, or innocent. Johnny now senses the uselessness of fighting; he knows that Ponyboy is better than the average hoodlum, and he wants Ponyboy to hold onto the golden qualities that set him apart from his companions.

What did Ponyboy say hurt Johnny’s feelings?

11. What does Ponyboy say to hurt Johnny’s feelings when they are walking home from the drive-in? That Johnny isn’t wanted at home. 12.

What was Ponyboy almost drowned in?

When Johnny Cade and Ponyboy were in the park at night, a car full of drunk Socs drove by. Johnny and Ponyboy fled, but were caught near a fountain. Johnny was pushed to the ground, and then the Socs dunked Ponyboy multiple times in the fountain, and he almost drowned.