Who Acquitted Ponyboy?

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The judge.
The judge acquits Ponyboy of the charges against him for his involvement in Bob’s murder, and closes the entire case. Despite their fears, the judge does not send Ponyboy and Sodapop to a “boy’s home,” and allows them to continue living under Darry’s guardianship.

Who acquitted Ponyboy at the hearing?

Summary: Chapter 12
The judge asks Ponyboy a few gentle questions about his home life and then acquits him of all wrongdoing and allows him to return home with his brothers.

Why was Ponyboy acquitted by the judge?

He is acquitted because the Judge does not want to further question him. What happens to Ponyboy’s schoolwork, memory, and attitude about himself after the hearing?

What happens to Ponyboy after the court case?

Everyone except Pony was able to tell the judge what had happened that night; Pony is only questioned about his home life. The judge listens to everyone, acquits Pony, and closes the case.

Who saved Ponyboy in the fire?

Dally
Ponyboy starts to go back in for Johnny, but Dally clubs him across the back and knocks him out. When Ponyboy wakes, he is in an ambulance, accompanied by one of the schoolteachers, Jerry Wood. The teacher tells him that his back caught on fire and that the jacket he was wearing, which Dally lent him, saved his life.

Did soda get Sandy pregnant?

She indeed cheated on Soda and got pregnant with someone else. Soda wanted to marry her, and help care for the baby, but she told him to stay away from her, moving to Florida to live with her grandparents.

What were Johnny’s last words Ponyboy?

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.”

What happens to Ponyboy after Dally dies?

Dally collapses to the ground, dead. Ponyboy muses that Dally wanted to die. Feeling dizzy and overwhelmed, Ponyboy passes out.

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 is acquitted used in the outsiders?

Sentence: Then he said I was acquitted and the whole case was closed. My Sentence: The police acquitted me because they mistaken me for a criminal.

Who does Ponyboy love most?

4. Who does Ponyboy love the most out of anyone? Soda. 5.

Do Johnny and Ponyboy get caught?

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. Johnny then pulled out his switchblade and stabbed Bob, killing him.

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.

Who kills Dally?

The policemen
The policemen kill Dally. 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 and threatens the police, who shoot him in self-defense.

Does Johnny save Ponyboy?

In this story, Johnny saved Ponyboy from drowning in a fountain by killing a Soc. Also, when the church caught on fire Johnny took the chance and saved kids who were trapped.

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 gets pregnant in The Outsiders?

When Pony learns that Sandy’s pregnant—not with Soda’s kid—and that Sandy’s parents refused to let her marry Soda, he realizes Soda has problems too. Since we only end up hearing this information from Darrel, some readers wonder if Sandy’s really pregnant, who the father is, and why she was sent out of town.

How old is Cherry Valance?

sixteen years old
Cherry Valance Description
In The Outsiders, Cherry Valance is sixteen years old, and she is one of the “Socs” or “Socials,” as the rich kids in town are called. Cherry is described as beautiful with long red hair and striking green eyes.

Who is the father of Sandy baby?

Martin Brewer
She became friends with her baby’s father Martin Brewer.

What were Dally’s last words?

his last words were “pony”.

What did two bit give Dally?

Two-Bit’s Switchblade
This symbolism surfaces most clearly when Dally borrows the blade from Two-Bit and uses it to break out of the hospital to join his gang at the rumble. It is fitting that Two-Bit finally loses the blade when the police confiscate it from Dally’s dead body.

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