Why Did Ponyboy And Johnny Disguise?

The police are looking for him and Johnny, as they are accused of murder. Some of the socs may have told them their identity and appearance, so they disguise themselves. Because Ponyboy’s hair is his “identity”, they cut and bleach it, giving him a totally new appearance.

How did Johnny and Ponyboy disguise?

In an effort to blend in and disguise their appearances, Johnny cuts and bleaches Ponyboy’s hair; Ponyboy in turn cuts Johnny’s hair. Following Dally’s orders, they stay inside the church and pass the time playing poker and reading aloud from Gone with the Wind.

Why does Ponyboy have a problem with Johnny’s idea to disguise them?

Why does Pony have a problem with Johnny’s idea to disguise themselves? He doesn’t want to cut his hair that he took so long to grow and that it symbolizes that he is a greaser.

What do Ponyboy and Johnny do once in hiding?

He gives them some money and a gun and tells them to hide out in an abandoned church outside town. Cutting and (in Ponyboys case) bleaching their hair to disguise themselves, Ponyboy and Johnny remain at the church, reading poetry and Gone with the Wind to pass the time.

How long were Ponyboy and Johnny hiding out?

five days
How long were Ponyboy and Johnny hiding out in the church? Ponyboy and Johnny are at the church for five days.

What was Ponyboys reaction to Johnny dying?

After Johnny’s death and Dally’s departure, Ponyboy wanders through the hospital’s halls in a daze. Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death, and keeps repeating that he isn’t dead. He leaves the hospital and roams the streets until a stranger picks him up and drives him home.

Why did Pony dye his hair but not Johnny?

A deck of cards and a paperback copy of Gone With the Wind. Why did Ponyboy dye his hair, but not Johnny? Since Johnny is Italian and his coloring is dark, he would look fake with blonde hair and it might give his identity away by bringing attention to himself.

Why does Ponyboy not want to disguise himself?

Why does Pony have a problem with Johnny’s idea to disguise themselves? Ponyboy has a problem with Johnny’s idea to disguise themselves because that would mean cutting off their hair. The only “tuff” feature that Ponyboy actually had was his long, slick, greasy, hair.

Is Johnny’s dad abusive in the outsiders?

Johnny’s parents are abusive—his mother verbally, and his father physically. They’re both neglectful. Johnny refuses to see his mother when she comes to visit him in the hospital, and he takes his parents’ treatment of him personally (as would most people).

What does Johnny symbolize in the outsiders?

Johnny represents the hope that Dally has lost, and Dally strives to protect Johnny from the forces that threaten to pull him into the cycle of violence that has enveloped Dally.

Who is Johnny and Ponyboys spy?

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.

What does Johnny tell Ponyboy 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.

Where do Ponyboy and Johnny end up hiding out?

Ponyboy and Johnny, two Greasers, are hiding out in Windrixville, a rural town in Oklahoma, after the murder of Bob, a Soc. Despite the troubles of the previous week and the danger they are in, both boys sit down and enjoy the beauty of the sunrise.

How long is Ponyboy in bed?

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

Who did Johnny killed in The Outsiders?

Bob
Johnny tells Ponyboy that he (Johnny) killed Bob because the Socs were going to drown Ponyboy and beat up Johnny.

What makes Johnny and Ponyboy realize they are not alone in the park?

What makes Johnny and Ponyboy realize they are not alone in the park? They hear a car horn.

How was Johnny’s death foreshadowed?

The stabbing of Bob Sheldon by Johnny, and Johnny’s death
He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body…”. This moment of clear foreshadowing lays out Johnny’s trajectory from victim to defender and then ultimately to martyr.

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 are Johnny’s dying words to 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.”

Why does Johnny enjoy the gift more than pony?

Why does Johnny enjoy this gift as much or more than Pony? The book, Gone With the Wind. Johnny enjoys learning about the Civil War. He especially likes the southern gentlemen.

How old is Johnny in The Outsiders?

16 years old
Johnny Cade The “gang’s pet.” He is 16 years old, physically small, and comes from a physically and verbally abusive home.