Why Was Pony Upset About Getting A Haircut?

1. Why was Pony upset about getting a haircut? “It was my pride. . . . Our hair labeled us Greasers, too — it was our trademark.

Why did Ponyboy not cut his hair?

Why didn’t Ponyboy want to cut and color his hair as a disguise? His hair was his pride and joy; his identity.

What was Johnny’s favorite part of Gone with the Wind of whom did it remind him?

What was Johnny’s favorite part of Gone with the Wind? Of whom did it remind him? He especially liked the gallant Southern gentlemen. They reminded him of Dally.

What happened in Chapter 5 of the outsiders?

Summary: Chapter 5
Ponyboy makes a wisecrack and Johnny tells him he is becoming more like Two-Bit every day. Johnny insists that they cut their hair to disguise themselves, and he bleaches Ponyboy’s hair. For the next week, the boys hide out at the church, reading Gone with the Wind, smoking, and eating sandwiches.

Why does Dally not want Johnny to turn himself in?

Dally is afraid that Johnny will go to jail and become hardened like he is, which he doesn’t want to see happen.

What is Ponyboy’s real name?

Ponyboy Michael Curtis A 14-year-old boy who is the narrator and main character in The Outsiders. His parents have been killed in an automobile accident, and he lives with his two brothers. Soda(pop) Patrick Curtis Ponyboy’s 16-going-on-17-year-old brother.

How does Ponyboy feel after cutting his hair?

Why does Ponyboy feel bad about cutting his hair? His hair was the only thing that made him feel proud of being a greaser. According to Ponyboy, why do the courts cut people’s hair? To break them.

What are Johnny’s final words before he dies?

What do Johnny’s last words mean? 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 foreshadowed Johnny’s death?

He would rather die defending himself with a switchblade than receive another beating by the Socs. Not only does this moment hint at Johnny using his switchblade later in the book, but it also alludes to Johnny’s own death in the final sentence. The fire in the Windrixville church is foreshadowed twice in the book.

Who was responsible for Johnny’s death?

The Socials are responsible for Johnny’s death because they are they ones who jumped Ponyboy and him in the park. This made Ponyboy and Johnny act in self-defense against Bob and the other Socials making them run away.

Who gets pregnant in the outsiders?

Pony has a pretty good impression of her, unlike his impressions of most of the Greaser girls he knows. 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.

Who Slapped Ponyboy in chapter 3?

Two-Bit
In response to this attack, Two-Bit slaps Ponyboy on the side of the head, which sets off a tirade from Ponyboy about the injustice in their world. The blue Mustang returns and this time it stops.

Who lost Ponyboy?

The next thing Pony remembers is waking up at home. He doesn’t remember being in the hospital or being unconscious for three days, but he does remember that both Johnny and Dally are dead.

How does Dally take Johnny’s death?

He walks around in a stupor and denies that Johnny is evven dead. How does Ponyboy react to Johnny’s death? Dally is angry and upset and runs out of the hpspital. Johnny was the only person/thing that Dally loved in life, and now he’s gone.

What does Dally say when Johnny dies?

Johnny was the only thing Dally cared about, Dally said to Johnny as he died “Oh damnit, Johnny,don’t die,please don’t die…” (149).

Did Dally blame himself for Johnny’s death?

He felt as if Johnny’s passing was his fault, although it wasn’t.

What is Ponyboy’s age?

14-year-old
Ponyboy Curtis is a 14-year-old boy whose world has been turned upside down. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before The Outsiders story takes place. He lives with his oldest brother, Darry, who is 20 years old and has legal custody of him and his other brother, Sodapop, who is 16.

What is Ponyboy’s illness?

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

What is Sodapops real name?

Sodapop Patrick Curtis
Sodapop Patrick Curtis is the middle Curtis boy, and one of three deuteragonists of The Outsiders. He’s said to be “movie star handsome,” and has silky, dark gold hair (real tuff) that he combs back.

Why do Ponyboy and Johnny cry after cutting their hair?

As in earlier chapters, the color white brands him as an outsider — this time to his own identity as a greaser. Cutting their hair forces the boys to deal with the trauma of their situation. After crying and venting their emotions, they settle into life in hiding at the church.

What happens when you cut your hair at the pony tail?

“Cutting your hair when it’s in a ponytail creates shag-like layers because you are over-directing all the hair and gathering it to one point,” Arrunategui says. “So all the hair at the top of your head will be shorter, and all the hair around the perimeter will be longer.”