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The Outsiders
In the novel, the author uses mostly indirect characterization to change our perception of Pony as the story progresses. Indirect characterization is a way for an author to reveal a particular...
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The Outsiders
The Greasers can't be seen as individuals, only as members of the Greasers. For example, when they walk down the street, "Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped" (page 3). Members...
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Ponyboy directly comments that Sodapop has a happy-go-lucky personality in the first chapter. Ponyboy says, "Soda more than I've ever loved anyone, even Mom and Dad. He's always happy-go-lucky and...
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Ponyboy is never admitted to the hospital in S.E. Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, but he is treated for injuries. He has a few burns and a bruise across his back. Jerry Wood, the man who was...
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Ponyboy talks about his father on pages six and seven. The Outsiders has been published in various editions, so there is no guarantee that my edition and your edition are the same. I can guarantee...
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In Chapter 1, Ponyboy comments that he believes he is intelligent but has a tendency to make bad decisions. When Pony decides to walk to the movies by himself, he says, "It drives my brother Darry...
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At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy and Cherry meet each other at the drive-in and have a meaningful conversation. They share a connection while they are discussing sunsets and the two...
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At the beginning of Chapter 5, Ponyboy wakes up in the abandoned church and attempts to remember how he ended up getting there. As he is pumping water from the spigot behind the church, he...
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Mood is a literary element that is used to create feelings in readers. Mood is often referred to as atmosphere because it "surrounds" a reader with a specific emotion. It's possible to create...
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In Chapter 4, Ponyboy and Johnny are relaxing in a nearby park when a blue Mustang begins to circle the park slowly. Ponyboy begins to worry, and Johnny says the Socs were probably upset at them...
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Tim Shepard is the leader of an organized gang that is likely to use violence and fight dirty, especially in contrast to Ponyboy’s friends, who rumble for fun and rarely go looking for trouble....
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Initially, Darry and Pony's relationship is confrontational, but they end up working out their differences by the end of the novel. Ponyboy is Darry's younger brother. Ponyboy believes that Darry...
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When Johnny and Ponyboy are hiding out in the church, Ponyboy says, "I was dying for a Pepsi. I'm what you might call a Pepsi addict. I drink them like a fiend, and going for five days without one...
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Ponyboy learns there are more similarities among young people than differences. He also learns there is goodness in others and, most importantly, that violence serves no positive purpose. When...
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A round character is complex and displays various personality traits that change throughout the novel. In contrast, a flat character is one-dimensional and usually defined by a single trait....
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In Chapter One of S.E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders, the first person narrator Ponyboy Curtis describes his "greaser" brothers and friends. The term greaser refers to the young men who live in the...
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Dally and Two Bit have grown up on the streets. They have learned how to fight, use switchblades, watch for Socs, hide their emotions (especially fear), and trust no one but Greasers. Dally and Two...
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Johnny Cade plays a significant role in the novel The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton created the character of Johnny to drive the plot of the story and develop other characters in the novel. When Johnny...
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Throughout the novel, Sodapop is a happy-go-lucky character who dropped out of high school to work at a gas station. Many females find Soda attractive, but he is in a relationship with a girl named...
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While Ponyboy and Johnny are hiding out at the church on Jay Mountain, Ponyboy wakes up one morning and goes outside to smoke a cigarette. As he is smoking, Ponyboy looks at the beautiful dawn as...
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Ponyboy learns several important lessons throughout the novel. He learns that Socs also have issues despite their affluent backgrounds and that he shares similar interests with some of them....
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In this novel by S. E. Hinton, two different social groups of adolescents are at odds with one another: The Socs, who come from wealthy families, do well in school and are expected to become...
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Chapter 8 is not all that exciting of a chapter compared to other chapters in Hinton's book The Outsiders. Most of the chapter occurs within the halls of the hospital as Ponyboy and Two-Bit check...
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The answer to your question lies in Chapter 7. However, to understand what Randy is referring to when he talks to Ponyboy, we will have to recall events from the preceding chapter. In Chapter 6,...
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S.E. Hinton illustrates how characters who are considered heroes in the novel are more than just brave individuals. Characters like Darry, Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy selflessly help others. Each of...
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In Chapter 1, Ponyboy is describing how the Socs are different from the Greasers. He mentions that the Soc girls looked down on the Greasers and treated them like they were dirt. Later on that...
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Throughout the novel, traumatic events make the members of the Greaser gang become hardened and jaded. Dally laments to Johnny about how he became hardened after he went to prison. Following...
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Your best bet for info on this question is chapter 2. That's when Ponyboy and Cherry first meet. Her initial impression of Ponyboy is not good, because Ponyboy is with Dally. Dally starts...
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Because the Greasers and the Socs are from two entirely different socio-economic classes, there are different reasons for the boys of each class to desire to belong to a gang. For the Socs, a gang...
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Ponyboy's talents, personality, and perspective on life make him different from the other Greasers. Ponyboy is both athletic and intelligent like his older brother, Darry. However, Ponyboy is...
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At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy gets jumped and beat up by a group of Socs. Fortunately, the rest of the Greaser gang comes to Ponyboy's aid and chases the Socs off before they seriously...
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At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy has a conversation with Cherry Valance and tells her the story about how Johnny suffered a terrible beating from a group of Socs. Cherry responds by telling...
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The book never says that Darry is "super smart." However, there are two places in the book when Ponyboy comments on the fact that Darry is smart. Page numbers will be different from edition to...
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The Socs and Greasers both come from different social classes and tend to have different personalities and values. Members of the Socs come from wealthy families and enjoy special privileges. Since...
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There are several scenes throughout the novel that depict Johnny Cade displaying his intelligence. In Chapter 4, immediately after Johnny saves Ponyboy's life by stabbing a Soc, Ponyboy realizes...
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There are several scenes throughout the novel The Outsiders where the members of the Greaser gang stick up for one another. In the opening scene of the novel, Ponyboy is walking alone down the...
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Cherry and Marcia did not want to stay with Bob and his friends because the boys were drinking. When Pony, Johnny, and Dally sneak into the movies, they are surprised to find two Soc girls sitting...
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Two-Bit says the Socs do not fight fair because they gang up on a guy. When Johnny, Pony, and Two-Bit are at the movies with two Soc girls, Cherry and Soc, it is an usual experience for all of...
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Sodapop is older than Ponyboy, and Pony describes him as a happy-go-lucky, handsome boy who lives a rather carefree life. Sodapop is easy to get along with and well liked by pretty much everyone....
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Family is extremely important to the three brothers in The Outsiders. Darry, the oldest boy, has custody of his brothers and together they are involved in The Greasers, a gang which is like an...
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I believe the question is asking about responses or reactions a reader might typically have to the deaths in that occur in the novel. I think one typical reaction is anger. Several central and...
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When Ponyboy returns from hiding after Johnny kills Bob, the main issue the brothers face is Pony’s legal problem. They fear that he might be put in prison or that he and Soda might be taken...
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Ponyboy is the protagonist of the novel The Outsiders and shares a very close relationship with his brother, Sodapop. Sodapop is a fun-loving, easy-going sixteen-year-old who treats Ponyboy with...
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The theme of relationships is significant to the novel The Outsiders. Throughout the novel, characters develop relationships with one another which affect their perspectives on life and emotional...
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The Socs and the Greasers are two different gangs in S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Early in the novel, Ponyboy thinks that the Greasers and Socs are nothing alike. On the surface of things, a...
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Before Johnny dies, he has a brief exchange with Ponyboy. Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold." Johnny is referencing the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy read to him while the two boys were hiding...
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Ponyboy hates the fact that society judges him as a bad person simply because he dresses like and hangs out with Greasers. In Chapter 1, Pony mentions that he felt like Pip from the novel Great...
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Pony, Soda, and Darry wait in the hospital to hear how Johnny and Dally are after the church fire. Pony has a hard time answering the questions of police and reporters, but they find Soda endlessly...
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Throughout the novel The Outsiders the Greaser gang is made up of lower class individuals who come from broken homes. The Curtis brothers lost their parents in an unfortunate car accident and...
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Johnny is the speaker, and he is saying that he wishes his parents paid more attention to him. Johnny says this, because he comes from a very dysfunctional household. Like many kids who have been...