What's the most important event in The Outsiders chapters 1-8?

I'm not sure if this question is asking for the single most important thing that happened in all of those chapters or is asking for an important thing that happened in each chapter. I'm going to choose an event from each chapter just to be safe.  

Chapter 1: This chapter is mainly an introduction to each gang member, but one important event that happens is Ponyboy almost getting beat up by the Socs.  

Chapter 2: I think this is the most important chapter in the book.  Ponyboy meets Cherry, and she helps Ponyboy begin seeing that Greasers and Socs aren't all that different from each other.  This chapter also has the flashback that explains what happened to Johnny when the Socs jumped him.  

Chapter 3: Darry hits Ponyboy.  This causes Ponyboy to run away with Johnny.

Chapter 4: Johnny kills Bob in order to save Ponyboy's life. This forces the two boys to flee and hide out in an old abandoned church. 

Chapter 5: Not much action happens in this chapter.  It's focused on Johnny and Ponyboy spending the better part of a week hiding out in the church.  Readers do find out at the end of the chapter that Cherry Valence is spying on the Socs for the Greasers. 

"Hey, I didn't tell you we got us a spy."

"A spy?" Johnny looked up from his banana split. "Who?"

"That good-lookin' broad I tried to pick up that night you killed the Soc. The redhead, Cherry what's-her-name."

Chapter 6: The church burns down, and Ponyboy and Johnny rescue some kids; however, Johnny is hurt during the rescue. 

Chapter 7: Randy comes to speak with Ponyboy.  Randy is amazed at what Pony and Johnny did, and Randy admits that he's tired of all of the fighting. The exchange is important because it's further evidence that the Greasers and Socs aren't that different.  

Chapter 8: I think probably the most important thing that happens in this chapter happens at the end.  It's when Ponyboy admits that he would help Cherry and Randy out.  They are no longer Soc enemies.  They are just people with problems that watch sunsets like him.  

I'd help her and Randy both, if I could. "Hey," I said suddenly, "can you see the sunset real good from the West Side?"

She blinked, startled, then smiled. "Real good."

"You can see it good from the East Side, too," I said quietly.

What are some key points from chapters 1-5 of The Outsiders?

One possible question from chapters one through five in The Outsiders could be: Who are the characters in S.E.Hinton's The Outsiders? There are many characters. This novel is about two rival gangs: the Greasers and the Socs.

Ponyboy Curtis is the narrator of this story and is a fourteen year old boy and member of the Greasers. Ponyboy is very athletic and smart. Sodapop "Soda" Curtis is Ponyboy's sixteen year old brother. Soda dropped out of high school and works at a local gas station. Darryl "Darry" Curtis is the oldest Curtis boy at twenty. He is responsible for his brothers because their parents died in a car accident. All of these brothers are members of the Greasers.

The other members of the Greasers include: Johnny Cade, Dally Winston, Two-Bit Matthews, Steve Randall, Tim Shepard, Curly Shepard, and Sandy.

The members of the rival gang, the Socs, include: Bob Sheldon, Cherry Valance, Randy Adderson, Marcia, and Paul Holden.

What are the major events in chapter 2 of The Outsiders?

Pony thinks the Greasers and the Socs are impossibly different, but one of the main purposes of this chapter is to show how much they have in common. Pony finds that he can relate to Cherry and that she is a likable character. Although talking to her makes him somewhat nervous, Cherry is down-to-earth and willing to listen to Pony's perspective. She isn't afraid of Dally, even throwing a soda in his face to help cool him off. Cherry doesn't appreciate Dally's language or attitude and doesn't mind telling him so. When Pony shares with her the reason that Johnny is so afraid of Socs, Cherry insists that not all Socs are the same. When Pony tries to brush off her comment, she points out that not all Greasers are like Dally, and Pony begins to see her point. Pony thus learns that not all Socs are cold and aloof and that there is a common sense of humanity that binds them all together. This will be important as the plot evolves.

Yet there is an equally important point of this chapter. There are loyalties in both groups, and people generally adhere to those group lines. When Cherry and Marcia make some rather unflattering comments about Dally when he leaves their circle, Johnny and Pony are quick to jump to his defense:

You take up for your buddies, no matter what they do. When you're a gang, you stick up for the members. If you don't stickup for them, stick together, make like brothers, it isn't a gang any more. It's a pack. A snarling, distrustful, bickering pack like the Socs in their social clubs...

Even if Pony knows that Dally is wrong, his loyalties lie with his group and therefore with Dally. Later, when Cherry tells Pony that the Socs have problems he's never even heard of, he is so far removed from that reality that he cannot fathom what she could be talking about:

I really couldn't see what Socs would have to sweat about--- good grades, good cars, good girls, madras and Mustangs and Corvairs--- Man, I thought, if I had worries like that I'd consider myself lucky.

This perspective is amplified by his recent reflections of Johnny's horrific beating by the Socs, who left him bloody, face down, and likely assumed dead. Because of this, Pony thinks Johnny will kill the next Soc who jumps him.

This conversation itself establishes upcoming conflict. Bob won't be happy to see his girlfriend hanging out with Greasers, and Johnny's fear of the Socs, particularly the one who drives the blue Mustang (which turns out to be Bob), will fuel his reaction when Pony's life is in danger in an upcoming chapter.

What are the major events in Chapter 3 of The Outsiders?

Several significant events take place in chapter 3. The first major event that occurs is Ponyboy's enlightening conversation with Cherry Valance, which helps him understand the differences and similarities between the Greasers and Socs. The second major event that happens in chapter 3 concerns Ponyboy's passionate thoughts about why life is not fair. While Cherry and Marcia are standing close by, Ponyboy laments about the lives of the Greaser members. Ponyboy tells Two-Bit and Johnny that life is not fair and begins to think about all of the unfortunate circumstances that his close friends have to deal with in life. Pony's thoughts provide background for his character and give significant insight into the atmosphere surrounding the two gangs. After a brief run-in with the Socs, Two-Bit leaves for a poker game, and Johnny and Ponyboy look at the stars in an empty lot. The third significant event that takes place in chapter 3 concerns Pony returning to his home. After accidentally falling asleep in the empty lot, Pony returns home past his curfew, but Darry has been waiting for him. When Pony enters the house, Darry begins yelling at him, and an argument ensues. In a fit of rage, Darry slaps Ponyboy, who immediately runs out of the house. Pony then meets up with Johnny, and the two friends decide to walk to the park to settle down. Pony's decision to run away and walk to the park with Johnny is significant and leads to the dramatic scene that results in Bob Sheldon's death.

What idea became clear in chapters 3-4 of The Outsiders?

I am going to pick two ideas that start to become clear during chapters three and four.

The first idea that begins to become clear is the idea that the Greasers and Socs are not all that different. It's during chapter three that Ponyboy and Cherry really begin to discuss the two gangs. Ponyboy feels that the two gangs are nothing alike. He expresses his feelings that the Socs seem to have everything easy, but Cherry explains that they have problems too. From that point on, Ponyboy is able to identify the key difference between how both groups feel.

"That's why we're separated," I said. "It's not money, it's feeling -- you don't feel anything and we feel too violently."

The other idea that becomes clear is that the conflict brewing between the Greasers and the Socs is going to come to violence sooner rather than later. Ponyboy and Johnny are walking the two Soc girls home, and they are seen doing it by the boyfriends. A fight almost happens, but Cherry and Marcia are able to prevent the fight from happening. It's clear to the reader at this point that the Socs are not going to forget the matter, though. A fight is coming, and it begins in chapter four with Pony and Johnny being attacked. Johnny defends himself and kills Bob. This only serves to further increase tensions between the Greasers and the Socs. A big fight is going to come.

What idea became clear in chapters 3-4 of The Outsiders?

It becomes clear in Chapters 3 and 4 of The Outsiders that something violent is going to happen to Ponyboy (and maybe others) at the hands of the Socs. There is plenty of foreshadowing previously and while the boys are at the drive-in. Pony is attacked early in the novel, and we find that Johnny has been severely beaten before. The Socs threaten them when they are walking the girls home, and the mobility of their Mustang gives them the advantage of searching and stalking the greasers. As the two smallest of the gang members, they are easy prey. Pony's and Johnny's fears grow, and when Pony has an argument with Darry and heads out in the middle of the night, the reader knows that something else is bound to happen.

What are the five major events in Chapter 4 of The Outsiders?

The key events I would select from Chapter 4 would be as follows:

1. Johnny and Ponyboy are approached in the park by Bob and four others. The boys try to drown Ponyboy in the fountain.
2. Johnny stabs Bob in self-defense: he is afraid of Bob since the attack, and is also defending Ponyboy.
3. Johnny takes control and they both go to Dallas Winston for help.
4. Dallas gives them clothes, money and a gun.
5. Ponyboy finds the abandoned church in Windrixville as Dallas instructed. They hide out there.

What are key events in Chapter 4 of The Outsiders?

Chapter Four of Susan E. Hinton's teen novel, The Outsiders, begins in the park where Ponyboy and Johnny have gone after Pony's fight with his brother, Darry. As the two boys wander near the fountain, the blue Mustang stops and five Socs walk toward them. They exchange insults--

    "You know what a greaser is?" Bob asked. "White trash with long hair."
    I felt the blood draining from my face. I've been cussed out and sworn at, but nothing ever hit me like that did. Johnnycake made a kind of gasp and his eyes were smoldering.
    "You know what a Soc is? I said, my voice shaking with rage. "White trash with Mustangs and madras." And... I spit at them.

The Socs try to drown Ponyboy in the fountain, but Johnny pulls his switchblade and stabs Bob. When Pony awakes later, he finds Bob dead and Johnny sitting nearby.

The two boys head to Buck Merril's place, where they find Dallas Winston. Dally congratulates the boys--"Good for you"--and then he gives them a gun, cash and directions to a hiding place on Jay Mountain near Windrixville. After the two boys hop a freight train, they jump out near the town and get directions to an abandoned church on the mountain. The two boys flop on the cold, stone floor and fall asleep. Pony awakes the next morning, trying to conince himself that it was all a dream.

What are the five major events in chapter 5 of The Outsiders?

Chapter 4 ended with Ponyboy and Johnny escaping the city to the church in order to hide from law enforcement. Chapter 5 begins with Ponyboy waking up and not knowing where he is. The events of the previous 12 hours come back to him, and Ponyboy tries to convince himself it was all a dream. Unfortunately, he knows the reality of the situation that he is in. Ponyboy then looks for Johnny and finds a note instead. The note explains that Johnny went to town for some supplies. Johnny then returns with those supplies. Ponyboy is excited by the food and book that Johnny returns with, but Ponyboy is not excited about the peroxide. Johnny cuts and dyes Ponyboy's hair, and then Ponyboy cuts Johnny's hair. 5 days pass, and Dally shows up. The chapter closes with Dally telling Ponyboy and Johnny that Cherry Valence is spying for the Greasers.

What are the five major events in chapter 5 of The Outsiders?

This chapter takes place over 5 days. There are several key events, but the top five I would list are as follows-

1. Ponyboy wakes up alone in the church as Johnny goes to buy supplies.
2. The boys cut their hair and bleach Ponyboy’s: both feel that this has a significant effect on their identity as well as their looks.
3. The boys read Gone With The Wind to pass the time. The book becomes significant again later.
4. The boys also spend a lot of time smoking. This probably causes the fire later.
5. Dallas arrives and takes them out to lunch. He brings a letter from Soda.

What significant event occurs in Chapters 5-8 of The Outsiders?

In Chapter 6, Dally comes to visit Ponyboy and Johnny in Windrixville. He takes them out to eat at Dairy Queen and in the middle of eating, Johnny mentions that he is going to turn himself into the police. Dally is extremely upset and expresses his feelings during the car ride about Johnny's decision to turn himself in. As they arrive at the abandoned church, they are surprised to find out that the church is on fire. Ponyboy hops out of Dally's car and asks a bystander what is going on. The man explains to Ponyboy that they were having a school picnic, when seemingly out of nowhere, the church caught on fire. A frantic woman runs up and says that children are missing, and the children are probably inside the burning building. Ponyboy says that he will rescue the kids and courageously enters the burning building to save the children. Johnny is quick to follow Ponyboy into the church. Inside the church, Ponyboy and Johnny locate a room where several children are trapped. They manage to save all of the children inside the building before Ponyboy leaps out of the window to safety. Ponyboy hears Johnny scream and Dally clubs Pony in the back of the head, knocking Ponyboy out before he has a chance to rescue Johnny. Then, Dally bravely enters the building and saves Johnny, but not before Johnny suffers a serious back injury that leaves him paralyzed from the waist down. This is a significant moment in the story because Johnny eventually dies from his injuries and his death dramatically affects Dally and Ponyboy's lives.

Summarize Chapters 7, 8, and 9 of The Outsiders.

Chapter 7

The chapter begins right after Pony's tearful reunion with his brothers Soda and Darry. While the boys wait together for news of Dally and Johnny, reporters are bombarding Pony with questions. Eventually a doctor comes out to tell them that Dally just needs a few days in the hospital, but Johnny is in critical condition with a broken back and may die. 

The next morning, Ponyboy wakes up to discover a newspaper story proclaiming him and Dally and Johnny heroes. The whole story is included, even the night they ran away and Bob's death, but Johnny will only be tried for manslaughter.  Pony will need to go to juvenile court because he ran away, though, so he is worried about being put in a boys' home. Soda tells Pony about the plan for a big party and a rumble where they will beat the Socs "once and for all."

Two-Bit hangs out with Pony that day. Randy runs into them and he and Pony have a heart-to-heart. They talk about bravery and Bob's over-indulgent parents and the divisions between Greasers and Socs. When Randy leaves, Pony realizes they have more in common than he thought.

Chapter 8

Pony and Two Bit go to the hospital to visit Johnny, who looks like he'll die soon. When he passes out, the nurse sends the boys out, but allows Johnny's abusive mother in, which sets Two Bit off. The boys visit Dally after. Two Bit gives him his switch blade and Dally tells them he plans to escape the hospital for the rumble that night. On the way home, they meet Cherry, who tells them that the Socs have agreed to the terms and will fight fair, without weapons. Her and Pony argue when she says she won't go see Johnny, because he killed Bob and it's too painful for her. When she begins to cry, though, Pony relents and they part as friends. 

Chapter 9

Back at home, Pony and the gang prepare for the rumble. The mood is energetic and positive, with the boys running and doing gymnastics on the way to the fight. Darry is worried about Pony, who looks sick and has a major headache, but Pony insists on fighting "for Johnny." At the lot, they meet up with Tim Shepard's gang and another group from Brumly. Watching the others, Pony feels strongly that his friends don't belong and worries about them becoming real hoods. The Socs show up and a lot of fighting follows. Eventually, the Socs run and the Greasers win. Dally immediately grabs Pony and jumps in a car to get back to the hospital - Johnny was doing poorly. The whole ride Dally is talking emotionally and not acting like himself. Johnny's condition is upsetting him. 

When they get in to see him, Johnny looks terrible. Dally speaks softly to him and tells him that they are all proud of him. Johnny is happy to have the pride of his hero. Johnny turns to Ponyboy and tells him to "stay gold" before dying. Dally rushes out of the hospital.  

What are the major events in chronological order in chapter 7 of The Outsiders?

1. 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 entertaining.
2. The nurses will not tell them anything. Darry talks to a doctor, who says he will only talk to family. Darry tells him they are “about as much family as Dally and Johnny had.”
3. When they learn about Johnny’s condition, it is not good. He is conscious and asking for Dally and Pony.
4. Johnny is in critical condition. His back broke when the piece of timber fell on him. He was in severe shock and suffered from third-degree burns. The hospital staff did everything they could to ease the pain, although since his back was broken he couldn't even feel the burns below his waist.
5. Pony and the others are horrified to learn Johnny might not live. Darry decides they should go home.  Pony is so tired he can’t get out of the car, so Darry carries him inside.
6. Pony wakes up the next morning and starts making breakfast. Eggs and chocolate cake are the usual Curtis breakfast, washed down with chocolate milk or coffee.
7. Two-Bit and Steve walk in. The Curtis door is always unlocked in case a friend needs a place to crash. Two-Bit teases Pony about his hair and Steve asks him how he feels about being a hero. Pony is surprised to read about the story in the paper. Cherry and Randy defended the Greasers to the police, telling them Bob was the attacker. Charges are still being filed, though.
8. The paper says the police were charging Johnny for manslaughter. Pony learns he and Johnny are also expected to appear at juvenile court for running away.
9. Pony worries for the first time that the incident might result in Darry losing custody of Pony and Soda.
10. Pony finds out Soda’s girlfriend was sent to Florida by her parents so Soda cannot marry her.
11. Pony wants to clean the house in case reporters or social workers come to check on them. Darry tells him to take some aspirin because he doesn’t look good.
12. They go to Tasty Freeze, and Randy asks to talk to Pony. Two-Bit reminds him not to fight before the rumble, and Pony doesn’t really want to talk to the guy who tried to drown him. Randy asks about the church fire and tells Pony he doesn’t want to fight any more and won’t participate in the rumble. He says Bob acted the way he did because his parents were too permissive, essentially blaming them and not Johnny for Bob’s death. Pony decides that Socs are “human too.”

What are the key events in chapter 7 of The Outsiders?

As chapter 7 opens, Ponyboy is in the waiting room at the hospital with Darry and Sodapop, waiting for news on how Dally and Johnny are. I would argue that the first important event in this chapter is the discovery of how serious Johnny's injuries are. He has a broken back and third-degree burns and is in a state of serious shock. At this moment, it hits Ponyboy that his friend may die and that if he doesn't, he is unlikely to ever be the same again.

A second important event takes place the next morning, as Ponyboy is preparing breakfast. Two-Bit and Steve show up and ask Ponyboy how he likes being a hero. They show him the front page of the section section of the morning newspaper, which reads "Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes." Ponyboy reads the article and is shocked to realize that there is a chance of him and Soda being put in a boys' home.

Later, when Two-Bit and Ponyboy are heading for Tenth Street, they encounter a group of Socs, including Randy Adderson, who wants to talk to Ponyboy and asks him why he saved the kids rather than letting them burn to death. Randy expresses surprise at the compassion that Ponyboy showed and announces that he will not be at the rumble, which is set to take place that night. He explains to Ponyboy that he is sick and tired of the ongoing violence and rivalry between the two groups.

Possibly the most significant line in the chapter comes almost at the end:

"He ain't a Soc," I said, "he's just a guy. He just wanted to talk."

Based on this line, there could be hope for a cessation in the hostilities between Socs and greasers.

What are the key events in chapter 8 of The Outsiders?

Chapter 8 isn't a chapter that has a lot of action. Consequently, it isn't likely to be a chapter that is on a student's list of favorite chapters. That doesn't mean important things don't happen in the chapter. If anything, chapter 8 functions as the calm before the storm that happens in chapter 9. Readers know that the storm is imminent, but chapter 8 makes us wait for it, and that helps to build tension.

Chapter 8 begins with Ponyboy and Two-Bit visiting Johnny in the hospital. Unfortunately, Johnny is not doing well. He's very weak, but he does ask for a copy of Gone with the Wind. Two-Bit will leave to go get a copy, and Johnny has a heartfelt moment alone with Ponyboy. Johnny admits that he isn't ready to die. He hasn't seen enough or done enough:

I don't want to die now. It ain't long enough. Sixteen years ain't long enough. I wouldn't mind it so much if there wasn't so much stuff I ain't done yet—and so many things I ain't seen.

Johnny's mother shows up, and Johnny fiercely refuses to see her. He is so strained with effort that he passes out.

Next, Johnny and Ponyboy go to visit Dally. He is in much better shape than Johnny and is upset to hear about Johnny's condition. The conversation doesn't last too long, but an important exchange happens. Two-Bit gives Dally his switchblade.

Another important event that occurs in chapter 8 is the conversation that happens between Cherry and Ponyboy at the end of the chapter. Cherry and Ponyboy have historically gotten along quite well, and they both see and understand that things are indeed "rough all over." This conversation isn't as cordial. Ponyboy asks if Cherry has gone to see Johnny yet, and Cherry tries to explain why she hasn't. She also tries to explain some of the good traits about Bob. Ponyboy can't agree with her, and Ponyboy says some nasty things to Cherry:

I wouldn't want you to see him. You're a traitor to your own kind and not loyal to us. Do you think your spying for us makes up for the fact that you're sitting there in a Corvette while my brother drops out of school to get a job? Don't you ever feel sorry for us. Don't you ever try to give us handouts and then feel high and mighty about it.

The two characters do end up on friendly terms as the chapter closes because they both realize they still watch the same sunset.

What are the main events in chapters 9 and 10 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton?

The biggest event in chapter 9 is the rumble between the Greasers and the Socs. Ponyboy talks about all the preparation for the fight, both his own and in the empty lot with the Greasers and their friends. The Socs show up and the fight goes down. Even though they win the fight, Ponyboy and some of the other Greasers are hurt pretty badly. Dally grabs Ponyboy right after the fight and they rush to the hospital because Dally said that Johnny is dying. They get there just in time but Johnny could care less about winning the fight. He dies right after telling Pony to "stay gold."

In Chapter 10, Pony leaves the hospital and tries to walk home but is pretty dazed after getting kicked in the head in the fight. He eventually makes it home but even before he settles in they find out that Dally is on the run from the cops after robbing a liquor store so they rush out to try to hide him. Sadly, he decides he doesn't want to live and pulls a gun so the cops shoot him and kill him. Ponyboy passes out from the concussion and exhaustion and ends up sleeping in a haze for several days while Darry and Soda take care of him.

What are the key events of the rumble in Chapter 9 of The Outsiders?

Ponyboy arrives late for dinner, and the others--Darry, Soda, and Steve--are getting ready for the rumble. Darry's muscles bulge in his tight t-shirt, and Pony pities "the Soc that takes a crack at him." Pony, Soda and Steve add extra oil to their hair, and Pony puts on a clean t-shirt and jeans for the occasion. When Two-Bit arrives, the boys head to the vacant lot. They lament that they will be short-handed without Dally, Johnny and Curly Shepard, who is in "the cooler." When the boys arrive, Tim Shepard's gang is waiting, as was another greaser gang, the Brumly boys. One of the Brumly boys asks about Darry, and he predicts that Darry will "be asked to start the fireworks." He is right, and the gang leaders soon suggest that Darry should be the first to challenge the biggest Soc. The greasers are outnumbered--they have 20 boys--and when the four carloads of Socs arrive, they total 22.

The Socs "lined up silently, facing us," and Darry

... stepped forward... everything looked unreal, like a scene out of a JD movie or something. Then Darry said, "I'll take on anyone."  (Chapter 9)

At first it appears that no one will accept Darry's challenge, but suddenly his old football pal, Paul Holden, steps forward. Once best friends, the two had gone their separate ways. But Paul says, "I'll take you," and Darry smiles at the opportunity to prove he is the better man. The two stalk each other for a moment until a voice rings out. "Hold up!... Hold it!" It is Dally, who has run from the hospital after threatening the nurse with a switchblade in order to join his friends. When Darry turns to see who it is, Paul delivers

... a hard right to the jaw that would have felled anyone but Darry. The rumble was on.  (Chapter 9)

Pony and Dally have a rough time of it, but Darry--who always takes on "two at a time anyway"--looks after Pony, and Pony helps out Dally. Pony nearly "blacked out" after being kicked in the head, but he is still coherent enough to hear a greaser cry out "They're running!" The greasers are battered: Shepard has a broken nose, Two-Bit's "hand was busted wide open," Steve has three broken ribs, and Darry has a cut on the forehead and would "have a black eye." But the greasers have won, and Darry proclaims,

     "We beat the Socs."  (Chapter 9)

What is the summary of chapter 9 in The Outsiders?

At the beginning of chapter nine, Pony arrives home late and takes five aspirins before the rumble, as the Greasers prepare to fight the Socs later that evening. Even though he is feeling sick, Pony is determined to help his friends and joins the Greasers as they meet up with Tim Shepard's gang before the rumble. When the gangs meet, Pony experiences regret about being associated with hoods and believes that he and Darry will rise above their circumstances. Twenty-one Socs then arrive at the vacant lot, and Paul Holden is the first to challenge Darry. The rumble then ensues, and Pony sees Dally join the fight. During the rumble, Pony suffers a head injury, but the Greasers manage to defeat the Socs. Immediately after the Socs run away, Dally takes Ponyboy with him to see Johnny, who is in critical condition on his death bed. When they arrive at the hospital, Johnny tells the boys that fighting is not worth it and instructs Ponyboy to "stay gold" before he passes away. Dally is immediately overcome with emotion and punches the wall before running out of the hospital. Pony is left dumbstruck at Johnny's bedside and feels completely numb.

What are the twenty important events in The Outsiders?

The novel begins with a gang called the Socs attacking the book's narrator, Ponyboy Curtis, as he walks home from the cinema. Luckily, his friends turn up and scare them off.

Ponyboy goes to the cinema with his friend and fellow gang member Johnny where they meet two Soc girls. Ponyboy tells one of them that his brother doesn't like him.

In order to avoid a fight, the Soc girls, Cherry and Marcia, decide to go home with a group of Socs that suddenly turn up outside the cinema.

Darry, Ponyboy's brother, slaps Ponyboy for arriving home late, and Ponyboy runs out of the house with Johnny.

The Socs attack Ponyboy and Johnny in a park. The Socs try to drown Ponyboy in a fountain, and Johnny has to kill one of the Socs with his knife to scare them away.

Dallas gives Johnny and Ponyboy a gun and some money and tells them to hide out in a nearby abandoned church.

After hiding out in the church for five days, Dallas arrives with a letter from Ponyboy's brother Sodapop, saying that Darry is worried about him.

Dallas takes Johnny and Ponyboy out for Dairy Queen. When they arrive back at the church, the church is on fire. Realizing there are children inside, Ponyboy and Johnny run into the church to rescue them.

After rescuing the children, Dallas, Johnny, and Ponyboy are taken to the hospital.

Darry arrives at the hospital and tells Ponyboy he had been terrified he had lost him.

The doctor tells Ponyboy that Dallas will fully recover but that, even if he survives, Johnny will be crippled for life.

Another gang member called Two-Bit reads an article to Johnny and Ponyboy that calls them heroes. The article thrills Johnny, but he says he knows he's dying. Johnny's mother arrives and blames the Greasers for what's happened to Johnny.

Just before a fight, Ponyboy comes to the realization that he doesn't enjoy being a hood anymore. He tells himself that this will be his last fight. After this he will try to be more like his brother Darry.

The Socs and the Greasers begin the fight. Ponyboy gets badly beaten, but somehow the Greasers win and force the Socs to run away.

After the fight, Ponyboy and Dallas run to the hospital to see Johnny, who they hear is now dying. Johnny dies soon after they arrive. His last words to Ponyboy are "stay gold."

Dallas phones the gang to tell them he needs their help. He has robbed a store and the police are after him.

The police shoot and kill Dallas in a parking lot. Though Ponyboy is upset, he knows that Dallas wanted to die. He just couldn't live without Johnny in his life.

Ponyboy falls into a fever for several days. When he finally wakes up he sees that his brothers have been sitting by his side throughout his sickness.

Ponyboy has woken up from his fever confused. He now thinks that he was the one and not Johnny who called the Socs gang member.

In the last chapter, a judge acquits Ponyboy of any wrongdoing.

What are the twenty important events in The Outsiders?

Here are twenty important events in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders:

1. Ponyboy introduces himself and his family, as well as the other greasers in his social group and the Socs.

2. The first conflict between the greasers and the Socs take place between Ponyboy and the Socs in the red Corvair.

3. Ponyboy understands the Socs better after talking with Cherry Valance at the drive-in.

4. Another conflict between the greasers and the Socs takes place as Ponyboy and his friends walk Cherry and her friend to get them a ride home.

5. Cherry confesses to Ponyboy that she could fall in love with Dally.

6. Ponyboy stays out too late and gets in trouble with Darry, who hits him. The physical violence drives Ponyboy to run away.

7. While at the park in the middle of the night, the same Socs from event number four try to drown Ponyboy.

8. While defending Ponyboy, Johnny kills the boy trying to drown him.

9. Ponyboy and Johnny leave for Windrixville, following Dally's guidance.

10. While hiding out in a church, Ponyboy recites literature to Johnny; the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost has a profound effect on him as well as the gallantry of the soldiers in Gone With the Wind.

11. When Ponyboy and Johnny see the church on fire, they do their best to rescue the young children trapped inside, showing their true heroic natures, and Johnny gets hurt.

12. Ponyboy leaves the hospital with his brothers, having connected emotionally with Darry, appreciating their family unit now that they are in danger of being separated by the law.

13. A weapons-free rumble with the Socs is announced.

14. Paul, an old friend of Darry's, volunteers to take on Darry at the rumble, and the greasers proceed to win though they are outnumbered.

15. Johnny dies in the hospital after hearing the news about the rumble from Dally and Ponyboy, a tragedy that unhinges Dally and leads him to act more recklessly than usual.

15. Dally baits the police into shooting him dead after he robs a grocery store.

16. Ponyboy loses consciousness due to a concussion he sustained at the rumble and wakes up to Darry's tender caretaking.

17. While recuperating, Ponyboy realizes that Bob, the boy Johnny killed, was just as real and complex as any greaser close to Ponyboy.

18. The hearing to determine if Ponyboy was at fault for Bob's death goes in Ponyboy's favor; the judge acquits Ponyboy, but he feels despondent afterwards.

19. Darry and Ponyboy argue, distressing Sodapop, and Sodapop's pain reminds the other brothers that they need to all look after each other.

20. Ponyboy begins writing the piece for English class that becomes the novel in full.

What are the twenty important events in The Outsiders?

The Outsiders, a young adult novel written by a sixteen-year-old in the 1960s, contains many references to the history and culture of her youth.

The Outsiders shows how 1960s teenagers broke away from the expectations of their parents’ generation. Removed from the hardships and deprivations of the Great Depression and World War Two, teenagers of the 1960s were more able to experiment with new fashion styles, types of music, and media.  In The Outsiders, the Socs love the Beatles, while the greasers are fans of Elvis Presley. Both musical styles were often seen as deviant or immoral to the older generation. Additionally, while teenagers in the 1940s and 1950s mostly mimicked adult fashion styles, teenagers in the 1960s developed their own trends. The greasers, in particular, show extreme creative flair in their clothing by wearing beat-up leather jackets and gel in their hair. However, these changes were certainly not just surface-level differences in shoe styles and popular bands; instead, they reflected a wider rebellion against the values of the WWII generation. As the Mount Holyoke Historical Atlas says, 1960s teenagers rebelled against “authority, good work ethic, religion, marital fidelity, patriotism and, whatever the establishment represented.” In The Outsiders, we see the older generation’s growing concern over the rebellious actions of both the Socs and the greasers.

The Outsiders also reflects the technological innovations of the 1960s. Cars are an important part of the story. After WWII, automobile ownership skyrocketed, especially given that many people moved to the suburbs, where cars were necessary for daily life activities. Teenagers had increased access to cars, and they quickly became a status symbol.

What are five important events in The Outsiders?

1) Pony and Johnny befriend two Soc cheerleaders, Cherry and Marcia, while they are at the drive-ins. Cherry and Pony instantly hit it off and both characters share significant information about their opposite social groups, the Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy discovers for the first time that life as a Soc is not as glamorous or carefree as it seems after speaking with Cherry.

2) After Pony and Darry get into a fight, Ponyboy meets up with Johnny in the middle of the night and a group of Socs surrounds them at a local park. One of the Socs named Bob Sheldon begins to hold Pony's head under water and Johnny stabs him in self-defense. Johnny ends up killing Bob Sheldon and the two boys are forced to skip town.

3) After Johnny decides to turn himself in, the boys discover that the abandoned church is on fire and that there are children trapped inside. Both Pony and Johnny enter the burning church and save the children's lives. Tragically, a flaming beam falls on Johnny and breaks his back.

4) While Johnny is in critical condition, the Greasers meet in a vacant lot to fight the Socs. During the rumble, Pony is kicked hard in the head and Dally miraculously joins the fight. The Greasers end up defeating the Socs in the big rumble.

5) Dally rushes Pony to the hospital, where they speak to Johnny on his deathbed. Johnny tells Ponyboy to "Stay gold" before he passes away. Dally ends up losing his mind and runs to a vacant lot, where he pulls out an unloaded gun and is fatally shot by the police.

What are five important events in The Outsiders?

Most of the events in The Outsiders evolve from the fateful night when Ponyboy and Johnny first meets Cherry at the drive-in. On that night alone, Pony and Johnny join Cherry and Marcia for a double-feature before trying to escort the girls home. Johnny stands up to Dally, warning him to leave Cherry alone after she throws a glass of Coke in his face. Pony and Cherry share their innermost thoughts, Two-Bit and Marcia hit it off, and Johnny is happy sitting next to a pair of classy Soc girls. Later that night, Cherry's Soc boyfriend harrasses the group (Two-Bit, Johnny, Pony, Cherry and Marcia), taking the girls and leaving the greasers alone--for the time being. Late arriving home, Pony runs away after an argument with Darry; shortly afterward, the boys are attacked by the same group of Socs, and Johnny is forced to defend himself, killing one of the boys after Pony is nearly drowned. Pony and Johnny hunt down Dallas Winston, and Dally provides them with a gun, plan, money and a safe hiding place until things cool off for them in Tulsa.  

What are ten important incidents in The Outsiders?

IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE OUTSIDERS

1. Important exposition is found in the early chapters: The Curtis Brothers' parents have been killed in a car crash; a gangland teen war exists between the greasers and Socs; and Johnny has previously been severely beaten by Socs;
2. While watching a movie at the drive-in, Pony and Johnny meet the Soc cheerleader, Cherry Valance. Afterward, they (along with Cherry's friend, Marcia, and Two-Bit) are accosted by a group of Socs.
3. Pony and Darry argue, and Darry hits Pony; Pony runs from the house into the night, where he meets up with Johnny.
4. Pony and Johnny are attacked by Socs in the park; when Johnny sees that Pony is about to be drowned, he stabs and kills Bob Sheldon.
5. Pony and Johnny hop a freight train to Windrixville, where they hide out in an abandoned church on Jay Mountain.
6. After spending nearly a week in hiding, Dally comes to see them, and the boys decide to return home. But when they see the church on fire, Pony and Johnny head inside to save the children trapped there; when the roof caves in, all three boys are injured and hospitalized. Johnny's injuries prove to be life-threatening.
7. The greasers win the rumble with the Socs.
8. After Dally and Pony visit the hospital to tell Johnny the news about winning the rumble, Johnny dies.
9. Dally robs a store and is shot in the street by police after waving an empty gun at them.
10. Ponyboy is cleared of any wrongdoing concerning Bob's death at the court hearing.
11. After Soda runs off in tears, Darry and Pony chase him down. Darry explains that Soda's letters to Sandy have been returned unopened, and Darry and Pony agree to a truce: They will not fight anymore.
12. Ponyboy decides to complete his English assignment by retelling the events that come to be known as The Outsiders.

What is the key idea in the first three chapters of The Outsiders?

Chapters 1-3 introduces the idea that life isn't fair and that sometimes, this is true no matter which side of town one lives in. Additionally, most teenagers value the same things in life no matter which strata of society they belong to.

For example, in Chapter 1, Pony relates how he must live with his two older brothers after his parents' deaths. Darry, the oldest, is only twenty but looks much older. Because of extenuating circumstances, he must work two jobs while trying to maintain the structural integrity of their little family. Sodapop, the second oldest, is movie-star handsome but must work at a DX gas station in order to help Darry put Pony through school. Pony, the youngest, definitely feels that he relates to the character of Pip in the Dickensian novel, Great Expectations: like Pip, he has to endure the social stigma of being ostracized because he is not a gentleman. He resents the fact that Socs are always trying to beat up Greasers; Pony thinks that being poor shouldn't be a reason to get beat up on.

In Chapter 2, Pony meets Cherry and Marcia, two friendly Socs girls who engage in conversation with him and Johnny. In this chapter, Johnny finds himself at odds with Dally, a tough fellow Greaser, who tries to take advantage of Cherry. Yet, despite his fear of the bigger boy, Johnny orders Dally to leave Cherry alone. By all indications, Johnny's brave action saves Cherry embarrassment but succeeds in alienating him from a fellow Greaser. This incident highlights the conflict between Greasers and Socs and between individuals in both groups who don't wish to conform to societal expectations of gang behavior. In this chapter, Pony also describes how badly Johnny was beaten up by four Socs. His narrative and Cherry's later assertion that 'things are rough all over' reinforces the idea that life is difficult no matter where one lives.

In Chapter 3, Cherry maintains that it isn't money which separates the Greasers from the Socs but rather, honesty. She argues that Socs socialize at a very superficial level, while Greasers are more emotionally open with one another.

"That's why we're separated," I said. "It's not money, it's feeling---you don't feel anything and we feel too violently."

Even though Cherry asserts that Pony has no idea what sort of challenges Socs kids endure on a daily basis, Pony definitely feels that Greasers have it far worse. However, in this chapter, Johnny expresses similar views that is later expressed by Randy, a Soc, in Chapter Seven: many Socs and Greasers are tired of all the conflict that exists between the two groups. Most Socs and Greasers just want to live happier lives and to know that they matter to their families and their communities.

What are some positive events in The Outsiders?

One of the major positive things that happens only becomes clear at the end of the story. Ponyboy has struggled to make sense of the world he lives in and to find his place in it throughout the story. He sees much unfairness and injustice in the world around him and discovers that even the Socs, thought of by the greasers as well-off and having everything the greasers wish they had, have problems and difficulties that they can't always overcome. His understanding of all of this seems to coalesce into the writing assignment he begins to work on at the end of the story. He knows by then that his brother loves him deeply, and he has developed a sense of hope and a positive outlook that wasn't present throughout most of the story.

Though it isn't entirely clear how long it will last, there is also finally a truce between the Socs and the greasers at the end of the story. Perhaps some common ground has been established, but regardless of the cause, the cessation of hostilities is a positive thing as it should prevent horrific events like Bob's death and the various injuries sustained by both sides in their "rumbles."

What are the main points in The Outsiders?

I think the "points" that this question refers to are themes found in the text. One such theme is about class divisions in society. The class division in The Outsiders is illustrated through the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are the poorer kids from one side of town, and the Socs are the rich kids from the other side of town. Ponyboy points this division out to readers frequently and quite early in the book.

We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class.

What's great about this book and theme is that Hinton does a wonderful job of showing readers that Socs and Greasers are all people with problems of their own. The book wonderfully illustrates this point through Cherry's character. She is the Soc who first causes Ponyboy to realize that the Socs' world is not perfect. She says that they have problems too.

Cherry no longer looked sick, only sad. "I'll bet you think the Socs have it made. The rich kids, the West-side Socs. I'll tell you something, Ponyboy, and it may come as a surprise. We have troubles you've never even heard of. You want to know something?" She looked me straight in the eye. "Things are rough all over."

Ponyboy responds by telling her that he believes her, and by the end of the book, readers get to see that belief in action when he speaks up for Randy.

"What'd he want?" Two-Bit asked. "What'd Mr. Super-Soc have to say?"

"He ain't a Soc," I said, "he's just a guy. He just wanted to talk."

What are the key events in The Outsiders?

Main events in the Outsiders mainly involve the narrator and protagonist Ponyboy. One key event is when Ponyboy meets Cherry at the drive-in movies. They strike up a conversation after Dally taunts her and Johnny has to step in and tell him to stop. After the movie Ponyboy, Johnny, and Two-Bit are walking with the two girls and their boyfriends pull up in their Mustang. They get out and argue with the girls and criticise them for walking with "bums". This sets up the confrontation that happens later in the park with the same Socs and Ponyboy and Johnny. This is the main event that changes the course of the story. When Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped, Johnny ends up killing one of the Socs. The two boys go to Dally for help and he tells them exactly what to do. They follow his directions and leave town to hide out. 

Other main events would be the fire where Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally save the kids but at the expense of Johnny's life. Then Dally falls as he is not able to exist without his counterpart. He is gunned down by police.