Title: The%20Outsiders
1The Outsiders
2Group Discussion Questions
- What is a gang?
- Who joins gangs?
- Why do people join gangs?
- Brainstorm what you know about gangs, in general.
If you know anything about specific gangs,
mention that also.
3On the Sidewalk Bleedingby Evan Hunter
- Read the short story and answer the questions
below - 1. What is the setting of the story? How do you
know? - 2. Using a plot diagram, outline the plot of the
story. -
- 3. Why dont any of the people who find Andy
help him? -
- 4. Why did Andy join a gang? Discuss Andys
reasons and whether or not they make sense to you.
4On the Sidewalk Bleedingby Evan Hunter
- 5. What is the climax of the story? What is the
symbolic significance of the action Andy performs
at this point? -
- 6. What conclusions can you draw from the police
officers comments at the end of the story? - 7. Is Andy a round character or a flat one?
Explain why you think so. - 8. One goal of this story is to teach. What
message(s) might the author be trying to make?
How does your answer to Question 5., above, make
the story more tragic, and so make the message to
the reader more clear?
5The Outsidersby S. E. Hinton
6The Importance of the Setting of a Novel
- Having a clear idea of where and when your story
or novel takes place helps the reader to
understand the characters thoughts, motivations
and actions more clearly. -
7On the Sidewalk Bleeding By Evan Hunter
The murder is easily accepted when we know it
happened on the streets of NYC especially when
gangs are involved. This setting allows the
author to focus on Andys thoughts, actions and
changes in his character. It allows the author
to teach a lesson and focus on theme. If the
setting wasnt believable then it would take away
from the character development and theme.
8What do you know about the 60s?
9Music and Recording Artists
10Television
11Movies, Theatre and Stars
- 1960Ocean's ElevenPsychoThe ApartmentSpartacus
The Time Machine 1961The Parent TrapThe
Music ManWest Side StorySplendor In The
GrassThe MisfitsBreakfast At Tiffany's
1962To Kill A MockingbirdThe Manchurian
CandidateLawrence Of ArabiaDr. NoThe Miracle
WorkerWhatever Happened To Baby Jane?Lolita
- 1963From Russia, With LoveIt's A Mad, Mad, Mad,
Mad WorldThe Pink PantherCleopatraThe
BirdsHow The West Was WonHud 1964A Hard
Day's NightMary PoppinsMy Fair
LadyGoldfingerDr. Strangelove
12Movies
- 1967In The Heat Of The NightThe Dirty
DozenGuess Who's Coming To DinnerBonnie
ClydeThe GraduateIn Cold BloodCamelotDoctor
Doolittle 19682001 A Space OdysseyYellow
SubmarineRomeo JulietPlanet Of The ApesNight
Of The Living DeadOliver! Rosemary's
BabyBarbarellaFunny GirlThe ProducersFinian's
Rainbow
- 1965The Sound Of MusicCat BallouHelp!Dr.
ZhivagoHush..Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1966Fantastic VoyageBatmanBlowupWho's
Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?A Man For All
SeasonsGeorgy GirlAlfieBorn Free
13Movies
- 1969The Prime Of Miss Jean BrodieButch Cassidy
The Sundance KidMidnight CowboyEasy
RiderTrue GritHello, Dolly!Paint Your Wagon
14Lifestyle, Products etc.
15Christmas Gifts of the 60s
- BarbieG.I. Joeelectric can opener
(7.77)Beatles albumsBeatles toy guitars,
lunchboxes, etc.Viewmaster (1.75)Super
Ballsladies stretch slacks (3.97)
- spy toyssled (3.00)Hot WheelsPoor
Pitiful Pearl doll (8.00)Tonka
trucksTwisterMrs. Beasley doll
16Fashion
17Technology
18Home Decor
- Split level houses, ranch style
- Tupperware
- Rotary dial phones, Rabbit ears, Metal TV. trays
19Politics and Society etc.
- J. F. Kennedy
- Integration of blacks
20Write down these subject areas in your notebook
- Music and Recording Artists
- T.V.
- Movies, Theatre and Stars
- Lifestyles, Products etc.
- Fashion
- Technology
- Home Décor
- Politics
21Research Assignment
- What was it like to be a person in the setting
of The Outsiders? - You have formed FOUR research teams. Your task
is to learn about the context of the 1960s. - You will be assigned a specific time period,
and your job is to prepare an organized report on
the time period assigned, detailing aspects of
the context of the time.
22Form a Research Team
- Your research team must have the following roles
assigned to members - Researcher All members of the group! Assign
topics? - Presenter All members of the group! Assign
topics? - Picture finder
- Presentation Preparer (Word)
- Presentation Preparer (Flipchart)
- In reality, all roles are assigned to all
members, but the primary responsibility for that
role must be assigned to one person in
particular.
23Research Assignment
- Goal The goal is to create a presentation that
informs the class of the context of the novel. -
- Materials 2 pieces of printer paper
- 1 page of flipchart paper
- You can fill up to TWO standard-size pages with
information on your years. You must organize
your information CONCISELY, and LEARN things to
fill in the details.
24Evaluation
- This assignment will be evaluated in three ways
- 1) Classroom work Organizing, using class time
- effectively, and working well in a group.
- 2) Materials Preparation of information into
useable form. - 3) Presentation Presenting the information to
the class. Every member of the group must
have a part. Presentations must take no more
than 10 minutes per group.
25Schedule
- Day 1 Organize team, conduct research in
Library and/or on computers. - Homework Conduct additional research if
necessary. - Day 2 Conduct additional research.
- Prepare presentation materials.
- Prepare presentation.
- Homework Anything else that needs to be
done for the presentation. - Day 3 Present 10 minutes per presentation!
- Journal What I thought about the
presentations, the process of creating the
presentations, what I learned in the
presentations, etc.
26Your Assignment
- Group 1
- 1960-1962
- Group 3
- 1965-67
- Group 2
- 1963-1965
- Group 4
- 1968-69
27Assignment A Letter to the Future . . .
- Write a two-three page double spaced letter to
someone in the future (2006). - You, the writer, are a teen in the 1960s. Your
focus will be on the specific year and topics
given to your group. - Explain in detail what your life is like while
incorporating the specific information required.
28The Outsiders
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30About the Author
- S.E. Hinton was just 17 years old when she
published the novel The Outsiders, a modern
classic of teen literature which has been
alternately praised and condemned since it was
first published in 1967.
31About the Book
- The story of the struggle between two groups of
teens, the novel gained popularity among readers
and educators in the 1970s for its frank
depiction of violence and cruelty in the social
structure of American high schools. - The book is frequently challenged for use in high
school because of its portrayal of violence,
language, drug and alcohol abuse, and the fact
that "virtually all the characters were from
broken homes."
32Slang in the Novel
- Slang is a form of diction used by authors. It
is used in the novel as an indirect
characterization technique (i.e. to develop
believable characters). - Diction - word choice. Word choice can be formal,
informal, colloquial or slang. - Slang a newly coined word not accepted for
formal usage yet, and is usually not found in the
dictionary. - Indirect Characterization The author gives
certain information and lets the reader draw
his/her own conclusions regarding the character.
33Slang in the Novel cont.
- Copy the following definitions of slang into your
notebook. Refer to them when you need to, as we
read the book. - boozed To be drunk
- breeze An attractive girl/boy
- cooler Jail
- cancer stick A cigarette
- hacked off To be angry.
- heater A hand-gun
- fly A cute girl
34Slang in the Novel cont.
- fuzz Police/law enforcement
- jumped To be attacked the Greasers use this to
describe attacks by the Socs - lift To steal, shoplift, or pick-pocket
- lighting up Smoking
- lone it Doing something alone
- rank Something uncool and not fun
- rolled To rob
- rumble A gang fight
- scrap To fight
- tuff Something cool
- weed drug (In this novel it refers to
cigarettes)
35Plot in the Novel
- climax
- rising action falling action
- inciting force denouement
36Characters
- Practice Taking Notes
- Take brief notes on each of the characters.
Write down the characters name on the left side
of your page, and write three or more things
about that character on the right. - Note that the descriptions that follow are
character sketches created from a close reading
of the authors characterization techniques!
37- Ponyboy Michael Curtis, 14 The youngest of the
Curtis brothers and main protagonist of the
novel, he is a daydreamer, painter, and a bit of
a bookworm. A heavy smoker, Ponyboy is also a
star on his school's track team and is best
friends with Johnny Cade. Ponyboy is a deep
analyzer, but sometimes overlooks the obvious. He
is particularly attached to his hair and was
upset when Johnny told him that he had to cut it
when they were on the run.
38- Ponyboy hates fighting, and the stereotypes put
on people, such as "Greasers" and "Socs." He
often wonders what life would be like were there
are no Greasers or Socs no labels, just people.
He has a very close relationship with his
second-oldest brother, Sodapop, who he feels is
the only other person, besides Johnny, that he
can confide in. His parents recently died in a
car crash.
39Note-taking example
- 14, youngest bro
- Reads,paints
- Smokes heavily
- Hair important!! ? must cut it on the run
- Hates fighting stereotypes /labels
- Close to Sodapop
- Parents died in car crash
40- Johnny Cade, 16 "If you can picture a little
dark puppy that has been kicked too many times
and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you'll have
Johnny," says Ponyboy. Johnny is a small and
timid boy. His shy and nervous nature stems from
years of abuse from his parents, and a recent
jumping from a Soc, who is later revealed to be
Bob Shelton. Bob wore many large rings on his
hand when he jumped Johnny, which scarred
Johnny's face. Ever since then, Johnny never
walks alone, and carries a six-inch switchblade
in his back pocket. He looks up to Dallas Winston
and is prone to instability and emotional
oversensitivity.
41- Although he never finished school, Johnny is very
good at analyzing things that many other people
do not understand. Johnny is the "gang's pet,
everyone's kid brother," and relies on the
Greasers for the love and affection he does not
get at home.
42- Dallas "Dally" Winston, 17 The tough guy of the
group, Dallas is considered extremely dangerous.
He spent his teenage years in jail, which
hardened him seemingly beyond caring. Although he
is not muscular, even Darry Curtis is afraid to
fight him. Dallas is the opposite of Johnny he
is prone to react rashly and violently, even to
his friends, and avoids showing emotion as much
as possible. He does, however, have a soft spot
for Johnny, and is very protective of the younger
boy.
43- Ponyboy on Dallas "He had an elfish face, with
high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp
animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. His hair was
almost white it was so blonde, and he didn't like
haircuts, or hair oil either, so it fell over his
forehead in wisps and kicked out the back in
tufts and curled behind his ears and along the
nape of his neck. His eyes were blue, blazing
ice, cold with a hatred of the world."
44- Sodapop Patrick Curtis, 16 The middle Curtis
brother, he is described as extremely good
looking and is an undefeated fighter, though he
is not the runner his brothers are. Sodapop is
very carefree, preferring to play around rather
than do any work. He isolates himself and smokes
only when he's upset otherwise, he is social and
hyperactive. Although he is generally very
optimistic, when reality hits him, it hits him
hard enough to sink him into an extremely deep
funk.
45- Sodapop is always sticking up for Ponyboy around
Darry and tells Ponyboy things he tells no one
else. Sodapop is the only one who can tease Darry
and get away with it. He has a girlfriend, Sandy.
46- Darrel "Darry" Shaynne Curtis, Jr., 20 The
eldest of the Curtis boys, Darry is tall,
broad-shouldered, and muscular. Darry is
occasionally perceived as cold and uncaring, as a
result of assuming the role of parental figure
after the death of his parents, in order to keep
the family together. Ponyboy had believed that
Darry did not love him, yet later realizes
otherwise when Darry cried for him, since Darry
did not cry at the death of their parents.
Because of his build, Darry is often referred to
as "Superman" or "Muscles." He roofs houses for a
living. He is Ponyboy's opposite he is as
logical as Ponyboy is imaginative.
47- He is attentive to Ponyboy's grades, though not
upset about Sodapop dropping out of high school.
Darry is very bitter about the fact that he never
went to college, even though he had been offered
an athletic scholarship. Even though Darry is
associated with the Greasers, he keeps his hair
cut short. Ponyboy notes that Darry is very
Soc-like and too "smart" to be a Greaser, and the
only reason that Darry was not a Soc was because
he would not turn his back on his brothers or the
gang.
48- Keith "Two-Bit" Mathews, 18 He has been known as
"Two-Bit" for so long that even his teachers have
forgotten that his real name is Keith. Two-Bit is
the joker of the gang, always smiling and
cracking jokes. Like Sodapop, he lives for action
and fun. Though nearly 19 years old, Two-Bit is
still a junior in high school because he finds
school "entertaining."
49- With his long sideburns and deep grey eyes,
Two-Bit is known as both a shoplifter and a
ladies' man, though he is not perceived to be as
good-looking as Sodapop. He loves fighting, his
black-handled switchblade, blondes, and flirting.
He flirts with Marcia, even though he knows that
she is the girlfriend of a Soc.
50- Steve Randle, 17 He has thick greasy hair that
he combs back "in complicated swirls." Steve is
tall, lean, cocky, and arrogant, though smart and
skilled at driving. He is the only one of the
gang who does not care much for Ponyboy. Steve
has been Sodapop's best friend since grade
school the two even work at the same gas
station. Steve and Sodapop often bicker and get
into wrestling/arm-wrestling matches to vent
their excessive energy.
51- Steve does not think before he speaks and
sometimes says hurtful things to his friends,
even if he does not mean what he says. On one
occasion, he called Darry "All Brawn No Brains,"
which infuriated Darry so much that he punched
Steve in his jaw and nearly shattered it. He does
not like it when Sodapop takes Ponyboy with them
to places.
52Symbols
- As we read the novel, watch for these symbols
that is, symbolic objects that carry a deeper
meaning than they appear to on the surface - Hair Bobs rings
- Two-bits switchblade Cars
53Group Discussion Questions
- What is social class?
- Is there a relationship between social class and
gang membership? Explain your answer.
54Chapter One
55Chapter One - Questions
- 1. Describe each of the characters and their
relationship with one another. - 2. Who are the socs? Who are the greasers?
- 3. How do Ponyboy's relationships with Darry and
Sodapop differ? Explain. - 4. Why is the 'gang' important to Johnny?
- 5. How does Ponyboy react to what Sodapop tells
him about Darry? - 6. Do you think Darry loves Ponyboy? Why does
he treat Ponyboy the way he does? - 7. What does Ponyboy mean when he says, "I lie
to myself all the time"? Do you ever lie to
yourself? Why?
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57Chapter 1 - Exposition
58Review Chapter One Summary
- Ponyboy Curtis, the narrator, begins the novel
with a story he is walking home one afternoon
after watching a Paul Newman film, and his mind
starts to wander. He thinks about how he wants
Paul Newmans good looks, though he likes his own
greaser look. He also thinks that, although he
likes to watch movies alone, he wishes he had
company for the walk home.
59Paul Newman c. 1950s/60s
60Paul Newman c. 1950s/60s
61Review Chapter One Summary
- Ponyboy steps back from his story to explain
that walking alone is unsafe for greasers, the
East Side gang of friends to which he belongs.
When they walk by themselves, greasers attract
the harassment of Socials, or Socs, the rich West
Side crowd. Ponyboy says that greasers are poorer
and wilder than the Socs, whom the newspapers
condemn one day for throwing parties and praise
the next day for good citizenship. Greasers wear
their hair long and put grease in it. They dress
tough, steal, and get into gang fights. They
often carry switchblades, mainly to help them
stand their ground against the Socs.
62Review Chapter One Summary
- Ponyboy says he does not participate in typical
greaser mischief because his oldest brother,
Darrell (known as Darry), would kill him if he
got into trouble. Ponyboys parents died in a car
crash, so the three Curtis brothers live together
by themselves, an arrangement possible only as
long as they stay out of trouble. Twenty-year-old
Darry acts as head of the family. He is strict
with Ponyboy and often yells at him. Despite his
intelligence, Ponyboy lacks common sense, which
frustrates Darry. Ponyboy feels great affection
for his sixteen-year-old brother, Sodapop, whose
charm and cheerfulness he admires.
63Review Chapter One Summary
- Ponyboy returns to the story of his solitary
walk after the movies. As he walks, he notices a
red Corvair trailing him. He quickens his pace as
he remembers how badly the Socs beat his friend
Johnny Cade. The Corvair pulls up beside Ponyboy
and five Socs climb out and surround him. One of
them asks, Need a haircut, greaser? and pulls
out a blade. The Socs begin to beat up Ponyboy,
who screams for help. Ponyboys brothers and the
rest of their group appear on the scene and chase
away the Socs. Darry starts to scold Ponyboy for
walking home alone instead of calling for a ride,
but Sodapop tells him to stop nagging.
64What is a Corvair?
65Review Chapter One Summary
- The brothers and the other greasers and make
plans for the following night. Ponyboy decides
that he and Johnny will go to a double feature at
the drive-in with their friend Dally. Dally
begins to talk about his ex-girlfriend, Sylvia,
and Ponyboy thinks about the girls that socialize
with the greasers. He wonders what it would be
like to spend time with an upper-class Soc girl. - At home, Ponyboy, who loves to read, reads
Great Expectations and thinks about how his life
resembles the life of Pip, the main character in
Great Expectations. Still shaken by his fight
with the Socs, Ponyboy climbs into bed with
Sodapop. The brothers talk about Sodapops
girlfriend, Sandy, whom Sodapop hopes to marry
one day.
66What is Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations is the story of Pip, an
orphan boy adopted by a blacksmith's family, who
has good luck and great expectations, and then
loses both his luck and his expectations. - Through this rise and fall, however, Pip learns
how to find happiness. He learns the meaning of
friendship and the meaning of love and, of
course, becomes a better person for it. - http//www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/gre
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67Notes on Chapter 1 (Exposition)
- Narrator Ponyboy Curtis
- Point of view Ponyboy gives a first-person
(limited) - account of events, explaining how we should
interpret events and people in the story. - Tone (atmosphere) Youthful melodramatic
slangy simplistic - Setting (time) Mid-1960s
- Setting (place) Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Protagonist Ponyboy
- Major conflict Against the background of the
clash - between the poor greasers and the rich Socs,
the greaser Ponyboy struggles to mature.
68Chapter Two
69Chapter Two - Vocabulary
- Find the meaning for the following words in this
chapter - incredulous
- vaguely
- nonchalantly
70Chapter Two - Questions
- 1. Are the names Ponyboy and Sodapop nicknames?
Explain. - 2. Who are Cherry and Marcia?
- 3. Why doesn't Ponyboy like referring to Sodapop
as a dropout? - 4. What is Ponyboy comparing Two-Bit to when he
calls him a "chessy cat"? What figure of speech
is this besides a simile? - 5. Why does Dally look sick now?
- 6. What literary device does the author use to
describe Johnny's mugging?
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- The next night, Ponyboy and Johnny go with
Dally to a double feature at the drive-in movie
theater. They sit behind a pair of Soc girls, and
Dally begins to talk dirty in an attempt to
embarrass the girls. The girl with red hair turns
around and coolly tells him to stop, but Dally
continues to make suggestive remarks. He goes to
buy Cokes, and Ponyboy talks to the red-haired
girl, Cherry Valance. They talk about the rodeo
and about Sodapop, whom Cherry describes as a
doll. She asks what became of Sodapop, and
although the admission embarrasses him, Ponyboy
says that Sodapop dropped out of school to work
in a gas station. Cherry and her friend Marcia
invite Ponyboy and Johnny to watch the movie with
them. Dally comes back and offers a Coke to
Cherry, but she throws it in his face. Dally
tries to put his arm around her. When he will not
listen to Cherrys protests, the usually quiet
Johnny stuns Dally by telling him not to bother
the girls.
74At the drive-in
75Review Chapter Two Summary
- Dally stalks off, and the boys sit with the
girls and watch the movie. Two-Bit, one of
Ponyboys friends, comes to announce that Dally
has slashed Tim Shepards tires and is going to
have to fight him. Tim Shepard is the leader of
another greaser gang. Two-Bit explains the
greasers two main rules always stick together
and never get caught. - Cherry and Ponyboy go to get popcorn, and
Ponyboy tells her about the time the Socs beat up
Johnny. The leader of the gang that beat him,
Ponyboy says, wore a fistful of rings. Cherry
looks distressed and assures him that not all
Socs are violent like the Socs that beat Johnny.
She also tells him that Socs have problems just
as the greasers do, but Ponyboy does not believe
her.
76Chapter Three
77Chapter Three - Vocabulary
- Find the meaning for the following words in this
chapter - aloof
- impersonally
- ornery
- resignedly
78Chapter Three - Questions
- 1. What does Cherry explain as the difference
between the socs and the greasers? - 2. What does Ponyboy mean when he says "Johnny
and I understood each other without saying
anything"? Have you ever had a relationship with
someone who you understood, or who understood
you, without having to say anything? - 3. When and how did Pony's parents die?
- 4. What happens when Pony comes home after his
curfew? - 5. Why does Johnny like it better when his
father is hitting him? - 6. At the end of the chapter, how does the
author foreshadow that bad things are to come?
79Get into your discussion groups now.
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- Ponyboy, Two-Bit, and Johnny walk to Two-Bits
house with Cherry and Marcia so that they can
give the girls a ride home. As they walk, Ponyboy
and Cherry talk about Ponyboys brothers. He
notices how easy it is to talk to Cherry. When
Cherry asks Ponyboy to describe Darry, he says
Darry does not like him and probably wishes he
could put Ponyboy in a home somewhere. Johnny and
Two-Bit are startled to hear that Ponyboy feels
this way, and Johnny says he always thought the
three brothers got along well.
82Chapter Three Summary
- After Ponyboy tells Cherry about Sodapops old
horse, Mickey Mouse, the two move on to discuss
the differences they perceive between Socs and
greasers. During this discussion, Ponyboy and
Cherry find they have a surprising amount in
commonfor instance, they both like reading and
watching sunsets. Ponyboy voices his frustration
that the greasers have terrible luck while the
Socs lead comfortable lives and jump the greasers
out of sheer boredom. Cherry retorts that the
Socs situations are not as simple as Ponyboy
thinks. They decide that the main difference
between Socs and greasers is that Socs are too
cool and aloof to acknowledge their emotions and
that they live their lives trying to fill up
their emotional void, while the greasers feel
everything too intensely. Ponyboy realizes that,
although they come from different classes, he and
Cherry watch the same sunset.
83Review Chapter Three Summary
- A blue Mustang cruises by the group. The
Mustang belongs to Bob and Randy, Cherrys and
Marcias Soc boyfriends. The Mustang pulls up
beside the group, and Randy and Bob get out.
Ponyboy notices that Bob wears three heavy rings
on his hand. The greasers and Socs nearly get
into a fight, but the girls agree to leave with
their boyfriends to prevent violence. Before
leaving, Cherry tells Ponyboy that she hopes she
wont see Dally again, because she thinks she
could fall in love with him.
84Chapter Four
85Chapter Four - Vocabulary
- Find the meaning for the following words in this
chapter - ruefully
- hermit
- premonition
86Chapter Four - Questions
- 1. What does Pony mean when he says the socs
were "reeling pickled"? - 2. What major event happens in this chapter?
- 3. How did the author foreshadow that Johnny
would use his knife in chapter 2? - 4. What would your advice be to Johhny and
Ponyboy if they'd come to you for help instead of
Dally? Explain.
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89Chapter 4 Rising Action
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- The park is deserted at 230 in the morning.
Ponyboy and Johnny go walking beside the
fountain. It is cold out, and Ponyboy is wearing
only a short-sleeved shirt. Suddenly the boys see
the blue Mustang from earlier that night. Five
Socs, including Randy and Bob, jump out of the
car and approach them. Presumably, the Socs have
come to get even with the boys for picking up
their girlfriends. Ponyboy can tell they are
drunk.
91Review Chapter Four Summary
- Bob tells Ponyboy that greasers are white trash
with long hair, and Ponyboy retorts that Socs are
nothing but white trash with Mustangs and madras
shirts. In a rage, Ponyboy spits at the Socs. A
Soc grabs Ponyboy and holds his head under the
frigid water of the fountain. Ponyboy feels
himself drowning and blacks out.
92Review Chapter Four Summary
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- When he regains consciousness, the Socs have run
away. He is lying on the pavement next to Johnny.
Bobs bloody corpse is nearby. Johnny says, I
killed him, and Ponyboy sees Johnnys
switchblade, dark to the hilt with blood.
93Review Chapter Four Summary
- Ponyboy panics, but Johnny remains calm. They
decide to go to Dally, thinking he might be able
to help them. They find Dally at the house of
Buck Merril, his rodeo partner. He manages to get
the boys fifty dollars, a change of clothing for
Ponyboy, and a loaded gun. He instructs them to
take a train to Windrixville, where they can hide
in an abandoned church. Ponyboy and Johnny get on
a train, and Ponyboy goes to sleep. When they get
to Windrixville, they hop off the train and find
the church, where they collapse into exhausted
sleep.
94Chapter Five
95Chapter Five - Vocabulary
- Find the meaning for the following words in this
chapter - reluctantly
- sullen
- eluded
- imploringly
- gallant
- indignant
96Chapter Five - Questions
- 1. Why does Pony have a problem with Johnny's
idea to disguise themselves? - 2. What does pony mean when he says, "I was
supposed to be the deep one"? - 3. Why does Johnny think is a hero? Do you
think Dally is a hero based on what he did? - 4. Why does Pony realize he doesn't like Dally?
Can you explain what he means by this? - 5. Examine Robert Frost's poem, Nothing Gold
can Stay. What do you think the poem is
saying? How might this apply to the characters
in the novel?
97Chapter Five - Questions
- 6. On page 78, Johnny compares Pony and his
brothers to their parents. Which one of your
parents are you most like? What similarities do
you share? - 7. What does pony mean when he says he drinks
Pepsis like a friend? - 8. What's a 'heater'? Why does Dally have one?
- 9. Why are the socs and the greasers going to
fight in the vacant lot? - 10. Who's the spy for the greasers? Does this
surprise you? Why or why not?
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- The next morning, Ponyboy wakes in the church
and finds a note from Johnny saying that he has
gone into town to get supplies. When Johnny
returns, he brings a weeks supply of bologna and
cigarettes, and a paperback copy of Gone with the
Wind, which he wants Ponyboy to read to him.
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 Ponyboys hair.
101Review Chapter Five Summary
- For the next week, the boys hide out at the
church, reading Gone with the Wind, smoking, and
eating sandwiches. The boys admire the southern
gentlemen in Gone with the Wind, and Johnny
points out that they remind him of Dally. Ponyboy
disagrees. He prefers the other greasers to
Dally. Most of the greasers remind Ponyboy of the
heroes in novels, but Dally is so real he is
frightening. Later, Ponyboy recites a Robert
Frost poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay. The poem
touches Johnny.
102Nothing Gold Can Stay
- Nature's first green is gold,
- Her hardest hue to hold.
- Her early leaf's a flower
- But only so an hour.
- Then leaf subsides to leaf.
- So Eden sank to grief,
- So dawn goes down to day.
- Nothing gold can stay.
- -- Robert Frost
103Review Chapter Five Summary
- After about five days, Dally shows up at the
church with a letter to Ponyboy from Sodapop.
Dally says the police approached him about Bobs
murder and he told them that the perpetrators
fled to Texas. He takes Johnny and Ponyboy to the
Dairy Queen and tells them that a state of open
warfare exists between the greasers and the Socs,
who are furious about Bobs death. He also lets
slip that Cherry Valance, feeling responsible for
the murderous encounter, has been acting as a spy
for the greasers. He adds that in a days time
the two groups will meet for a rumble.
104Chapter Six
105Chapter Six - Vocabulary
- Find the meaning for the following words in this
chapter - bewildered
106Chapter Six - Questions
- 1. Do you think Dally's parents have influenced
the way he is his personality? Explain. - 2. Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to turn himself
in? - 3. What "other side" of Dallas is revealed in
this chapter? - 4. What's your own definitionof a hero? Do the
three boys prove themselves to be heroes,
according to your definition? Explain. - 5. Why do you think Johnny wasn't scared,
despite the obvious danger, on page 92?
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- Johnny shocks Dally by telling him he wants to
go back home and confess to his crime. Dally
tries to change Johnnys mind, telling him he
never wants to see Johnny hardened the way prison
would harden him. Johnny is adamant and points
out that his own parents would not care what
happens to him, but Ponyboys brothers care about
him and want to see him.
109Review Chapter Six Summary
- Swearing under his breath, Dally begins to drive
Johnny and Ponyboy home. As they drive past the
church where Ponyboy and Johnny have been
staying, they see that it is on fire. Ponyboy
thinks he and Johnny must have started the fire
with a cigarette butt, so the boys jump out of
the car to examine the blaze.
110- At the church, they find a group of
schoolchildren on a picnic. Suddenly, one of the
adult chaperones cries out that some of the
children are missing, and Ponyboy hears screaming
from inside the church. Acting on instinct, he
and Johnny climb into the burning building
through a window. At the back of the church, they
find the children huddled together and terrified.
As he runs through the smoky inferno, Ponyboy
wonders why he is not scared. He and Johnny lift
the children out of the window. Dally appears and
yells that the roof is about to cave in. As they
lift the last child out the window, the roof
crumbles. Johnny pushes Ponyboy out of the
window, and then Ponyboy hears Johnny scream.
Ponyboy starts to go back in for Johnny, but
Dally clubs him across the back and knocks him
out.
111Review Chapter Six Summary
- 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. He says that
Dally was burned but will probably be fine.
Johnny, however, is in very bad shapehe was
struck by a piece of burning timber as it fell,
and may have broken his back. The man jokingly
asks Ponyboy if he and Johnny are professional
heroes. Ponyboy tells him that they are juvenile
delinquents.
112Review Chapter Six Summary
- Ponyboy has suffered mild burns. Jerry stays
with him while he is in the hospital, and Ponyboy
confides the story of Bobs death. Jerry agrees
that Johnny killed Bob in self-defense. He tells
Ponyboy he shouldnt smoke, something that no one
has ever said to Ponyboy before. Darry and
Sodapop arrive. Sodapop hugs Ponyboy, and Darry
cries, shocking Ponyboy. The anger he has felt
toward Darry dissolves. Ponyboy realizes that
Darry does care about him Darry is strict
because he loves Ponyboy and wants him to
succeed. Ponyboy runs across the room and
embraces his brother, thinking that everything
will be fine once he gets home.
113Chapter Seven
114Chapter 7 Rising Action
115Chapter Seven - Questions
- 1. Explain what Pony means when he says Soda
"reminds me of a colt". 2. What condition is
Johnny in after the fire? 3. Why would being
crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
4. "Maybe people are younger when they are
asleep". What do you think about this comment?
116Chapter Seven Questions
- 5. What is a juvenile delinquent? Find a
definition on the internet, in a dictionary, or
create your own based on your own knowledge. 6.
Why would Two-Bit think Johnny, Dally, and Pony
were heroes all along before they saved the
kids? 7. What was Bob's 'real' problem,
according to Randy ?8. Why did Pony think it
was better to see socs as "just guys"? What do
you think he means by this?
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- The reporters and police interview Ponyboy,
Sodapop, and Darry in the hospital waiting room.
Sodapop jokes with the reporters and hospital
staff, keeping the mood light with his antics.
The doctors finally emerge and say that Dally
will be fine but that Johnnys back was broken
when the roof caved in. Even if Johnny survives,
they add, he will be permanently crippled.
120Review Chapter Seven Summary
- The next morning, Ponyboy is making breakfast
when Steve Randle (Sodapops best friend) and
Two-Bit come in with the morning papers. The
papers portray Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally as
heroes for rescuing the schoolchildren. They also
mention Ponyboys excellent performance on the
track team and in school. The papers mention that
the state will charge Johnny with manslaughter
and send both Ponyboy and Johnny to juvenile
court, from which Ponyboy might be sent to a
boys home. The other boys reassure Ponyboy that
his family will stay together. Ponyboy tells them
he had his recurring nightmarewhich first
occurred on the night of his parents funeralthe
previous night. He never remembers the dream, but
it makes him wake up in intense panic.
121Review Chapter Seven Summary
- Ponyboy asks Sodapop about Sandy and learns
that she got pregnant and moved to Florida. Her
parents refused to let her marry Sodapop because
of his age, so Sandy left to live with her
grandmother. Sodapop and Darry go to work, and
Two-Bit and Ponyboy go to get Cokes at the Tasty
Freeze. A blue Mustang pulls up to the
restaurant, and in it they see the group of Socs
that jumped Ponyboy and Johnny in the park.
Ponyboy feels an immediate and intense hatred for
them.
122Review Chapter Seven Summary
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- One of the Socs, Marcias boyfriend, Randy,
comes over to Ponyboy. Two-Bit reminds him that
no fighting is allowed before the rumble, but
Randy says he wants only to talk. He asks Ponyboy
why he saved those children and says he would
never have thought a greaser could do such a
thing. Ponyboy says that it didnt have anything
to do with his being a greaser. Sick about the
violence and Bobs death, Randy says he does not
intend to fight at the rumble. Randy explains
that Bob was his best friend, a good guy with a
terrible temper and overly indulgent parents.
Ponyboy feels reassured by his talk with Randy
and realizes that Socs can be human and
vulnerable.
123Chapter Eight
124Chapter Eight - Questions
- 1. How does what the doctor first says, on page
119, foreshadow Johnny's condition? 2. "We
needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And
for the same reason" (p.121). What do you think
Pony means, and what is the reason? 3. What
does Pony mean on p. 123 when he says, "we could
get along without anyone but Johnny"? 4. If
Darry didn't have Soda and Pony, why would he be
a soc? 5. What does Cherry mean when she says
Bob "wasn't just anyone" on p.129?
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- Two-Bit and Ponyboy go to see Johnny and Dally in
the hospital. Johnny, weak and pale, whispers
that he would like Ponyboy to finish reading Gone
with the Wind to him. His mother shows up to
visit, but she is a mean-spirited, nagging woman
and Johnny refuses to see her. As Ponyboy and
Two-Bit leave, she accosts them and blames them
for Johnnys condition, and Two-Bit insults her.
128Review Chapter Eight Summary
- Dally is recovering nicely in the hospital, and
for the first time ever Ponyboy feels warmly
toward Dally. Dally says that Tim Shepard, the
leader of another gang of greasers, came in to
talk about the rumble. Dally asks for Two-Bits
black-handled switchblade, and Two-Bit gladly
hands over his prized possession without even
asking why Dally needs it.
129Review Chapter Eight Summary
- On the way home, Ponyboy and Two-Bit see Cherry
Valance in her Corvette. She says that the Socs
have agreed to fight with no weapons. Ponyboy
asks her to go see Johnny, but she says she
cannot because Johnny killed Bob. She says that
Bob had a sweet side and was only violent when
drunk, as he was when he beat up Johnny. Ponyboy
calls her a traitor, but he quickly forgives her.
He asks her if she can see the sunset on the West
Side, and when she says she can, he tells her to
remember that he can see it on the East Side too.
130Chapter 9
131Chapter 9 Climax
132Chapter Nine - Questions
- 1. On the bottom of p.133, when Pony asks what
kind of a world it is, what comment is he making
about how society judges people? 2. Why do the
boys fight? Why is Pony different? 3. What is
the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and
Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this
difference might give his group the upper hand?
4. What do you think Johnny's last words to
Pony mean?
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- Feeling sick before the rumble, Ponyboy
swallows five aspirin and struggles to eat his
dinner. The boys have bathed and made themselves
look tuff, and leave for the rumble excitedly.
Ponyboy feels a sinking feeling when he sees the
other greasers. Tim Shepards gang and the others
seem like genuine hoods. Twenty-two Socs arrive
in four carloads to fight the twenty greasers.
Darry steps forward to start the fight, and Paul
Holden, Darrys high school friend and football
teammate, steps up to challenge him. As Paul and
Darry circle each other, Dally joins the group.
As Dally arrives, the fight breaks out in full.
After a long struggle, the greasers win.
136Review Chapter Nine Summary
- When the rumble ends, Dally and Ponyboy go to
the hospital to see Johnny. A policeman stops
them, but Ponyboy feigns an injury, and the
officer gives them an escort to the hospital.
Ponyboy and Dally find Johnny dying. Johnny moans
that fighting is useless, tells Ponyboy to
stay gold, and then dies. Dally is beside
himself with grief and runs frantically from the
room.
137Chapter Ten
138Chapter 10 Falling Action
- Ch. 9
- Ch. 7 Ch. 10
- Ch. 4
- Ch. 1
139Chapter Ten - Vocabulary
- Find the meaning for the following words in this
chapter - indignantly
140Chapter Ten - Questions
- 1. How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to
himself, finally work in this chapter? - 2. Why was Johnny's dying so difficult for
Dally to handle? - 3. Why do you think Dally would have wanted to
die?
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- After Johnnys death, Ponyboy wanders alone for
hours until a man offers him a ride. The man asks
Ponyboy if he is okay and tells him that his head
is bleeding. Ponyboy feels vaguely disoriented.
At home, he finds the greasers gathered in the
living room and tells them that Johnny is dead
and that Dally has broken down. Dally calls and
says he just robbed a grocery store and is
running from the police. The gang rushes out and
sees police officers chasing him. Dally pulls out
the unloaded gun he carries, and the police shoot
him. Dally collapses to the ground, dead. Ponyboy
muses that Dally wanted to die. Feeling dizzy and
overwhelmed, Ponyboy passes out.
144Review Chapter Ten Summary
- When Ponyboy wakes, Darry is at his side.
Ponyboy learns that he got a concussion when a
Soc kicked him in the head during the rumble, and
that he has been delirious in bed for three days.
145Chapter Eleven
146Chapter 11 Falling Action
- Ch. 9
- Ch. 7 Ch. 10
- Ch. 4 Ch. 11
- Ch. 1
147Chapter Eleven - Vocabulary
- Find the meaning for the following words in this
chapter - acquitted
148Chapter Eleven - Questions
- 1. Explain why Ponyboy might rather anyone's
hate than their pity? - 2. What do you think is going on with Ponyboy
when he says, "Johnny didn't have anyhing to do
with Bob's getting killed"?
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- Ponyboy is restricted to bed rest for a week
after he wakes up from his concussion. He finds a
picture of Bob the Soc in Sodapops high school
yearbook. Bobs grin reminds him of Sodapops.
Ponyboy wonders if Bobs parents hate him, saying
he prefers their hatred to their pity. Looking at
the photograph and remembering conversations with
Cherry and Randy, Ponyboy concludes that Bob was
cocky, hot-tempered, frightened, and human.
152Review Chapter Eleven Summary
- Randy arrives at the house to talk to Ponyboy
and behaves with shocking insensitivity. Not
thinking of what Ponyboy has suffered, Randy says
he is worried about being associated with the
violence. They discuss the hearing scheduled for
the next day. Ponyboy, in a delirious state, says
that he killed Bob himself and that Johnny is
still alive. Darry asks Randy to leave.
153Chapter Twelve
154Chapter 12 Denouement
- Ch. 9
- Ch. 7 Ch. 10
- Ch. 4 Ch. 11
- Ch. 1 Ch. 12
155Chapter Twelve - Questions
- 1. What 'circumstances' do Ponyboy's teacher
refer to? What circumstances does Ponyboy think
his teacher is referring to? - 2. Why doesn't Ponyboy feel scared when the
socs approach him and he threatens them with a
broken bottle (p.170-171)? How is this a dramatic
change from the ponyboy we have seen up until
this point? - 3. What does Darry mean when he says, "you don't
just stop living because you lose someone"
(p.173)?
156Chapter Twelve - Questions
- 4. How do we know Sandy didn't love Soda as
much as he loved her? - 5. Explain how Darry and Ponyboy play tug of
war with Soda. - 6. What do we learn was so special about Johnny
(p.178)? - 7. What does Ponyboy end up doing for his
English assignment?
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- Ponyboy does not have to speak much at the
hearing, since his doctor has spoken to the judge
about Ponyboys condition. 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. After the
hearing, Ponyboy becomes detached and depressed.
His grades suffer, he loses his coordination,
memory, and appetite, and he resumes fighting
with Darry. Ponyboys English teacher, Mr. Syme,
says that although Ponyboy is failing, he can
raise his grade to a C by writing an outstanding
autobiographical theme.
160Review Chapter Twelve Summary
- The next day at lunch, Ponyboy goes to the
grocery store with Steve and Two-Bit for candy
bars and Cokes. When a group of Socs accosts him,
he threatens them with a broken bottle, saying he
refuses to take any more of their intimidation.
Ponyboys uncharacteristic show of hostility
alarms Steve and Two-Bit, and they warn Ponyboy
not to grow hard like Dally was. They are
relieved when Ponyboy bends down to pick up the
broken glass, not wanting anyone to get a flat
tire.
161Review Chapter Twelve Summary
- That night as Ponyboy and Darry fight about
Ponyboys grades, Sodapop runs out of the house,
upset that Sandy has returned a letter he wrote
her unopened. Darry explains that Sodapop is not
the father of Sandys child and acts puzzled that
Sodapop never told Ponyboy. Ponyboy reflects that
he probably acted uninterested when Sodapop tried
to talk about his problems. Worried, Darry and
Ponyboy go find Sodapop. He tells them their
constant fighting is tearing him apart. Sobbing,
he asks them to try to understand each other and
stop fighting. They promise to try. Ponyboy
thinks that Sodapop will hold them together.
162Review Chapter Twelve Summary
- The boys run back home. Ponyboy looks at
Johnnys copy of Gone with the Wind. He finds a
handwritten note from Johnny urging him to stay
gold and saying that the childrens lives were
worth his own. Ponyboy realizes that he wants to
tell the story of his friends so that other
hoodlums will not nurse their anger at the world
and ignore the beauty in it. He begins to work on
his English theme, starting with the words that
begin The Outsiders When I stepped out into the
bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie
house, I had only two things on my mind Paul
Newman and a ride home.
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