Johnny and pony turn to dally when they need help escaping after johnny kills bob. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the outsiders, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The novel begins with ponyboy, the narrator, leaving the darkness of the movie house. The three deaths in hintons the outsiders 28 words. Dallas dally winston cliffsnotes study guides book. Sodapop patrick curtis is the middle curtis boy, and one of three deuteragonists of the outsiders. Hinton, were not very heroicthey were just humansit was easy to believe that this is the way they should be. The outsiders was written from which characters point of view. E hinton, darry was a grown up boy, smart and brawn, who was the leader of a gang called the greasers and was a guardian for his brothers. In the outsiders, s e hinton uses figurative language and symbolism to reflect the environment in which the socs and the greasers live. Ponyboy curtis is a 14yearold boy whose world has been turned upside down. What is difference between tuff and tough in the outsiders. The phrase is not just a threat of violence it implies the soc is about to slit ponyboys throat, but a reference to the distinguishing quality that makes ponyboy stand out as a greaser. Dallas winston dally dallas winston is the toughest from all of the greasers.
Hes said to be movie star handsome, and has silky, dark gold hair real tuff that he combs back. Sodapop s personality finds the middle ground between darrys serious, tough love persona and ponyboys complex sensitivity. The outsiders focuses on the three curtis brothers, who live alone as a result of their parents death in an automobile accident. Personality, and he backs that up with lots of heart. I could have waited to go to the movies until darry or sodapop got off work.
E hinton wrote this book when she was in high school because she was friends with gang members and she would get upset by how they were treated. And you cant win against them no matter how hard you try, because theyve got all the breaks and even whipping them isnt going to change that fact. Sodapop dropped out of school, and works at the local gas station. I thought, and couldnt think of any real good reason.
Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. While readers understand darrys toughlove approach, ponyboy doesnt, and he feels picked on and singled out by his older brother. In this lesson, we will examine the character sodapop curtis from the outsiders, the coming of age novel by s. At this point, they are holding him down with a knife at his throat. Several greasers, including ponyboys two older brothersthe paternal darry and the popular sodapopcome to his rescue. Howd you like that haircut to begin just below the neck.
Jo ellen misakian, a librarian at lone star elementary school in fresno, california, and her students were responsible for inspiring coppola to make the film. According to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. Background soda lives with ponyboy and darry, because his parents died in a car crash. Slang word for cool they use it alot in the outsiders book and the.
Hintons gritty comingofage story follows the greasers narrator ponyboy curtis, his protective. Which piece of textual evidence explains why cherry and marcia were without a car at the drivein theater. Darry and soda also testify, and tell the judge that dally was a good friend of. Sodapop is the middle brother, known for his good looks and easygoing nature. Dally brings news, and a letter for ponyboy from sodapop. The outsiders is a 1983 american comingofage drama film directed by francis ford coppola.
Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, but did most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. He finds a picture of bob the soc in sodapops high school yearbook. Sodapop would always be the middleman, but that didnt mean he had to keep getting pulled apart. Ponyboy is restricted to bed rest for a week after he wakes up from his concussion. Dally is the toughest, greasiest, roughest, most juvenile greaser of the bunch. With these observations, sodapop helps put darrys behavior in perspective for ponyboy. Hes got dark brown recklessly, dancing eyes and a goofy grin that you cant help but love which is noted by ponyboy after getting jumped by the socs. The two gangs preoccupation with the appearance and class. Ponyboy is the main character and narrator of the beloved book, the outsiders. Like his brother darrel, hes fashionplate handsome, and since hes a curtis, hes smart, athletic, and hardworking to boot. Study guide for outsiders chapters flashcards quizlet.
At this point, he has totally convinced himself that he was the one who committed the murder. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before the outsiders story takes place. Ponyboy listens to randy, cherry, and the other socs testify, all the while feeling frustrated that they keep saying johnny killed bob. They fight all the time, and throughout the story try to reconcile and come to an understanding.
He is not an outsider he is right in the middle of everything. Darry curtis, dallas winston, twobit mathews, steve randle, sodapop curtis, johnny cade, ponyboy curtis all the favorites and you. He describes himself for the reader, physically, and notes his household situation. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. The author has created the personality of the characters through the descriptions of ponyboythe. Hinton tells the story of the greasers, a 1960s gang that hangs out on the streets of tulsa, oklahoma. Fighting resumes with darry as he continually has to berate pony about getting his homework. Ponyboy is the youngest at 14 years old and is the storys protagonist and narrator. It was my favourite moment in the outsiders i almost cried laughing. When he was younger, he had a horse named mickey mouse. The film is an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by s. Hintons the outsiders, appears dark, thick skinned, and tough. Individual identity theme in the outsiders litcharts. This is an opinion made by ponyboy after he sees sodapop sleeping and thinks he looks younger than 17 years old.
The socs and greasers fight because they are afraid of difference. He is ponyboys least favorite member of the gang, and pony considers him tougher, colder, meaner. Only at the very end of the novel do sodas layers start to emerge. Hinton and was released on march 25, 1983 in the united states. Please note that this is a new quiz with little or no feedback rating from the absurd trivia community of players. Johnny and sodapop are his best friends and he can tell them anything. He finds a picture of bob the soc in sodapop s high school yearbook. Character of the outsiders study guides and book summaries.
Johnny had it awful rough at home it took a lot to make him cry. He grew up in new yorkand was in some of the toughest and scariest gangs. Sodapop s personality finds the middle ground between darrys serious, toughlove persona and ponyboys complex sensitivity. There isnt any real good reason for fighting except selfdefense. Hintonaccording to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. Hinton, the relationship between darry and ponyboy is very difficult. He lives with his oldest brother, darry, who is 20 years old and has legal custody of. Unlike some of the other tough greasers, soda can fit in anywhere and with any crowd. Soda fought for fun, steve for hatred, darry for pride, and twobit for conformity. The outsiders chapter 12 summary and analysis gradesaver. This shows that sodapop looks tough but is still kind.
Be be be be be be be smart like ponyboy tough like dally. The outsiders chapters 1 and 2 summary and analysis. The letters saying i loved the book are good, the ones that say i never liked to read before, and now i read all the time are better, but the ones that say the outsiders changed my life and i read it fifteen years ago and i realize how much it has influenced my life choices frankly scare me. Dally is there for them, giving pony, literally, the coat off his own back. The book says that hed have to stay in that house he hated, where he wasnt wanted.
The outsiders questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on the outsiders. Which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love as a kid and why so many others are still reading it five decades after it was first published in 1967. Looking at the photograph and remembering conversations. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status.
Their parents were killed in a car accident, and the boys can stay together only as long as we behave. The book follows two rival groups, the greasers and the socs who are divided by their socioeconomic status. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is. Ponyboy wonders if bobs parents hate him, saying he prefers their hatred to their pity. The characters in the plot give the reader a feeling this can be a true story.
The outsiders is very clear that the violence is serious and real. Both the socs and the greasers sacrifice their individuality to the styles and sentiments of their groups. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, butdid most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. That way you could tell the other guy was human too. The book takes place in tulsa, oklahoma, in 1965, but it is never stated in the book.
Quotes tagged as the outsiders showing 1 of you still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. What are five metaphors and similes in the outsiders. One of the main themes is the conflict between social classes. Sodapop explains to ponyboy why darry is so hard on them both. The socs have jumped ponyboy, and are taunting him about his hair. Dally has had a rough life that has forced him to become really tough.
However, once you peel the outside of the avocado, deep inside you will find a golden heart just as you will in a young male character named ponyboy in hintons book and in the movie based on her book. Tough, loud girls who wore too much eye makeup and giggled and swore too much. Sodapop says this to darry and ponyboy in chater 12 ponyboy and darrys relationship has been strained since their parents died and darry became responsible for his little brothers. Sodapop the youngest brother, easygoing and wise, often serves as the familys mediator. Terms in this set 12 sodapop is an energetic, easygoing character. Dally winston had been in gangs in new york city before joining the greasers. On the ground where the hell do you think youre going sodapop curtis. As in earlier chapters, the color white brands him as an outsider this time to his own. Empathy, the ability to see things through another persons perspective, is central to the resolution of both the gang and the family conflict in the outsiders. Life is messy, bruising, but also full of intoxicating adventures.