Johnny's Last Words To Ponyboy

"Johnny begs Ponyboy to stay gold this is a direct reference to Robert frosts poem, sadly the world the the boys live in makes it almost impossible to 'stay gold.'" Writings from Johnny, and the deleterious impacts from Dally's suicide from a readers standpoint creates a powerful omnipresence of young troubled lives, Alcohol and Tobacco abuse prevalent in almost every character and more importantly all issues orientated around modern day social problems. "Nothing stay forever, nothing gold can

Question Ten Why does Darry get so angry with Ponyboy? After the death of the Curtis’ parents Darry as the eldest took on the role of the leader of the family, which at times caused disagreements and disputes over what was right. Ponyboy always felt Darry only cared about Sodapop and he was treated harshly and unfairly. Towards the end of the novel Ponyboy begins to see Darry’s true intentions and becomes appreciative. This realisation occurs when Darry arrives at the hospital overly concerned about

that made The Outsiders so effective is Johnny’s gift to Ponyboy, which was the book, Gone With The Wind. Gone With The Wind is a story about the American Civil War. The entire basis of Gone With The Wind is the fighting between two sides of the same society, which is exactly what is going on in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Ponyboy

The Outsiders although the choices Dally and Johnny make differ, they still look up to one another. Johnny Cade comes from a broken home, his dad hits him, his mom does not care about Johnny, the only thing he has are his friends, the greasers. Ponyboy, one of his closest friends, is talking about everyone in the gang and when he came to Johnny he said, “Johnny had it awful rough at home”(4). Johnny unlike everyone else in the gang, except Dally, does not have someone in his family that truly cares

The most important person in the book would have to be in my opinion Ponyboy Curtis. Because when Johnny and Ponyboy got jumped, Johnny had to defend himself and kill Bob or else Bob would drown Ponyboy, so when Johnny killed Bob it was because of self-defending Ponyboy. Also he is an important character because he is Darry’s and Sodapop’s kid brother and Darry is always yelling at him and not letting him do some things that Pony wants to do and Pony doesn’t use his head sometimes so he gets hurt

How does Ponyboys and the gang's actions affect each other? Ponyboys actions affect the gang when he runs into a burning church and when he runs away from home. Later on Johnny makes some decisions that don't only affect him but also the gang. The first choice that Pony did really affected darry, his older brother in so many sentimental ways. When Darry was in the hospital waiting to see Ponyboy he felt very devastated that he had no idea what Pony was doing. Later, when he sees Ponyboy he couldn't

THE OUTSIDERS Study Guide Answers Chapters 1-2 1. Identify Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy by giving at least 3 descriptions of each. • Darry – oldest brother, 20, roofer, former football player • Sodapop – middle brother, 16, dropout, works at gas station • Ponyboy – youngest brother, 14, good grades, runs track 2. How are Greasers different from Socs? • the way they dress • money • how they express their emotions 3. Who were other members of Pony’s gang? • Two-Bit

While Ponyboy is riding to the hospital after the church fire a man says, “‘I swear, you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time . . . “‘ (95) Johnny is part of the three that are considered heroes. After Dally died the author states that “Dally didn’t

the late 1950’s in Oklahoma. Ponyboy Curtis the novel's narrator, has difficulty with fitting in with the world he lives in, as he struggles, reality unravels in front of him as he and his older brother Darry do not get along keeping his other

greasers, fits this definition perfectly. Johnny’s heroism doesn’t show in the beginning of the story, but as the story progresses Johnny shows emotionally strong actions and kindness. While Johnny and Ponyboy were at a drive-in, Dally was harassing a Soc girl named Cherry. As this occurred Johnny was uncomfortable with this and asked Dally to stop. When Dally didn’t stop, Johnny rose from his seat and shouted, “Leave her alone, Dally” (Hinton 24). In other words, Johnny ordered Dally to stop. It is important