Summer Homework: The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

Fast forwarding to the part in the church, Johnny had run into the church for two reasons. One is that he wanted to help and the other is that he was going to keep Ponyboy safe no matter what happened and he did a great job of it.

After running for a while they stopped in another parking lot with a fountain in the middle. While in the parking lot a blue mustang that belonged to the Socs that beat up Johnny a long time ago pulled up. They stepped out and started to insult Johnny and Ponyboy, Ponyboy snapped back and they grabbed him and shoved his head in the found as stated, “They grabbed my arm and twisted it behind my back, and shoved my face into the fountain. I fought, but the hand at the back of my neck was strong and I had to hold my breath. I’m dying, I thought, and wondered what was happening to Johnny.” This showed that those Socs were even going to kill them just because they talked back, but they were also drunk which also shows how dangerous drunk Socs are. To save Ponyboy Johnny had to kill the Soc and afterwards they both had to run out of town to avoid being arrested. This changed Ponyboys identity into a outlaw.

Earlier in the novel Ponyboy talks about a poem with Johnny, but he does not quite understand the meaning of it. Before Johnny passes away he recites the line to Pony in hopes that he can learn something from it. Johnny says to Pony, “Stay gold, Pony. Stay gold…” (148). Johnny writes a letter to Pony and puts it in a book that he gives to him. In the letter Johnny explains that the quote means to stay innocent or free of all the bad things in life--Pony learns that even if the world seems bad, there is always good in it and there will always be. He wants to share this lesson with as many people as possible, so he decides to make that happen by starting with his English teacher. Not only do Johnny's words of wisdom change Pony, but so do all of the other events in his life.

" All of Ponyboy's greaser pals--including his brothers--seem to understand that Pony is not like the rest of them. Ponyboy excels at school: He garners good grades, likes to write, and is a member of the track team. His friends all know that Pony has a chance to make it out of town, go to college and make something of himself. The other greasers have already given up on ever rising above their economic and social status: Soda has dropped out of school, Darry works two jobs, and Johnny has adapted to life on the streets; Two-Bit, Steve and Dally are already well on their way to becoming legitimate hoods.

This story is about a guy names Ponyboy who is a “greaser”, a member of a group of lower-class youths who wear their hair long and greasy, wear jeans and ripped-up T-shirt, and are at odds with the rich-kid bullies known as the “Socs”, shorter name for socials. One day, as Ponyboy is walking home from a movie, he is jumper and beaten by a gang of Socs. At the last minute, his gang of greasers (including his brothers Darry and Sodapop, who raised Ponyboy now that their parents are dead,) the hardened hood Dally

Have you ever wonder how to keep kids out of gangs? S.E Hinton is the author of The Outsiders a heroic story of friendship and belonging. The story is about a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy- a 14-year old boy who lives with his brothers. He has many problems that he has to face, but One of the most important and problems that he has to face is the socs a vicious gang and for fun they beat up greasers like ponyboy. Friends and family are the best things you can have in life shows, though many of the characters.

A similarity Johnny and Dally both share is a terrible home life. Early in the novel, Ponyboy dissects Johnny’s homelife. Pony says, “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was

Two of the socs grabbed me and put my head in the fountain. I nearly drowned then i felt them let go and Johnny was standing still with the knife in his hand… i looked down and saw a dead person, I thought to myself Johnny just killed him "I had to. They were drowning you Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade… They were gonna beat me up" (Hinton ch. 4).he said. After about 5 min I said to Johnny he just killed someone,"Johnny! I nearly screamed. "What are we gonna do? They put you in the electric chair for killing people!" (Hinton ch. 4) At this point in the story Johnny is in big trouble. All because of gangs and rivalries.

In the story The Outsiders, there is many life lessons that could help many people. Ranging from the people you hang out with, to people who need your help. You should always treat people how you want to be treated,even if that means giving something up. The main character, Ponyboy, experiences certain events in the story that makes you realize that these kind of conflicts are a reality. Ponyboy lives with his two brothers, Darry and Soda. Their parents died in a car crash. Ponyboy never realized how much his parents did for him. There is a “Gang” that Ponyboy is involved in called the Greasers. Their rival “Gang” is called the Socs. The Socs are kids that have a better upbringing and are more of rich kids. The Greasers are basically the opposite. The theme of this story is don’t take the things you have for granted.

Johnny wants Ponyboy to turn themselves in. Johnny said “I said we’re goin’ back and turn ourselves.” Although they do not get to this point to turn themselves in, Jonny knows right from wrong and wants to do what is right. Johnny is courageous to tell Dally and Ponyboy exactly how he feels about that situation.

In the book, it specifically shows Ponyboy starting off by walking out of a movie theater thinking of how he wished to be the star that was in the movie he watched but then gets jumped by the Socs. They have him pinned down, but the gang comes and rescue him. There, Ponyboy explains to the reader how each gang member is like and then they take him home (Hinton 9). As the story continues, Ponyboy and Johnny are backed up against a

And for the same reason.” In that scene, Ponyboy realizes that Johnny was an essential part of the gang and that the gang would just be ruined without Johnny. Johnny was like the glue of the gang, and if he’s gone, the gang would probably split and no one in the gang would be protected, making it a free-for-all, and a advantage for the Socs. Later on in the book, when Dally and Ponyboy visit Johnny after the rumble, Johnny dies. Dally shows his feelings by saying, ““Damnit, Johnny…” he begged, slamming one fist against the wall, hammering it to make it obey his will.

When Pony and Johnny are talking while in hiding, Johny reveals a story that he describes Dally has a very caring person. " Yeah... in the manners bit, and the charm, too, I guess," Johnny said slowly, "but one night I saw Dally gettin' picked up by the fuzz, and he kept real cool and calm the whole time. They was gettin' him for breakin' out the windows in the school building, and it was Two-Bit who did that. And Dally knew it.

Ponyboy wants to stay with Darry and hates the idea of him not being with his brothers. “If the judge decides Darry isn’t a good guardian or something, i'm liable to get stuck in a home somewhere. That’s the rotten part of this deal. Darry is a good guardian.”This is a quote from the book saying that Ponyboy doesn't want to be put in a home. Ponyboy likes being with his brothers, he doesn't want to leave them. “He makes me study and knows where I am and who im with all the time.” Ponyboy is okay with Darry checking up on him. This quote supports my perspective by giving us proof Ponyboy wants to stay with Darry. Ponyboy likes being with his brothers, and wants to stay with them.

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