Ponyboy Curtis is a 14-year-old boy whose world has been turned upside down. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before
The Outsiders story
takes place. He lives with his oldest brother, Darry, who is 20 years old and has legal custody of him and his other brother, Sodapop, who is 16.
Why is ponyboy in the story?
Ponyboy Curtis is the protagonist of The Outsiders. He is also the novel’s narrator, which means that he
shares his story of maturation from his own perspective
. Ponyboy’s struggle to reconcile his social class standing and gang membership with his individuality guides the entire novel.
How is ponyboy in the beginning of the story?
Ponyboy starts off the novel
as the most innocent member of the Greasers
. He is the youngest of three brothers and has not yet experienced the degree of suffering the rest of the gang has.
Who is ponyboy in love with?
Ponyboy eventually comes to realize that
Darry
loves him just as much as Soda, and he finally returns the love of his adult brother.
Does ponyboy write a story?
Ponyboy becomes inspired at the thought of getting his story out of his head and onto paper.
He ends up writing the story
about the Socs and Greasers and about living with his brothers following the tragic death of their parents. The story ends up actually being the book, The Outsiders.
How did Ponyboy lose his innocence?
When Johnny kills Bob, Ponyboy had to go into hiding.
Johnny and Ponyboy had to take care of themselves without the help of the older boys in the gang
. This required Ponyboy to mature and that’s when he “Lost his innocence.”
Who died in outsiders?
Three major characters who die in the novel The Outsiders are
Bob Sheldon, Johnny Cade, and Dallas Winston
.
How old is Ponyboy now?
Personality. Ponyboy is a
fourteen-year old
greaser who lives with his two older brothers, Sodapop and Darry on the lower-class east side of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
What is Ponyboy’s real name?
Ponyboy Michael Curtis
A 14-year-old boy who is the narrator and main character in The Outsiders.
Who changed the most in the outsiders?
In To Kill a Mockingbird,
Jem
has changed the most because as the book goes on Jem grows older and starts to go into puberty as all boys do. Jem started changing at home when he was about twelve years old and at first he just wanted to be alone all the time.
Who is sodapop girlfriend?
Tulsa’s own
Lynne Hatheway Anthony
was cast as Sodapop’s girlfriend, Sandy.
Why does Darry hate Paul Holden?
Darry hates Paul Holden
because Paul was given the opportunity to attend college and play football, and he was not
. Ponyboy mentions that Darry wasn’t only jealous of Paul Holden; he was also ashamed to be representing the Greasers. Paul is essentially the epitome of what Darry wishes he could have become.
Who is Randy’s girlfriend in the outsiders?
Marcia
.
Cherry’s
friend and Randy’s girlfriend. Marcia is a pretty, dark-haired Soc who befriends Two-Bit at the drive-in.
Why did Ponyboy pretended Johnny wasn’t dead?
Ponyboy denies Johnny’s death
as a survival mechanism
, because he has so much grief, pain, and disappointment to deal with. Denying Johnny’s death helps him to compartmentalize his emotions, allowing him to deal with the tragedy at his own pace and time.
What must Ponyboy do to pass English?
The assignment that Ponyboy decides to do for English is
write about what happened from the very beginning
. He wrote about the problems with the socs, running away to Windrexville, and Johnny and Dally’s death. This novel is the assignment that Ponyboy wrote for his English.
What were Johnny’s last words Ponyboy?
What do Johnny’s last words mean? Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “
Stay gold, Ponyboy
.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left. Johnny writes that “stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem Ponyboy shared when they were hiding at the church.
