Why Was Ponyboy Surprised When Cherry Said She Could Fall In Love With Dally?

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Ponyboy is surprised when says that she could fall in love with Dally Winston. He is surprised because just moments ago,

Cherry has said she would not drink a Coke given her by Dally if she were starving and has thrown her coke in Dally's face

because of his foul language and rather crude behavior.

Why is Ponyboy surprised when Cherry tells him whom she might be likely to fall in love?

Why is Ponyboy surprised when Cherry tells him with whom she might be likely to fall in love? Ponyboy is surprised when cherry tells him she might be in love with

Dallas Winston because he is a bad boy that does bad things.

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Why does Cherry Valance say that she could fall in love with Dally?

In Chapter 3, Cherry Valance says that she could fall in love with Dallas Winston. Despite the fact that Cherry is a Soc from an affluent family and Dally is a poor Greaser,

Cherry is attracted to him

. … Cherry is obviously attracted to bad boys and admires Dally's outlook on life.

Why is it so surprising that Cherry likes Dally?

she is attracted to Dally

because despite his “dirty talk,” angry disposition, and complete disregard for the law

, these are the things to which Cherry is attracted. … Also because Bob is the most bad out of all the soc's and Dally is bad. The greaser's are also bad she is attracted to that.

Why is Ponyboy surprised for Dally?

Who does Ponyboy think is the most handsome brother? Ponyboy thinks Soda is the most handsome brother. Why is everyone surprised to see Dally?

Dally has been in jail.

Was Sandy pregnant in the outsiders?

Sandy, Sodapop's girlfriend,

gets pregnant

and moves to Florida with her grandmother. Sodapop writes to her, but his letters return unopened.

Who did Cherry say she could fall in love with?

“I could fall in love with

Dallas Winston

,” she said. “I hope I never see him again or I will.”

Why can't Cherry come visit Johnny?

On the way home, Ponyboy and Two-Bit see Cherry Valance in her Corvette. … 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.

What did Cherry say to Ponyboy before she left?

Before leaving, Cherry tells

Ponyboy that she hopes she won't see Dally again, because she thinks she could fall in love with him

. … Ponyboy finds Johnny in the lot where the greasers hang out, and he tells Johnny that they are running away.

Who does Cherry describe as more emotional?

Cherry tells Ponyboy that the Greasers have a different set of values and that Greasers are more emotional than

the Socs

. Cherry says the Socs are so cool and sophisticated that they feel nothing, and they don't mean half of what they say.

How did Bob get stabbed?

Plot. When Johnny Cade and Ponyboy were in the park at night, a car full of drunk Socs drove by. … Johnny was pushed to the ground, and then the Socs dunked Ponyboy multiple times in the fountain, and he almost drowned. Johnny then

pulled out his switchblade

and stabbed Bob, killing him.

What does Cherry find attractive in a boy?

Expert Answers

Cherry Valance is

attracted to both Bob and Dally

because they are dangerous or typify the “bad-boy” personality. “That's okay,” I said sharply. It wasn't Johnny's fault Bob was a booze-hound and Cherry went for boys who were bound for trouble. Dally's reputation precedes him, and Cherry knows him…

What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride?

What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride?

The Greasers put up a good fight. Dallas said he was proud of him. Ponyboy said he was his best friend.

Who does Ponyboy fall in love with?

One night at the movies, Ponyboy and Johnny fall in love with

Sherri “Cherry” Valance and Marcia

, once they get Dally Winston, the toughest and meanest of the Greasers to stop attempting to “score” with the girls. Cherry and Marcia are from the snobbish, popular, and rich group, the Socs.

Why was Darry crying at the hospital?

It isn't until Pony sees Darry crying that the

love

for his brother triggers a moment of enlightenment: “In that second what Soda and Dally and Two-Bit had been trying to tell me came through.” Now Pony understands that Darry had been trying too hard in his new role of guardian and protector.

Why is Ponyboy famous now?

He assumed that Dally would be the one the would turn to to help them out, so he gave Dally the letter to give to Pony. Why is Pony famous now?

His picture is in the paper because of the stabbing.

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