Deeper Meaning
Why was it so important for the Curtis boys to stay out of trouble?
At the end we find out that the novel is what in relation to Pony?
The novel is his English theme.
The struggle between opposing forces
conflict
When the tension starts to be relieved in the story.
Falling Action
Fill in the blank.
Socs sometimes get _____________________ in the paper for being a public disgrace.
editorials
What was the only thing Dally Winston ever cared about?
Johnny
What is one internal conflict from the novel?
Johnny feeling worthless - bad home life Dally's bitterness towards life
ETC
The atmosphere or feeling the reader gets from a literary work
Mood
The sunset in The Outsiders symbolizes what?
It is a symbol of the ways the Greasers and the Socs are not so different after all.
Fill in the blank.
Because she had not studied, Emma was somewhat ___________________ going into the first exam session.
apprehensive
Darry gave up going to college on a football scholarship.
Why doesn't Randy fight in the rumble?
He is tired of the fighting/conflict. He believes there is no point. The Greasers will still be looked down upon and the Socs will still get all the breaks.
Point-of-view
"Winter winds walloped my face."
This is an example of what?
Alliteration
The soldier's _____________________ act earned him a Purple Heart.
gallant
What does Soda do at the end of the novel that is out of character for him? Why is it out of character?
Soda runs off upset when Darry and Pony fight. He feels pulled in two different directions.
It is out of character because he is usually happy-go-lucky, smiling, and "drunk on life." Not much bothers Soda.
Explain, specifically, how Dally dies.
Dally robs a store, so the cops are after him. Once he is surrounded, he takes out his unloaded gun ("teaser heater") and waves it around. He knows they will think it's loaded and will shoot. In a round-about way, he kills himself. "He always gets what he wanted."
"The plot thickens"
Rising Action
"Johnny was scared of his own shadow."
What is this sentence an example of?
Hyperbole
(It is an exaggeration...he is not really scared of his shadow).
The _______________ group of swimmers took home every medal at the meet.
elite
What did Two-Bit seem most concerned with after Dally's death? Why?
He complained that he would not get his switchblade back. However, it was his attempt to avoid feeling the loss of Dally's death. He wished that was the only thing he had to worry about.
What did Johnny do at the drive-in that was out of character for him?
Johnny stood up to Dally - He told him to leave the Soc girls alone.
The author's attitude towards the subject
Tone
"So Eden sank to grief"
This is an example of what?
Allusion
Fill in the blank.
Somehow the criminals managed to _______________ the authorities after robbing the bank.
elude