"I live to myself all the time, but I never believe me."
Who is Ponyboy?
Term for the police
What is the fuzz?
A person's sense of who they are as an individuals and as a members of social groups
What is identity?
He is a high school dropout and works at the local gas station. He is "movie-star" handsome.
Who is Sodapop Curtis?
The most popular Thanksgiving pie flavour
What is pumpkin?
“Things are rough all over.”
Who is Cherry Valance?
Term for criminal
What is a hood?
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
What is empathy?
He works too hard and too long, and would be in college, if life had turned out different.
Who is Darrel Curtis?
The football team Travis Kelce plays for
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?
“You’re more emotional. We’re more sophisticated – cool to the point of not feeling anything. Nothing is for real with us.”
Who is Cherry Valance?
Term for a gun
What is a heater?
A widely held but oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person
What is a stereotype?
He is a bit tougher than the others in the gang, and at 17 he has already seen the inside of a jail.
Who is Dallas Winston?
The state I am from
What is Kansas?
"We’re all cried out now. We’re getting used to the idea. We’re gonna be okay now."
Who is Johnny?
Term for a big fight between the gangs
What is a rumble?
A way of life and a belief that says we should never use physical harm or fighting to solve problems
What is nonviolence?
Dally is his hero.
Who is Johnny Cade?
The smallest state in the U.S.
What is Rhode Island?
"Oh blast it Johnny...you get hardened in jail. I don’t want that to happen to you."
Who is Dally?
Term for a Ford Thunderbird
What is T-bird?
Informal, everyday language used in casual conversation in specific regions or time periods
What is colloquial language?
He is 17 and works at the gas station with Soda.
Who is Steve Randle?
The second president of the U.S.
Who is John Adams?