"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."
Ponyboy Curtis
The narrator and main character of the story
Ponyboy Curtis
Where Ponyboy is coming from when he gets jumped at the start of the book
The movie house
This character gives Johnny and Pony supplies and directions to go on the run after Bob's murder.
Dally Winston
The name of "Soda's horse" that got sold
Mickey Mouse
"Stay gold, Ponyboy."
Johnny Cade
This character is described as a "lost puppy" and "the gang's pet".
Johnny Cade
Where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out while on the run
An old abandoned church (Windrixville)
This character drives to the hospital to see Johnny right after the rumble
Dally Winston
This is what the Curtis brothers eat with their breakfast every morning.
Chocolate cake
"Don't worry, it ain't loaded. But it sure does help a bluff..."
Dally Winston
Dropped out of school to work full time at a gas station; movie star handsome
Sodapop Curtis
Where the big rumble takes place
The vacant lot
The reason Ponyboy and Johnny run into the burning church
To save the children / they think they started it
The actor Ponyboy is thinking about at the beginning (and end..?) of the book
Paul Newman
"Who ya callin' bums?"
Two-Bit Mathews
This character could have been a Soc but stayed loyal to the greasers and his brothers.
Darry Curtis
Where Ponyboy first meets and talks to Cherry Valance
The Nightly Double Drive-In Movie Theater
The heroes in this book fascinated Ponyboy and Johnny.
Gone With the Wind
Greasers listen to this artist.
Elvis Presley
"Get your feet off my chair and shut your trap!"
Cherry Valance (Sherry)
The buck-toothed cowboy whose party Ponyboy and Johnny find Dally at
Buck Merrill
Where Dally takes Johnny and Pony to lunch while they are on the run
Dairy Queen
This character lends Dally his switchblade which is his prized-possession.
Two-Bit Mathews
Sodapop's girlfriend who ghosts him
Sandy