Symbols
Stay ________, or stay innocent and loving.
Gold
The protagonist.
Ponyboy
Ponyboy does this at the end of the novel to prevent passing cars from getting damaged.
Picks up the broken glass.
Who won the rumble?
Greasers
Symbolism
Johnny believes that Ponyboy is good because he likes these:
Sunsets/Sunrises
This character does several just things despite being seen as bad because he knows how it feels to be beat up and jumped.
Johnny
Even though the act itself was wrong, Johnny does this just action to protect his friend.
Kills Bob
How does the book end?
With the first line of the book.
Doing the right thing.
Justice
A symbol of low socioeconomic status.
Greasy hair
This character does NOT stay gold and loses his life when he loses the one thing he loves.
Dally/Dallas
Ponyboy was responsible for this horrible thing, so he and Johnny decided to clean up this mess.
Saves kids from a fire
Why does Johnny not want to see his parents in the hospital.
They beat him.
Perspective or POV
An allusion to this book introduces Pip, a character "marked lousy" by others. Ponyboy compares himself to the character from this book and says he feels the same.
Great Expectations
The protagonists older brother who drops out of school to care for him.
Darry
Darry does this to care for his brothers.
Drops out of school and starts working.
What does Cherry pretend to like to fit in with the other Socs?
Beer-blasts
Having a dislike for a kind of thing based on prejudice.
Bias
This item symbolizes wealth and how it can be used as a weapon
Rings
This character betrayed their "clique" because it was the right thing to do. This character believes the protagonist is a nice guy.
Cherry
Randy does this just action because he realizes that violence is never the answer.
Runs from the rumble.
What is the name of Soda's girlfriend who dumps him?
Sandy
A reference to another book, movie, or historical event.
Allusion