Name that Outsider
Who said it?
Nothing Metaphorical Can Stay (Unanalyzed)
Which sunset?
Vocabulary
100

The one that loves horse.

Who is Sodapop?

100

"'I'm sure. It ain't fair for Ponyboy to have to stay in that church with Darry and Soda worryin' about him all the time.'"

Johnny


100

Sunset.

What's the metaphor for beautiful things going away but always returning?

Or beauty is fleeting, peace in nature, etc.

100

"Maybe Cherry stood still and watched the sunset while she was taking the garbage out."

The first time he discusses it with Cherry.

100

The bible's word for heaven.

Eden


200

The one who loves to break the law.

Who is Dally?


200

"'It ain't fair! It ain't fair that we get all the rough breaks!'"

Ponyboy

200

Gold.

What metaphor represents the best parts of life?

200

"All the lower valley was covered in mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off in the east..."

When Johnny and Ponyboy watch the sunset together for the first time.

200

To lessen or weaken.

What is to subside?

300

The one who is Sodapop's best friend.

Who is Steve?

300

"'When I want my kid brother to tell me what to do with my other kid brother, I'll ask you-'"

Darry

300

The church fire.

What metaphor represents Johnny's rebirth?

300

"'You can see it good from the East Side too.'"

Pony to Cherry after Johnny dies.

300
To ache with pain.

What is smarting?

400

The one who leads the other "outsider" gang.

Who is Tim Sheppard?

400

"'I wouldn't have. I would have let those kids burn to death.'"

Randy

400

Johnny.

What character represents "niceness" or sensitivity dying in the world?

400

"I want you to tell Dally to look at one"

Johnny's letter to Ponyboy that he right just before he died.

400

The author of Nothing Gold Can Stay.

Who is Robert Frost?

500

The one who gives Cherry and Marcia a long speech in the beginning.

Who is Two-Bit?

500

I keep getting tireder and tireder.

Johnny

500

Dally.

What represents the idea of "live fast, die young"?

500

"Hundreds of boys who maybe watched sunsets and looked at stars and ached for something better."

Ponyboy deciding to write his story so he could share the experience of poverty with the world and help people like him relate to each other.

500

Madras.

What's another word for plaid?

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