Who Am I?
I narrate the story, love going to the movies, and live with my two older brothers.
Ponyboy
"He had an elfish face, with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp teeth, and ears like a lynx"
Simile
How does Ponyboy's perspective on Darry change from the beginning to the end of the novel?
He now understands that Darry loves him.
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny
The reason it is such a big deal that Ponyboy has to bleach his hair.
His hair identifies him as a greaser.
My girlfriend cheated on me and I always get stuck in the middle.
Sodapop
"I guess I've been watching too many Perry Mason shows"
Allusion
What does Ponyboy realize about the Socs by the end of the story?
He realizes that they aren't all that different from the greasers.
AND/OR
He realizes they have problems too.
"I don't know. It's just... I can't stand to hear y'all fight. Sometimes... I just have to get out or... it's like I'm the middleman in a tug 'o war and I'm being split in half"
Sodapop
What Cherry did at the drive to get Dally to leave them alone.
Throw her coke in his face.
I had lots of opportunities, but wasn't able to take them. I try really hard, but sometimes I get misunderstood.
"And the ground rushed up to meet me suddenly"
Personification
What lesson does Johnny want Dallas to learn before he dies?
He wants him to learn that "Fighting's no good"
"If he'd been like me he'd never ben in this mess. If he'd got smart like me he'd never have run into that church. That's what you get for helping people... you get tough like me and you don't get hurt"
Dally
They want to show off.
They have pride.
They want to prove they're as good as the Socs.
I am in love with Dallas Winston and love to watch the sunsets.
Cherry
"He couldn't stop making funny remarks to save his life"
Hyperbole
What is the message behind Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold"
He wants him to stay innocent. He wants him to stay good. He wants him to continue to be himself.
"Johnny and Dallas were our buddies too, but you don't just stop living because you lose someone. I thought you knew that by now. You don't quit!"
What Johnny decides to is going to do before the fire starts. Unfortunately, he never gets to do it.
Turning himself in to the police.
I regretted a lot of my actions by the end of the story and realized that the Socs and the Greasers were not so different. I testified honestly at the trial.
Randy
"They looked like they [Curly Shepard's gang] were all cut from the same piece of cloth"
Idiom
How does Ponyboy's perspective on Sodapop change from the beginning to the end of the novel?
He realizes that his brother isn't perfect and has a lot of his own problems.
"So I'd fight if I thought it'd do any good. I think I'm going to leave town. Take my little old Mustang and all the dough I can carry and get out"
Randy
Johnny and Sodapop