About The Curtis Family
This character is the youngest brother in the Curtis family, and is the narrator in the novel: The Outsiders,
Who is Ponyboy Curtis
This is the oldest Greaser, he makes jokes, and carries a prized switchblade
Who is Two-Bit Matthews
This event at the park leads to Johnny's killing of Bob, forcing Ponyboy and Johnny to go on the run.
What was the Socs' attempt to drown Ponyboy in the fountain?
Ponyboy struggles with this theme as he tries to find his place between the intellectual world of books and sunsets and his life as a greaser.
What is identity?
This building represents a hiding place for transformation and reflection
What is the abandoned church
The eldest brother in the Curtis family; strict, protective, tough-loving
Who is Darrel Curtis
This Soc girl connected with Ponyboy, and later became a "spy"
Who is Cherry Valance
While hiding out in a church, Johnny and Ponyboy risk their lives to rescue children from this disaster.
What is the church fire?
This is the ultimate bond that holds the greasers together, especially for members like Johnny and Dally, who lacked stable homes.
What is loyalty or brotherhood?
This object symbolized survival and a false sense of power.
What is the switchblade
The middle brother in the Curtis family; carefree, fun, close to youngest brother
Who is Sodapop Curtis
The best friend of Sodapop; works at the gas station
Who is Steve Randle
Following Johnny's death, this major, prearranged confrontation between the Greasers and Socs takes place in a vacant lot.
What is the rumble?
This is what (theme) that Cherry means when she tells Ponyboy that "things are rough all over" and that even the wealthy Socs have problems.
What is empathy
This piece represents innocence and that beauty fades quickly.
What is the poem (Nothing Gold Can Stay)
Darry did this to Ponyboy which then caused him to run away
Darry hit Ponyboy
This Greaser is quiet, shy, and yet heroic. He suffered a fatal injury after making a brave move to save children in a burning church
Who is Johnny Cade
Following the rumble, Ponyboy and Dally go to see Johnny to tell him about this.
What was the Greaser victory in the rumble
Johnny's final words, "Stay gold," reference a Robert Frost poem and encourage Ponyboy to hold on to this fleeting and precious childhood quality.
What is innocence
This event symbolized the illusion of victory and that violence solves nothing
What is the rumble
As Ponyboy recovers for a concussion, this is the name of the girl who moves to Florida, leaving Sodapop heartbroken.
Who is Sandy
Double Jeopardy! This Soc was killed by Johnny while he was drowning Pony.
Afterwards, the two boys seek help from this specific Greaser.
Who is Bob Sheldon
Who is Dallas (Dally) Winston
These three words, referencing a Robert Frost poem, were Johnny's final words to Ponyboy, delivered in the hospital before his death.
What is "Stay Gold, Ponyboy."
After losing Johnny and Dally, Ponyboy struggles with amnesia and denial, but eventually finds a way to move past his pain by writing their story. This theme represents it.
What is trauma and healing
This piece represents a final message of hope that called Pony to stay innocent and good
What is Johnny's letter