Character ID
This character comes from an abusive/neglectful home
Johnny Cade
“It’s okay… We aren’t in the same class. Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too” (Hinton 25).
Ponyboy
What does the T in STEAL stand for?
Thoughts
Direct or indirect characterization: “Gosh, She was pretty”(Hinton 22)
Direct characterization- Cherry Valance
This is what causes the Socs to attack the boys at the park
Pony and Johnny were with Cherry and Marcia and their boyfriends (Bob and Randy) were jealous
What were the two main social groups or “cliques” often seen among teens in the 1960s — one known for leather jackets and slicked-back hair, and the other for nice clothes and cars?
The Greasers and the Socs
These are the names of Ponyboy's brothers
What are Darry and Sodapop?
"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold" (Hinton 178)
Johnny
What does the L in STEAL stand for?
Looks
Direct or Indirect Characterization: “Leave her alone, Dally” (Hinton 24)
Indirect characterization- Johnny
This is why Johnny and Ponyboy go into the fire
They both wanted to save the children
What kind of music did many working-class teens like the Greasers listen to in the 1960s?
Rock ’n’ roll — artists like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and early Motown were popular.
What happened to Soda's girlfriend Sandy
She moved to Florida to live with her grandparents while she had a baby
“Things are rough all over” (Hinton 23).
Cherry Valance
What does the A in STEAL stand for?
Actions
Direct or Indirect Characterization: “He’s hard as a rock and about as human!” (Hinton 42)
Direct characterization- Darry
Johnny kills Bob to save Ponyboy.
They become fugitives, forcing them to grow up quickly and leads to their time hiding in Windrixville.
Why were cars such an important part of 1960s teen culture, especially for groups like the Socs?
Cars represented status, freedom, and identity — owning a nice car showed wealth and social class.
This greasers digs school so much that he just won't graduate. He's the funny guy
Two-Bit Matthews
“You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you" (Hinton 162).
Dally
What does the E in STEAL stand for?
Effect on others
Direct or Indirect Characterization: “I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes… My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in the back and long at the fronts and sides” (Hinton 1)
Indirect characterization- Pony
What does Dally do as a result of Johnny dying?
Dally robs a store and intentionally provokes the police to shoot him
How did fashion and hairstyles reflect identity during the 1960s?
Greasers wore jeans, leather jackets, and used hair grease to style their hair; Socs wore preppy clothes like sweaters and clean-cut hairstyles to show wealth and refinement.
This man was supposedly too big to fit through the window of the church
Who is Jerry Wood?
"You’re living in a vacuum, Pony, and you’re going to have to cut it out. Johnny and Dallas were our buddies, too, but you don’t just stop living because you lose someone"(Hinton 173)
What does the S in STEAL stand for?
Direct or Indirect characterization: “Who is sixteen-going-on-seventeen never cracks a book at all ”(Hinton 2)
Direct characterization- Soda
Ponyboy has to write about an experience from his life in order to pass his English class- what does he do?
He writes this book about his friends (Greasers) for his English assignment.
What did teens do for entertainment in the 60s?
Drive-in movies, roller-skated, hang out at diners, watch TV