Characters
This character comes from an abusive/neglectful home
Johnny Cade
This is the point-of-view used to tell the story. And whose point of view is it?
First person and Ponyboy
What does it mean when Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold"?
“It [Buck’s shirt] about swallowed me.”
This quote is an example of
personification
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
The genre of The Outsiders is
Realistic fiction
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Ponyboy
This is what Cherry tells Ponyboy about the Socs that he has a hard time believing
Cherry states "things are rough all over."
When Pony and Johnny are in the church rescuing the kids, what surprises Ponyboy about Johnny?
Johnny looks happier than Pony has ever seen him.
“Dally handed me a shirt about sixty-million sizes too big.”
This quote is an example of
hyperbole
These are the two major groups in conflict in the book
Socs and the greasers
This is the book that Pony and Johnny read while hiding out
Gone With the Wind
Which character could be described as "happy-go-lucky" and has very emotive eyes?
Soda
This is why Johnny and Ponyboy go into the fire
They both wanted to save the children
Name 3 themes that are present in the novel.
Stereotypes, violence, innocence, identity, belonging,
This is what gallant means, and a character who was described as being gallant
Heroic gentleman; Dally
Name 2 conflicts that are running through the novel.
Character Vs. Character: Pony's relationship with Darry
Character vs. Society
This is the name of the town Johnny and Ponyboy run away to
Windrixville
Which character's face could be described as "elfish"?
Dally
List 4 events that are part of the rising action.
Ponyboy gets attacked by Socs, Johnny killing Bob, Johnny and Ponyboy run away, tension mounts between Greasers and Socs, church fire
Why is the novel called The Outsiders and how does that relate to the theme?
Because it explores the theme of belonging, identity, and social alienation. It focuses on characters who feel they do not belong to mainstream society based on economic status, social class, and stereotypes placed upon them.
All the lower valley was covered with mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off and floated away in small clouds. The sky was lighter in the east, and the horizon was a thin golden line. The clouds changed from gray to pink, and the mist was touched with gold. There was a silent moment when everything held its breath, and then the sun rose.”
Imagery
What is the main source of tension between the Greasers and the Socs?
financial situation
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day,
Nothing gold can stay.
Where is allusion in this poem?
So Eden sank to grief
S. E. Hinton devotes most of chapter one to
Character development
What is the climax of the story?
The church fire leading to Johnny's death
Explain how one theme is developed throughout the novel.
Answers will vary.
And Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade. He’d use it, too, if he ever got jumped again. They had scared him that much. He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body...”
This quote is an example of...
Foreshadowing
How do Johnny's prior experiences affect his behaviour in the park? Does this justify his actions?
answer vary
This is what the boys understand "nothing gold can stay" to mean
Nothing precious lasts forever - that all good things must come to an end