Greasers
What advice does Johnny give to Pony before he dies? What does it mean?
"Stay gold." It means stay innocent, kind, true to yourself.
What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents that he never got?
To tell him no.
Who said it? Why is it important?
“Things are rough all over.”
Cherry Valance.
This word means brave in action or warfare....
a. brawny
b. aghast
c. gallant
gallant
The sunset represents an idea like unity or humanity. This is called....
symbolism
What does Ponyboy end up doing for his English assignment?
“Writing” The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton is the real author)
"Greaser didn't have anything to do with it...It's the individual." What does Ponyboy mean?
You can't tell everything about a person by the group he's a part of.
Who said it? Why is it important?
“You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you...”
Dallas Winston
This word means extreme dislike or disgust...
a. weary
b. aghast
c. contempt
contempt
“I didn’t think things could get any worse, but I was wrong.”
Foreshadowing
Who said it? Which method of characterization is used (Hint: S.T.E.A.L)??
“Don’t you know a rumble ain’t a rumble unless I’m in it?”
Dallas Winston
Speech
Who said it? Why is it important?
“... I'm sick of it because it doesn't do any good.... You'll still be where you were before- at the bottom. And we'll still be the lucky ones with all the breaks. So it doesn't do any good, the fighting and the killing. It doesn't prove a thing.”
Randy Adderson
Who said it? Why is it important?
“Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.”
Ponyboy Curtis
This word best describes Dallas Winston's behavior....
a. reckless
b. sullen
c. groggy
reckless
Pony tells Cherry the story of Johnny getting jumped by the Socs.
Flashback
This character takes pride in his jet-handled switchblade.
Two-Bit Matthews
What is Cherry's explanation for the difference between Socs and greasers?
Socs are too aloof to feel. The Greasers feel too much.
Who said it? Why is it important?
“I've been thinking about it, and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That's gold. Keep that way, it's a good way to be.”
Johnny Cade
Ponyboy says to Johnny, "I was trying to find the meaning the poet had in mind, but it ______________ me".
a. escaped
b. aghasted
c. eluded
eluded
The struggle between the two opposite groups, the Socs and the Greasers, is called....
Conflict (man vs. man)
What reason does each character give for fighting?
Soda?
Steve?
Two-Bit?
Darry?
Pony?
Soda-fun
Steve-hatred
Two-Bit- conformity
Darry- pride
Pony-self-defense
Name TWO symbols of Greaser pride in the novel.
1. Greaser Hair
2. Two Bit's jet-handled switchblade.
Who said it? Why is it important?
“you don't just stop living because you lose someone. You don't quit!”
Darry Curtis
Johhny ______________ when he said “I won’t be able to walk again”.
a. diverted
b. faltered
c. triumphed
faltered
Ponyboy and Johnny discuss the meaning of Robert Frost’s poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”. They also discuss the novel, Gone with The Wind. This is called .....
Allusion