Know My Traits
The Protagonist and Narrator of The Outsiders.
Who is Ponyboy?
Pony tries to keep himself warm in the cool evening air.
What is man vs. nature?
A Heater
What is a gun?
Explosions from the fire sound like gunfire
What is a simile?
Johnny kills Bob
What is rising action?
Red hair, Soc girl, cheerleader
Who is Sheri (Cherry) Valance?
To save Pony from being drowned, Johnny stabs Bob.
What is man vs. man?
The Cooler
What is jail?
Pony sees a ribbon of highway
What is a metaphor?
The gang rescues Pony when he is jumped by the Socs in Chapter 1?
What is exposition?
Cracks jokes, likes to have fun, a greaser
Who is Two-Bit Mathews?
Ponyboy vs. his painful memories of Johnny and Dally’s deaths
What is man vs. self?
A weed
What is a cigarette?
Cracked a book
What is an idiom?
Pony accepts Johnny’s death.
What is the resolution?
Sodapop’s best friend
Who is Steve Randall?
Johnny and Pony vs. running from the police because they are greasers
What is man vs. society?
A blade
What is a knife or switchblade?
Eyes dancing
What is personification?
Ponyboy gets a visit from Randy at his house to discuss the court case.
What is falling action?
The teacher who was at the church and the hospital
Who is Jerry?
Pony feels bitter because the Socs enjoy a rich, easy life, while greasers are poor and have all the rough breaks
What is man vs. fate?
Tuff
What is cool or hip?
A line a mile long
What is hyperbole?
Darry slapping Ponyboy when he came home late.
What is inciting incident?