The Outsiders - Vocab
something that can be used to an advantage (i.e. a friendly personality; experience with a job)
asset
What do Ponyboy and Cherry both enjoy?
Sunsets
The Fuzz
Police
I am the oldest Curtis brother.
Who is Darry
The Setting
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
representing the best; highest level
elite
The book that Ponyboy and Johnny read while hiding out.
What is Gone with the Wind.
a greaser
long hair, a hood, poor
Views Dally as a hero.
Who is Johnny
The two rival clubs/gangs in both
Socials & greasers
shocked or astounded; to be made speechless
dumbfounded
The major conflict in this novel is
Socials vs greasers
The Socs
West Side Rich kids, always jumping greasers
I am a HS dropout and work at a local gas station.
Who is Sodapop
The narrator
Ponyboy
brave, heroic, noble
gallant
This prompts the Socials to attack the boys while at the park.
Ponyboy and Johnny were with Cherry and Marcia.
a heater
gun
I am the roughest and meanest of the greaser crew. I have already been arrested and been in jail.
Who is Dally
The Soc girl who looks at sunsets too
Cherry Valance
showing disbelief
incredulous
The reason Johnny kills Bob.
To save/protect Ponyboy
cancer stick
cigarette
I was stabbed by Johnny.
Who is Bob
The Curtis brothers
Darry, Ponyboy & Sodapop
to escape the meaning of; baffled
eluded
The biggest cause of Johnny's pain in life
Feeling unwanted and unloved by his parents as well as being jumped by the Socials for no reason.
cooler
jail
I am the spy for the greasers.
Who is Cherry Valance
What does "Nothing gold can stay" mean?
It means that nothing precious lasts forever--that all good things must come to an end.