Major Plot Points
What is the difference between Greasers and Socs?
Greasers have less money, live on the East side, and wear jeans and leather while Socs are wealthy with more opportunities
Who is Ponyboy?
narrator, youngest greaser, very sensitive and smart
What theme is shown when Johnny, who is usually very nervous, goes into the church to save the kids?
Everyone can be a hero
What is a comparison between two things using like or as?
simile
What is an idea or feeling of what will happen called?
foreshadowing
What happens during the drive in movie scene?
Ponyboy and Johnny meet Cherry and Marcia
Who is Cherry?
Soc who befriends Ponyboy, girlfriend of Bob, spy for the greasers
What theme is shown when the greasers are thought of as "bad people" for how they present themselves?
Don't judge people by what they look like
What is a comparison between two things without using like or as?
metaphor
Who is Darry?
Ponyboy's oldest brother, takes care of Ponyboy and Sodapop, serious and hardworking
What is the church fire?
Ponyboy and Johnny discover church is on fire and go in to save kids, Johnny is hurt and rescued by Dally
Who is Dally?
Toughest Greaser, mean and selfish but cares about his gang
What causes the conflict between socs and greasers?
economic class
What is it called to give human characteristics to nonhuman things?
personification
How did Bob die?
Bob and the socs attacked Ponyboy and tried to drown him, causing Johnny to stab Bob
How does Johnny die and what are his last words?
He dies in the hospital after the rumble due to his injuries and his last words are "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Who is Johnny?
closest friend of Ponyboy, nervous and scared
What is it called when an individual stays with their gang even when they do something they disagree with?
loyalty
What is an extreme exaggeration called?
hyperbole
Who is Randy?
a soc, Bob's best friend
What did Johnny say in his letter to Ponyboy?
It was worth dying to save the kids, what it means to stay gold, and not to worry about being a greaser
Who is Sodapop?
Ponyboy's brother, funny and happy, works at gas station
What traits did Johnny and Ponyboy show when they risked their lives to save the kids?
selflessness and empathy
What is a reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary device?
allusion
What was the rumble?
a fight between greasers and socs, Dally escapes hospital to join, greasers win in the end