Name that Outsider
The one that loves horse.
Who is Sodapop?
"'I'm sure. It ain't fair for Ponyboy to have to stay in that church with Darry and Soda worryin' about him all the time.'"
Johnny
Sunset.
What's the metaphor for beautiful things going away but always returning?
Or beauty is fleeting, peace in nature, etc.
"Maybe Cherry stood still and watched the sunset while she was taking the garbage out."
The first time he discusses it with Cherry.
The bible's word for heaven.
Eden
The one who loves to break the law.
Who is Dally?
"'It ain't fair! It ain't fair that we get all the rough breaks!'"
Ponyboy
Gold.
What metaphor represents the best parts of life?
"All the lower valley was covered in mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off in the east..."
When Johnny and Ponyboy watch the sunset together for the first time.
To lessen or weaken.
What is to subside?
The one who is Sodapop's best friend.
Who is Steve?
"'When I want my kid brother to tell me what to do with my other kid brother, I'll ask you-'"
Darry
The church fire.
What metaphor represents Johnny's rebirth?
"'You can see it good from the East Side too.'"
Pony to Cherry after Johnny dies.
What is smarting?
The one who leads the other "outsider" gang.
Who is Tim Sheppard?
"'I wouldn't have. I would have let those kids burn to death.'"
Randy
Johnny.
What character represents "niceness" or sensitivity dying in the world?
"I want you to tell Dally to look at one"
Johnny's letter to Ponyboy that he right just before he died.
The author of Nothing Gold Can Stay.
Who is Robert Frost?
The one who gives Cherry and Marcia a long speech in the beginning.
Who is Two-Bit?
I keep getting tireder and tireder.
Johnny
Dally.
What represents the idea of "live fast, die young"?
"Hundreds of boys who maybe watched sunsets and looked at stars and ached for something better."
Ponyboy deciding to write his story so he could share the experience of poverty with the world and help people like him relate to each other.
Madras.
What's another word for plaid?