Characters
The middle Curtis brother. Happy-go-lucky, this brother's good looks and charm are responsible for the crowds at the gas station he works at.
Sodapop Curtis
What happens to Ponyboy on his way home from the movies?
He is jumped by the Socials.
Why do Ponyboy and Johnny run away?
They run away because Darry slapped Ponyboy and nobody in the family had ever done that before.
When an author makes a direct statement about a character's personality and tells the reader what the character is like.
Direct Characterization
This character is good with cars, both working on them and lifting their hubcaps. He doesn't take Ponyboy seriously and thinks he "is just a tag-along" but is Sodapop's best friend.
Steve Randle
How do Cherry and Marcia respond to the insults from Dally at the movies?
They stand up to him and tell him to stop. Cherry throws her coke in his face to "cool him off".
Why doesn't Darry call the police when Ponyboy doesn't arrive home until 2:00 a.m.?
Darry is afraid that the police will send Pony and Soda to separate boy's homes.
A literary device used by an author that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly or directly.
Indirect Characterization
Ponyboy thinks that_________ is tougher..."tougher, colder, meaner..." than the rest of the Greasers. (Page 10)
Dallas "Dally" Winston
Who is the narrator of The Outsiders and what perspective is it told from?
Ponyboy Curtis; First Person
This Greaser has been jumped before, and is not amused at Two-Bit's joke when he sneaks up and says, "Okay, Greasers, You've Had It!"
Johnny Cade
__________ told Ponyboy that "...things are rough all over..." and that Socials have problems too, just like the Greasers.
Cherry
"Darry is six-feet-two, and broad shouldered and muscular" this is an example of which type of characterization?
Direct
Nobody knew the actual name of this Greaser funny man because he always had to get his two-bits in. Do you know his real name?
Keith "Two Bit" Matthews
Ponyboy describes this greaser as a little dark puppy who has been kicked too many times.
Johnny Cade
Two-Bit explains that the two main rules of the greasers are these.
Stick Together and Don't Get Caught.
Ponyboy and Cherry both watch these nightly, suggesting that the Greasers and Socs are not so different after all.
Sunsets
"If you can picture a little dark puppy that as been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you'll have have Johnny" is an example of which type of characterization?
Indirect
This Curtis brother works two jobs to support his family and is the unofficial leader of the Greasers.
Darryl "Darry" Curtis.
Why does Ponyboy like to go to the movies alone?
He appreciates movies and the acting, unlike the rest of his Greaser gang.
Why are the girls okay with Johnny and Pony, but not Dally?
Dally is very disrespectful to both Cherry and Marcia at the Drive In. Johnny and Ponyboy stand up for them.
Explain this quote by Cherry- "...if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal..."
Cherry wants Ponyboy to know that if she doesn't say hi to him at school it is because they are in different social classes and it is unacceptable, not because she doesn't like him.
The characterization acronym S.T.E.A.L stands for these terms.
Speech
Thoughts
Effects On Others
Actions
Looks