Characters
This character is an example of a Dynamic Character (one that changes throughout the story):
Has light brown, almost red hair. Greenish gray eyes. Likes to read books and go to the movies. Is also quiet.
Ponyboy Curtis
“Two-Bits dancing green eyes were stormy.” What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Personification
The, "Fuzz," is also known as what?
The police.
Who is the narrator and protagonist of the novel The Outsiders?
Ponyboy Curtis
What does a Greasers hair mean to them?
It's their pride. Something they are proud of.
This Soc was Cherry Valance’s boyfriend and attacked Ponyboy and Johnny at the park.
Bob Sheldon
In chapter 2, Ponyboy mentions that Johnny carries a switchblade with him, and that he would kill the next person who jumped him. This is an indication of what type of literary element?
Foreshadowing
A, "Heater," is also known as what?
A gun.
Why does Johnny think Dally is gallant?
He took the blame for when Two-Bit broke the school windows.
Why doesn’t Dally want Johnny to turn himself in to the police?
Prison changes a person and he doesn’t want Johnny to change.
This greaser has blue, blazing eyes like ice, blond hair, and an elfish face. He’s tough, cold, mean, smart, and has a bad reputation. He helped Johnny and Ponyboy get out of town.
Dallas Winston
“Life was one big joke to Two-Bit.” What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Metaphor
The, "Hood," is also known as what?
A young trouble maker.
What does Cherry Valance mean when she tells Ponyboy “Things are rough all over.”
Everyone has problems.
According to Randy, what was Bob’s real problem?
Bob’s real problem was that his parents never disciplined him and let him get away with everything.
This character is an example of a Static Character (one that does not change throughout the story):
17 years old. Tall and lean. Thick hair, combed in swirls. Soda's best friend. Likes cars. Doesn't like Ponyboy. Works at a gas station with Soda.
Steve Randall
“Johnny was scared of his own shadow.” What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Hyperbole
"The Cooler," is also known as what?
Jail.
One major theme from The Outsiders is . . .
Get to know someone before you judge them.
Why is Dally so upset over Johnny’s death?
This Greaser has dark gold hair, is 16 years old, and has dark brown eyes. He doesn’t drink alcohol, understands everybody, is always happy, and never reads.
S.E. Hinton places importance on the characters' eyes throughout the novel. Which of the following literary devices would this be an example of?
Motif
A, "Weed," is also known as what?
A ciggarette.
When Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy” in his final breaths, he wants Ponyboy to . . .
Keep seeing the beauty and good in the world.
Read the following poem by Robert Frost:
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
What do you think Robert Frost is trying to say?
Nothing lasts forever.