Name that Outsiders Character
“You can’t win, even if you whip us. You’ll still be where you were before—at the bottom. And we’ll still be the lucky ones with all the breaks. So it doesn’t do any good, the fighting and the killing. It doesn’t prove a thing. We’ll forget it if you win, or if you don’t. Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs.”
Who is Randy (Soc)?
How did Ponyboy react to Johnny's death?
What is he was in denial?
What is retrospective narration?
What is when the narration focuses on what happened in the past?
What archetype did Johnny's originally start with?
What is The Victim?
How many months of the year have 28 days?
What is all of them? Every month has 28 days!
“You only knew his bad side. He could be sweet sometimes, and friendly. But when he got drunk...it was that part of him that beat up Johnny. [...] I know I’m too young to be in love and all that, but Bob was something special. He wasn’t just any boy. He had something that made people follow him, something that marked him different, maybe a little better, than the crowd. Do you know what I mean?”
Who is Cherry Valance?
How did society's view of the greasers shift after the fire?
What is they are able to see greasers doing selfless good?
What is a motif?
What is an idea, symbol, image, or device that helps develop the theme?
What archetype is Darry?
What is The Caregiver?
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
What is your name?
“If he’d been like me he’d never have been in this mess. If he’d got smart like me he’d never have run into that church. That’s what you get for helpin’ people. [...] You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you.”
Who is Dallas Winston?
How does Dallas react to Johnny's death?
What is Dallas was at his breaking point and got himself killed (commited suicide)?
What is a stereotype?
What is an assumption about what someone will do or how they will behave based on what social groups they belong to?
Ponyboy's archetype shifts away from ____________.
What is The Innocent?
When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother?
“Golly, you two, it’s bad enough having to listen to it, but when you start trying to get me to take sides...” Tears welled up in his eyes. “We’re all we’ve got left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything. If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything. If you don’t have anything, you end up like Dallas...and I don’t mean dead either. I mean like he was before. And that’s worse than dead. Please”—he wiped his eyes on his arm—"don’t fight anymore.”
Who is Sodapop Curtis?
How will society remember Dallas' death?
What is they will remember him only as a hoodlum?
What is characterization?
What is the techniques an author uses to build understanding of a character?
Dallas archetype shifts from _________ to __________.
It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it?
What is a keyboard?
Stay Gold Ponyboy, Stay Gold
Who is Johnny Cade?
How does Johnny react when Dallas says that he is proud of him?
What is his eyes glow and he is extremely happy?
What is an allusion?
What is a reference to a significant historical,literary cultural, or political figure?
What does Johnny's archetype change to?
What is The Tragic Hero?
I can fill a room, but I take up no space. What am I?
What is light?