All About the Characters
A talented writer, student and athlete. Fights for self-defense; youngest greaser.
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
“Ponyboy, sometimes you just don’t use your head.”
Who is Darry?
Dally has dark hair in the film, but the novel describes him with this colored hair.
What is blonde?
This is Two-Bit's birth name.
Whats is Keith?
Killed by Johnny at the park, the Soc with the rings
Who is Bob Sheldon?
This car is a symbol for the Socs.
What is the blue Mustang?
When Dally calls the Curtis house in the novel, Darry answers. This greaser answers in the film.
Who is Steve?
Johnny leaves a note for Ponyboy inside a copy of this Margaret Mitchell novel.
What is Gone With the Wind?
Attractive like a Greek god; sensitive; Constantly feels like the middleman
Who is Sodapop Curtis?
According to Ponyboy, "tuff" means this.
What is cool or sharp?
"You want to know something? . . . Things are rough all over.”
Who is Cherry?
The Socs are West-siders in the novel, but they hail from this side of town in the film.
What is South?
Pony finds it easier to talk to this Curtis brother.
Who is Sodapop?
Frightened, abused; the pet of the gang
Who is Johnny Cade?
This is the author of the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny.
Who is Robert Frost?
Sodapop does this at the end of the novel, but it is completely omitted from the film
What is running away?
"S.E." is short for these names.
What is Susan Eloise?
Tough and cold from the streets of New York; Meanest member of the gang
Who is Dallas Winston?
When this character says "Things are rough all over" he/she means this.
What is "Everyone has problems"?
“We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny.”
Who is Dally?
In the film, Dally joins the rumble at the very beginning. In the novel, he enters at this time.
What is in the middle?
This is the librarian from Fresno, California who petitioned Hollywood to make an Outsiders movie in 1980.
Who is Jo Ellen Misakian?