Characters
narrator, 14, book smart not street smart
ponyboy
rebellious
to resist authority
Who got jumped by four socs and now carries a blade because he is scared
Johnny
Who had the rings on his finger and beat up Johnny, and later was murdered by him
Bob
why did Johnny kill bob
He was drowning ponyboy
oldest brother, gave up football scholarship to raise brothers
Darry
not thinking before acting
reckless
Why is Dally so rebellious?
what does Cherry realize about the greasers through Johnny
That they are the same. They are just teenagers but with different problems
why is their hair so important to the greasers
it represents them as a greaser. It is their pride and identity.
handsome, happy-go-lucky, had a horse named mickey mouse
sodapop
when the author gives clues that something is going to happen
What is Johnny's home life like?
He is abused by his dad and neglected by his mom
Why does Cherry admire Dally?
He is tough and loyal and doesn't care what others think of him
what does robert frost mean in his poem "nothing gold can stay"
It means nothing last forever. Nothing stays beautiful or perfect.
Johnny
imagery
when the author uses descriptive words to paint a picture in the readers' mind
who did ponyboy and Johnny go to for help after they killed bob and what did he give them.
Dally. He gave them a gun, clothes, money and told them to hide in an abandoned church.
Describe what the socs are like?
They have keg parties, destroy houses, rich, drive mustangs and corvairs, and like to jump greasers
what is a fair fight?
Just fists no weapons
criminal, thug, grew up on the streets of new york since he was ten
Dally
personification
when an inanimate object is given human characteristics
what happened after ponyboy and johnny ran away?
his brothers were worried, and the greasers ans socs started fighting all the time.
She became a spy for them
What are examples of symbolism in the book?
Bobs rings-fear, mustangs & corvairs-power, sunset-same