Like, dally robbing the grocery store and it also shows that the man at the counter had shot him, and he was already hurt before the police shot him and it also shows ponyboy s dream. Ponyboy theorizes on the motivations and personalities of his friends and describes. Terms in this set 25 at the start of the book, ponyboy is just leaving the. Rob lowe makes surprise visit to tulsa to see the outsiders house duration. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the outsiders written by s.
He also saved the kids from the burning church, along with johnny. From all we know in the book, he was in the hospital for a while. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before the. Though only fourteen years old, he understands the way his social group functions and the role each group member plays. Ponyboy curtis, or pony, is the narrator for the s. Syme, says that although ponyboy is failing, he can raise his grade to a c by writing an outstanding autobiographical theme. Ponyboy is now caught up in the deep life of a greaser and continues his next few descisions as a greaser would. They took blood tests and realized a few cells were cancerous. Ponyboy is intelligent and sensitive and has certain ungreaserlike characteristics. Analysis of the american reality, possibility, and dream found in nickel and dimed and the outsiders stay gold, ponyboy. Ponyboy curtis, a teenaged member of a loose gang of greasers, is leaving a movie theater when he is jumped by socs, the greasers rival gang.
Hes almost immediately attacked by a carload of socials as he passes the vacant lot on the way to his house. The outsiders theme of loyalty work cited hinton, s. At 14 years old, the youngest curtis brother and greaser. Who saved the kids in the outsiders when the church was on. Ponyboy not only has just about the best name weve ever heard of we dare you to start calling yourself kittenlad or rottweilergal, but also has a real flair for the written word. Ponyboy describes the greasers as poor and wild than their rival gang socs socials who were very highclass people, who loved to jump the greasers. Character analysis of ponyboy curtis the outsiders. S i know in this story this is probably how the characters totally wouldnt act. The only girls we really meet in the story are cherrie and marcia.
Ponyboy curtis, the youngest member of the greasers, narrates the novel. In the first chapter, pony tells the reader that i make good grades and have a high iq and everything. Theyre able to offer a unique, unflinching, and sometimes distorted view on the culture they dont inhabit. What book did ponyboy and johnny read in the movie the outsiders. Ponyboy not only has just about the best name weve ever heard of we dare you to start calling yourself kittenlad or rottweilergal, but also has a real flair for the written word ponyboy is fourteen, is our narrator, and has a ton to say about himself and his world. At the end of the book he gets confronted by a couple of socs at a gas station. But its my story, and if i want them to do this, they do it. The youngest member of the gang, ponyboy is different from the other members in that he is reflective, likes to read, and enjoys nature. It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one i saw from the back steps was the same one. This is a slash between ponyboy and someone elsedramatic musicalso the lot has a foresty area and a lake now in this story. Read ponyboy imagine from the story the outsiders by shygirlalli alli with 9,152 reads. The outsiders paperback deckle edge, april 20, 2006. Ponyboy theorizes on the motivations and personalities of his friends and describes events in a slangy, youthful voice. The outsiders essays are academic essays for citation.
The outsiders theme of loyalty by patti kirby on prezi. These are letters written to almost all of the characters. For this activity, write a 34 paragraph summary of the outsiders. Darrel, soda, dallas, twobit, steve, and johnny chase them away. Ponyboy is a fourteenyear old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, sodapop and darry on the lowerclass east side of tulsa, oklahoma. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is. Darrel, known as darry, is a twenty yearold greaser who is raising ponyboy because their parents have died in a car. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is an outsider. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in werent so different. How does ponyboy show courage in the book the outsiders. The outsider is a classic literary character who, for one reason or another, lives on the outskirts of socalled normal society. The symbol of sunsets and sunrises in the outsiders from.
Ponyboy is fourteen, is our narrator, and has a ton to say about himself and his world. This is after ponyboy does his report asked in the. He is smart in school, but not so smart on the streets. See a complete list of the characters in the outsiders and indepth analyses of ponyboy curtis, johnny cade, cherry valance, sodapop curtis, and darry curtis. Darry stared at him for a second, then cracked a grin. He brake the bottom of a coke bottle and stands up to the socs. Ponyboy is a fourteen years old teenage, who has long hair, greenishgray eyes, and who is part of a gang called the greasers. Over the course of the book, he discovers things he never knew before and embarks on a journey that helps him to discover himself and those around him. The unofficial leader of the greasers, he becomes an authority. Hes smart and wants to do something with his life and likes school, which makes him unlike the greasers. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. The sunset also stands for the common humanity of all people, regardless of the gang to which they belongin their first. The ten major events in the outsiders by emma lucero on prezi. Strong, athletic, and intelligent, darry has quit school.
In the beginning of the story, ponyboy thinks that socs have it easy, they have good grades, cool cars, cute girls, everything. May 21, 2007 the movie is cool, too, because it shows parts that the book never described or mention. Sep 02, 2015 essay on the outsiders relationship on ponyboy and darry introduction in the book called the outsiders written by s. E hinton three boys ponyboy, johnny and dally are all greasers, and have had runins with the law. The outsiders book hennepin county library bibliocommons.
One important lesson taught in the outsiders is do not judge a book by its cover. Sodapop isnt afraid of him like everyone else and enjoys teasing him. Johnny and ponyboy go to the park and they both get jumped by the socs. In the novel the outsiders, ponyboy is an intelligent child with a big imagination and enjoys reading.
But then during the book they commit heroic acts, and the biggest one was when ponyboy, johnny, and dally saved children and one another that were trapped in a building that was on fire. There was a vibrant internal life to the book, which. In this essay i will be writing about their unusual brotherly relationship. I had to pick a person to write a letter to from the outsid. He first killed bob, a soc, just for his friend even though he knows he is going to be searched by the cops.
Jan 16, 2012 i decided to make a little video about ponyboy from the outsiders. In the book the outsiders what does ponyboy love, give, fear. Essay on the outsiders relationship on ponyboy and darry introduction in the book called the outsiders written by s. The movie is cool, too, because it shows parts that the book never described or mention. Apr 26, 2017 the outsiders confronted serious stuff poverty, loneliness, violence, insecurity but was so compelling that i didnt even notice it. Ponyboy is an outsider because hes not like anyone else we meet in the book. In the beginning of the book ponyboy gets jumped by socs.
Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with. E hinton, she writes about an important relationship between a boy called ponyboy and darry. I decided to make a little video about ponyboy from the outsiders. The story of the greasers and the socs is told from the perspective of ponyboy. The narrator of the book the outsiders was ponyboy curtis. The only characteristic the book could share with a dystopian novel is that it takes place in a rough neighborhood, but if you actually read the wierdest book the neighborhool actually isnt that bad as ponyboy explicitly states that most of the gang members dont lock thier doors. Writing his story becomes a way for pony to deal with the generous portions. Jun 03, 2014 rob lowe makes surprise visit to tulsa to see the outsiders house duration.
The character of ponyboy curtis in the outsiders from. Johnny and ponyboy johnny has courage in the outsiders. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. So, for this story, my mind told me okay, so, pony was in the hospital. The outsiders confronted serious stuff poverty, loneliness, violence, insecurity but was so compelling that i didnt even notice it. Ponyboy is attacked when walking home from the movies by the socs because he is a greaser, and the two gangs are engaged in an ongoing retaliatory turfwar. See more ideas about the outsiders, the outsiders ponyboy and the outsiders 1983. As the story moves along, ponyboy learns that both sides have problems, wealthy or poor.
Ponyboy runs away with johnny after darry pushes ponyboy. In chapter 1, ponyboy mentions that he has to read the novel great expectations by charles. Pony is the 14yearold younger brother of darry and sodapop curtis. E hinton is a thrilling, emotional, and tragic adventure. Pony gets upset when darry yells at him he knows its dangerous to walk. In the novel, ponyboy has light brown hair and greenishgray eyes. Johnny and ponyboy are respectful to them but greasers like dally like to push their buttons to get their attention. Aug 27, 2014 ponyboy is now caught up in the deep life of a greaser and continues his next few descisions as a greaser would.
But then during the book they commit heroic acts, and the biggest one was when ponyboy, johnny, and dally saved children and one another that were trapped in. He is a 14 year old greaser who is just stepping out into the world. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status. Like, dally robbing the grocery store and it also shows that the man at the counter had shot him, and he was already hurt before the police shot him and it also shows ponyboys dream.
Writing his story becomes a way for pony to deal with the generous portions of grief that. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Killing me slowly chapter 3, an outsiders fanfic fanfiction. The next day at lunch, ponyboy goes to the grocery store with steve and twobit for candy bars and cokes. The outsiders and literary devices activities summary of the outsiders. Why the outsiders still matters 50 years later rolling stone. More towards the end of the book as ponyboy and johnny have gotten over the killing of bob. Sunsets and sunrises in the outsiders represent the beauty and goodness in the world, particularly after johnny compares the gold in the poem nothing gold can stay to the gold of the sunrises and sunsets ponyboy enjoys. Either before, after, or during the time of the book. Ponyboy curtis is a 14yearold boy whose world has been turned upside down. Darrel, known as darry, is a twentyyearold greaser who is raising ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. The events of the novel cause him to think about the kind of life he wants to lead and motivate him to work for change.
Stay gold stay gold is a reference to the robert frost poem that ponyboy recites to johnny when the two hide out in the windrixville church. The outsiders ponyboy curtis english literature essay. Ponyboy curtis is certainly the best student of all the characters mentioned in the outsiders. He gives appreciation to the socs after being told that, things are rough all over. Ponyboy michael curtis is the narrator and protagonist of the 1967 novel the outsiders, and its 1983 film adaptation. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months.
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