The book talks about society and how it is kind of backwards sometimes and it confuses ponyboy, he believes that he is an outsider because he is a greaser, which are the poor kids who live on the east side of town. In chapter 7, as randy tells ponyboy that he is tired of fighting and is going to leave town instead of going to the rumble, ponyboy remembers cherry saying things are rough all over, and understands what she meant. Why do you to think that you have to sneek around to be together. Books the outsiders johnny cade ponyboy curtis darry curtis more. 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 in his community. What is the name of the book that johnny wanted ponyboy to read to him. 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. The character of ponyboy curtis in the outsiders from. The outsiders cliffsnotes study guides book summaries.
In the end, however, he learns what it means to be yourself. Darry, the oldest brother, gave up his dreams of college to support sodapop and ponyboy, and having a brother in the role of a parent makes things tense, as the following two quotations from the outsiders show. If you could ask ponyboy curtis from the outsiders any questions what would they be. The outsiders is very clear that the violence is serious and real. The book the outsiders is a story about a gang and its hardships such as fights, accusations, and even deaths. Ponyboy realizes he is capable of empathy for socs. In the movie the outsiders when ponyboy and johnny sneak into the drive in movie you can see to people jump out of theback of a car the same thing bryon and mark said they did in the book. Hes as hard as a rock and about as humanhe thinks im a pain in the neck. What does ponyboy curtis in the outsiders like to see. Read ponyboy curtis from the story the outsiders imagines by unpredictable. Worried about having the police on their trail, and a possible news headline on the night of the murder, ponyboy and johnny abandon the safety of their homes to take refuge in an. When darry sees ponyboy again, he is relieved and happy to see him. Ponyboy curtis had told cherry valance that he mickey mouse may have belonged to some other guy, but he was sodas horse.
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. This book depicts the causes and consequences of gang behavior. The scene is called breakast at the curtis, and its when ponyboy returns home after running away from home with his friend johnny cade, because of. The book is set in tulsa, oklahoma during the early 1960s. Hinton was only 17 years old when she wrote this incredible book. One of the groups is higher on the social economic ladder than the other and it effects how the two groups act toward one another. It is narrated by ponyboy curtis, a gifted kid that no one will give a chance. Hinton, follows a young boy from the wrong side of the tracks as he comes of age through the tragic deaths of.
Ponyboy curtis, the youngest member of the greasers, narrates the novel. Darry had to give up his dreams to support the family, so he needs to see ponyboy stay on track, survive, and succeed. He is the most thoughtful of his gang, and the story is told from his point of view. Ponyboy and darry fight and it ends in darry slapping pony across the face. He is shy with girls and immediately takes interest on twobits good looking family friend carolyn chloe grace moretz, who comes to tulsa to sta. This book is about a 14 year old boy named ponyboy curtis. The outsiders 1983 cherry and ponyboy talking youtube. Ponyboy theorizes on the motivations and personalities of his friends and describes events in a slangy, youthful voice. The two accidentally fall asleep, which causes ponyboy to get home a few hours late.
Dec 27, 2008 this is my favorite scene from the outsiders. Ponyboy had just told her about johnny being attacked by a mustang full of socs and being brutally beaten, to the point that he always carries a switchblade with him. But youre livin in a vacuum, pony, and youre gonna have to cut it out. That was going to get a good grade like all gitout. Photo of ponyboy curtis for fans of the outsiders 16359. In may of 1965, tulsa oklahoma, ponyboy curtis is living on the east side of tulsa with the greasers. Writing his story becomes a way for pony to deal with the generous portions of grief that. Darry has taken over the responsibility of guardianship, forfeiting college and working to enable the three of them to stay together. Ponyboy curtis, or pony, is the narrator for the s.
Ponyboy, twobit and randy meet and talk at the tastee freez. Ponyboy curtis is certainly the best student of all the characters mentioned in the outsiders. Its like im the middle man in a tugofwar or something between you guys. When darry hears about the fire in the church, he becomes scared and worried about ponyboy. 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. Ponyboy is a fourteenyear old greaser who lives with his two older brothers, sodapop and darry on the lowerclass east side of tulsa, oklahoma. When does ponyboy talk to cherry valance in the book the. Sep 29, 2016 28 videos play all the outsiders full movieclips tania real what marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Ponyboy is intelligent and sensitive and has certain ungreaserlike characteristics. This is a place to gather and talk about the book and the movie.
In the story we look into the life of ponyboy curtis, a young gang member that is faced with many ordeals. When sodapop was twelve going on thirteen years old, he worked at a horse stable, where he befriended an irritable horse named mickey mouse. 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. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months. The outsiders is a book about a gang of greasers that are always getting into trouble. In the outsiders the main character ponyboy curtis conforms to the image show more content it is good to see that ponyboy can look past peoples differences and begin to like the socs for who they are. At 14 years old, the youngest curtis brother and greaser. During a rumble at the end of the book, darry meets an old friend from darrys football team in.
Ponyboy curtis s conflict in the outsiders conflict is the base of all li. Write a letter to draco malfoy and get a reply girls. I might of guessed you were brothersyou look alike hinton 23. Dec 22, 2016 the outsiders how does ponyboy curtis talk.
They are talking because dallas, a friend of ponyboy was bugging cherry and her friend and ponyboy stepped in to stop it. Mickey mouse was a very irritable pony, often kicking other horses and getting into trouble. Hinton uses the motif of sunsets to create a connection between two unlikely characters, ponyboy curtis and cherry valance. A dreamy fourteen year old boy who belongs to a gang of greasers. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in werent so different. By the end of the chapter, ponyboy has decided that. Ponyboy curtis is the narrator and protagonist of the outsiders. Twobit heads home, and ponyboy and johnny go to the park, where ponyboy talks about how he wish they all lived in the country. A book of the names and address of people living in a city. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one.
His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before the. The three curtis brothers are growing up together, after the death of their parents in a car accident. The boys are orphans and struggle to stick together in their lowerclass neighborhood, known as the east side. He used his heart to see that all people are the same inside.
Ponyboy states that he has lightbrown, almostred hair and greenishgray eyes. Take charactours quiz to get recommendations for thousands of characters, movies, tv shows, books, and games that are high matches for your unique personality. Ponyboy is a dreamy absentminded fourteen year old who lives with his brothers, sodapop and darry, in their house on the east side of town. The book starts off with ponyboy getting jumped by a group of rival kids from a better side of town. E hinton, the main protagonist, ponyboy curtis, is caught in the midst of an act of homicide, an event where ponys friend and fellow greaser, johnny, kills a soc. Cherry and ponyboy talk about why the greasers and socs are different. When does ponyboy talk to cherry valance in the book the outsiders. Ponyboy s english teacher wants to talk to him about his failing grades and offers him a way to pass. She started writing the book when she was fifteen years old and had it published when she was eighteen. They and their friends are part of a gang of tough street boys called the greasers. Cherry has asked ponyboy to put himself in her shoes and think about whether he would help her the way she helped him, attempting to bridge the social gap between them. Socs and greasers werent allowed to be interact with each other, talk to each other or even be seen with each other. The novel follows ponyboys journey to understand the social elements that divide people, such as social class. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is.
In the outsiders, is a story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his two older brothers, soda and darry. Their rivals are the socs who are rich and live on the west side of town. The second paragraph has been rewritten to refocus on ponyboy as a character, also, dont mistake heavily summarized for poor f451 22. Outsiders cherry and ponyboy one of my favorite scenes.
The significance of stereotypes illustrated in hintons. Darry and sodapop curtis are ponyboy s older brothers who, along with being greasers, are adjusting to life on their own. In contrast to clothes and shoes, hair is free, and naturally good hair is priceless. In our community stereotypes play a part in life, but in the outsiders it is the core theme of the story combining with teenage struggles. 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.
Ponyboy, sodapop, and darry are three brothers living with the loss of both of their parents from a fatal car accident. Darry knows ponyboy needs common sense if he is going to survive and stay safe. One day while ponyboy and i were sitting on the couch talking darry came in and looked at us. Ponyboy michael curtis is the narrator and protagonist of the 1967 novel the outsiders, and its 1983 film adaptation.
That was a good book we read in class last year then watched the movie. If you were a greaser,it was not safe go out side alone. What did ponyboy and randy from the outsiders talk about in. Although ponyboy is a greaser and cherry is a pretty, popular soc. My writings debatably improved since then but im too lazy to edit it. He wonders why life is so much more difficult for him and his friends than it is for their rivals, the socs. Ponyboy is fourteen, is our narrator, and has a ton to say about himself and his world. Then bob and randy come up in a blue mustang and make cherry and marcia come with them. It follows the life of ponyboy as he maneuvers through life living on the poorer side of the city. Ponyboy curtis was able to look beyond the madras and money. The sunset also stands for the common humanity of all people, regardless of the gang to which they belongin their first conversation at the drivein, cherry and ponyboy. Hinton talks matt dillon, and why everybody keeps showing her their tattoos at the end, johnny says stay gold, ponyboy, stay gold.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Listen, with your brains and grades, you could get a scholarship, and we could put you through college, aint that right, soda. Pony is the 14yearold younger brother of darry and sodapop curtis. Everything here can probably be added to the plot summary for the outsiders. These kids were nicknamed the socials or socs for short by the kids in ponyboy s neighborhood.
The symbol of sunsets and sunrises in the outsiders from. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is an outsider. See our topranked characters and read their profiles. Ponyboy, darry couldve put you in a boys home, worked his way through college. 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. If you could ask ponyboy curtis from the outsiders any. Ponyboy curtis, whose name is often shortened to pony by those who know him, is the main protagonist of the outsiders.
While readers understand darrys toughlove approach, ponyboy doesnt, and he feels picked on and singled out by his older brother. Analysis of the book the outsiders 1280 words cram. Darry took this role as a guardian or father of his brothers sodapop and ponyboy curtis after the death of their parents. Outsiders reading guide updated flashcards quizlet. Unfortunately for you, you were the little sister of three greasers. Though only fourteen years old, he understands the way his social group functions and the role each group member plays. This is an essay i wrote for 9th grade about 6 years ago, that pretty much answers this question. Pony is really into his hair, and he talks about it a lot. The outsiders 1983 rob lowe as sodapop curtis imdb. In the book the outsiders what is said about sunsets. E hinton, darry was a grown up boy, smart and brawn, who was the leader of a gang called the greasers and was a guardian for his brothers. This is explained in the book when cherry a soc cheerleader talked with ponyboy at a drive in. The the outsiders quotes below are all either spoken by ponyboy curtis or refer to ponyboy curtis.