An outsider sees things differently than someone who is directly involved in a way of life. The East Side greasers are "outsiders" to the West side of town, the "rich" side. To an outsider, West-side life can look very appealing, but it is unappreciated by the Socs who live there. ...
It comments on the disparities between the rich and poor classes while also acknowledging that everyone suffers in their own unique way. By the end of the novel, Ponyboy determines that everyone, no matter their circumstance, struggles throughout life and that people can connect and relate via ...
He really couldn't help it. Everything he said was so irresistibly funny that he just had to let the police in on it to brighten up their dull lives. (That's the way he explained it to me.) He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school. He was still a ...
Dally survived by insisting that he was in control of his life and it is fair to surmise that he viewed his death in the same way. Dally's reaction to Johnny's death allows Ponyboy to see Dally in a different light. After seeing him gunned down, Ponyboy thinks, ''Nobody would ...
In Chapter 1, Ponyboy talks about his brothers, and says, "Like he's never hollering at me all the time the way Darry is, or treating me as if I was six instead of fourteen. I love Soda more than I've ever loved anyone, even Mom and Dad. He's always happy-go-lucky and...
" at us. I wondered about them. The girls, I mean... Did they cry when their boys were arrested, like Evie did when Steve got hauled in, or did they run out on them the way Sylvia did Dallas? But maybe their boys didn't get arrested or beaten up or busted up in rodeos. I ...
That way you could tell the other guy was human, too. Related Characters: Ponyboy Curtis (speaker) Related Themes: Page Number and Citation: 118 Cite this Quote Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A+ Chapter 8 Quotes "Hey," I said suddenly, "can you see the sunset ...
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In Chapter 12, Ponyboy reads Johnny's letter, which tells him to hold on tightly to the good in the world: When you’re a kid everything’s new, dawn. It’s just when you get used to everything that it’s day. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That’s gold. Keep that ...
Cherry seems uncomfortable and tries to assure Ponyboy that not all Socs are that way. Chapter Three: Ponyboy, Johnny, and their other friend Two-Bit start to walk the girls home. Ponyboy realizes how easy it is to talk to Cherry and ends up telling her that he feels like his brother...