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The Outsiders Novel
The Outsiders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When is 'The Outsiders' set | 1960's Tulsa, Oklahoma, America |
| What does the sunrise and sunset represent | Beauty and goodness, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, humanity, coming together. |
| What does greasy hair represent | Gang symbol, togetherness. When Ponyboy and Johnny change their hair, they change. |
| What does the blue mustang represent | Wealth, danger, trouble. By the end of the novel, it loses its power of intimidation much like the Socs. |
| What does the Switchblade represent | Two-bits blade, disrespect, danger, individual power, potential for violence, death, endings. |
| What are Ponyboy's Characteristics | Intelligent, sensitive, reliable, trauma |
| What are Darry's Characteristics | Strong, athletic, leader, authoritative |
| What are Sodapop's Characteristics | Charming, good looking, care-free |
| What are Johnny's Characteristics | Child of abuse, sensitive, cautious |
| What are Dally's Characteristics | Tough, blonde, dangerous, proud |
| What are Two-bit's Characteristics | Joker, instigator, violent (switch-blade) |
| What are Bob's Characteristics | Leader, tough, intimidating, complex |
| What are Randy's Characteristics | Randy Adderson Peace-maker, handsome, introspective |
| What are Cherry's Characteristics | Cherry Valance Bob’s gf, red-hair, curious, liaison (contact) |
| What are the 3 main Themes of the Story | Conflict Identity Rich vs Poor |
| Explain the Conflict in the story | Drives the action of the novel. Ponyboy deals with familial (Darry) and community (Greasers) conflict and turmoil. The rivalry is “born of a grudge” between two different classes. |
| Explain the Identity theme | Greasers: long, greasy hair, East (wrong) side violent, poor streetwise territorial. Socials: short, neat hair, West (rich) side, educated, not street wise, cowardly tactics. Honour and loyalty hold the groups together, and break them apart |
| Explain the Rich vs Poor theme | The rivalry between the two gangs stems from their socio-economic backgrounds. As characters experience personal growth, they realise the differences do not make them natural enemies. |
| Quote from Chapter 1 about conflict | Ponyboy – Ch. 1: “Greasers can’t walk alone or they’ll get jumped.” C/I, Greaser Hair |
| Quote from Chapter 2 about what happened to Johnny | Ponyboy – Ch. 2: “Johnny never walked by himself after that. And Johnny...now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade. He'd use it, too, if he ever got jumped again.” C/I/RP, Blue Mustang, Switchblade |
| Quote from Chapter 2 speaking about Rich vs Poor | Cherry – Ch. 2: “Things are rough all over.” C/I/RP |
| Quote from Chapter 3 with the symbol of sunset vs sunrise | Ponyboy – Ch. 3: “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset.” C/I/RP, Sunrise and Sunsets |
| Quote from Chapter 3 about RIch vs Poor | Cherry – Ch. 3: “We aren’t in the same class.” C/I/RP, Greaser Hair, Blue Mustang |
| Quote from Chapter 9 about Identity | Johnny – Ch. 9: “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold...” C/I, Sunrise and Sunsets |
Created by:
JMahango
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