Outsiders is an american television drama series created by peter mattei. The rumble was set for seven, so i was late for supper, as usual. His east side neighborhood is patrolled by bullying socials, rich kids from the west side of. Twobit tells them that the greasersoc rivalry is to be settled in a final rumble. We first meet our narrator, fourteenyearold ponyboy, as hes walking home from the moviesalone, which is something we know hes not supposed to be doing. The outsider is written in third person perspective. This, of course, really bugs pony, but hes not interested in causing trouble between steve and soda. She is best friends with cherry, and the girlfriend of randy.
Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, butdid most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. Ponyboy curtis, darrel curtis, sodapop curtis, twobit mathews, steve randle, dallas winston, johnny cade, sandy, cherry valance, marcia, randy adderson, bob sheldon, paul holden, jerry wood, tim shepard, curly shepard, mr. In the outsiders ponyboy mentions that his and his brother sodapops name are real, even on their birth certificates. He likes to comb his hair in thick complicated swirls. Soda always took me with them when they went places if they werent taking girls, and that bugged steve. Since his parents do not care for him, johnny sees the greasers as his true family. It is told in a firstperson narration style, with the narrator being a 14yearold boy. It is wgn americas third original series, which debuted on january 26, 2016. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Ponyboy says, i have lightbrown, almostred hair and greenishgray eyes. Hes the 2nd oldest, behind darry whos 20, and is known for stealing. Steve knows everything about cars and specializes in stealing hubcaps. He wears his thick hair in a complicated arrangement of swirls.
The greasers ponyboy curtis, sodapop curtis, darry curtis, twobit, dally, and johnny are all different but this is what keeps them together. Hinton is just the authors pen name because she was a woman and she didnt want people to judge the book because a woman wrote it. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Hinton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full. Johnnys last request for pony to tell dally about his interpretation of the poem nothing gold can stay motivates pony to write this book for all of the dallys of the. The socs are from the rich side and the greasers are from the poor side of this small town in oklahoma. Dally gets shot by police while the rest of the greasers rush to his rescue. The reason for the title the outsiders is because not only were the greasers on the of society, they didnt belong.
Marcia is a soc girl and a minor character in the outsiders, and its film adaptation. He once called darry all brawn, no brain, and ended up with a. Pony slams down five aspirins while no one is looking. Hinton put her name in initials instead of her full name.
Steve is a seventeenyearold greaser who works with sodapop at the gas station. What is the name of the book johnny got for ponyboy in the store. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote. The movie comes to an end and the group decides to walk over to twobits house to get his car to take the girls home. Darry stared at him for a second, then cracked a grin. Both groups despise each other because they do not understand each other. Twobit and marcia are continuing to get along, and as they walk ponyboy and cherry amaze themselves as they divulge insights as confidants. Hintonaccording to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. The outsiders cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Get an answer for how old was johnny and what was his full name. Still apprehensive about the rumble, pony questions everyones motivation for the fight. Our online the outsiders trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top the outsiders quizzes. What is the physical description of sodapop in the outsiders.
He is 16 years old, physically small, and comes from a physically and verbally abusive home. The outsiders 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Set in the fictional town of blackburg, crockett county, kentucky, the series tells the story of the farrell clan and their struggle for power and control in the hills of appalachia. Along with that, hes been sodas best buddy since grade school.
Steve randle is a greaser and a member of the gang. For other people with the same name, see stephen king disambiguation. In the outsiders, ponyboy shares that sodapop, or soda, is handsomer than anyone he knows. Soda merely cocked one eyebrow, a trick hed picked up from twobit. The outsiders study guide contains a biography of author s. Another reason it was called the outsiders is because the gang were outsiders. Their parents were killed in a car accident, and the boys can stay together only as. She is also described as having the same sense of humor as twobit, which is why they get along so well. Hinton, follows two rival groups the socs and the greasers. The outsiders was written by a teenager about teenagers.
The outsider is a perfect investigatory and suspense novel, complete with kings usual supernatural edge. He describes himself for the reader, physically, and notes his household situation. On march 11, 2016, wgn america renewed outsiders for a second. In march of 1983, the movie the outsiders was released. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Steve thinks of pony as a child, and doesnt like the fact that soda is always bringing pony along. It includes plenty of utterly gripping action scenes. The narrator of ithe outsiders, ponyboy is fourteen years old and a greaser. In the book the outsiders why does ponyboy accept but dislike steve. 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. He didnt like mehe thought i was a tagalong and a kid. Character traits in the outsiders by daniel swerdlow on prezi.
Marcia last name not available static randy last name not available dynamic. What are the outsiders characters real names answers. The outsiders chapters 1 and 2 summary and analysis. Hes a little shorter than ponyboys oldest brother, darry. Two months later the movie rumble fish was released. Seventeenyearold steve is tall, lean, cocky, and smart. Described as moviestar handsome, sodas hair is long and is a dark golden color that lightens in the summer. Steve randle, character in the popular bookmovie the outsiders steve rogers, captain america marvel comics character steve trevor, wonder womans boyfriend dc comics character steve brady, miranda hobbes onandoff boyfriend, later husband, on. She isnt involved in any of the present action of the outsiders, and she remains behind the scenes the whole time. Marcia wouldnt let a free offer slip by her, evident when she drinks the coke given to her by dally, in contrast to cherry, who. Dallys real name is dallas winston, and he is the toughest member of the greaser.
This was taken from the outsiders the complete novel. Pony has a pretty good impression of her, unlike his impressions of most of the greaser girls he knows. He has lightbrown, almostred hair and greenishgray eyes, and wears his hair longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in the back and long at the front and sides. Ponyboy curtis, whose name is often shortened to pony by those who know him, is the main protagonist of the outsiders. West 7th grade when studying put definitions first. The plot is full of intrigue and written in a way that fills the readers head with theories and questions. Sherri cherry valance, a girl from a wealthy family and the girlfriend of a soc named bob, is. I liked steve only because he was sodas best friend. They all didnt go robbing gas stations and in shoot outs, except maybe dallas. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. 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. Marcia is stated to be attractive, and has short, dark hair.
Steve randle sodapops best friend since grade school. Steve is not described much in the book, neither in the movie, where he is played. History the outsiders marcia is first seen with cherry at the. Whether that was because steve was so good with cars or because soda attracted girls like honey draws flies, i couldnt tell you. Keith twobit mathews spelled matthews in the film credits is eighteen and a half, and still a junior in high school. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The novel begins with ponyboy, the narrator, leaving the darkness of the movie house. Twobit, whose real name is keith, is a wisecracking greaser who regularly. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is.
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