Not All About the Jokes Who do people think is the person who tells jokes in the gang that Johnny and Ponyboy are in? Two-Bit Mathews, or Keith Mathews, his real name, has a great sense of humor and is stocky in build. He makes lots of jokes and cares for the members in his gang, who are like his brothers. In the book, The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, Hinton shows that through his actions, explains the theme, that Two-bit is not all about the jokes and getting two-bits worth in a joke, that Two-Bit is sometimes caring for others. To begin with, Two-Bit Mathews is not just all about the jokes. “Two-bit and Johnny were staring at me now. “No…” Two-Bit said, dumfounded. “No, Ponyboy, that ain’t right … you got that all wrong…””
