Ponyboy and Johnny felt the urge to help, or perhaps it was their guilt, but Dally was telling them otherwise. Finally, they made a decision. Ponyboy ran out of the car and decided to help. Johnny chased after him all while Dally tried to get them to stay with him.…
but Ponyboy is okay. If Johnny survives, then he will be charged with manslaughter, which means you accidentally killed somebody. If Johnny does not survive, then we will all remember him as not a criminal, but a…
In the novel, "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, was Johnny innocent or guilty in the murder of Bob? In the novel, "The Outsiders" Ponyboy had ran away with Johnny because Ponyboy had got into an argument with his older brother that was his guardian. He ran away to the park and Ponyboy and Johnny ran into the socs. Randy, Bobby, & 3 other Socs drove in a blue mustang taunting Ponyboy and Johnny. Ponyboy spit at the socs, so the socs decided that Ponyboy needed a bath and tried to drown Ponyboy in the fountain.…
The story, The Outsiders, there are lots of actions that are controversial whether they are honorable or dishonorable. The story started like every other story, introducing the characters, which are Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Dallas, Steve, and Two-Bit in Oklahoma. Then, Socs beat up the Greasers Ponyboy, and Johnny because they picked up the Soc’s girls. Next, Johnny kills the Soc Bob, to protect Ponyboy and himself, and they are forced to run away, and hide. Then, Johnny decides to turn himself in.…
The Call, where conflict is introduded In the novel, the Call is introduced when Johnny and Ponyboy get attacked by a group of Socs. In self-defense, Johnny kills one of the Socs because he was drowning Ponyboy. In consequence, Johnny and Ponyby have to escape the police and hide somewhere where they won't be found : "You really killed him [..] it wasn't all from cold" (page 57).…
Ponyboy’s experiences as a greaser shows that innocence will prevail through any horrible situation. For example, when Johnny, his best friend, kills someone--”’I killed him,’ he [Johnny] said slowly. ‘I killed that boy’”…
After this he ran away with Johnny to the nearest park, questioning why would he do that? This action caused Pony to rethink on how he sees himself, making it seem that no one can stand…
From the book it states “I killed him,” he said slowly. “I killed that boy” Bob,the handsome Socs, was lying there in the moonlight ,doubled up and still.” This also causes Ponyboy and Johnny to run away.…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lose your parents or not have much money and be in a never ending battle? Then this book and the movie might be for you so if you don’t want spoilers I recommend you watch the movie and read the book. In this paper I will Tell you the differences from the movie and the book of the Outsiders. There are many differences and similarities in the book and the movie.…
The hero in the Outsiders could be more than one person, from Ponyboy even to Steve! But there is always one character that sticks out from the others, and that character is, Johnny Cade. Johnny was the character people would least expect to be the hero of the story, he was nice, helped others, and even saved someone's life! But others like Pony and Dally can be considered heroes just for willing to help others if needed. But Johnny did more than just help others and be nice, he was a hero.…
He sees that they can fight all they want, but nothing isn’t going to change. Ponyboy talks to a Social about this, which is something none of the other Greasers would ever do. He shows this to Johnny too, and because of that, Johnny gets to see the world in a new light before he…
The book, The Outsiders, is about a constant battle between a group of west side rich kids, called socs, and east side poor kids, called greasers. The socs are always jumping the greasers and beating them up but they never get caught because they have rich parents and are high up in society. Throughout the book it gives details on the struggles that the kids with no money have to go through every day. It also gives insight into the true motives and feelings of people and how not everything is perfect, even for the people who seem to have it that way This book is told from the view point of a fourteen year old greaser named Ponyboy Curtis.…
A basic human tendency when meeting new people is to automatically assume many things about them just based on their physical appearance. People don’t often consider the fact that a person’s exterior doesn’t have any correlation with their interior. Many people struggle to overcome or ignore this bad habit, for it can lead to the downfall of what might have possibly been a great relationship. In the film, The Outsiders, this concept of judging someone by their appearance, seems to be popular and a very important part of the plot. It can even tie in on the factors on who was cast solely by appearance and physical features.…
After they were done with Ponyboy I bet they would have beat up Johnny like last time he had got beaten up too. This ties in with my thesis because is it really worth to kill someone over talking to a girl that's a Soc? If people start violence, violence will spark after it aswell. Another example is when Johnny and Ponyboy had to run away to the country and to the church and they went to Dally for help.…
The relationship between Ponyboy and Johnny is speechless. The fact that they are that close to each other describes it all. In the beginning of the novel, I would describe the friendship of Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade as, “ together, courage, and faith in each other.”…