Jhonny Cade Quotes Flashcards
Description
“big black eyes in a dark tanned face; his hair was jet-black and heavily greased.”
“a little dark puppy that’s been kicked too many times.”
“hurt and scared,”
Socs attacks
“I had never been jumped, but I had seen Johnny after the four Socs got hold of him, and it wasn’t pretty.”
“his face all cut and bruised and swollen, and there was a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone.”
He was attacked by 4 socs led by bob and his rings.
Parents abuse
“all banged up,”
“always beat him up, and his mother ignored him.”
The gangs love for him
Johnny Cade turns to the Greasers as his only dependable family. They become his support system, but since they’re also struggling kids, this support is far from sufficient. This is why he is often described as “the gang’s pet”
“We couldn’t get along without him. We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason.”
What he expresses a longing for
“without greasers or Socs, with just people. plain ordinary people.”
His PTSD
Two-Bit pretends to be a “Snarling Soc,” causing Johnny to go pale, with “his eyes shut and he was as white as a ghost. His breath was coming in smothered gasps”
Dallys love for him
“Johnny was Dally’s pet too.”
“Johnny’s eyes glowed. Dally was proud of him. That’s all Johnny ever wanted.”
Drive in incident
“leave her alone Dally.”
