outsiders cherry scene 1 Flashcards
M: you really made them mad.
you object?
M: bob and randy are disgusting i don’t want to sit with them either.
they need a lesson. we came to see a movie. we’ll see a movie.
M: “bikinis on muscle beach.”
must be something by J.D. Salinger
M: really?
Marcia!
D: Is this hair real, or a wig?
stop that.
D: “bikinis on muscle beach” like to see some muscle?
take your feet off my seat and shut up!
D: I know you two. I’ve seen you around rodeos.
it’s a shame you can’t ride bull half as good as you can talk it.
D: you two barrel race, huh?
you’d better leave us alone - or I’ll call the cops.
D: oh, my, my - you’ve got me scared to death! you ought to see my record sometime,baby. guess what I’ve been in for?
please leave us alone, why don’t you be nice and leave us alone?
D: I’m never nice. want a coke?
I wouldn’t drink it if i was starving in the desert. Get lost hood! Are you gonna start on us?
P: No.
you don’t look the type. what’s your name?
P: i wish you hadn’t asked. it’s - pony boy Curtis.
That’s an original and lovely name
P: My dad was an original person. I’ve got a brother named Soda pop and it says so on his birth certificate.
my name’s Sherrie, but I’m called cherry because of my hair. Cherry Valance.
P: i’m not. I got put up a year in grade school.
what’s a nice, smart kid like you running around with trash like that for?
P: I’m a grease, same as Dallas. He’s my buddy.
I’m sorry, ponyboy. your brother sodapop, does he work in a gasoline station? a DX?
P: yeah
Man, your brother is one doll. I might’ve guessed you were brothers - you look alike. how come your blushing?
D: Johnnycake, pony - for you. for the redhead who likes muscles. might cool you off.
This might cool you off, greaser. After you wash your mouth and learn to talk and act decent, I might cool off, too.
J: leave her alone.
Thanks. He had me scared.
J: you sure didn’t show it. Nobody talks to Dallas like you did.
From what i saw, you do.
M: That’s funny. I thought you were both-
Sixteen.
J: How come y’all ain’t scared of us like you were Dallas?
First, you didn’t join in the way Dallas was talking. Then you made him leave us alone. And when we asked you to sit up here, you didn’t act like it was an invitation to make out for the night.
J: oh
I’ve heard about Dallas Winston, and he looks mean. but not you two.
P: sure - we’re young and innocent.
No - not innocent. you’ve seen too much to be innocent. just not - dirty.
M: well I’m glad he doesn’t know us.
It’s funny - in a way I kind of admire him.
M: our dates. They brought along some booze.
I don’t want to sit in a drive-in and watch someone get drunk.
M: you really made ‘em mad.
I don’t care.
TB: He’ll probably find a fight. He slashed the tires on Tim’s car just for kicks - which is no joke when you’ve got to work to pay for them. so they have a fight.
you don’t believe in playing rough or anything.
TB: Tim’s okay. A fair fight isn’t rough. Blades are rough. So are chains and heaters and pool sticks. skin fighting ain’t rough. Dallas got caught. He pays up. No sweat.
Yeah, boy. Real simple.
TB: You dig okay, baby.
Ponyboy, will you come with me? We’ll get some popcorn?
P: Sure. Y’all want some?
Y’all watch the movie. C’mon.
P: Cherry didn’t really want popcorn. she wanted to talk.
your friend - the one with the sideburns - he’s okay?
P: He ain’t dangerous like Dallas if that’s what you mean. He’s okay.
Johhny’s been hurt bad sometimes, hasn’t he? Hurt and scared.
P: worse than that it was the socs.
I don’t watch “Bikinis on muscle beach” I want to know about this.
P: Finally Johnny figured it was Soda holding him. He started shaking and crying— couldn’t stop himself. He said there was a whole bunch—a blue Mustang full. Soda kept holding him saying, “Don’t talk,” and over and over, ‘They’ve gone. They’ve gone, Johnnycake.”
A blue Mustang?
p: Johnny tried to run, but they caught him. One of them had rings on his hand. That’s what cut Johnny so bad.
all socs aren’t like that. you have to believe me, ponyboy. not all of us are like that.
P: Sure
That’s like saying all greasers are like Dallas Winston. I bet he’s jumped a few people.
P: Lotsa times.
You think the Socs have it made, don’t you?
P: Well you do.
It may come as a surprise, but we have troubles you’ve never even heard of. You want to know something. Things are tough all over.
P: Then why are we so different?
You’re more emotional. We’re sophisticated —cool to the point of not feeling anything. I’ll catch myself talking and realize I don’t mean half what I’m saying. I don’t really think a beer blast on the river bottom is super-cool, but I’ll rave about it just to be saying something. I’ve never told that to anyone. You’re the first person.Why is that?
P: Because I’m a greaser and because I’m younger. So you don’t have to keep your guard up.
for a kid, you’re awful smart.
P: Probably I’ll outgrow it. we’d better buy some popcorn and get back.
The picture’s ending. you read,don’t you, ponyboy
P: yeah why
I could just tell. And I bet you watch sunsets i used to watch them too before i got so busy.
TB: You eat all the popcorn?
It was delicious.
P: tryin’ to figure whats the cool thing to do.
Two-bits car is okay?
P: its a wreck but two-bit’ll get you home.
thanks Two-bit lets start walking.
M: aren’t we adventurous
If you’d rather call your parents.
TB: Maybe i should run ahead and clean out the backseat.
We’ll walk together
M: what are we gunna to do
Stand here there isnt much else we can do.
TB: Who is it? The F.B.I?
its randy and bob
J: Your boyfriends?
Maybe they didn’t see us. act normal.
J: Its
What?
M: what is.
Tell me johnny why do they call you johnny cake.
P: they have to get home gotta move it johnny
Johnny what does it mean when you say “tuff”? its a “tuff” car?
TB: It means
I was asking johnny
J:IT means okay– really right– sharp. Like you and Marcia are two tuff girls
DO you have brothers at home to help with things?
P: are you crazy?
You dont talk about your oldest brother
P: What’s to talk about? hes big and handsome and he used to play football.
That it? tell me what hes like.
P: It just don’t seem fair.
What isn’t fair?
P: While the Socs have so much spare time and money they gang up on us and jump each other just for kicks. They have beer blasts and river bottom parties because they don’t know what else to do.
I tried to explain.
TB: The way things are. like it or lump it.
they’ve spotted us
B: because we got a little drunk-
a little? You call reeling and passing out in the street “a little”?
B: now look-
No, you look. I told you im never going out while your drinking. too many thing could happen.
