The Outsiders Flashcards
What is the point of view of the outsiders? How do you know? Provide a direct quote from the text or evidence?
1.The Outsiders is told by Pony-boy, so it is in first person. The Outsiders uses personal pronouns.”I’m sorry.
Why didn’t you wake me up?”
Why do the Socs and Greasers have a rivalry?
2.The conflict between the Greasers and the Socs is rooted in class distinctions. The Socs are rich; they have influence and power in their society. They get preferential treatment, even when they break the law in acts of selfishness and arrogance. The Greasers, on the other hand, are poor and powerless. They have no social standing. Their crimes are born out of their poverty and are punished
Who is the pet of the greasers? Why? -use the word vulnerable
3.Johnny Cade is considered the pet of the gang because he is the most vulnerable. He also has a hard life at home, making the gang his only family.
Why is hair so important?
4.hair is part of their identity and is what defines them as a Greaser.
In chapter 1-6, what is the conflict between Darry and Ponyboy? What happens at the hospital that changes this situation for Ponyboy?
- Ponyboy thinks that Darry does not care about him. Darry says Ponyboy never uses his head. Darry is the one who is responsible for everything so he worries a lot. BUT, at the hospital Darry is crying because Ponyboy is hurt. Then Ponyboy realizes that Darry really loves him.
Why is Ponyboy sort of an outsider of the Greasers?
6.Why is Ponyboy sort of an outsider of the greasers?
Ponyboy read books, goes to the movies by himself, and he doesn’t talk much. He is sensitive in a soft way. He is a deep thinker. He doesn’t try to get in trouble. He makes good grades and likes school. He is “inside himself and outside the group”.
Hinton mentions sunsets a lot in the first few chapters-what do they represent?
7.Cherry digs sunsets and so does Ponyboy. They represent a better future. They represent deep thinkers of the groups. They represent that Socs and greasers ALL LIVE IN THE SAME WORLD AND LOOK AT THE SAME SUNSET!! (they are connected)
How is Dally different from the other Greasers?
8.Dally is tough and no one wants to mess with him because he has been to jail and is hardened on the inside–or at least pretends to be. He doesn’t feel or really seem to care. BUT he does care about Johnny and Ponyboy.
IRONY?
A firehouse burns down
1.situational
IRONY?
A man who needed medical assistance is run over by an ambulance
2.situational
IRONY?
I’d like to visit that museum again as much as I’d like to gnaw off my own foot.
3.verbal
IRONY?
A marriage counselor files for divorce
4.situational
IRONY?
Saying “Oh, Fantastic!” When the situation is actually very poor.
5.verbal
IRONY?
In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.
6.dramatic
IRONY?
Sometimes a person is in disguise and the other character talks with him as if he is someone else.Since this is known by the audience l, it adds to the humor of the dialogue.
7.dramatic
