The Outsiders Flashcards
Johnnys last words to pony telling him to stay innocent
“Stay gold, ponyboy. Stay gold”
Pony realises there is not much difference between socks and greasers
“Maybe the two worlds we lived in Weren’t so different, we saw the same sunset”
Pony says that Johnny had learnt all the wrong things in life before he died
“Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things”
Cherry tells pony that sods have bad times too
“Things are rough all over”
Two bit tells pony to grow up and go far. To live a good life because he’s not like the other greasers
“Don’t get tough. You’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be”
How ponyboy describes himself. This is what makes him pure and innocent and differ t to the other greasers
“I liked my books and clouds and sunsets”
What ponys opinion of fighting is
“There isn’t any real good reason for fighting exempt self defence”
Johnny has a bad life at home
“Johnny had it awful rough at home -it took a lot yo make him cry”
“Johnny was scared of his own shadow”
Johnny became scared of everything since being jumped
Shows how close Johnny and pony were
“But Johnny and I understood eachother without saying anything”
What Johnny says in his letter to pony for him to yell dally, meaning that you can still change to being good
“There’s still lots of good in the world, tell dally, I don’t think he knows”
What ponyboy thought about his worries and problems compared to the socs
“If I had worries like that, I’d consider myself lucky”
Darry being strict on pony
“If I got Bs he wanted As and if I got As, he wanted them to stay as As”
Pony realising darry was only doing the best for him
“I had expected darry to do all the understanding”
“You don’t realise and darry’ so given up to give you the chance he missed out on”
Quotes to describe pony
“Nobody in our gang digs movies and books the way I do”
“There isn’t any real good reason for fighting exempt self defence”
“Ponyboy, listen, don’t get tough, you’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be”
