What activity do Johnny and Ponyboy engage in to pass the time?
In an effort to blend in and disguise their appearances, Johnny cuts and bleaches Ponyboy’s hair; Ponyboy in turn cuts Johnny’s hair. Following Dally’s orders, they stay inside the church and pass the time playing poker and reading aloud from Gone with the Wind.
What do Ponyboy and Johnny do?
In murdering Bob, Johnny and Ponyboy make themselves criminals, and by saving children from a burning building, they make themselves heroes. When the two boys disobey Dally and run into the burning church, they further establish their agency and cement their independence from the older greasers.
What activity does Ponyboy participate in?
Similar to his older brother Darry, who was an excellent athlete, Ponyboy excels at track and field.
How do Ponyboy and Johnny kill time?
Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis passed time in the church by reading GONE WITH THE WIND talking sleeping and waiting for Dallas (Dally) Wiston.
What’s the difference between betwen Johnny and Ponyboy?
Johnny’s saving the children when the church is ablaze also shows his sensitivity. A big difference between them is their relationship with their families. Johnny’s parents do not care about him, and his father beats him. Ponyboy’s brothers love him.
What did Dally give Ponyboy after he found the boys?
After Dally found the boys, what important thing did he give to Ponyboy? When Dally was catching the boys up on what was happening in town, he said, they “had a spy” from the Socs. Who was that person? After having lunch with Dally, Ponyboy and Johnny did something many considered heroic.
How did Darry react when he saw Ponyboy?
When Darry got to the hospital, how did he react when he saw Ponyboy? He cried and told Ponyboy how much he cared about him. He turned around and ran. He was furious with him for running away. He didn’t do anything.
What does Randy tell Ponyboy in the Outsiders?
The “rumble” inside Ponyboy’s stomach as he hasn’t eaten in days. The “rumble” of the train tracks as the freight charges through town. The “rumble” between the Socs and the Greasers as they fight. The Soc, Randy, asks to speak to Ponyboy alone. What does he tell him? That he is sick and tired of fighting and would not be at the fight.