How has Ponyboy changed since the beginning of the novel?
Ponyboy grows into more of an adult after talking with Cherry Valance and beginning to understand that everyone faces problems and people are not so different. By the end of the novel, after Ponyboy has witnessed the deaths of Bob Sheldon and Johnny, he has completely lost his innocence.
What is Ponyboy like at the beginning of the story?
At the beginning of the book, Ponyboy is in intelligent, young teen, but he lacks the perspective to understand the environment around him. He can only see his side of the story and fails to understand why others act the way they do. The first example of this is his oldest brother Darry.
What happens to Ponyboy at the beginning of the novel?
Ponyboy Curtis, the narrator, begins the novel with a story: he is walking home one afternoon after watching a Paul Newman film, and his mind starts to wander. Ponyboy says he does not participate in typical greaser mischief because his oldest brother, Darrel (known as “Darry”), would kill him if he got into trouble.
How does Ponyboy’s perspective on SOCS start to change after his conversation with Randy?
9. How does Ponyboy’s perspective on Socs start to change after his conversation with Randy? During his conversation, Randy says he didn’t think a greaser could do something as heroic as Pony and Johnny did, but Ponyboy says “‘Greaser’ didn’t have anything to do with it. My buddy over there wouldn’t have done it.
How does Ponyboy change from the beginning to the end of the story?
His character also changes because of his attitude. In the beginning of the story his attitude was that life is good, but by the ends his attitude is that things are rough all over. The last way his character changes is because he watched 2 good friends die right in front of him.
Why did Ponyboy choose to write the Outsiders?
Ponyboy becomes inspired at the thought of getting his story out of his head and onto paper. He ends up writing the story about the Socs and Greasers and about living with his brothers following the tragic death of their parents. The story ends up actually being the book, The Outsiders.
What kind of hair does Ponyboy have in the book?
In the novel, Ponyboy has light-brown hair and greenish-gray eyes. He has a good build for his size and is a fast runner. At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy’s hair is long and squared in the back, but after his haircut in Windrixville, his hair is short and bleached blond.
What did Johnny say to Ponyboy in Chapter 3?
Note that his wanting her to leave him alone contrasts sharply with his earlier statement in Chapter 3, when he laments to Ponyboy, “I stay away all night, and nobody notices.” And in Chapter 6, when Dally picked Pony and Johnny up at the church in Windrixville, Johnny was upset that his parents hadn’t even wondered where he was.