Ponyboy curtis belongs to a lowerclass group of oklahoma youths who call themselves greasers because of their greasy long hair. Ponyboy, darry, and sodapop are waiting in the hospital for news about the condition of dally and johnny. He goes to get lunch with twobit and steve then socs come, but then ponyboy breaks a glass bottle a scares them away. I will assume you have already read the entire book. E hinton wrote this book when she was in high school because she was friends with gang members and she would get upset by how they were treated. Johnny arrives on the scene when ponys being attacked by the socials after he walked home from the movies alone. Walking home from a movie, ponyboy is attacked by a group of socs, the greasers rivals, who are upperclass youths from the west side of town. Hinton, the outsiders is a novel that features the conflict between the socs and the greasers. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes. The outsiders has been one of the most popular book among teens and preteens since it came out in 1967. When johnny and ponyboy are in the park 5 socs come as well as bob and randy and attacks them.
Nonfiction means its not a true story and fiction means its a true story. Ponyboy and his greaser gang fight rival gang the socs short for socials, the wealthier, more preppie kids and try to make a place for themselves in the world. He does, bringing a pack of cards, baloney, cigarettes, hair bleach, and a copy of gone with the wind. In the beginning of the book they introduce all the primary characters like ponyboy, sodapop, darry, johnny, twobit, dally, and steve randle. For this weeks edition of our lesson study of the outsiders, i am sharing a lesson i used to teach the connection between mood and setting. They are greasers and their rivals are the socials or socs. The socs, short for socials, gang up on ponyboy and threaten to slit. The outsiders chapters timeline created by slurryxz. It is narrated by one of the main characters, ponyboy curtis. Pony boy was beaten up by some socs,the also cut his head a little bit so he was bleeding badly on the side of his head and he didnt even know they cut him. Look through sections containing plot summaries, chapter summaries, character analysis, and important quotations. The five ya novels, her first books published, are hintons works most widely held in worldcat libraries. Find summaries for every chapter, including a the outsiders chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. Who was at the court hearing in the outsiders book.
A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. The socs and greasers fight because they are afraid of difference. The outsiders timeline timeline created by 15csukjo. The book is a comingofage story that centers on a gang of young boys. The outsiders the relationship between setting and mood. The first conflict between the greasers and the socs take place between ponyboy and the socs in the red corvair. Soda runs off and they go after him it has to be october by now because pony says its cold and theres lots of dead leaves. After students finish reading the outsiders, use this handout for students to sequence 22 main events between the greasers and the socs in tulsa, oklahoma, from. The outsiders is a classic dramatic novel first published in 1967 by author s. He goes to the movies with ponyboy the next night, and stands up to his idol dallas when. The outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14yearold boy. Hintonaccording to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. The character of darry curtis in the outsiders from. Big david, little david, illustrated by alan daniel 1995, picture book.
After ponyboy went out of the cinema, he only had two things on his mind. Ponyboy introduces himself and his family, as well as the other greasers in his social group and the socs. It is told in a firstperson narration style, with the narrator being a 14yearold boy. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is. Get an answer for what are the stages that ponyboy passed through in the outsiders. The movie is also worth seeing but recommend the book the outsiders first puffin edit edition by hinton, s. Ponyboy wakes up the next morning and finds a note from johnny. The timeline below shows where the character darry curtis appears in the outsiders. The outsiders was written by a teenager about teenagers.
This was 1967, so youth culture was not exactly new, but something about the plain, emotional voice of the outsiders did away with the grownups interference and spoke directly to teen readers in a new way. Johnnys death causes ponys grades to go down and his english teacher and will give him a c then starts his assignment. While they wait, the police and news reporters arrive to pepper ponyboy with questions about what happened at the church and the story of the socs death. What happened at the hearing the outsiders answers. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, butdid most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Darrel, soda, dallas, twobit, steve, and johnny chase them away. Day 20 and on the book doesnt really give a timeline after the trial, only that it must be weeks, since when pony and darry argue it was the 4th one wed had that week. One of the main themes is the conflict between social classes. This chapter includes the introduction of the main character ponyboy and his relatives and friends. However, the first edition was initially published in 1967 and the book is shelved as young adult literature, juvenile literature, realistic fiction, classic, coming of age, and historical fiction genres. Paragons of virtue, exemplars of honour, beacons of integrity and masters of warfare the knights of the east.
Hinton random literature or clickable quiz can you select the events from the outsiders in order without making a mistake. The outsiders event timeline by iesha eggleston on prezi. The greasers friends this chapter includes the introduction of the main character ponyboy and his relatives and friends. Here are all the events that happened in the outsiders chapter 12 when they go to court the judge asks ponyboy some questions, then they leave to home. What are the stages that ponyboy passed through in the. Timeline of the outsiders timeline created by jkhggfds. Literature quiz chronological order of the outsiders by s. It shows the main idea of this book individualism once again. F ifty years ago this spring, the best selling young adult novel of all time was published to adulation and outrage. Ponyboy gets mugged by the socs when walking home from the theatre. This story deals with issues that are very close to the hearts of teens, whether in the 1960s when this book was written or today. Getting jumped ponyboy leaves the movie theater and gets jumped by some socs, his friends come over and rescue him from the mugginghaircut. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the outsiders and what it means.
Ponyboy gets drowned and johnny kills him and the socs leave. The outsiders timeline timeline created by dburnside1234. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The socs are the middleclass kids in town, which include cheerleaders and jocks, while the greasers live in poverty on the bad side of town. Ponyboy is jumped by the socs, but is quickly rescued by a gang of greasers. Ponyboy is explaining what life is like for the greasers living on the east side of town. Book quiz, clickable quiz, young adult quiz, chronological, event, order, outsider, the outsiders. I think this is a significant part of the book because it first told us what the socs like to do to greasers.
Ponyboy, johnny and dally go to a drive in movie theatre where they meet cherry and marcia. If you are having trouble getting started with the timeline, just look at some websites online for tips about the parts which refer to ponyboy specifically. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. The book has conflicts between two gangs in the book. He is attacked by a group of socs, the rivals of his gang, the greasers. The outsiders chapters timeline timetoast timelines. It says he went to the store and will return shortly. The outsiders 1967 that was then, this is now 1971 rumble fish 1975 tex 1979 taming the star runner 1988 childrens books. They have a reputation of being juvenile delinquents, because they wear their hair. The novel tells the story of ponyboy curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider.
Pony, darry, soda, randy and his parents, cherry and her parents, the judge, ponys doctor, and some of the other guys who had been with bob and. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. Hes almost immediately attacked by a carload of socials as he passes the vacant lot on the way to his house. Pony gets upset when darry yells at him he knows its dangerous to walk by himself. Chapter 1 fourteen yearold ponyboy curtis, is walking home from a paul newman movie.
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