Susan Eloise Hinton
Who wrote The Outsiders?
16
How old was the author when she wrote this book?
1960's
When is this book's setting?
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Where is this book's setting?
Send them to a boy's home.
What will the authorities do to Soda and Pony if they get caught?
Greasers
The three brothers are a part of the ______ gang
Socs
The ____ are constantly harassing the greasers
Socials
Socs is short for what?
west
The Socs come from the _________ side of town.
the movies, Socs
As Pony walks home from ___ _______, a group of ____ jump him.
understanding
Pony likes Soda because he is
east, jeans, t-shirts
Greasers live on the ___ side of town and wear _____ and _-______.
madras
(n.) cotton cloth with plaid pattern
external (Gangs)
Type of conflict; The Socs vs. Greasers
external (Family)
Type of conflict; Darry vs. Ponyboy
internal
Type of conflict; Ponyboy vs. himself
Stereotypes
fixed pictures of how everyone in a group is thought to be; ideas that do not recognize anyone's individuality
juvenile delinquents or JD's
people (especially young people) who commit a crime
Indirect Characterization
The character is revealed through his or her appearance, words, actions, thoughts, and effect on others
Direct Characterization
Author tells the reader about a character's personality
Appositive
A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun.
Ponyboy Curtis
The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers.
Darrel Curtis "Darry"
Ponyboy's oldest brother. Is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash.
Sodapop Curtis
Ponyboy's happy-go-lucky, handsome brother. Sodapop is the middle Curtis boy. Loves horses.
Two-Bit Mathews
The joker of Ponyboy's group. His real name is Keith, is a wisecracking greaser who regularly shoplifts. He prizes his sleek black-handled switchblade.
Steve Randle
Sodapop's best friend since grade school. He is a seventeen-year-old greaser who works with Sodapop at the gas station.
Dallas "Dally" Winston
The toughest hood in Ponyboy's group of greasers. He feels protective of Johnny Cade.
Johnny Cade
A sixteen-year-old greaser with black hair and large, fearful eyes; got jumped by a bunch of Socs and hasn't been the same since. Since his parents do not care for him, he sees the greasers as his true family. The older boys, particularly Dally, are protective of him.
Cherry Valance
Bob's girlfriend, she is a Soc cheerleader whom Ponyboy meets at the movies.
Marcia
Cherry's friend and Randy's girlfriend.
Randy
Marcia's boyfriend and Bob's best friend.
symbolism
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. examples include: sunsets in the East and West, Broken pop bottle, Greaser's hair, Blue Mustang
