Summary after johnnys death and dallys departure, ponyboy wanders through the. Asked in the outsiders what major event happened in chapter 4 in the book the outsiders. I wouldnt mind it so much if there wasnt so much stuff i aint done yet and so many things i aint seen. Johnny and twobit and i will get darry on our side, since johnny and i are so small and darrys the best player. What is the name of the book that johnny and pony read to pass time in the church. Died in 1965 aged 16, died of burn injuriesbroken back. Johnny s death has changed not only ponyboy, but the rest of the boys in the gang. Hintons gritty comingofage story follows the greasers narrator ponyboy curtis, his protective. Try to think that johnny is better off now, try to remember that dally would have ended up like that sooner or later.
Johnny and pony fall asleep in the church, and johnny wakes up before pony does. The boys in the gang have no one else to depend upon and who cares about them but each other. Johnny threatens to commit suicide, which frightens ponyboy. Johnny was smaller than the rest, with a slight build. He also risked personal injury to go in after johnny, and pulled him out as well.
Johnny is adamant and points out that his own parents would not care what. Five socs catch johnny and ponyboy at the park alone at 2. Waking up in a church with the dull realization that johnny s killing of bob and the flight from the law really did happen, ponyboy daydreams about being with darry and soda and how wonderful life was at home. In the books, dallas winston is said to have an elfish face with high cheekbones, a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx.
Johnny says that he knows he wont be able to walk again, and confesses that hes scared. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Dally robs a grocery store and pulled a gun on a cop. This is a quick book summary and analysis of the outsiders by s. In chapter four of the outsiders the major event was that the park when ponyboy got drown and in puck meril place when ponyboy and johnny were asking for help to dally. Deep down ponyboy knows it is true, but he cant bring himself to fully understand and. They are all deeply affected by the death of the quiet sweet boy. Johnny cade is a vulnerable sixteenyearold greaser in a group defined by toughness and a sense of invincibility.
In the outsiders, do you think johnny knew he was going to. When johnny and ponyboy are alone, johnny asks, im pretty bad off, aint i, pony. Johnny cade was a greaser, one of the three deuteragonists of the outsiders and its film adaptation. He asks to speak to ponyboy, and, leaning over him, johnny s last words are stay gold, ponyboy. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status. Dally can drive, so he takes them to dairyqueen or something. Johnny said these words because johnny doesnt want pony to change. He is angry with himself for not valuing his life when he had the time and at life itself. Numerous selfhelp books are on the market today that try to explain the. Suicide is a critical issue for teens, and johnny s lack of choice about his living or dying brings him a new perspective. He is only 16 years old, but has already been beaten down by the cruelty of life.
After johnny s death, ponyboy wanders alone for hours until a man offers him a ride. Johnny had a broken back and internal injuries as well as being severely burned. However, earlier in the book, dally had risked going to jail himself in order to help johnny and pony when they were fleeing from the law. Do not take this quiz if you have not read the outsiders. What page of the outsiders does johnny say stay gold. Johnny got burnt in a fire in the old abandoned church. Dally cant accept johnny s death because johnny is the one thing in the world that dally cares about. Johnny saved the kids because it was the right thing to do. This chapter starts out with a diatribe against suicide. He always had a nervous, suspicious look in his eyes. I tried telling myself that while i lay on the cold rock floor, wrapped up in dallys jacket and listening to the wind rushing through the trees dry leaves outside.
Johnny cade was a greaser, one of the three deuteragonists of the outsiders and its. Yet, johnny s words show us a case of deep self esteem problems. Johnny had been severely beaten by a group of socs before this story begins. In the book the outsiders how does ponyboy feel when. Johnny died from saving people and putting other peoples lives before his. Johnny died in the hospital after having a broken back from jumping from the church. Terrified as to what to do next, ponyboy and johnny rush to find dally, who. Darry gives up the possibility of going to college and playing football so that he can take a job as a menial laborer and provide for their family. I do everything for johnny man i breathe for johnny cade. It wouldve been very hard for him to live with himself if he hadnt tried to help and the kids had then died. Randy tells ponyboy that he is sick of all the fighting and does not plan to go to the. A policeman stops them, but ponyboy feigns an injury, and the officer gives them an.
Johnny cade cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. So did the anxiety of johnny cade, one of the greasers young members. Then, later on as ponyboy and johnny help the little kids from the fire at the church started from a cigarette, johnny gets awful burns and ends dy. Johnny cade was a greaser, one of the three deuteragonists of the outsiders and its film. After the incident at the drivein, johnny and ponyboy are both growing weary of the constant tension between the greasers and the socs. Which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love as a kid and why so many others are still reading it five decades after it was first published in 1967. Johnny s last words to ponyboy where stay gold ponyboy. After the fight, ponyboy and dally hurry back to see johnny and find that he is dying. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The book follows two rival groups, the greasers and the socs who are. He also does his share with the gang, and ponyboy says he would shut his mouth good in front of the cops, and that outsiders would see johnny as a tough hood. Johnny had gone for supplies and returned with food, cigarettes, soap, peroxide, a deck of playing cards, and the book gone with the wind. Who does johnny idolize more that any other greaser.
The outsiders cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Shepard and brumley gang members young hoods who would grow up to be old hoods. Its clear something terrible will inevitably happen between the two. While johnny needs the greasers, the greasers also need johnny, for protecting him gives them a sense of purpose and justifies. Johnny was jumped by socs about four months before the book began and was. The police chase him to the empty lot where the greasers hang out. The outsiders seems to hit all of the hot issues that confront teenagers. So the girls, cherry valance and marcia, ask pony and johnny to sit with them and watch the movie. The outsiders quizzes about important details and events in every section of the book. Johnny was jumped by socs about four months before the book began and. Johnny is dying and is not impressed that the greasers won the rumble.
Dallas dally winston was a greaser, the tritagonist of the outsiders, and a member of the gang. Dally is beside himself with grief and runs frantically from the room. When ponyboy and johnny ran in the the burning church to try to save the children in windrixville, pony and johnny successfully got all the children out, by handing them to dally through a window. Pony is now beginning to view himself and his brothers as outsiders within the. The ending in the book and movie almost always makes me cry. Johnny s statement shows just how much the daily threat. Johnny is the gangs pet, everyones kid brother, and relies on the greasers for the love and affection he does not get at home. He comes from an abusive home, and he takes to the greasers because they are his only reliable family. And dally did save pony from certain death by pulling him out of the burning church. Life is messy, bruising, but also full of intoxicating adventures.
Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Pony and johnny are at dairy queen when dally tells them about the rumble. By then, ponyboy and johnny are sick of eating baloney, theonly food they had. Why cant dally accept johnnys death in the outsiders. Darry tells him that johnny had instructed the nurse to give the book to pony. Dont think of dally breaking up in the hospital, crumpling under the street light. The novel describes johnny as a lost puppy and a puppy that has been kicked too many times. 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. The outsiders quizzes about important details and events in every section of the.
What food item do pony, soda, and darry enjoy for breakfast. A copy of the book gone with the wind so that ponyboy can finish it. When pony boy tells the gang johnny is dead, what does he realize about dally. Johnny and ponyboy know theyre outnumbered, and the socs are too drunk to calm down and back off. Anyways, ponyboy notices smoke coming from thechurch. Hintons the outsiders, johnny died a hero because he ran into a burning church, without thinking twice, to save young children he had never met before who were stuck inside.
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