Character Analysis - Sarmad Muhammad

Johnny Cade

Johnny was beaten by his father and ignored by his mother since he was young, he stuck around only because he is the gang's pet, "everyone's little brother." Johnny reminds Pony of a "little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers." Johnny was beaten up really badly be the Socs. Since then he has carried a knife for his own protection and has become even more slick and sneaky. Johnny is the youngest in the gang, along with Ponyboy and also the most sensitive.

Darrel Curtis

Darrel has been taking care of the family ever since Mr. and Mrs. Curtis died in a car accident. A judge allows the brothers to stay together under Darry's supervision, as long as they stay out of trouble. Rather than being a normal teenager and enjoying every moment of life, Darry has to go to work in order to keep the three together and Pony in school. He has had to give up a lot and has become an adult too fast. Darry is a big and powerful young man.

Ponyboy Curtis

Ponyboy Curtis is the narration in this story about his experience seeing three young men die. Pony is a good student, a track star, and a greaser. He is an orphan, which brings him trouble. In addition, he is a solitary, sensitive boy who likes movies, watching sunsets, and reading.

Dallas Winston

Dallas is the real character of the gang, Dally was arrested his first time at the age of ten. He spent three years on the "wild side" of New York. He is the most dangerous member of greasers. Not even Darry wants to get into a fight with him, but he is still a part of their greaser "family." The local police have a large file on him, and he has just gotten out of jail at the beginning of the story.

Questions/Answers - Sarmad Muhammad

1) How did johnny feel in the burning church?

A1) He felt good that he was saving those kids but he also felt bad for risking his life.

2) Where does the term greasers come from?

A2) The term greasers come from their greasy hair.

3) Why did the Socs do to make Johnny kill bob?

A3) The Socs were trying to drown ponyboy because him and Johnny were with the Socs girlfriends at the movies and the Socs got upset.

4) How did dally manage to show up for the rumble?

A4) He threatened the nus with two bits ten inch switchblade.

5) What Soc did Johnny stab in the Outsiders?

A5) Bob, because he was drowning Ponyboy.

Most Memorable Moment - Sarmad Muhammad

My most memorable moment in the book was after Johnny died, after escaping half-dead from a flaming church, after saving children from it. He told Ponyboy to "stay gold", which is what the movie is all about. After Johnny's death, Dally cant handle seeing that someone that he called his little brother had died, so he went knocking off a grocery store and pointing an empty gun at the cops. As a result, Dally is shot to death. He basically committed suicide, realizing that Johnny was the only thing that he ever loved.

First Impression - Sarmad Muhammad

Ponyboy Curtis is a fourteen year old Greaser who lives on the East Side of Tulsa with his two brothers Darrel and Sodapop. He is a lost and dreamy sort of person who loves to read, draw, and watch sunsets. He is pretty quiet and shy, but he can still take care of himself. Ponyboy is different from other greasers. He doesn't fight for fun, or to show off, he fights because he has to, not because he wants to. He enjoys reading and watching movies. He does not seem like the type of character who is evil and mean, neither does he seem like a gang member. He helped Johnny save the children from the burning church before Johnny died. At first I didn't think he was a gang member because of how his character acted, but after I got to know he was a gang affiliated character.

Media - Sarmad Muhammad

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Ponyboy-Who is he?-Nerhu

Ponyboy is a 14 year old kid who is in the middle of a gang war. He lost his parents in an accident and he lives with his 2 brothers, Darry and Soda. Darry works at a roofing store while Soda works at a gas station to pay the house bills and such. Pony is very friendly but he likes being alone and can lose track of time which gets his brothers angry at him. He is very fit for a boy his age and made his track team. Pony likes to watch movies alone and he likes his long, greasy hair, which is a trademark of his gang. Pony is not like any of his brothers he is in the middle. His oldest brother Darry is very serious and angry all the time. Soda is very funny and he makes everyone laugh. He is the centre of attention every time. Pony has very good marks at his school. He thinks that he will join Soda and work after he finishes high school. Darry wants Pony to go to college. In the beginning Pony thinks that Darry wants to get rid of Pony. Near the end, Pony comes to know how much Darry cares about him.  Pony and Johnny are very good friends.  One day when Pony was being beaten by the Socs, Johnny stepped in and help Pony by accidently killing of one the Socs.  Afterwhich, Pony and Johnny run away and hide together for a week during which time their friendship grows even more. Pony and Two-bit are good friends and Pony likes Two-bit because he makes every normal thing seem funny. Pony does not like Steve much because he is under the impression that Steve doesn't like him hanging around Soda. Pony thinks that Dally is the only real gang member in their gang. He is very cold and does not have any compassion. Cherry is the only one who Pony could express his feeling as she understands him better and responds with true concern.  Ponyboy thought that it was weird when she said she might fall in love with Dally if she ever saw him again.   Pony did not think that the Socs had any problems until  Cherry clearly explained the issues they had and he realised that there were problems everywhere and that they were all the same. Pony heard Johnny say that he should stay gold so Pony would stay good and not become bad. Pony was able to look from the perspective of the Socs and that helped him realise that all of them were equal and that they all had problems.

Media-Nerhu

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Media-Atharshan Kennedy

Questions-Nerhu

Q#1 Why did Dally get so angry when Jhonny died?

Q#2 Jhonny told Ponyboy to stay gold.  What does he mean by that?

Q#3 Cherry tell Ponyboy that she might fall in love with Dally, what does this show about her personality?

Q#4 How did Soda feel when Ponyboy ran away?

Q#5 Others consider Ponyboy and Jhonny to be a hero.  How do they feel about?







Atharshan:


A4:
Soda feels that Ponyboy is to sad to even come to him ask for help since Dally was to hard on Ponyboy because he was late to come home even though he said he will be coming before bed time but Ponyboy came at 12:00 mindnight. 


A2:
Johnny told Ponyboy to stay gold because he was told him to stop crying his tears out so he can hear what happened to him with Dally.

Contemporary Relevance-Atharshan Kennedy

Stress is a main issues in the outsiders because well at the beginning of the story, Ponyboy is stresses from the fact that his brother, Dally, was to hard on Ponyboy thats when he runs away because he did't want to face the problems that had happened right now. Stress can lead him to a point where he want to take drugs so that why you will feel good about yourself, but hang out at places where you can get caught and sent to prison. Ponyboy ran away to the streets and took of with Johnny while he was sleeping in the playgrounds. The whole gang is put to stress because of the other gangs calling them names, having bigger groups then them, and have more money and live better then the other groups. For people who want help with teen issues they can ask someone that is close to them in family of uncle or ant. They can go to there friends but that is not a good idea since some friends are the ones who,let's say brought you into drugs. Either way anyone can help and give more info on teen issues. 

Questions-Atharshan Kennedy

Outsiders questions:

Q1: Who was the most bravest to fight and yet still                                                                go because they won,t give up on anything?

Q2: What was the most dramatic part that hit you and                                                                                  shocked you? 

Q3: What are some examples of how life is rough for these boys to live in?

Q4: Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to turn himself in? 



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He didn't want to have prison harden Johnny like it hardened him. He also didn't want Johnny to feel pain or get hurt. He was protective of Johnny and wanted to keep Johnny as safe as possible.






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Most Memorable Moments-Nerhu

 My most memorable moment in the book was when Ponyboy saw Bob dead on the ground and Johnny was holding a knife. I remember this very well because Johnny was very quiet, he was very nice and I did not think that he would kill Bob. I also was surprised because Ponyboy did not seem very scared. I assumed that he would be scared and that he would look at Johnny a whole new way but he did `t. I grew confused when they decided to run from the law because they could have hid in one of their gang`s houses. I infer that Ponyboy and Johnny were very scared and they probably were not thinking properly. Dally was very distraught and wanted Johnny to be safe so he told them to hide. I think that Dally depicted the situation as worse than it really was.

Most Memorable Moment Journal- Atharshan Kennedy

Most Memorable Moment: Outsiders 

1.The most memorable part of my assigned part of the book that we are ready" The Outsiders", was when Pony boy was (beaten) slapped by Dally, his brother. Pony boy had should an emotional pain of feeling as he was in shocked by what happened to him. As Pony boy had started to run away , Dally tried to forgive him but it was too late. Ponyboy had already left the house and went to Johnny for some advice since he was going to run away from his problems at home and become like Johnny, uncaring, willing to live in the cold while his parents abuse him for no reason at all. Even Johnny was curious about Pony boy being all high and sad and having tears pour out of him. Johnny then realized that Dally was to hard on Pony boy which upset him emotional inside him .

2.A another part was when, well this isn't part of my assigned part of the book but it is shocking. At the beginning of the story Dally, Ponyboy, and Sodapop was one family who lived under their parents house. But one day both their mother and father were both (dead) hit in a car accident. The three boys have to live by themselves and have no role models since there not there any more. Since that day they weren't the same ever again. Soda dropped out of school.Dally had went to jail for crimes he did. And Pony boy, well lets just say he turned quite rebellious and had to disobey every thing that his brothers told him to do. But at least Soda is nice to Ponyboy unlike Dally who can't control his anger.

3. When Johnny gets hurt due to a stab from a knife by the other gang, the Soc's, they were emotionally scared to death because the others thought they lost Johnny for ever. Even so, Johnny was no good at all since he never had good parents, a good childhood, and even though he was always left on the streets he still mange to survive out in the cold and harsh weather and he managed to keep himself safe.

CHARACTER ANALYSIS-NERHU JAYARAM

Ponyboy Curtis is the main character and he is a very intelligent and solitary boy. He likes to be alone and he likes to watch movies. He is a fourteen years teenager who is an A student.  Ponyboy is from the east side, these people are poor and they are known as greasers. His parents are dead and he lives with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop. Darry is a smart, serious, non-smiling and very hard working person. He dropped out of high school so he could support his brothers even though he was very good in his studies. Soda is the opposite of Darry; he is a happy, very outgoing and extremely loud spoken person. Soda is also very handsome and he liked by all of the gang. He is light-hearted, and he can make anyone grin. He also dropped out of high school, but he was not good at studying. Ponyboy thinks he is in the middle of those two. He is a bit like Darry and a bit like Soda. He thinks that one day he will become like one of them.  Johnny is the gang’s pet he is liked by all of the gang. He used to be friendly and outgoing until the Socs attacked and beat him. Now he carries a switchblade in his pocket all the time. Jonny’s parents are mean and they abuse him physically and verbally. His parents don’t care about him so Johnny doesn’t go there very often. He usually stays with the rest of the gang. Johnny has been taught emotional pain and he is very disturbed. Dallas Winston known as Dally, is a typical gangster who has been to jail, he has been in fights and even attacked people.  He is cold-hearted and he doesn’t care about anything. Jonny idolizes Dally. He wants to be like Dally when he grows up. Dally seems cold and distant, but he cares for his gang if they are in trouble. Dally is rough but he likes to find trouble and he usually does. Steve is a protective teenager. He disliked younger people and found them annoying after a while. He felt his friendship with Sodapop threatened when Ponyboy was near them. He thought that he might destroy his relationship with Sodapop if he made a mistake when Ponyboy was around. 

Character Analyze- Atharshan Kennedy

Character Analyze: The Outsiders


Johnny:

Johnny Cade is "the gang's pet." The novel describes Johnny as a "lost puppy" and a "puppy that has been kicked too many times." He is only 16 years old, but has already been beaten down by the cruelty of life. Johnny had been severely beaten by a group of Socs before this story begins. This beating puts him almost over the edge; in fact, the Socs scared him so much that he even carries a switchblade in his pocket. Johnny vows that, "He would kill the next person who jumped him." His parents abuse him both physically and verbally, and Johnny often opts to go anywhere but home. The theme of family love is clarified by Johnny many times, because his eyes have seen what family love isn't. Ponyboy tells the readers, "If it hadn't been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are."

Johnny idolizes gang member Dallas Winston. Dally is living proof that one can survive without parents or family. Johnny needs to follow in the footsteps of someone in his life and Dally, his hero, is the one he chooses.

The relationship between these two boys is very interdependent. Just before Johnny dies, his relationship with Dally is clarified when Dally tells Johnny that he is proud of him: "Johnny's eyes glowed. Dally was proud of him. That was all Johnny had ever wanted." And Dally needs Johnny as much as Johnny needs Dally. Ponyboy realizes this truth after Johnny's death. When he tries to make sense of Dally's reaction to Johnny's death, it dawns on him, "Johnny was the only thing that Dally loved."


Question:
 1.  How do you feel about your family? And do they wish to love you or not?
A:"I feel that my family wouldn't care for me even though if I wasn't even in my own house. And so they wouldn't love me instead they would yell at me considering how my parents are these days". Says Johnny.

2.What do you feel about your surroundings and how do the people around feel about you?
A:"I feel that the people around treat me better them my parents at home and even if I was dead they would care for me." Says Johnny.

3. How would you explain death?
A:"I think death is like a slow and steady sequence were you have time to survive or die depending on your condition is".  Says Johnny.

First Impression-Brandon Dwyer

    In the book there is a obvious battle for power between the greasers and the socials. During this a guy named Ponyboy he is trying to figure himself out in this world and is also trying to figure out where he belongs. He uses the power of his group the greasers to protect him but it just doesn't seem like Pony to stay in the group because it seems he is unsettled there knowing he must watch his back at all times. Although the greasers are there for him it always looks like Pony is by himself in this community and really needs someone too talk to before he really gets hurt. This story may highlight the conflict Ponyboy has with him self and problems with the socials. That's my view on this teen story and hopefully he is able to get himself out of the high school struggles.

First Impression-Atharshan Kennedy

First impression: The Outsiders

When I first read this book I started to enjoy reading it through and discovering how the characters are in the story. To start off, Ponyboy lives and also is raised by his two brothers after both of his parents died in a car accident. For his whole life he is moodiness, forgetfulness, and has confused emotions that are totally understandable to everyone that is around him.  To Ponyboy the world is a hostile place where he can't cope with anyone else, not even him self. Johnny is six-teen years old, but looks like a little dark puppy who was kicked two many times.His parents ignore him when they are not physically or verbally abusing him. He is afraid of the Soc's since they beat him up last spring. He sleeps outdoors and doesn't get enough to eat some days. Even though he had crummy role models he still tries to stand up a good as he can. Darry is the oldest brother who works two long and is not interest in drawing pitchers. Soda, who is six-teen years old is the second oldest who never cracks a book at all. Soda is the nicest to Ponyboy then how Darry is to him.  Steve was six-teen and  was a a good friend of Soda. He is brave but that is only what Ponyboy say's about him. Two-bit- Matthew was the oldest of the group and the wise cracker of the brunch. He was six foot tall, stocky in build, he was very proud of his rusty side burns.

The setting of story stats that they live as one family, share the same room, and have to survive on what they can get there hands on. There are two groups, one group is rich (Soc's) and one group is poor (Greasers). Soc's tend to make them look better then everyone else while the Greasers tend to be pushed around by them and get into fight with the Soc's as well as both groups have different style of clothes and hair cuts. When I am reading this book I feel not having excitement when I first read it but still I don't feel that bored at all. Even though that I have read this book in Elementary school still I would want to read it again.  

First impressions-Nerhu

 My first impression of Ponyboy Curtis was that he was a normal teenager. Later I found out that he was a gangster and I thought that he did not sound like one. Ponyboy appeared uneducated because he spoke using slang. He wrote using some slang which showed his street language but he also used words that were sophisticated and appeared very intellectual. I then thought that he was hiding his intelligence behind the mask of a hardened hoodlum. Ponyboy also seemed very aloof and detached. He said he liked to be alone. He also looked biased because he said he liked his middle brother Sodapop more than his oldest brother Darry. He also is paranoid because he was always on guard, expecting an attack from their rivals, the Socs which stands for socials. From what Ponyboy said the Socs appear very harsh and cruel. Pony’s point of view states that the Socs have no problems while the Greasers, Pony’s gang have a lot of problems. Pony lives with his brother because his parents are dead.