The Outsiders
(PonyBoy Curtis)
Family
Darry Curtis
Sodapop
After their parents
died 8 months before
the story takes place,
Darry started taking
care of SodaPop and
PonyBoy. They could
stay together only as long
as they behaved.
Ponyboy likes Sodapop more
than Darry because Darry picks
on Ponyboy and Ponyboy thinks that
Darry thinks of him as a "nuisance" and
a dumb little kid.
Facts about
PonyBoy
Ponyboy is 14 years old
and the youngest of the
Curtis brothers
Ponyboy is intelligent and
gets good grades in school
He loves to read, write
and watch movies
He enjoys to be alone
when he can be
He is a dreamy
and artistic boy
Chapter 3
Objects
Empty Bottle
When some of the gang was
walking with Marcia and Cherry,
other Socs pulled up in a mustang
and Two-Bit said"you wanna fight?"
Then he snatched an empty bottle from
the ground, popped off the cap and gave
it to Ponyboy
Mickey Mouse
When Sodapop was twelve
going on thirteen, he worked at a
horse stable. Then he found/met a
horse that he loved. Sodapop then
named it Mickey Mouse. "He (Mickey Mouse)
may have belonged to some other guy,
but he was Soda's horse." Ponyboy said to Cherry.
Sunsets
Ponyboy loves watching sunsets
and in Chapter 3, he discovers that
Cherry likes watching them too.
Characters
Sodapop is one of Ponyboy's brother, the middle
Curtis boy. PonyBoy actually likes him more than his
other brother Dally. Sodapop is "handsomer"
than anyone else he knows. He is happy-go-lucky
and easy to talk to. The one thing PonyBoy hates
about Sodapop is that, Soda dropped out of high
school because he wasn't excelling in school. Now
Sodapop works at a gas station with his best friend Steve.
Darry Curtis is PonyBoy's 20 year old Brother.
Darry is raising PonyBoy and Sodapop
because their parents died in a car crash.
He is strong, intelligent and athletic. Darry
works two jobs to get money and hold the
family together. He makes really good chocolate
cake, which he and his brothers eat for breakfast
everyday. Darry accuses PonyBoy of lacking
common sense, but Ponyboy is a reliable and
observant narrator. Darry's greaser gang call's him
"Superman".
Dallas Winston is the toughest greaser
in the gang. He used to run around with other
gangs in New York. Dally takes pride in his
criminal record since he first went to jail when
he was 10. His violent tendencies make him more
dangerous than the rest of his greaser gang.
Ponyboy actually said that Dally is a criminal and he doesn't like him
"He got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated,
stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids—he did everything. I didn't like him, but I had to respect him." Dally feels protective of Johnny Cade, who is the youngest in their gang.
Johnny Cade, the youngest of them all, 16 years old. He always has this fearful look in his eyes. Johnny is considered the gang's "pet", because he is scared and quiet in most situations. Abusive parents is why he is nervous and sensitive. Since his parents don't care about him, he sees the greaser gang as his true family. In return, the older boys, more so Dallas, are protective of him.
Keith Two Bit Matthews is the "joker" of the group because he is often times making wise cracks and goofing off.
He talks non-stop and has a smart comment about everything no matter who he's talking to, even if it's the police. Two-Bit
regularly shoplifts and prizes his black switchblade. He seems like a warm-hearted guy at least to the people he cares about.
Steve Randle is Sodapop's best friend since
grade school. He is 17 and works at the gas
station with Sodapop. Steve knows everything
about cars and loves cars. He is cocky and
intelligent. He sees Ponyboy as Sodapop’s
annoying kid brother and wishes Ponyboy
would not tag along so often.
Cherry Valance is a cute redheaded soc cheerleader
and goes to the same school as PonyBoy. Her real name is Sherri but her friends call her Cherry becasue of her red hair. At the drive-in movie theater, she and Marcia left their
boyfriends because they were drunk, and wanted to drink but Cherry and Marcia didn't want to because they don't like that. Cherry wants the fighting and all the conflicts between the greasers and socs to end.
Marcia is a pretty dark haired soc and
Cherry;s best friend. At the drive-in movie
theater, she met Two-Bit and they hit it off
right away. "They both share a sense of
humor and a taste for nonsensical musings."
Sandy is Sodapop's girlfriend.
In the first 3 chapters, we don't
really hear about her.
Randy Anderson is a soc and
is Marcia's boyfriend. His best
friend is Bob Sheldon, whom he
met in grade school.
Bob Sheldon is also a soc
and was Cherry Valance's
Boyfriend. Cherry broke up with
Bob because he was drunk and
she hates when people are drunk.
He also said that they wouldn't
get drunk, so essentially, they lied.
Bob Sheldon is Randy Anderson's best friend.
Chapter 2
Objects
Blue Mustang
The Socs used a blue Mustang
to follow Johnny and then jump him.
The socs usually drive around in this
Blue Mustang.
Madras
Socs usually were
Madras sirts.
Leather Jacket
Greasers usually were leather
jackets.
White T-Shirt
Greasers were white T-shirts under
their jackets and with other
outfits lik blue jeans.
DX Gas Station
The DX Gas Station is where
Sodapop and his best friend
Steve work.
Drive-in movie theatre
The drive in movie theatre is where
Ponyboy met Cherry and they started
talking to each other. This is also where
people go to watch movies.
Switchblade
The greasers carry a switchblade around
in their back pocket. The Socs also
used it when they jumped Ponyboy.
They made Ponyboy bleed on his neck
because they cut him a bit.
Cigarette
The greasers usually smoke
cigarettes.
Coke Bottle
All of the gang and Cherry and
Marcia drank coke at the drive in
movie theater.