In Chapter 1, we were introduced to various characters. What inference can we make about the characters that are associated with Ponyboy?

Answer;

1. Who are the Socs and the Greasers?

The Socs and the Greasers are two distinct groups in this community

who do not get along. The Socs are described by Ponyboy as “the jetset, the West-side rich kids”(2). The Greasers, on the other hand, are

poorer than the Socs. They are also more wild and wear their hair long

and greased back. They “steal things, and drive souped up cars and

hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while” (3).

2. How is Ponyboy different from the other members of his gang?

Ponyboy is described as different from the rest of the Greasers at the

very beginning of the novel. He says that he enjoys reading, drawing,

and watching movies, but that the rest of the gang is not interested in

things like that. He also doesn’t participate in many of the violent

activities because his brother Darry would not approve.

3. How does Ponyboy’s relationship with Darry and Sodapop differ?

Explain.

Ponyboy’s relationship with Sodapop is more positive since “Soda tries

to understand” (2) him. Soda also defends Pony. Darry, on the other

hand, is always getting angry and hollering at Ponyboy. He states that

“[Soda’s] always happy-go-lucky and grinning, while Darry’s hard and

firm and rarely grins at all” (2). Darry is most likely this way because he

has gone through a lot being forced to raise his brother’s after the death

of his parents.

4. What does the reader learn about what happened to Johnny before

the story began?

The reader learns that Johnny was attacked by four Socs. Ponyboy

says that he “had seen Johnny after four Socs got hold of him, and it

wasn’t pretty. Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that” (4). He

explains remembering Johnny all cut up and half conscious crying after

the attack.

5. What happens to Ponyboy when he walks home from the movies?

While Ponyboy is on his way home from the movies, a Corvair holding

four Socs follows him. The got out, rounded him, and pulled a knife on

him threatening “[w]e’re gonna cut all the long greasy hair off” (5)

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