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Why does Ponyboy get upset with Randy?
After everything that happened Randy comes to see Ponyboy. He has to appear in Court the following day to give his account of what happened and he wants to talk to Ponyboy. Ponyboy is still in denial about the fact that Johnny is dead and he strongly disagrees with Randy when Randy talks about Johnny having killed Bob.
Who did Ponyboy hate?
He sees that Two-Bit is the wisecracker, Darry the natural leader, and Dally the dangerous thug. Ponyboy dislikes the Socs, whom we see through his subjective viewpoint. The distorting effects of hatred and group rivalry make his narration less than objective.
Who was upset with Ponyboy when he went home and why?
Darry becomes upset with Ponyboy on different occasions because he perceives the potential that his youngest brother has and is frustrated when Ponyboy does not utilize his gifts. In Chapter 3 when Ponyboy is out until nearly 2:00 a.m., like any parent Darry becomes worried and anxious.
Why does Ponyboy get upset and run out of his house?
No one in Ponyboy’s family has ever hit him before, and Ponyboy storms out of the house in a rage. He feels sure now that Darry does not want him around. It is after two o’clock in the morning. Ponyboy finds Johnny in the lot where the greasers hang out, and he tells Johnny that they are running away.
What did Ponyboy fear?
At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy, like all of the greasers, hates and fears the Socs. He thinks of them as dangerous enemies.
Why did sodapop get upset?
In Chapter 12, Sodapop receives a returned, unopened letter that he wrote to his girlfriend Sandy in the mail. This greatly upsets Sodapop, who is on edge throughout dinner that night. During dinner, Darry begins to argue with Ponyboy about his grades.
Why did the letter Soda had received upset him?
Soda suddenly ran out of the house, much to the shock of his brothers. Although Soda “bolted out the door” because of Darry’s and Pony’s bickering, it was the letter that he dropped on the floor on his way out that caused him the most pain.
Why does Darry get upset with Ponyboy?
As a result, Darry hits Ponyboy causing Ponyboy to run away which leads to the main conflict in the story signaling the start of the action. Darry becomes upset with Ponyboy on different occasions because he perceives the potential that his youngest brother has and is frustrated when Ponyboy does not utilize his gifts.
What happens to Ponyboy after Johnny dies?
Now, Ponyboy understands why Darry has acted angrily when he came home so late: he feared losing another member of his family. After Johnny dies, Ponyboy get in a rumble and is badly injured. Later, when he returns home from the hospital, he becomes depressed and his grades start to drop.
What is the name of Ponyboy’s brother?
Ponyboy’s oldest brother. Darrel, known as “Darry,” is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. Strong, athletic, and intelligent, Darry has quit school. He works two jobs to hold the family together.
What does Ponyboy think of Tim in the Outsiders?
Ponyboy thinks of Tim as an alley cat, hungry and restless. Tim does not appear in the novel until the night of the rumble, when his gang sides with Ponyboy’s. Ponyboy sees Shepard’s gang as real street hoods and criminals, and realizes that his own gang is little more than a group of friends fighting to survive.