Ponyboy is a fourteen year old boy who lives with his older brothers, Darry and Sodapop. Ever since his parents got into an automobile crash and were killed, Ponyboy and his brothers live on their own. Johnny is a sixteen year old who comes from a tough home, with an abusive father. Johnny is being accused of
Louise M. Porter was an author, historian, and a founding member of the St. Joseph Historical Society. She was the society’s president for the first seven years of its existence. She was instrumental in the establishment of the bylaws, goals, rules and procedures that made the society function effectively. She had a passion for the rich history of the West Florida area and Port St. Joe in particular. She dedicated many years of her life in researching and editing the manuscript for this book.
At the park, a group of Socs tried to drown Ponyboy. Johnny was infuriated and killed one of the Socs named Bob. The boys realized what they had done and decided to run away. They asked Dally to help them and he gave them some money and a gun. Pony and Johnny took a train to the countryside to hide in an abandoned church.
Joetta is performing in the children’s choir but after wards kenny goes home with his Mom and Dad and Byron. While Joetta stays with the children’s choir. They hear a huge loud explosion and Mom and Dad run to the church. Byron follows and tell Kenny to stay at the house. But Kenny does not listen.
In the book, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham’’ written by Paul Curtis there are two brothers one named Kenny and the other is named Byron. There are major personality differences between the boys including the way they treat other people. Kenny is a gracious and generous person who cares about people’s feelings. Byron is a bully that enjoys picking on people and beating them up.
Also some of the members in the gang have been jumped by Socs, who are rich well treated people. In the beginning of the book the author wrote about Johnny getting jumped and beat up almost to death. Johnny and Ponyboy go to the movies with two Socs. Johnny and Ponyboy stay late at night in the empty parking lot. They fell asleep and got home later than
Tulsa - During these past few days, Ponyboy has been in contact with one of the bumpiest roads in his life that could ever happen. To be under hiding as wanted by police for the manslaughter of Robert “Bob” Sheldon. Regardless, in recent measures is now being praised as a child savior from a recent fire in Windrixville. Moreover, Ponyboy no longer under the custody of his parents due to a horrific car crash has been living with his older brothers Darry along with Sodapop Curtis. These trio of brothers have been living in desperation as Darry has a life of two different occupations.
Johnny took action by stabbing the soc and killing him. So johnny and ponyboy started panicking and they went to visit dally. Dally gave them a safehouse money and a gun to keep them safe. The boys migrate to that safe house and stayed there untill dally
The next thing he knew, he was lying on the pavement beside the fountain. Ponyboy was attacked by Bob and his friends, and needed help, that was stated on pages fifty-five and fifty-six. Johnny was jumped once before by Bob and his friends, and almost died. He did not want Ponyboy to be hurt or killed. Johnny felt threatened and knew if he did not help, Ponyboy would have died.
A hero is a person who would risk their lives and put themselves in danger to help anyone they can, and is a person who cares about more than themselves. Ponyboy was a hero for two things, Dallas for two as well and Darry for one reason. In “The Outsiders,” Ponyboy, Dally, and Darry are all heros for what they have all done. Ponyboy fits the definition of hero by saving the group of children in the burning church in windrixville without hesitation, “I started at a dead run for the Church,”(78). Ponyboy didn't even think about himself getting hurt, but to only save the children from the church.
“Don 't make a permanent decision for your temporary emotion”. This quote speaks volumes when analyzing one’s daily activities and how decision making is an influential piece to those activities. Human beings are obligated to make decisions every day--some that are made impulsively--but they do not at all reflect one’s actual character. Many people often often predetermine one’s character/morality based off of an incautious decision, but remain oblivious to the reasoning behind the choice that was made. Although one’s choices can be either detrimental or benign to their lives, they have no correlation with their true disposition.
In this scene of the book the socs drove up to Ponyboy and Johnny then they ended up trying to drown
Ponyboy lived with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop after his parents were killed in a car accident. Ponyboy had some friends in the gang: Steve, Two-Bit, Dally but his best friend was a boy named Johnny who was considered the gang`s mascot. Ponyboy was a boy who always wanted to be tough but an accident that happened in the story might make him change of mind on what he wanted to be. He also finds a way of how to finish the gang that was taking place from many tima.
These 3 people are people I consider that are very important to the book. Ponyboy is one of the people in the book that deserves to be or is a hero. Ponyboy is very courageous and helps others. One of the quotation that can support that he’s a hero is when he realized the children are in the burning church he was not afraid at all and said, “I’ll get them, don’t worry!” (p. 91)
" Valence claimed to have sent the boys home angrily. “Marcia and I were enjoying our night when a friend of Ponyboy’s began chatting us up in a very rude manner. Ponyboy and Johnny stuck up for us. They were very chivalrous,
