Final Novel Question

By Hunter Jones

1.Who is the author of this book? What

do you know about then?
S.E. Hinton. She wrote this book in high
school when she was sixteen. She lives in
Oklahoma and was born on July 22nd 1948.
2. What is the title of the book? Why is
the title important?
The Outsiders. It is important because the
Greasers never fit in and were always
different from everyone else, and Pony
thinks of himself as an outsider.
3.Who is the main protagonist?
Ponyboy Curtis
4.Who/what is the main antagonist?
The Socs and the Fuzz(The Police).

5.Describe the main character. Physical

description and characters
personality.
Ponyboy has light brown, almost reddish
hair. He has greenish-gray eyes, more gray
than green. He also has long, greasy, slicked
back hair. He is tough.
Pony is very different from anyone in his
gang. He likes things that most Greasers
dont like. He cares a lot about his gang,
especially Johnny. He enjoys watching the
sunset and like nature. He is also a very
smart kid at school but doesnt use his head
anywhere else. Ponyboy has a very unique
and special personality.
6.Describe the main antagonist in your
novel.
The Socs are a gang of rich and wealthy kids
that have nothing better to do than throw
parties, get drunk, get into fights and jump
Greasers. They think they are worth more
than the Greasers.

The Fuzz(The Police) are the people who just

there to bring justice to those who break the
law.
7.Name three supporting characters
and explain their individual roles in
the novel.
Johnny, Darry and Soda.
Johnnys role was supporting Ponyboy and
helping him through tough times and helping
Pony realize his personality.
Darrys role is helping Ponyby through his life
and teaching him to be a good person when
he is older. Darry is like the boss in their home
and knows right from wrong.
Sodas role is being Ponyboys fun and loving
friend and brother. He stands up for Pony and
helps him through tough times.
8.Describe each supporting character.
Physical description and describe
their personality.
Johnny has long black hair that is really
greasy. He is tough looking and is like a dark

little puppy that has been kicked too many

times and is lost in a crowd of strangers.
Johnny has a unique personality almost like
Ponys. He is kind and loving. He is like the
gangs pet. His best friend is Ponyboy. He like
a lot of things, like watching the sunset,
reading a book and just having some fun.
Johnny is very smart and knows what to do
when they come across a problem.
Darry has dark brown hair and very muscular.
He looks a lot like his father. He is six foot two.
He is twenty years of age. He have broad
shoulders and is very strong.
Darry has a very loving but tough personality,
he loves Ponyboy and Soda so much, but
forgets to tell them. He is smart and know
what to do when he comes across a tough
situation. He likes to fight sometimes because
he is strong and likes to show off.
Sodapop he a very handsome guy. He is
always smiling, he has silky dark gold hair. He
has reckless, dancing eyes and has a goofy
grin you cant help but love.

Sodapop is sweet hearted and kind, but he is

tough and likes to fight. He isnt good at
school and he dropped out. All the girls like
him because he is so handsome. Soda has a
girlfriend that he is in love with and soon
hopes to marry.
9.Identify the theme of your novel.
The theme of this novel is about family,
hardship and love, the title also plays a big
role in the theme because life is unfair and
hard for Greasers. Every Greaser is an
outsider and they dont fit in.
10 . Identify and explain the plot of
your novel.
Exposition: All the characters are introduced
and we learn a little about the each character
and what there like.
Initial Incident: Pony is walking home when
the Socs jump him and threaten to cut off his
hair, but Darry and Soda save Pony.
Rising Action: Ponyboy and some of the gang
go to the movies and meet Cherry Valence.
After the movie they are walking Cherry home

when her boyfriend stops and is angry at the

gang and forces Cherry to come with her.
Climax: Pony and Johnny are walking home
when they fall asleep in a lot. Pony wakes up
and goes home, when he gets home Darry is
mad at Pony and hits him. Pony run away with
Johnny and they go to the park and the Socs
try to drown Pony. Johnny kills one the Socs
boys, and they run away to find Dally. Dally
tells them where to go and gives them money
and a gun.
Falling Action: Pony and Johnny get to the
place where they were supposed to go. They
stay there for a couple of days, then Dally
shows up. They go and get food at a
restaurant and they go back to the church
and it is on fire. Pony, Johnny and Dally go
into the church to save some kids and Johnny
gets hurt in the process. Johnny goes to the
hospital, and Pony gets sent home. There is
going to be a fight between Socs and
Greasers.
Resolution: The Greasers fight the Socs and
beat them once and for all. After the fight

Pony and Dally go to see Johnny, then Johnny

dies shortly after and Dally runs away. Pony
tells the gang what happened and then Dally
phoned saying the cops are after him. They
go get Dally but the cops shoot him down.
Before Johnny died he sent Johnny a gift and
that gift was The book Gone With The Wind.
11

.Three literary devices in your novel.

Symbolism: One time when symbolism is

used is when Cherry Valence and Ponyboy
are talking they bring up the topic about
sunrises and sunsets. Sunrise and sunset is
a symbol of unity and connection.
Flash Back: One time when a flash back is
used is when Ponyboy thinks of when Johnny
got jumped by the Socs and how beat up he
was.
Foreshadowing: Ponyboy wondered what is
would be like to be in a burning ember and
he sort of found out when he went into the
burning church and saved those kids.
12 . Identify the audience this novel
was intended for and why? Do you
feel like the author did a good job

reaching his or her target/audience,

could she or he done anything
different? If so what?
I think this book was made for teenagers.
(Age 12-16) It tells them that even if you are
different it shouldnt effect who you are and
how people see you. Yes I think she did a
good job because it made a lot of sense and
most the words made sense.
13 . Explain the setting of the novel
and why it works/doesnt work.
It is based in the early/mid-1900s on the
street of Tulsa, Oklahoma. I think it works
because it is an interesting place because
there are fights and lots of action happening
there.
14 .Identify the tone with which the
author writes in this novel.
She likes and respect her character and
even though they dont always make good
decision she still likes them and cares for
them.

15 .Name three things you like about

this novel.
1.
I liked all the description in this novel
and it really gave you a good detailed
image of what is happening around and to
the characters.
2.
I liked all the friendships that
happened in the book, like how some of
the greasers became friends with the
Socs. For example Cherry Valence and
Randy.
3.
I liked everyone had different
personalitys in the book and that
everyone thought differently in different
situations.
16 .Name three things you didnt like
about this novel.
1.
I didnt like how the Socs were so cruel
and mean and tried to drown Pony in the
water fountain.
2.
I didnt like how Johnny had to die in
the end, I wish he could have live and not
died.
3.
I really didnt like Johnnys parents.
They were so cruel and mean to Johnny. I

really dont think Johnny deserved parents

like that. They dont even care about him.
17 . Identify and explain the turning
point of the plot of this novel. Why
was the turning point necessary in
the story? Is there anything you
would have done differently? Why or
why not?
The turning point of the novel is when Johnny
kill one of the Socs and they have to run
away. The turning of the novel is necessary
because it gets the reads interested and
creates a problem that the main protagonists
have to overcome or solve. If I were to change
anything it would be that the cops are chasing
Ponyboy and Johnny, not just trying to find
them.
18

.What is the purpose of this novel?

I think the purpose of this novel is to respect

everyone the same no matter how much
money they have, their race, gender, how
they look, or what social class they are in.