Table of Contents
- 1 Why is Ponyboy not scared when the SOCS approach him what changes do you notice in him since the beginning of the book?
- 2 Why did the SOCS attack Ponyboy?
- 3 What does pony mean when he tells Cherry just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too?
- 4 Why does Ponyboy feel scared when SoCs approach?
- 5 Why did Ponyboy threaten Cherry with a bottle?
- 6 Why does Ponyboy act tough in the Outsiders?
Why is Ponyboy not scared when the SOCS approach him what changes do you notice in him since the beginning of the book?
He doesn’t feel scared anymore because he has matured and grown though what he and Johnny went though. This incident bothers Two-Bit because he don’t want him to turn “hard” like the rest of the “greasers.” Ponyboy is still angry at losing Johnny and he is tired of being pushed around by the Socs.
Why did the SOCS attack Ponyboy?
Ponyboy is attacked when walking home from the movies by the Socs because he is a greaser, and the two gangs are engaged in an ongoing retaliatory turfwar. Ponyboy explains early on that he should not be walking home alone, because he is a greaser and he risks getting “jumped” or beaten up.
Why are Two-Bit and Steve so shocked when Ponyboy uses the glass Pepsi bottle to hold off the SOCS?
One of the Socs gets out, recognizes Ponyboy, and says to him, Ponyboy then begins to pick up the glass from the broken bottle, and Two-Bit realizes that Ponyboy has not permanently changed. Pony’s simple gesture of picking up the broken glass indicates that he is still a sensitive individual.
What does pony mean when he tells Cherry just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too?
Just as she turns to leave, Ponyboy says, “Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too.” His comment is meant remind Cherry that Socs and Greasers aren’t so different from each other.
Why does Ponyboy feel scared when SoCs approach?
The circumstances Ponyboy thinks that his teacher is referring to is that he was goofing up because he was in a lot of trouble. Why doesn’t Ponyboy feel scared when the socs approach him and he threatens them with a broken bottle (p.170-171)? How is this a dramatic change from the Ponyboy we have seen up until this point?
What happens to Ponyboy at the grocery store?
At lunch, Ponyboy drives to the grocery store with Two-Bit and Steve, and hangs out smoking a cigarette on the fender of Steve’s car while the other two are inside. A car full of Socs pulls up, but Ponyboy doesn’t feel scared – he doesn’t feel anything at all, even when one of them accuses him of killing Bob Sheldon and threatens him.
Why did Ponyboy threaten Cherry with a bottle?
Previously, Ponyboy would never have threatened a Soc with a bottle. For example, in Chapter 3, he tells Cherry, referring to a broken bottle, “I couldn’t use this…I couldn’t ever cut anyone….” However, depression has changed Ponyboy, who thinks to himself in Chapter 12, “I knew as well as he did that if you got tough you didn’t get hurt.
Why does Ponyboy act tough in the Outsiders?
Ponyboy is trying to act tough as a way to protect himself from the loss and hurt he has experienced, but his friends know that Ponyboy isn’t really violent. After this incident, for example, he begins to gather up the pieces of glass so no one gets a flat tire. This is the real Ponyboy–one who isn’t violent.