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“They looked like they were all cut from the same piece of cloth: clean-shaven with semi-Beatle haircuts, wearing striped or checkered shirts with light-red or tan-colored jackets.”(71).

This is before the rumble when the Socs were arriving and they were describing what they looked like. This is direct characterization because they were describing exactly what they saw when the socs got out of their cars.

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Johnny just looked dead” 122.  This described Johnny after he died (lol) he said he did not look peaceful like in the movies he looked died this is he’s death

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“I am a greaser” sodapop chanted, “I am a JD and a hood. I blacken the name of our fair city. I beat up people. I rob gas stations I am a menace to society. Man,do I have fun!” (39). This is indirect because it’s bringing up a stereotype about greasers about how they are all the same and all beat people up and commit robbery’s and they have fun doing it.

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“Damnit, Johnny . . .” he beggged slamming one fist against the wall,hammering it to make it obey his will. “Oh damnit,Johnny don’t die,please don’t die . . .”(122).
This is indirect because it doesn’t tell you that dally cares for Johnny but it doesn’t tell you but you can tell by his actions how he punches the wall and it show that he isn’t only a tough guy but also cares for some people

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Two bit -blood was streaming down one side of his face and one hand was busted wide open (119).

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“”How would I know if he’s bad or not? I ain’t no doc. Yeah, we could use an escort.” And as the policeman got back into the car I heard Dally hiss, “Sucker””(120).  This quote indirectly shows that Dally is selfish and a liar.

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“Dallas Winston ran to join us” (117).
This is indirect because PonyBoy is surprised to see him there. This proves he is loyal without saying it. He was in the hospital but wouldn’t miss a fight with his gang.

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“Darry hadn’t moved a muscle or changed expression…”(77).
The reader can infer that Darry is a strong character who stands up for his beliefs and the people he stands by.

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“ He had the right curly black hair, smoldering dark eyes, and a long scar from temple to chin” we think this is direct Characterization because this is ponyboy describing Tim Shepard.

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“Clean-shaven with semi Beatle haircuts, wearing striped or checkered shirts with light-red or tan-colored jackets or madras ski jackets”(115)
This is direct becausePonyBoy is directly describing what the Soc’s looked like so that we can picture what they look like.

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“He stood there, tall, broad-shouldered, his muscles taunt under his T-shirt and his eyes glittering like ice”(75).
This is direct characterization giving the reader an easy way to visualize Darry’s appearance.

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“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold…” The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died. This is direct characterization because it directly says that Johnny dies instead of describing how he dies. Also, since he died, it also says that the pillow sinks down, which is saying that straightfoward.

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“I don’t want to be a hood, but even if I don’t steal things and mug people and get boozed up, I’m still marked lousy” (109)

This is ponyboy admitting that “hoods” are marked as lousy. This is an example of direct characterization because it is him admitting that hoods, along with him are marked lousy even if it’s not true.

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"I was late for supper, as usual. I always come in late. I forget what time it is" (131).
The fact that Pony admits to always losing track of time speaks to his aloof nature. Being late to dinner is an example of this forgetful part of his personality.

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“Darry had on a tight black T-shirt that showed every muscle on his chest and even the flat hard muscles on his stomach.” (8) This directly tells you about Darry because the narrator tells the reader that Darry is wearing a T-shirt that shows his muscles. This tells you that Darry is a little bit full of himself sometimes and likes to show off, hence him showing his muscles to everyone that sees him.

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“I ought to he’s my brother”, I couldn’t honestly say “yes”  I knew darry as well as he knew me, and that isn’t saying a whole lot”(115). this is an example of indirect characterization because it’s telling the reader about how ponyboy knows darry as much as darry knows him and we know from earlier in the text that they don’t have a great relationship with each other and never open up to each other. The paragraph let’s us know that they don’t really know much about each other and that he feels like they should know each other better.

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“You sure don’t need an amplifier”, Soda said”(111)

This is an indirect characterizantion because the reader infers here that Darry is really loud.

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“Darry turned to see who it was, and Paul sung-a hard right to the jaw that would have felled anyone but Darry.” (117).

This shows direct characterization because it shows how tough Darry.

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"Soda, Steve and I had put on more hair oil than was necessary, but we wanted to show that we were greasers" (132). This helps the reader SEE what the characters look like. The narrator is directly describing their greasy hair to offer a visual to the reader about how the characters look.