Outsiders Character Analysis by Ava Nelson https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21 Ponyboy en-us 2016-10-11 13:35:48 UTC 2016-11-29 14:54:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Ponyboy's personality stats 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/129799668 Openness- 57.5% Conscientiousness- 55% Extroverted -55% Agreeableness- 55% Neuroticism- 60%]]> 2016-10-11 13:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/129799668 Personality 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/130432518 I don't think that the results  match Ponyboy's personality. One reason i think that it is incorrect is because it says he is extroverted, but I think he is introverted. I think this because he watches movies to escape his life, the gang, and the socs, to be alone. Also, in the hospital, when he was getting attention, he didn't like it, he was kind of waiting for it to be over.He thought, "They asked too many questions too fast, and got me mixed up."(85). He wanted them to leave, because it was too overwhelming. But, all throughout the book he seems to want attention from Darry, for Darry to like him.  Also, I don't fully agree on the personality test results for agreeableness. In the beginning, Ponyboy was kind of shy and wouldn't really admit that he didn't agree. But then towards the end, he starts to argue with Darry about even the little things. For example, when Darry and Ponyboy had a huge fight about homework that made Soda run away, because it was effecting him too. Then they realized and agreed that they wont fight anymore, like it says in the book, " "No more fights. Okay, Ponyboy?" Darry said." (150). The third personality trait I didn't agree with was neuroticism. Neuroticism means that they are able to tollerate very sad things. I think that Ponyboy is moderate because he doesn't seem sad that his parents died, like yeah he misses them but he's not wasting life because of it. But when Johnny and Dally died he seemed to have a long period of time when he was just off, not caring about school, not being happy. It took time but eventually he got over it. In conclusion, I think that Ponyboy is introverted, low in agreeableness, and moderate Neuroticism                               ]]> 2016-10-13 13:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/130432518 Motivation 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/131139408 I think Ponyboy's motivation is to have the socs and greasers get along. 1 scene from the book that shows this is the sunset scene. I think this because he said " Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset." (35). This scene made him realize that just because the socs are different than the greasers, at the end of the day, they all do the same, look at the sunset. Another scene from the book that shows motivation is before the rumble. Ponyboy asked Two-Bit why he liked to fight. Then Ponyboy thought "Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn't think of any real good reason.
There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self-defense."(117) I think this means that he doesn't know why he's fighting, that it doesn't do any good, nor make any sense. The only reason he should fight  is for self defense. In conclusion, Pony boys motivation was to have the socs and the greaser get along.]]> 2016-10-17 13:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/131139408 Strengths 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/131780544 I think that his strength is to kind of see beneath people, not judging people just because they are a soc. One example of this is that is when Pony realized that Cherry was more than just a rich girl, and was noticing little things about her that you would miss if you were being judgementle or passive. "She had green eyes. I went on, walking home slowly." (111). The other example is when Pony goes and talks to Randy, and then his friends start to get touchy and he says, "He's just a guy, he just wanted to talk." (99). Which means that he was standing up for him, not just going along with the whole " Oh he's a soc he must be rich and snobby." He went beyond the steryotype and saw that Randy was just a guy underneath the title of a soc. Just like everybody else. In conclusion, I think Pony Boy has a great ability to see who people really are, not just how everyone else sees them.]]> 2016-10-19 13:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/131780544 Flaws 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/132593697 I think Pony boy isn't good at facing his problems. He tends to run away from them. (literally). One reason I think this is because when Johnny killed Bob, instead of notifying the police, they chose to run away, as if that would solve their problems. Then that turned into them staying in the church, setting it on fire, saving the children, Johnny dying, the Dallas dying. Another example is when Darry hit Ponyboy in the face. Instead of telling Darry how he felt, he ran away which caused many more problems, leading up to Johnny and Dallas' deaths. In conclusion, if Pony had just faced his problems like a man, 3 less people would be dead.]]> 2016-10-24 02:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/132593697 Type of character 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/132594712 I think Pony Boy is the protagonist, and a dynamic and round character. Ponyboy is the protagonist because he is the main character in the story, and is involved in the main problem/solution. The main problem is the socs and the greasers having a rivalry, and by the end Pony and the greasers don't hate the socs so much, and I guess the socs don't hate them a much either. I think Ponyboy is a dynamic character because he changed his perspective on the socs. He used to not be very interested in them as a person, thought they were a soc and nothing else, by the end, he seems to understand them/ get along with them more. I think that he started liking them more because he knows how hard it is to lose someone, especially a close friend, which is what Cherry and Randy and lots of others had to go through, too.  Pony boy is round basically the same reasons for being dynamic. He was judgemental and disliked the socs, but towards the end he seemed to get along with them more. Examples, are the sunset scene with Cherry, and the talk with Randy. In conclusion, I think Ponyboy is the protagonist, a dynamic character, and a round character. ]]> 2016-10-24 02:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/132594712 Literary elements analysis 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/140513204 2016-11-29 14:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/140513204 Forshadowing 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/140514304 One example of foreshadowing is when Ponyboy says “I saw Johnny's cigarette glowing in the dark and wondered vaguely what it was like inside a burning ember”(41). This is a great example of foreshadowing because it was hinting that later on Pony might be in a situation involving being inside fire, which he was when he was saving the kids from inside the church. 
I think that the author put this example of foreshadowing in because the church fire was an important event because it sparked Johnny’s death and that lead to Dally’s death. Also, I think the author put this in the book because it’s more exciting for the reader because we know that a fire will happen and that causes suspense. 

]]> 2016-11-29 14:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/140514304 Theme 2022nelsa34 https://padlet.com/2022nelsa34/fne6kjfgnj21/wish/140514864 I think that the theme of the outsiders is that there should not be a divider between the rich and poor. I think this because it says “We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class.”(4) and also says, “......it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.”(4) They seem to have a barrier between themselves because of the social classes they are in. Also, they seem to think that the socs are better than the Greasers just because they are rich. I think that the author wrote this book along the theme because it gives an important message that you should not limit your friendships among the social class you are in, you should treat everybody of every class the same. 

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