Padlet annotations by Leanna St. Peter

( Hinton,Page 13)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-04 13:47:35 UTC

I wonder why Darry and PonyBoy don't like each other. I see why PonyBoy wouldn't like Darry, Darry is always complaining about what PonyBoy does. Like when he got jumped by the socs Darry said it was his fault because he didn't have a knife on him. On page 13 Darry said "You don't ever think... Not at home or anywhere when it counts. You much think at school, with all those good grades you bring home, and you've always got your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for common sense? No sirree, bub. And if you did have to go by yourself you should have carried a blade." Then later on in this page PonyBoy started to think about what else Darry would have said if he did bring a blade "I could never please him. He would have hollered at me if I had carried one. If I brought home B's, he wanted A's, and if i got A's, he wanted to make sure they stayed A's." But then I started to think and maybe this is Darry's way of showing how he cares about PonyBoy. What if Darry was just really hard on PonyBoy because he wanted PonyBoy to succeed and life and not be poor his whole life. What I noticed while reading the book so far was that Darry is always drinking and smoking, and he is mostly drunk. So maybe he is so hard on PonyBoy because he thinks he is a bad influence and doesn't want his little brother to end up like him.

( Hinton, Pg 2 )

kendalzittell — 2024-01-04 13:47:41 UTC

¨I mean, my second oldest brother, Soda...¨

Why is his real name Soda and why is the main character´s real name Ponyboy? Later it says their father liked to be original, but what exactly made him think of Ponyboy and SodaPop?

(Hinton Pg 11 online)

2024-01-04 14:07:36 UTC

There were some more stains on the grass. He looked up and across the field with a stricken expression on his face. I think we all heard the low moan and saw the dark motionless hump on the other side of the lot at the same time. Soda reached him first. Johnny was lying face down on the ground. Soda turned him over gently, and I nearly got sick. Someone had beaten him badly. We were used to seeing Johnny banged up--- his father clobbered him around a lot, and although it made us madder than heck, we couldn't do anything about it. But those beatings had been nothing like this. Johnny's face was cut up and bruised and swollen, and there was a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone. He would carry that scar all his life. His white T-shirt was splattered with blood. I just stood there, trembling with sudden cold. I thought he might be dead; surely nobody could be beaten like that and live. Steve closed his eyes for a second and muffled a groan as he dropped on his knees beside Soda. Somehow the gang sensed what had happened. Two-Bit was suddenly there beside me, and for once his comical grin was gone and his dancing gray eyes were stormy.

Johnny almost died because of the other gang I feel bad that he is roped into it and because he is the weakest one he is in danger of dying.

(Hilton pg 7 online)

2024-01-04 14:20:55 UTC

"Are you going to start in on us?" I shook my head, wide-eyed. "No." Suddenly she smiled. Gosh, she was pretty. "You don't look the type.

This shows that Pony boy is not like the others in the gang it seems hes kinder and has more respect for others.

(Hilton, page 1,2, and 13)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-04 14:42:51 UTC

Throughout pages 1-13 I've noticed that PonyBoy describes the other greasers very precisely. For example on page one he was describing himself,¨ I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. I wish they were more gray because I hate most guys with green eye, but I have to be content with what I have. My hair is longer than a lt of boys wear theirs." Then on page 2 he is talking about his brothers Darrel and SodaPop. I think this shows how much PonyBoy Pays attention to the people in his group and shows how much he cares. When he was describing the relationships of everybody, like with him and Darrel I thought maybe it was just his perspective. What if this isn't how they are and what they really look like? And how come darry is the only on with a regular name in the family?

(Hilton, page 17,20, and 21)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-04 21:59:43 UTC

On page 20 PonyBoy and Two-Bit

when with Darry to a greaser hang out so Darry wouldn't get jumped. But my question is why wouldn't PonyBoy just stay home because him and Darry don't get along? I think that even though Darry is rude to PonyBoy, I think PonyBoy still loves him. Especially after Soda told him "Listen, kiddo when Darry hollers at you... he don't mean nothin'. He just has more worries than somebody his age ought to. Don't take him serious... You dig Pony? Don't let him bug you. He's really proud of you 'cause your so brainy. Its just because you're the baby-I mean, he loves you a lot savvy?" On page 17. This shows how Soda and Darry are two different types of people. Soda is very mushy, selfless, and handsome in PonyBoys perspective and Darry in Pony's perspective is rude, not loving, and the oldest brother. Thats why it makes me wonder why PonyBoy is still has respect for Darry.

(Hilton pg 11 online)

2024-01-05 18:55:25 UTC

I HAD NEARLY forgotten that Cherry was listening to me. But when I came back to reality and looked at her, I was startled to find her as white as a sheet. "All Socs aren't like that," she said. "You have to believe me, Ponyboy. Not all of us are like that." "Sure," I said.

I think that Ponyboy and Cherry might be a couple because they seem to understand each other and it seems she is very nice

(Hilton pg 12 online)

2024-01-05 18:59:32 UTC

"Rat race is a perfect name for it," she said. "We're always going and going and going, and never asking where. Did you ever hear of having more than you wanted?

I see a difference between the socs and greasers it seems the socs are always stressed about grades and school and have lots of things to do. It seems the greasers do very little and seem laid back.

(Hilton pg 13 online)

2024-01-05 19:07:39 UTC

We all looked and saw a blue Mustang coming down the street. Johnny made a small noise in his throat and when I looked at him he was white. Marcia was shifting nervously. "What are we going to do?" Cherry bit a fingernail. "Stand here," she said. "There isn't much else we can do." "Who is it?" Two-Bit asked. "The F.B.I.?" "No," Cherry said bleakly, "it's Randy and Bob."

It seems that the socs are also afraid of randy and bob they might be bullies at their school.

( Hinton, Pg 24)

kendalzittell — 2024-01-05 19:30:38 UTC

Whaat caused Johnny to tell Dally to back off if Johnny is such a shy person?

(Hinton, 33-34)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-07 01:25:42 UTC

On this page Steve found Johnny's blue jacket on the floor. Then him and Pony boy ran across the road after seeing a hump. Luckly Soda got there to help but Johnny was in pretty bad conditions. This goes along with my thought about why the socs beat up the greasers so much. Because there is no reason that people should be split up because of who or what we are. A good comparison to this might be segreation because white people where higher up like the socs and the greasers where black people the people who get looked down apon.

(Hinton, 24)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-07 01:33:05 UTC

¨ Leave her alone, dally ... ´Huh?´ Dally was taken off guard. He stared at Johnny in disbelief. Johnny couldnt say ´boo´ to a goose. Johnny gulped and got a little pale, but he said, ´You heard me. Leave her alone." I respect Johnnys decision here because nobody should treat a girl like they're a toy or like they are attracted to the dirty things dally was saying. The fact that Johnny took the risk of telling him to leave her alone is a very kind and respectful decision.

(Hilton, Pg.13)

deandakaj — 2024-01-08 20:07:17 UTC

On this page of The Outsider we are reading that Darry is yelling at Ponyboy because Ponyboy had been jumped on his way home from the movies. But the other part is Sodapop trying his best to protect Ponyboy from Darry yelling but it doesn't work. As the text states, "Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? It ain't his fault he likes to go to the movies, and it ain't his fault the Socs like to jump us, and if he had been carrying a blade it would have been a good excuse to cut him to ribbons." But this didn't work as Darry said, "When I want my kid brother to tell me what to do with my other kid brother, I'll ask you kid brother."

( Hilton, pg. 12)

deandakaj — 2024-01-08 20:14:24 UTC

On this page I wonder why they call Johnny a pet. Me personally, I believe that this would make Johnny even more depressed than he is since getting jumped and also his parents treating him absolutely horrible. As the text states, "His father is always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she hacked off at something, and then you could hear her yelling at him clear down at our house." This is telling the reader how horrible parents Johnny had and what he went through every day he was at his house.

(Hilton, pg. 17)

deandakaj — 2024-01-08 20:23:57 UTC

I notice on this page how good of a person and brother Sodapop is in this book. I say this because in the text it states, "Listen, kiddo, when Darry hollers at you... he don't mean nothin'. He's just got moe worries than somebody has age ought to. Don't take him serious... yu dig Pony? Don't let him bug you. He's really proud of you 'cause you're so brainy." So this is showing that he really just wants to keep Pony's head up and not make him depressedor anything.

( Hilton, pg 49)

deandakaj — 2024-01-08 20:29:14 UTC

On this page I notice that Johnny chose to sleep in the lot of the drive-in movie place they had been at. But this caught my eye because I just feel bad reading it because Pony had said, "Johnny's parents didn't care if he came home or not." Which this is just horrible and should never happen to anyone anywhere no matter what happened to them.

( Hilton, pg 51)

deandakaj — 2024-01-08 21:11:58 UTC

On this page I was actually shocked, I say this because something happened that I would never expect from Darry or any brothers. In the book it states, "Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door." Me personally after reading this I didn't believe it bun then Pony had ran off back to the drive-in movie place where Johnny had been, and said, "Come on, Johnny, we're running away." But after reading this I wonder what will happen after Pony and Johnny run away.

(Hinton, Pg 32-33)

kendalzittell — 2024-01-09 14:40:10 UTC

¨ we were used to seeing johnny banged up--his father clobbered him around a lot, and although it made us madder than heck, we couldnt do anything about it.¨

This page along with the next shows what Johnny often goes through. Johhny goes through a long of physical and mental pain in the story so far, at the beginning it talked about how Johnny was beat up before and now he got beat up badly again.

(Hinton, PG 49)

kendalzittell — 2024-01-09 14:45:14 UTC

¨I went to sleep, too, listening to you rattle on and on. You´d better get home. I think I´ll stay all night out here. Johnny´s parents didnt care if he came home or not.¨

This page isn very surprising since wee seen that Johnny often gets beat up physically and mentally by other people including his father. Although it is still really sad to see.

(hinton, PG 54)

kendalzittell — 2024-01-09 14:47:16 UTC

The blue mustang was circling the park slowly. Johnny swore under his breath, and I muttered What do they want? This is our territory. What are socs doing this far east?¨

After what Johnny and the ther greasers did, the socs seem to really want to threaten them and the same blue mustang returns

(Hilton pg 18 online) w2

2024-01-09 17:12:39 UTC

He was sitting next to me, one elbow on his knee, and staring straight ahead. He was a strange greenishwhite, and his eyes were huger than I'd ever seen them. "I killed him," he said slowly. "I killed that boy."

Johnny killed on of the socs this is interesting because they show johnny always being scared and now he killed somebody .

(Hilton pg20 online) w2

2024-01-09 17:23:41 UTC

Quiet, softspoken little Johnny, who wouldn't hurt a living thing on purpose, had taken a human life. We were really running away, with the police after us for murder and a loaded gun by our side.

Ponyboy is also suprised that Johnny killed someone

(Hilton 21 online ) w2

2024-01-10 15:54:05 UTC

So we'd have to be hermits for the rest of our lives, and never see anyone but Dally. Maybe I'd never see Darry or Sodapop again. Or even Two-Bit or Steve

Ponyboy keeps thinking about the decisions and sacrifices he had to make

(Hilton pg 22 online) w2

2024-01-10 16:02:41 UTC

Johnny sat down and pulled out his knife. "We're gonna cut our hair, and you're gonna bleach yours." He looked at the ground carefully. "They'll have our descriptions in the paper. We can't fit 'em."

They have to change the way they look so if the police sees them they dont match the description so that they dont go to jail.

(Hilton pg 23) w2

2024-01-10 16:08:26 UTC

"This is my fault," Johnny said in a miserable voice. He had stopped crying when I started. "For bringin' a little thirteen-year-old kid along. You ought to go home. You can't get into any trouble. You didn't kill him." "No!" I screamed at him. "I'm fourteen! I've been fourteen for a month! And I'm in it as much as you are. I'll stop crying in a minute... I can't help it." He slumped down beside me. "I didn't mean it like that, Ponyboy. Don't cry, Pony, we'll be okay

It seems that all the stress is building up and pony and johnny are starting to get mad at each other but I think becuase they are so alike they will be fine.

( Hilton, pg. 76 week 2)

deandakaj — 2024-01-11 13:40:03 UTC

On this page I noticed something pretty crazy in my opinion. In the text it states, "But one night I saw Dally gettin' picked up by the fuzz, but he kept real cool and calm the whole time. They was battin' him for breakin' out the windows in the school building, and it was Two-Bit who did that." So after reading that I wonder why Dally did that because he had already been to jail and he didn't need to go anymore.

( Hilton, pg. 84 week 2)

deandakaj — 2024-01-11 14:14:25 UTC

On this page Dally has informed Johnny and Pony about a spy that the Greasers now have. As the text states, "Hey, I didn't tell you we got us a spy." And not only just a spy it ended up being Cherry, the girl that Pony had really respected and liked even though when was a Soc.

Week 2 (hinton, 50)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-11 21:14:51 UTC

" I bet it never occurred to you that your brothers might be worrying there heads off and afraid to ca ll the police because something like that could get you two thrown in a boy's home so quick it'd make your head spin. And you were asleep in the lot?PonyBoy, what on earth is wrong with you? Can't you use your head? You haven't even got a coat on." This is a start to a fight that will lead into the wrong direction. After Darry finished yelling SodaPop was trying to tell Darry to stop. But then Darry screamed at SodaPop which made PonyBoy snap and then Darry slapped him across his face. It makes me wonder why Darry would get so mad? He should never have hit him! It was the worst. I dont know how Darry could just hit his brother, after PonBoy ran out say he didn't mean to. I mean if he couldn't except PonyBoy saying it than PonyBoy shouldn't have respected his.

Week 2 (hinton, 56)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-12 14:19:53 UTC

On this the socs showed up and started to tease the greasers. Then one of them grabbed a hold of PonyBoy and started to drown him. This is a very inappropriate action and they should be arrested for attempted murder, they shouldn't be able to do this and get be held accountable.

Week 2 (hinton, 56)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-12 14:39:44 UTC

"I killed that boy." Johnny killed somebody? When i read this I was in shock. Johnny had taken a huge turn and it all started on page 24 when he stood up to Dally for hitting on that girl. Then when Bob the soc was drowning PonyBoy in the fountain he stabbed him. And he ran away with PonyBoy with no questions! This makes me worry about what Johnny is going to do know?

(hinton, PG 67) Week 2

kendalzittell — 2024-01-12 18:57:09 UTC

¨I'd been in a church before. I used to go all the time, even after Mom and Dad were gone. ... I hadn't been to church since. But this church have me a kind of creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition?"

I wonder what exactly caused PonyBoy to get a creepy feeling from the church other than its appearance outside? Was this page supposed to foreshadow that something bad may happen.

I believe that they may get caught in the church if they're not careful and they dont listen to Dally.

(Hinton, pg 69) Week 2

kendalzittell — 2024-01-12 19:02:05 UTC

"Johnny?' I called loudly, and hat old wooden church echoed me, onny onny... I looked around wildly, almost panic-stricken, but then caught sight of some crooked lettering written in the dust of the floor. Went to get supplies. Be back soon. J.C."

I think that PonyBoy is getting slightly more and more stressed as the days continue. He easily got scared when Johnny wasn't in his sight once he woke up. I predict that PonyBoy will either calm down a bit more as time goes by or he will get more a more anxious.

(Hinton pg 70) Week 2

kendalzittell — 2024-01-12 19:11:03 UTC

"I returned it carefully, then darted out the door so fast that I fell off the steps and sprawled flat under Johnny's nose. I propped myself on my elbows and grinned up at him. "Hey Johnny. Fancy meetin' you here." He looked down at me over a big package. "I swear PonyBoy, you're gettin' to act more like Two-Bit everyday."

I think that Johnny and Ponyboy sticking together is the best option for them in this situation since it seems to calm down PonyBoy and keep him relaxed when Johnny is there. On the past couple pages, when Jonny wasn't there PonyBoy was quite nervous.

(Hinton Pg 71-72) Week 2

kendalzittell — 2024-01-12 19:19:48 UTC

"Jonny, you ain't thinking of..." Johnny sat down and pulled out his knife. "we're gonna cut our hair, and you're gonna bleach yours" He looked at the ground caredfully. "they'll have our descriptions in the paper. We cant fit 'em." "Oh, No!" My hand flew up to my hair. "No Johnny, not my hair!" . . . (pg72) "Finally it was over with. My hair looked funny, scattered over the floor in tufts. "it's lighter than what I thought it was," I said, examining it. "Can I see what I looke like now?" "No," Jonny said slowly, staring at me "we gotta bleach it first." After I sat in the sun for fifteen munutes to dry the bleach, Jonny let me look in thr old cracked mirror we'd found in a closet. I did a double take."

I wonder how far they are planning to take this if they are willing to change their appearences and bleach PonyBoy's hair. I also wonder how long this will last. Will they get caught? Will they find a new place to go? Will they surrender? I'm not quite sure yet.

( Hilton, pg. 57-58, week 2)

deandakaj — 2024-01-12 19:19:54 UTC

On these pages it is when Johnny had killed a Soc and also when they had to flee there town. As the text states, "You really killed him, huh, Johnny?" And also "We'll need money. And maybe a gun. And a plan." But I was wondering why Pony was trying to flee when he did nothing wrong, and he wasn't even the one to kill anyone.

(Hinton Pg 75) Week 2

kendalzittell — 2024-01-12 19:25:44 UTC

"We killed time by reading Gone with the Wind and playing poker. Johnny sure did like that book, although he didn't know anything about the Civil War and even less about plantations, and I had to explain a lot of it to him. It amazed me how Johnny could get more meaning out of some of the stuff in there than I could--I was supposed to be the deep one. Johnny had failed a year in school and never made good grades--he couldnt grasp anything that was shoved at him too fast, and I guess huis teachers thought he was just plain dumb." But he wasn't. He was just a little slow to get to things."

I think that this situation that they got in may be improving their friendship and their knowledge about each other. Here, Pony boy realized a bit more about Johnny and why he may have gotten the grades he did in school.

This makes me wonder what PonyBoy would realize if this experience happened with another character such as Dally, Soda, Darry or any of the other characters that are greasers.

( Hilton, pg 86,87, week 2)

deandakaj — 2024-01-16 14:06:16 UTC

On these pages Dally is back with Johnny and Pony, and they are deciding what to do now. Whether that would be to turn themselves back in or stay in the country and not create any conflict in there town. As the text states, "We're goin' back and turn ourselves in. It was Dally's turn to gag." So this is telling the reader that Johnny made up his mind, but Dally and Pony don't know exactly what to do.

( Hilton, pg, 92-93, week 2)

deandakaj — 2024-01-16 14:47:15 UTC

On these pages, the three were returning from breakfast and the church was mysteriously on fire. They didn't know what caused it but they knew they had to save the kids that were trapped inside. So they had to break a window, rush in then throw the kids out as fast as possible. As the text states, "The smoke filled my eyes and they started watering." This is when they first got in the church and were looking for the kids. But a little after that it had been too long and the roof had collapsed, which ended up by Johnny being hit by a huge piece of timber that seriously injured him. As the text states, "Then I hear Johnny scream, and as I turned to go back back for him, Dally swore at me and clubbed me across the back as hard as he could." This part is basically showing the part that Johnny was hurt, but Pony couldn't do anything about it even though he truly wanted to help him.

Week 2 (hinton, 68)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-18 13:29:19 UTC

On this page PonyBoy was telling himself " Im really home in bed. Its late both Darry and SodaPop are up. Darry's cooking breakfast, and in a minute they will come and drag me out of bed and wrestle me down and tickle me until I feel like I'll die if they don't stop." This made me feel sad because he is trying to be happy and not scared but he is really not happy and he feels homesick. I also feel bad for Darry because PonyBoy just ran out and Darry is probably left feeling really guilty and didn't get to say bye or I love you.

Week 2 (hinton, 74-75)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-18 13:38:10 UTC

I think that Johnny is making PonyBoy feel homesick because he is like SodaPop and kind of like darry because he yells but he is also soft and kind. On page 75 Johnny said "Stop it! Shut up about last night! I killed that kid last night. He couldn't have been over seventeen or eighteen, and I killed him. How'd you like to live with that? I didnt mean to, but they were drownin' you and I was so scared... There sure is a lot of blood in people." This is what reminded me of darry, then he said "I didnt mean it like that, PonyBoy. Dont cry, pony, We'll be okay. Dont cry...." Then this remined me of Soda because he is being nice and comforting him.

(Hilton 43) Week 3

2024-01-23 16:49:23 UTC

"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!"

It seem they have accepted the fact that they are greasers.

(Hilton 38) Week 3

2024-01-24 17:05:38 UTC

"Johnny!" I said, alarmed. "Are you okay?" He nodded, keeping his eyes closed. "Yeah, it just hurts sometimes. It usually don't... I can't feel anything below the middle of my back..."

Johnny is alive but he might be paralyzed and will never walk again.

(Hilton 48) Week 3

2024-01-26 18:54:40 UTC

Steve was stretched out on the sofa, his shirt unbuttoned and his side bandaged. His eyes were closed, but when the door shut behind me he opened them, and I suddenly wondered if my own eyes looked as feverish and bewildered as his. Soda had a wide cut on his lip and a bruise across his cheek. There was a Band-Aid over Darry's forehead and he had a black eye. One side of Two-Bits face was taped up--- I found out later he had four stitches in his cheek and seven in his hand where he had busted his knuckles open over a Soc's head. They were lounging around, reading the paper and smoking¨

It seem like the gang got into a big fight and they are all hurt.

(Hilton 47) week 3

2024-01-26 19:00:23 UTC

The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died. You read about people looking peacefully asleep when they're dead, but they don't. Johnny just looked dead. Like a candle with the flame gone. I tried to say something, but I couldn't make a sound. Dally swallowed and reached over to push Johnny's hair back. "Never could keep that hair back... that's what you get for tryin' to help people, you little punk, that's what you get..."

This is a very sad part in the story because Johnny died I think that they all over looked Johnny and now are sad because they wished they had done more with him.

(Hilton, page 102, week 3)

deandakaj — 2024-01-26 19:00:38 UTC

In this part of the book, it is when Pony Johnny and Soda had been sent to the hospital because of the whole church fire incident that had happened recently. We now know that Pony isn't injured bad, but we just found out that after the timber had fell on Johnny it broke his back. As the text states, "He was in critical condition. His back had been broken when that piece of timber fell on him." So after reading this, it's really horrible news, and they also don't know when he will recover from this.

week 3 (hinton, 104)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-26 19:03:03 UTC

On this page Darry carried Ponyboy inside because he was sleeping. The reason I chose to wright about this page is because it took a long time for pony to realize his brother really does love him.

(Hilton 48) week 3

2024-01-26 19:07:57 UTC

I knew that was what Dally wanted. He was jerked half around by the impact of the bullets, then slowly crumpled with a look of grim triumph on his face. He was dead before he hit the ground. But I knew that was what he wanted, even as the lot echoed with the cracks of shots, even as I begged silently--- Please, not him... not him and Johnny both ---I knew he would be dead, because Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted.

I think Dally wanted to die so he could be with Johnny because he really cared about him and wanted to be with him.

(hinton, 106-108)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-26 19:12:53 UTC

On this page ponyboy was reading the newspaper and he was labled a hero. But so was dally but dally didnt want that becauce he liked his police record.

(hinton, 120)

leannastpeter — 2024-01-26 19:19:40 UTC

On this page everyone went to visit Johnny to tell him the news about the rumble that night. I dont think Johnny liked the idea of because its not safe and because johnny is scared of the socs.

(Hilton, page 116, week 3)

deandakaj — 2024-01-26 19:26:22 UTC

In this part of the book Two-bit is hanging out with Pony and they are planning on going to the hospital. But on the way there, they were being followed by the Socs blue mustang. And when Two-bit and Pony had gone to a store or something and Randy had gotten out of the car, and then called Pony over to talk. But what I found interesting was when he said that he didn't like the violence and he was tired of it and wanted it to stop. As the text states, "I'm sick of all this. Sick and tired. Bob was a good guy." So after hearing this, I truly think that it's good to hear that from a Soc. And I also think that Pony is more on the side of not wanting to be violent, but he is just forced into it.

hinton, 145

leannastpeter — 2024-01-26 19:30:08 UTC

during the rumble when Ponyboy was talking to dally he got kneed really hard in the head. Then he was stunned and layed on the ground limped. Then he heard two bit yell that the socs were running.

(S.E. Hinton pg 114) Week 3

kendalzittell — 2024-01-29 17:15:24 UTC

"I liked Two-Bit's mother. She had the same good himor and easygoing ways thaat he did. She wasn't lazy like him, but she let him get away with murder. I don't know, though."

I think that Two-Bit has a good and strong relationship with his mother unlike most other characters who dont have close bonds with their parents.

(S.E. Hinton pg 115)

kendalzittell — 2024-01-29 17:18:53 UTC

One of the paragraphs after the chruch fire states;

"I dont know anything anymore. I would never have belived a greaser could pull something like that.' Greaser' didn't have anything to do with it. My buddy over there wouldn't have done it."

I think that greaser's have a profile that depicts them as criminals or people who wouldn't be the hero of situations. So they get a bit annoyed when Soc's say things like this.

(S.E. Hinton pg 116)

kendalzittell — 2024-01-30 14:27:44 UTC

" He's dead-- his mother has had a nervous breakdown. They spoiled him rotten . . . (skipping lines) One time...--Randy tried to grin, but I could tell he was close to tears-- one time he came home druneker than anythin. He thought sure they were gonna raise the roof. You know what they did? They thought it was something they'd done.'

I can tell that in this paragraph It was hard for everyone. Johnny never wanted to kill someone but he needed to in order to save Ponyboy. Randy knew Bob personally and felt sad for the loss of him. When reading this book, you never realized how the Soc's may also feel.

(S.E. Hinton pg 119)

kendalzittell — 2024-01-30 16:42:32 UTC

"The nurses wouldnt get us see Johnny. He was in critical condition. No visitors. But Two-bit wouldnt take no as an answer."

This shows how much Johnny really means to the greasers. Two-Bit is trying his best to visit Johnny.

(Hinton, Week 3)

deandakaj — 2024-01-30 17:16:38 UTC

After reading for week 3 I am going to make a few predictions for week 4. I think that there will end up being more deaths between both Greasers and Socs. But I also think that now Johnny has passed Pony will be more quiet because he doesn't have Johnny to open up to and socialize with. But another prediction that I want to make for week 4 is that I think the two gangs will actually end up being calmer and not jumping each other so commonly like they used to.

(Hinton, pg.124, week 3)

deandakaj — 2024-01-30 17:21:23 UTC

In the last paragraph I read something that interested me. It was when Pony was talking about him and Dally's friendship and that they were actually never close. As the text states, "I'd never liked Dally -- but then, for the first time, I felt like he was my buddy. And all because he was glad he didn't kill me." After reading this I think it might change my perspective on Pony's social life because maybe if him and Dally were to get closer, he would also open up to Dally like he did to Johnny at the church.

( Hinton, page 148, week 3)

deandakaj — 2024-01-30 22:37:53 UTC

On this page there was some very sad news. Johnny had sadly passed away. As the text states, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold... The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died." So after reading this we know that this really is tragic and really sad. But this would have never happened if Johnny had a good influence at home which was another part of week 3 when Johnny refused to see his mom when she came to the hospital. After all, I feel like this will be a pretty big conflict to Pony, but he is just going to have to use that as motivation to do better and be better.

(Hilton 48 week 4)

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"He ran out like the devil was after him. He's gonna blow up. He couldn't take it." How can I take it? I wondered. Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can't? And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone

Dally really liked Johnny I think because of Johnny's death he will start being more violent.

(Hinton, page 154, week 4)

deandakaj — 2024-02-01 13:53:04 UTC

In this part of the book there was another horrible part that has happened. Dally had just robbed a convenience store and is now trying to run from the police but is stopped, and he decides to do something horrible. As the text states, "He was jerked half around by the impact of the bullets, then slowly crumples with a look of grim triumph on his face." This quote was actually very sad, because I feel like if he really wanted to do good, he would be a great person. I say this because if he truly wasn't a good person then why would he get Johnny out of the fire, instead of leaving Johnny to die there.

(Hilton 49 w4)

2024-02-02 18:52:48 UTC

r Dally or Johnny or Tim Shepard or any of us... My stomach gave a violent start and turned into a hunk of ice. The world was spinning around me, and blobs of faces and visions of things past were dancing in the red mist that covered the lot. It swirled into a mass of colors and I felt myself swaying on my feet. Someone cried, "Glory, look at the kid!" And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly

All of these cray things happening are catching up to Ponynoy he feels that the world around him is falling apart.

( Hinton, page 165, week 4)

deandakaj — 2024-02-02 19:00:41 UTC

On this page we are reading about part of Randy and Pony's conversation of who had killed Bob and what is going to happen. But When they are talking about it, Pony was thinking that he was the one to kill Bob and it wasn't Johnny. As the text states, "I killed him. I had a switchblade and I was scared they were going to beat me up." But from what I read before it was Johnny who had killed Bob and not Pony. but it would be bad if Pony says something like this in court because from what we learned in the pass the police and judges don't like Greasers so the judge will probably be harder on Pony.

(Hilton pg 51 w4)

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Did they hate us now?

This part of the chapter he keeps talking about his memories with Johnny and Dally and how he misses them.

( Hinton, page 168, week 4)

deandakaj — 2024-02-02 19:22:31 UTC

This page is when some of the Socs and Greasers had gone to court to testify the consequences of both the Socs and Greasers. Pony was very nervous and definitely didn't feel like doing this or being there at all. As the text states, "I guess I looked how nervous as I really was, because the judge grinned at me and told me to quit chewing my fingernails." So after reading that we know that Pony was obviously nervous because when you bite your nails it is usually a sign of nerve or shame.

Week 4 hinton, 161

leannastpeter — 2024-02-05 16:56:18 UTC

"I had to stay in bed a whole week after that. That bugged me; I'm not the kind that can lie around looking at the ceiling all the time." I think I can relate to this because I hate when me and my family just do nothing all day because its boring when you have nothing to do.

Hinton, pg's 178-179

leannastpeter — 2024-02-05 17:01:38 UTC

"Ponyboy, I asked the nurse to give you this book so you could finish it. It was Johnny's handwriting. I went

on reading, almost hearing Johnny's quiet voice. The doctor came in a while ago but I knew anyway. I keep

getting tireder and tireder. Listen, I don't mind dying now. It's worth it. It's worth saving those kids. Their

lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live for. Some of their parents came by to thank me and

I know it was worth it. Tell Dally it's worth it. I'm just going to miss you guys. I've been thinking about it,

and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid

everything's new, dawn. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day. Like the way you dig

sunsets, Pony. That's gold. Keep that way, it's a good way to be. I want you to tell Dally to look at one.

He'll probably think you're crazy, but ask for me. I don't think he's ever really seen a sunset. And don't be

so bugged over being a greaser. You still have a lot o f time to make yourself be what you want. There's

still lots of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don't think he knows. Your buddy, Johnny."

This is an important quote because it shows that Pony really misses Johnny because he was his best friend and now he is gone so he is really troubled and sad because he doesn't know who to talk to now

Hinton pg 176

leannastpeter — 2024-02-05 17:03:49 UTC

"Darry looked real worried. I suddenly realized that Darry was only twenty, that he wasn't so much older

that he couldn't feel scared or hurt and as lost as the rest of us. I saw that I had expected Darry to do all the

understanding without even trying to understand him. And he had given up a lot for Soda and me.

"Sure, little buddy," Darry said softly. "We're not going to fight anymore."

"Hey, Ponyboy"--- Soda gave me a tearful grin--- "don't you start crying, too. One bawl-baby in the

family's enough."

"I'm not crying," I said. Maybe I was. I don't remember. Soda gave me a playful punch on the shoulder.

"No more fights. Okay, Ponyboy?" Darry said.

"Okay," I said. And I meant it."

I feel that Darry and Pony have come a very long way from the beginning of the book.

Hinton, 174

leannastpeter — 2024-02-05 17:05:15 UTC

I went tight and cold. We never talked about Dallas or Johnny. "You'd like that, wouldn't you? You'd like

me just to get out. Well, it's not that easy, is it, Soda?" But when I looked at Soda I stopped. His face was

white, and when he looked at me his eyes were wide with a pained expression. I suddenly remembered

Curly Shepard's face when he slipped off a telephone pole and broke his arm.

Why dont they talk about them? I think that they should so they can coep with there passing

Hinton, pg. 180

leannastpeter — 2024-02-05 17:06:49 UTC

"and I finally began like this: When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the

darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home..."

This was sad because he felt scared to talk to people about it and now he can but i am also shocked that this was for an essay.

(Hinton, pg 166)

kendalzittell — 2024-02-06 16:06:43 UTC

"He looked a little nervous and I wished they'd let him have a cigarette. I wish they'd let me have a cigarette."

I think it's unfortunate that PonyBoy relies on cigarettes to calm his anxiety and emotions down when he's only 14.

( Hinton, page 169, week 4)

deandakaj — 2024-02-07 16:21:28 UTC

On this page I read that Ponyboy was not doing that well in English. As the text states, "Now I was lucky to get a D on a composition." After reading this it actually surprised me a lot because as we know from previous chapters Pony was a great student and always had straight A's. His grades were also so good that he skipped a whole grade because he was so ahead and smart. But now after everything had happened there is obviously something wrong with Pony whether it was him overthinking or even how he was so sad.

(Hilton 51 w4)

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"His name's Randy." "Yeah, I know him," I said. "You want to see him?" "Yeah." I shrugged. "Sure, why not?"

Randy is a Socs I am very surprised that he came to the Greasers house and was talking to Pony.

(Hilton 52 w4)

2024-02-07 16:26:55 UTC

"I killed him. I had a switchblade and I was scared they were going to beat me up." "No, kid, it was your friend, the one who died in the hospital..." "Johnny is not dead." My voice was shaking. "Johnny is not dead."

Ponyboy is starting to believe that johnny is not dead and might get him self in trouble for saying that he killed Bob I think after all that has happend Pony is starting to lose his mind.

(Hinton, pg 168)

kendalzittell — 2024-02-08 13:12:32 UTC

" Was he a good buddy of ours? Darry said 'yes, sir,' lookking straight at the judge, not flinching; but Soda looked at me like he was sentencing me to the electric chair before he gave the same answer. "

Im not exactly sure why Soda gave PonyBoy this type of look before saying his answer.

( Hinton, page 174, week 4)

deandakaj — 2024-02-09 18:56:01 UTC

On this page we are reading about how Soda is pretty sad more than he usually is. It's almost like he is in depression or can't get over something that has happened from the past. As the text states, "But when I looked at Soda I stopped. His face was white, and when he looked at me his eyes were wide with a pained expression." So now we know how he is feeling just from the way he looks, he is either shocked by something or very sad about something. Another quote from the text is, "It's the letter he wrote Sandy, Darry said without expression. Returned unopened." After hearing this, we now know the cause of Soda's mood and why he is feeling the way that he is.

(Hinton, pg 170-171)

kendalzittell — 2024-02-09 19:11:06 UTC

"when a car drove up and three Socs got out. I just sat there and looked at them and took another swallow of the Pepsi. I wasnt scared. It was the oddest feeling in the world. I didnt feel anything--scared, mad, or anything. Just zero."

In this paragraph I could tell how much PonyBoy has changed ever since stuff began happening, and ever since Johnny killed bob. Usually PonyBoy would be scared when Socs approached, now he didnt feel scared or anything at all. Which doent really surprise me

(Hinton, Pg

kendalzittell — 2024-02-09 19:26:40 UTC