OUTSIDERS: CHARACTERS

Characters

Ponyboy, Johnny, Dally

Ponyboy

“You take up for your buddies, no matter what they do“It was my pride”“I’d rather have anyone’s hate than their pity”

Johnny

“But Johnny was the gang’s pet”“It ain’t the same as having your own folks care about you”“I don’t mind dying now. It’s worth it”

Dally

“Dally hated to do things the legal way”“Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted”

Key Relationship Moment

“Oh, Pony…I thought we’d lost you….” 

Symbols/Visual Metaphors

Car, Cigarette

Car (Corvair/Mustang)

“Even before the Corvair pulled up” “The blue Mustang was circling the park slowly”

Cigarette

“I was smoking a lot more there than I usually did” “”’Yeah’ I said, lighting a cigarette”