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Chapter 1- Ponyboy was tracked by Socs (2)
So Ponyboy must be unwillingness that cut his hair down. Ponyboy reveres Darrel, because his parents have died in a car accident, he lives with his brother and Darrel becomes an authority figure for Ponyboy. -
Chapter1- the introduction of the characters and the relationships (1)
Chapter1 describes the main characters and their relationship. In addition, it also introduces the relationship between Greasers and Socs.
Describing the Greasers and Socs are important, because they are clues in this novel. Greasers and Socs are two different gangs. Greasers are blackguardly and socs are west-side rich kids. Only do we understanding the connection of characters, we can read better. -
Chapter 1- Ponyboy was tracked by Socs (1)
Ponyboy was tracked by Socs. He remembers that Johnny was beaten up by Socs. Socs begin to bully Ponyboy and want to cut his long hair down. Ponyboy is so frighten. Suddenly Darrel comes, helps Pongboy and blames him a lot.
We can see from this part of this chapter, Socs always bully Greasers. Because Johnny’s factor oh his family and he was beaten up by socs, he becomes the most cowardly person in the Greasers. Moreover, Greasers are proud of their long hair. -
Chapter1- the introduction of the characters and the relationships (2)
Ponyboy is a fourteen-years-old narrator and protagonist and the youngest of the greasers. He is different from others in greasers. His world is beautiful and he likes watching movies. He is the only one that can study in the school. He will have a nice future if he works hard. -
Chapter 3- the Geasers meet the Socs's boyfriends (2)
Cherry can see through the values about Socs and Greasers clearly, so Cherry is more emotion too. Socs quarrel with Greasers improved that Socs sassy again. -
Chapter 3- Darrel slaps the ponyboy and Ponyboy comes across Johnny (2）
So he runs away sadly. Moreover, Ponyboy goes to the park with Johnny is making a foundation for Chapter4. -
Chapter 4- Johnny kills Bob and Dally helps Ponyboy and Johnny to escape (2）
Dally can help Ponyboy and Johnny escape, it improves that Dally is the toughest hood in Greasers. Dally’s violent makes him more dangerous than the other Greasers, and he takes pride in his criminal record. Dally feels protective of Johnny. This chapter can describe Dally’s character clearly. It makes this novel more colorful. -
Chapter 2- The Greasers and the Socs are in the cinema (1)
Ponyboy, Johnny, Dally and other Greasers go to the cinema. They meet with two Socs’ girl Cherry and Marcia. Ponyboy gets along well with Cherry.
The conversation between Ponyboy and Cherry is important. It reflects the Socs is tyrannical. Like Ponyboy says, Johnny was hit by Socs, he almost die.
Cherry admires Dally’s individuality and tells Ponyboy that she could fall in love with Dally. Cherry and Ponyboy become friends, their relationship make a foundation for the content. -
Chapter 3- the Geasers meet the Socs's boyfriends (1)
After movies, Socs sends Cherry and Marcia go home. Ponyboy talk with Cherry about the differences between the Socs and Greasers. Suddenly, Cherry’s boyfriend(Bob) find them and Greasers, Socs quarrel with Greasers for a moment.
Ponyboy and Cherry have a great deal in common, can improve Cherry is different from others in Socs. For example, Cherry says: You are more emotion we are sophisticated. This is the reason why we are antipathetic. -
Chapter 3- Darrel slaps the ponyboy and Ponyboy comes across Johnny (1)
Ponyboy goes home late, because of quarrel with Socs. His brother-Darrel slaps the ponyboy. Ponyboy is very angry and go out. He comes across Johnny, they go to the park together.
Ponyboy thinks Darrel dislikes him, because Darrel is always strick with Ponyboy. Darrel takes place Ponyboy’s parents to look after him, manages him many things. Such as Darrel cooks cake every morning for him. Ponyboy does not realize that Darrel loves him. He feels Darrel is awesome. -
Chapter 4- Johnny kills Bob and Dally helps Ponyboy and Johnny to escape (1)
When Ponyboy and Johnny arrive in the park, they come across Bob, Randy and other Socs. Greasers and Socs begin to fight. Johnny kills Bob, it just stems from he wants self-defence. Dally helps Ponyboy and Johnny to escape away to the church on Jay Mountain. We can see from Johnny kills Bob neglectful, it proves that Johnny is fearful, nervous and sensible. He is protected by Greasers. In addition, Johnny kills Bob is a important plot in this chapter. -
Chapter 5- the life in escaping (1)
Johnny buys a lot of sausages and a book, the book is Gone With The Wind. To avoid police better, Ponyboy and Johnny cut their long hair. They depend on that book and poker to expend time. One morning, Ponyboy and Johnny see the sunrise together and remember that a poem in that book Nothing Gold Can Stay.
To avoid the police, Ponyboy and Johnny withhold their unwillingness, cut their hair down. It can improve that they are have no alternative. -
Chapter 5- the life in escaping (2)
Nothing Gold Can Stay is an important poem. It makes Ponyboy and Johnny think a lot. Everyone is chaste when their birth. Following the time elapses and environmental influences, so many people become bad in some aspect. Like Greasers. Perhaps Greasers unexpected that they become bad. All in all, nice things can not stay. -
Chapter 5- Dally comes to visit Ponyboy and Johnny (1)
Dally comes and tells Ponyboy and Johnny they are safe now. Dally brings a letter that soda sent to Ponyboy. After read letter, Ponyboy realized that Darrel miss him so much after he escapes away. Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny Greasers and, Tim and socs will hold a duel at lot. Cherry becomes a spy for the Greasers. Ponyboy always think Darrel dislikes him and stricks with him, but he is wrong. After Ponyboy leaves home, Darrel is sad and miss Ponyboy so much. -
Chapter 5- Dally comes to visit Ponyboy and Johnny (2）
Darry is awful sorry he hits Ponyboy, he did not mean it. Darrel love Ponyboy, he want Ponyboy become better. Dally said that Greasers Tim will struggle against Socs. This increase the interests of readers and make a foundation for the content. -
Chapter 6- The Greasers save the children and are sent to the hospital (1)
When Dally prepares to take Ponyboy and Johnny go downhill, the church is on fire. They get off the car and save fire and children. Ponyboy and Johnny get flesh wound, but Johnny gets serious injury. Johnny almost die. Teacher praises Ponyboy and Johnny. She cannot believe they are Greasers. Darrel goes to the hospital to see them and he does not want to lose Ponyboy. Although Greasers are blackguardly, always fight with others, and people think they are hoods. -
Chapter 6- The Greasers save the children and are sent to the hospital (2）
But they are kind and zealous. They can do something that help others’ trouble. In addition, Johnny gets serious injury is make a foundation for the context. Moreover, Darrel love Ponyboy very much. Like the sentences in this novel: “Pony, you have scared me to death. Please be careful, because I could not stand it if anything happened to you. Darrel looked down and turned away silently.” We can see from the sentences, Darrel’s love is deep-seated and silence. -
Chapter 6- The Greasers save the children and are sent to the hospital (3）
Now, Ponyboy realizes that eventually. -
Chapter 7- The Greasers are on the newspapers about the fire (1)
The Greasers are on the newspapers about the fire. The Greasers are on the newspapers and the newspapers are talking about the good things. Usually, the news is always talking about the bad things of the Greasers, but this time is different. It means that not everyone who is in the Greasers is bad. Everyone is independent. Everyone has them own individualism. We cannot decide a person just because where he comes from. -
Chapter 7- The Greasers are on the newspapers about the fire (2)
For example, just like Greasers, although they may have some bad people, they also have some good people, like Johnny and Ponyboy. They saved children from the church. They are so brave and kind. The newspapers have already proved this idea. It can also exemplify this opinion that the Greasers hate the Socs, but they don’t hate Cherry at all. They like Cherry and they can also chat with each other. -
Chapter 7- The Greasers are on the newspapers about the fire (3)
Consequently, this point connects one of the main ideas: “ individualism”(We can also find this idea from Randy and Ponyboy’s conversation). -
Chapter 8- the conversation between the Ponyboy and Johnny (2)
Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the sights you wants to see.” Although Johnny has already met a lot of things, not the things Johnny wants to. He aspires love and he wants to find it from his rest of the life. -
Chapter 9- a fight between the Socs and the Greasers (2)
Finally, the Greasers are the winner. As for Johnny, fight means nothing. -
Chapter 9- Johnny's death (2)
We must always be a good man. Moreover, we must value our life and always do the good things. Don’t let us to regret in the future. Just like Johnny hopes to feel love, but finally, he doesn’t accomplish his dream. As a result, this point reminds us that everyone should STAY GOLD. Additionally, it is also the important clue for the rest of the story. -
Chapter 10- Dally's death (1)
Dally cannot access the truth that Johnny has already died. After that, he goes to rob a grocery and he runs to the abandoned lot. Finally, he is shot by the police and dies.
Johnny is the most important part of Dally’s life. Although Dally is really tough, Johnny is the only thing Dally loves. However, Jonny is gone. Dally loses his everything and he wants to die too. So even Dally has a breaking point. Johnny knows that dying was what Dally wanted, and he always got what he wanted. -
Chapter 10- Dally's death (2)
At the end, Dally hasn’t seen Johnny’s wish. -
Chapter 8- the conversation between the Ponyboy and Johnny (1)
Johnny tells Ponyboy that he doesn’t want to die. He wants to see and do more; sixteen years are not long enough.
Johnny is close to death. Because he hasn’t met and done a lot of wonderful things, he is afraid of death. He aspires love, because he hasn’t. His family doesn’t warm. He just owns his friends. He wants more love. “Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. -
Chapter 9- Johnny's death (1)
Johnny is dead, and he says to the Ponyboy to STAY GOLD.
Johnny is dead; it is the bad news for everybody. They lost their good brother. Furthermore, Johnny cannot keep alive and he asks Ponyboy to stay gold, remembering the good thing and value it. He hopes that Ponyboy can always be a good person. There are many good things that people always forget, whereas there are many bad things that people always remember. We must value the good things and keep it forever. -
Chapter 9- a fight between the Socs and the Greasers (1)
There is a fight between the Socs and the Greasers. There are 20 people in the Greasers, while there are 22 people in the Socs. Randy doesn’t come. Finally, the Greasers win the fight.
Because Randy is tired about fighting, he doesn’t come to the fight. Because of Johnny, Dally says that the Greasers must win. The fight is really exciting and nervous. It is one of the important parts of the story. For Dally, this fight is for Johnny. Dally knows that he must win. -
Chapter 11- the conversation between the Ponyboy and Randy (1)
Randy comes to see the Ponyboy and tells him that they will go to the court tomorrow. Furthermore, Ponyboy always says that he kills the Bob not Johnny, but Randy refutes him. Ponyboy don’t want admit that Jonny is dead. He wants to admit that he kills the Bob. Because Ponyboy wants to keep good thing with Johnny, he wants to admit the murder. -
Chapter 11- the conversation between the Ponyboy and Randy (2)
Furthermore, Ponyboy thinks that Randy cannot understand his feeling, because he has grown up in a different environment, especially compared to the Greasers. He cannot feel the pain about their lost. Moreover, Ponyboy is so sad that Johnny is gone. Johnny is his good brother and friends, but he cannot play with him anymore. The only thing that he can do for Johnny is that he wants to admit the bad things, keeping the good things for him. He doesn’t want anybody to hurt Johnny. -
Chapter 11- the conversation between the Ponyboy and Randy (3)
He wants to protect Johnny. -
Chapter 12- go to the court (1)
The Greasers and the Socs go to the court. The judge asks a lot of things, such as Ponyboy’s study, the whole situation about the murder, Ponyboy’s living and so on. The judge asks everyone about the murder, but he hasn’t asked Ponyboy about the murder, just about his life. Ponyboy is so nervous. Finally, the judge announces that Ponyboy is innocence and he can stay with his brothers. -
Chapter 12- go to the court (2)
The court has asking all the people and finally not only can Ponyboy live with his brothers, but also the court announces that Ponyboy is innocent. This is one of the important clues of the story. It’s preparing for the later part of the story. -
Chapter 12- the letter from Johnny and Ponyboy begins writing The Outsiders (1)
Ponyboy’s study abilities are reducing, he needs to write an essay for the English teacher so that teacher can give C for Ponyboy in English. After that, he finds the letter in the book, which is written by Johnny. After reading it, Ponyboy starts to write about the story of them. After going back to school, Ponyboy cannot back to his life. After that, he finds the letter from Johnny. Johnny doesn’t regret saving those children; even he knows that he is going to die. -
Chapter 12- the letter from Johnny and Ponyboy begins writing The Outsiders (2)
It’s worth it. There is stills a lot of good things in the world. Johnny wants to tell Dally too, but it is too late. Johnny is a good guy, Johnny also wants that Ponyboy can STAY GOLD and it’s a good way to be. Those sentences encourage the Ponyboy. And then, Ponyboy writes their story on the essay. It is the ending of the story, but it is also the beginning of the story.
