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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Outsiders</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> 1 <strong>notes</strong><br />
Character identification Important observation<br />
Ponyboy<br />
Soda<br />
Darry<br />
Steve<br />
TwoBit<br />
Dally<br />
Johnny<br />
narrator, greaser<br />
beaten by Socs after<br />
he goes to movies<br />
Ponyboy's brother; Pony<br />
says Soda can get "drunk<br />
on life;" he is movie star<br />
handsome<br />
Pony's and Soda's brother;<br />
takes care of them by roofing<br />
houses for living<br />
Soda's best friend; good with<br />
cars.<br />
Oldest of the greaser gang;<br />
likes school and likes to<br />
steal; Pony says he's very<br />
funny.<br />
A greaser who has spent<br />
time in jail.<br />
A greaser who is quiet and<br />
scared<br />
describes brothers Darry and<br />
Soda; loves Soda but doesn't get<br />
along with Darry. Says his parents<br />
were killed in auto accident.<br />
Soda sticks up for Pony with eldest<br />
brother Darry<br />
Darry is big and tough and he and Ponyboy<br />
do not get along well; Pony thinks Darry<br />
expects too much.<br />
Ponyboy does not like Steve, because Steve<br />
treats Pony like he's a child.<br />
Pony describes Twobit as always<br />
wanting to get his "twobits worth in; hence<br />
his name;" his real name is Keith<br />
Pony says Dally is mean and the toughest of<br />
the gang; Dally has a record with the police.<br />
<strong>The</strong> gang looks out for Johnny, who was badly<br />
beaten by Socs and whose parents hate him.<br />
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Paul Newman<br />
swithblade knife<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Outsiders</strong><br />
by S.E. Hinton<br />
Madras shirt<br />
S.E. (Susan Eloise) Hinton<br />
1960s Mustang convertible greasers<br />
"tuff" car cool or neat<br />
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