VOCABULARY
indignantly - angry, resentful, infuriated, mad
One day Lulu and Bill were walking down the street and say a very indignantly man, they asked the man what was wrong and he said he was thirsty and couldn't afford a drink.
1. How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?
Ponyboy dreams that Johnny isn't dead and keeps telling him self that. This works because it calms himself down, so he won't do something stupid.
2. Why was Johnny's dying so difficult for Dally to handle?
Johnny's dying was so difficult for dally to handle because, Johnny was the only one that he really liked, and now he has no one to live for and just wanted to die.
3. Why do you think Dally would have wanted to die?
I think Dally would have wanted to die because he was only staying alive for Johnny and now Johnny was dead so he thought their was no point to living.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Saturday, June 2, 2007
chapter nine
1. On the bottom of p.133, when Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
When Pony asks what kind of a world it is when he says that all he has to be proud of is his reputation and fact that he is a hood, He is making a comment on how there isn't much to be proud of if your a greaser where on the other hand Socs have is all.
2. Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
The boys fight for different reasons, like just cause they enjoy it,to show off their muscles, to burn of steam, and just cause it feels good. Pony is different cause he doesn't like to fight, he thinks it is pointless, and people just always end up hurt anyways.
3. What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
The difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboys gang is that Tim's gang has a leader and things were all organized but the Greasers were just buddies who stuck together and each man was his own leader. Pony feels that this gives the Greasers the upper hand because since they all are good friends they are always looking out for each other, but at the same time they don't need to follow leadership so they may work harder because they are using their own ideas.
4. What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean?
I think when johnny said to ponyboy "stay gold" it meant, don't change, your a great person, and to always try and do the best he can. Also that Johnny really cared about Pony.
When Pony asks what kind of a world it is when he says that all he has to be proud of is his reputation and fact that he is a hood, He is making a comment on how there isn't much to be proud of if your a greaser where on the other hand Socs have is all.
2. Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
The boys fight for different reasons, like just cause they enjoy it,to show off their muscles, to burn of steam, and just cause it feels good. Pony is different cause he doesn't like to fight, he thinks it is pointless, and people just always end up hurt anyways.
3. What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
The difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboys gang is that Tim's gang has a leader and things were all organized but the Greasers were just buddies who stuck together and each man was his own leader. Pony feels that this gives the Greasers the upper hand because since they all are good friends they are always looking out for each other, but at the same time they don't need to follow leadership so they may work harder because they are using their own ideas.
4. What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean?
I think when johnny said to ponyboy "stay gold" it meant, don't change, your a great person, and to always try and do the best he can. Also that Johnny really cared about Pony.
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