Journal Response

First journal response questions:

1. Describe the setting in the novel.
The setting in the book the Outsiders takes place year 1950. The exact location of the story is the East Side and the West Side of the story. Ponyboy Curtis lives in a poorer neighborhood than the other gang, the Socs. Ponyboy lives with his two brothers and no parents. It is a rough life, but Ponyboy is able to manage it with the help of his gang, the "Greasers". "Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped, or someone will come by and scream "Greaser!" at them, which doesn't make you feel too hot, if you know what I mean. We get jumped by Socs." In this quote Ponyboy explains to the read how life is hard as a "Greaser".

2. Which Characters have you been introduced to so far?
So far I have been introduced to Darry (Ponyboy's oldest brother), Sodapop, (Ponyboy's favorite brother), Ponyboy (a memeber of a gang called the "greasers"), Jonny (Ponyboy's friend who is also a memeber of the gang), Dally (a memeber of the gang who has been in trouble to many times to count), and Cherry (a friend of Ponyboys who is a Soc, they met each other at a drive-in.)Darry is the man in charge of the house, since he is the oldest out of his two brothers, and he works alot to pay the bills. According to Ponyboy Darry is mean. Sodapop is Ponyboy's favorite brother because he understands and listens to him, unlike Darry. Sodapop is goodlooking, dropped out of school, and works at a gas station because he was failing almost every subject. There is a conflict between the Socs and the Greasers because the Socs like to beat up the Greasers for fun.

3. This quotation best fits Sodapop, "Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? It ain't his fault he likes to go to 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 too ribbons." This quotation best fits Darry, "Yeah, since it ain't a school night."

Picture:


Dallas Winton (Greaser)


Steve Randle (Greaser)