Question

Explain these 3 quotes from ‘The Outsiders.’

1.) “I listened to his heart pounding through his T-shirt and knew everything was going to be okay now. I had taken the long way around, but I was finally home. To stay.” (Page 69)

2.) “And don’t be so bugged over being a greaser. You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want.” (Page 179)

3.) “Two friends of mine had died that night: one a hero, the other a hoodlum.” (Page 154)

Answer 1

1) (i can’t remember what this scene is from)

2) Ponyboy has a lot of years left, he has lots of time to become who he wants to be. (i believe that’s who they were referring to.)

3) Johnny died after saving kids from the burning church making him the hero. Dally died after robbing a comic book store.