Question

The Outsiders

Describe the protagonist of your novel.
Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.
Describe the setting of your novel.
Describe the protagonist of your novel or short story.

Answer 1

Protagonist-
Ponyboy Curtis:

Ponyboy Curtis is seen as a boy who lacks common sense, he’s very smart in school, but he sometimes just doesn’t think.
( Quote: “You don’t ever think,” Darry broke in, “not at home or anywhere it counts.” )


Setting:
The Outsiders takes place in Oklahoma in the 1960’s. Ponyboy explains that The Greasers rule the poor side of the East Side of town , while the Socs run the richer & wealthier West Side.