1) Compare and contrast Johnny and Dally. What roles do they play in the novel? What roles do they play In Ponyboy’s life?
2 Discuss Ponyboy’s evolving conception of the Socs. How does his opinion of the Socs at the end of the novel differ from his opinion at the beginning?
3) How is “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny at the church, relevant to Ponyboy and Johnny’s story?
4) What draws Cherry to the greasers? Why is she with Bob? Why does she say she could fall in love with Dally?
5) Compare and contrast the Curtis brothers, Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy. How does their relationship change over the course of the novel?
2 Discuss Ponyboy’s evolving conception of the Socs. How does his opinion of the Socs at the end of the novel differ from his opinion at the beginning?
3) How is “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny at the church, relevant to Ponyboy and Johnny’s story?
4) What draws Cherry to the greasers? Why is she with Bob? Why does she say she could fall in love with Dally?
5) Compare and contrast the Curtis brothers, Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy. How does their relationship change over the course of the novel?