What is Darry's ultimate fear?

Answers 1. Darry's biggest fear was losing Ponyboy (or Soda) as they had lost their parents. This is revealed in Chapter 6 when Darry and Sodapop visit Ponyboy in hospital.
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What was Darry's silent fear?

Darry. His silent fear was losing another person he loved. Dally. He burned his arm trying to pull Johnny out of the church.
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What is Darry's silent fear towards the end of Chapter 6?

After losing his parents, Darry fears losing another loved one. Cherry's willingness to clue the greasers in on Soc activity shows her to be in a kind of limbo. She is no longer affiliating herself as a Soc, but instead is watching them as an outsider.
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What is Ponyboy's fear?

After reading the morning paper, what is Ponyboy's biggest fear? He will be put into the boys' home. What does the narrator mean when he says, "serious reality has a hard time coming through to Soda, but when it does, it hits him hard." When Soda finally realizes the truth, the truth affects him greatly.
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Why does Darry work so hard?

Since their parent's deaths, Darry is responsible for taking care of the family. He works hard because he because he wants to take good care of his brothers.
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What is Darry's biggest fear in The Outsiders?

Darry's biggest fear was losing Ponyboy (or Soda) as they had lost their parents. This is revealed in Chapter 6 when Darry and Sodapop visit Ponyboy in hospital. Ponyboy finally realises that the reason that Darry has been so hard on him is because of his love for his brothers, not because he does not like Ponyboy.
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How old is Darrel Curtis?

Darrel Curtis

Darrel, known as “Darry,” is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash.
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What does Dally do when Johnny dies?

After Johnny dies in the hospital, Dally is so upset, he runs away from Ponyboy and robs a grocery store. The police chase him to the empty lot where the greasers hang out. There, Dally takes out his unloaded gun and threatens the police, who shoot him in self-defense.
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What happens to Darry in The Outsiders?

After the show in 2009, he died from cancer. He always lived in the gang's house. He had one kid and got married when Sodapop moved out in 1965 and Ponyboy moved out in 1967. His best friend was a guy from his roofing job that didn't want to be in a gang but him and Darry knew each other since they were in pre-k.
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What does Darry say in The Outsiders?

“You don't ever think,” Darry broke in, “not at home or anywhere when it counts.” Darry expresses his frustration with Ponyboy's lack of street smarts. Darry knows Ponyboy needs common sense if he is going to survive and stay safe.
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How did Dally get injured?

The teacher tells him that his back caught on fire and that the jacket he was wearing, which Dally lent him, saved his life. He says that Dally was burned but will probably be fine. Johnny, however, is in very bad shape—he was struck by a piece of burning timber as it fell, and may have broken his back.
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Who died in outsiders?

Because of Johnny dying, Dally kills himself, and because Ponyboy loses two of his greatest friends, he shuts down and starts blocking out the world. He does this because he believes that if he can keep out everyone else, he can keep out that voice telling him “Dally and Johnny are dead, Pony.
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What does Ponyboy realize about Darry at the end of Chapter 6?

Answers 1. Ponyboy realizes Darry is crying, and that he hasn't seen him cry in years. Ponyboy understands how much Darry cares about him, and that maybe the reason he is so strict is because he wants to keep him safe.
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Why was Darry so hard on Ponyboy?

Terms in this set (44) Why was ponyboy walking home alone from the movies? Why does Darry work so hard? Because his Mom and Dad passed away, and Darry is the parent.
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What does Darry believe in?

Darry thinks that Ponyboy is smart, often with his nose in a book, and believes he has definite potential to grow up and become something. He also see the younger brother as having his head in the clouds and not being mindful of the ever-present threat of getting jumped by the Socs.
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How old is Darry in The Outsiders?

Darrel "Darry" Curtis: The oldest Curtis brother, 20 years old, who has been caring for his brothers since their parents died in a car crash. He is the unofficial leader of the gang.
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How was Dally's death foreshadowed?

Notice the "used to." This is some subtle foreshadowing. Pony no longer sketches Dally because Dally's already dead when Pony's writing. His death is one of his reasons Pony's writing this piece in the first place. Last we checked, riding in rodeos was no crime, but jumping little kids is pretty bad.
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Why is Dally so broken after Johnny's death?

Dally is furious and has a breakdown because Johnny was the one person he actually cared about. Dally is furious at the doctor for not being able to save Johnny. He refuses to believe that Johnny died. Dally is in shock and denial that Johnny died.
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What is Darry's internal conflict?

Darry faces much internal conflict throughout the story. He is constantly afraid that Ponyboy will get hurt and because of this he is very strict with, and tough on Ponyboy. Also, he becomes frustrated when Ponyboy comes home way after curfew because he was so worried that something bad had happened to Ponyboy.
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Why is Dally's death significant?

Dally survived by insisting that he was in control of his life and it is fair to surmise that he viewed his death in the same way. Dally's reaction to Johnny's death allows Ponyboy to see Dally in a different light. After seeing him gunned down, Ponyboy thinks, ''Nobody would write editorials praising Dally.
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Does Ponyboy Stay Gold?

Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. As he lies dying in Chapter 9, Johnny Cade speaks these words to Ponyboy. “Stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny when the two hide out in the Windrixville Church.
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Is the outsiders a true story?

Though the real setting may cause you to wonder if Outsiders is based on a true story (like History's similarly located Hatfields & McCoys), this series is totally fictional. However, the cast and creators reveal that they still did a lot of research to make the story as authentic as possible.
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Is Ponyboy his real name?

Ponyboy Michael Curtis A 14-year-old boy who is the narrator and main character in The Outsiders.
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How old is 2bit?

Keith "Two-Bit" Mathews (spelled Matthews in the film credits) is eighteen and a half, and still a Junior in high school. and a supporting character in The Outsiders. He is the "oldest and the wisecracker of the bunch." He's the second oldest, behind Darry (who's 20), and is known for stealing.
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