What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride?

Q. What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride? The Greasers put up a good fight. Dallas said he was proud of him.
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What item cut Johnny's face so badly?

One of the Socs wore several rings and the rings badly cut Johnny. The beating wasn't what had changed Johnny, it was the fact that they had scared him. Johnny never walked alone anymore, and he vowed that he would kill the next person who jumped him. The story of Johnny's beating visibly upsets Cherry.
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Why did the doctor let pony and Two-Bit in to see Johnny?

How did Two-Bit and Ponyboy get in to see Johnny? The doctor let them in because he thought Johnny might die. They snuck in through the back door of the hospital. The doctor left a list of visitors, and they were on it.
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What does Johnny tell Ponyboy before he dies?

Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left. Johnny writes that “stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem Ponyboy shared when they were hiding at the church.
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Who lost complete control at the death of Johnny?

When Johnny dies, Dally loses control and runs from the room in a frenzy. Ponyboy stumbles home late that night, feeling dazed and disoriented. He tells the others of Johnny's death.
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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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What killed Dally?

Dally is shot by police after robbing a grocery store with an unloaded gun. He is cornered by the police, and raises the gun at them. They shoot and kill him.
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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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Who dies in the outsiders book?

Things go from bad to worse when Soc members Bob and Randy arrive and attack the two boys. Bob pushes Ponyboy's head into a fountain and nearly drowns him. Johnny comes to his friend's defence and stabs Bob. Unfortunately, Bob is killed.
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Why is Dally so upset about Johnny's death?

Dally is so upset about Johnny's death because Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. Who phones Darry, and what does he want? Dally phones Darry to say he just robbed a grocery store and to tell him the cops are after him. He wants Darry to hide him.
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Why isnt Curly Shepard at the Rumble?

Why is Tim Shepard's kid brother, Curly, not going to be at the rumble? - Curlly isn't going to be at the rumble because he was at the reformatory for being caught breaking in to a liquor store.
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What keeps Darry from being a SOC?

"The only thing that keeps Darry from being a Soc is us".
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Who dies in Chapter 8 of The Outsiders?

On the way home, Ponyboy and Two-Bit see Cherry Valance in her Corvette. She says that the Socs have agreed to fight with no weapons. Ponyboy asks her to go see Johnny, but she says she cannot because Johnny killed Bob.
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Who Killed Johnny in The Outsiders?

After getting everyone else, including Ponyboy, out of the church, Johnny is hit by a falling timber that breaks his back. Dally tries to save him by dragging him out of the church, but Johnny is hurt pretty badly by the time Dally gets to him.
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How did Johnny Cade get his scar?

He has a scar on his left cheek from when he was jumped and beaten severely by a group of Socs, the gash being left by the rings worn by one of the Socs who attacked him.
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What is Johnny's full name in The Outsiders?

Johnny Cade is a vulnerable sixteen-year-old greaser in a group defined by toughness and a sense of invincibility. He comes from an abusive home, and he takes to the greasers because they are his only reliable family.
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What does Two-Bit Matthews look like?

Two-Bit Mathews was around six feet tall, stocky in build, and was very proud of his long, rust-colored sideburns. He had gray eyes and was always wearing a wide grin. Two-Bit is six feet tall in the book as described by Ponyboy Curtis. In The Outsiders novel, Two-Bit's hair is described as 'rust colored.
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What does Dally say when Johnny dies?

Johnny is dying and is not impressed that the greasers won the rumble: "Useless . . . fighting's no good." He asks to speak to Ponyboy, and, leaning over him, Johnny's last words are "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
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Is Outsiders based on 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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What is Dally's last words?

he pretty much said to himself "it's ok". the real question is what did he want to tell pony. his last words were "pony".
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Why did Dally pull the gun on the cops?

Dally knew what he wanted after the death of Johnny: He wanted to die. He pulled an unloaded gun in order to force the police to shoot him. The fact that his gang witnessed the death of their second gang member in one day suggests that perhaps the circle of light was for them.
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How did Ponyboy say Dally died?

Dally pulls out a gun that isn't loaded, but is sure to draw the policemen's fire. They kill him. Ponyboy knows it was an act of suicide. He reflects on both the bad and good in Dally and concludes Dally died recklessly but bravely.
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Why does Pony tell Randy that he is the one who killed Bob?

Whatever the reasoning, Pony is in a state of denial. Denying that Johnny killed Bob and that now Johnny is dead is the only way that Pony is able to deal with the two deaths. Pony feels that Randy's concern over letting his father down is ludicrous.
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Why is Ponyboy sick after the rumble?

Ponyboy learns that he got a concussion when a Soc kicked him in the head during the rumble, and that he has been delirious in bed for three days.
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What did Johnny mean by Stay Gold?

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. One line in the poem reads, “Nothing gold can stay,” meaning that all good things must come to an end.
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