Why is cherry helping the greasers?

Cherry acts as a spy for the greasers, and in doing so wants not only to help the greasers, but the Socs as well. She wants the fighting to end, and she does whatever is necessary to even the sides and balance the power between the two rival groups.
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Why does Cherry Valance help Ponyboy?

Cherry tells Ponyboy she liked him from the start because of the way he talked and because he is a nice kid, which is a rarity, and she wanted to help him and the other greasers.
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Why is cherry helping the greasers Chapter 6?

Why is Cherry helping the Greasers? Cherry is helping the Greasers because she feels like the whole mess is her fault.
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Why did Cherry decide to help and spy for the greasers?

Cherry becomes a spy for the Greasers because she wants to help them get away from the trouble and she doesn't like fighting and she cares about Pony and she realizes that Socs and Greasers aren't really that different.
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What does Cherry Valance care about?

For a short while at least, she cares more about how each boy behaves than about his West Side or East Side address. Cherry is not just a sweet, simple girl. She finds herself attracted to Dally, who is crass and unrefined but also sexy and charismatic.
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The Outsiders (1983 ) - Cherry And Ponyboy Talking



What reason does cherry give Ponyboy?

What reason does Cherry give Ponyboy for not going to see Johnny in the hospital? She couldn't look at him because he killed Bob. In one-well written sentence, describe the mood at the Curtis house just before the rumble. Before the rumble everyone was excited, but also nervous.
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Why is Cherry Valance an important character?

Cherry is open-minded, sensitive, and courageous. She befriends Ponyboy early in the novel and helps him to see that Socs are people, too. After Bob dies, Cherry plays a minor role as a liaison between the two gangs.
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What does Cherry do to Dally?

The girls are the target of Dally's nasty and rude comments, but he buys them sodas to "cool them off." Cherry throws her soda into Dally's face and the situation is tense until Johnny steps in to defend her, which is surprising given that Johnny worships Dally and considers him his hero.
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How does Cherry Valance change in The Outsiders?

As you can see, Cherry doesn't go through any major change. Though she is developed a bit and becomes more responsible, she basically remains the same as she was when she was introduced. Although, she doesn't change, her role in the story is important.
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What is Cherry's last name in The Outsiders?

Cherry Valance

Bob's girlfriend, she is a Soc cheerleader whom Ponyboy meets at the movies. Cherry's real name is Sherri, but people call her Cherry because of her red hair. Ponyboy and Cherry have a great deal in common, and Ponyboy feels comfortable talking to her.
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Is Cherry responsible for the main events?

The curvy roof fell on him. Dally. Analyze and discuss the change that has taken place in the relationship between Ponyboy and Darry. Cherry feels responsible for the main events.
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Who died in outsiders?

During The Film

Bob Sheldon - Stabbed by Johnny Cade in self defense. Johnny Cade - Spine broken by a flaming piece of wood falling on top of him. Dally Winston - Shot six times by several police officers.
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Why does Cherry feel responsible for the main events that took place?

Cherry feels that she's to blame for the whole situation. She wants to give the Greasers information about Soc plans for violence against them. She also wants to testify in court that Bob and his friends had been drinking and were looking for trouble. She wants to testify that Bob was killed in self-defense.
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Is Cherry A SOC or a greaser?

In S.E. Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, most of the major characters are Greaser boys. To balance out the perspective of the Socs versus the Greasers, Hinton introduced a strong female Soc, Cherry Valance.
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What is Cherry's famous line The Outsiders?

“It's not my idea of a good time to sit in a drive-in and watch people get drunk.”
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What does Cherry reveal about the SOCS?

What does Cherry explain as the difference between the socs and the greasers? Cherry explains that the socs are cool to the point and sophisticated, they do not feel anything. Cherry explains that the greasers feel too violently.
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What is Cherry's conflict in The Outsiders?

One of the conflicts is Man vs. Society because Sherri dislikes the violence between the Socs and the Greasers. She also dislikes how both sides commit crimes.
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What does Cherry explain as the difference between the SOCS and the greasers?

cherry explains that the difference between socs and greasers is that socs are unemotional, they have no goals, and there's no REAL friends inside their groups. greasers are emotional, have goals, and treat each other like family.
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How is cherry different from the greasers?

Answers 1. Cherry is part of the Socs and Pony is a Greaser. Cherry believes that Socs live artificial lives. She thinks Socs don't feel things.
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What is Cherry's real name why is she called Cherry?

7. What is Cherry's real name? Why is she called Cherry? - Her name is Sherri Valance, but her name is Cherry because of her red hair.
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What does Cherry Valance look like?

Sherri Valance is a 16 year old tuff (tough) looking girl who is a cheerleader. She has green eyes and long red hair, and because of her red hair, people call her Cherry instead of Sherri. She is always dressed sharp and is very good looking. She is part of the Social group, also known as the socs.
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How old was cherry in The Outsiders?

Sherri "Cherry" Valance is describes as a beautiful 16-year-old girl with red hair and green eyes. Ponyboy also describes her as "classy."
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What information does Cherry reveal to the greasers in Chapter 8?

Cherry Valance is at the vacant lot in her Corvette when Two-Bit and Ponyboy arrive. She tells them that the Socs plan to play by greaser rules during the rumble and not use weapons.
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What are Johnny's last words?

What do Johnny's last words mean? 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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Why was cherry there explain the reason why she said that she could not go and see Johnny?

Cherry Valance is at the vacant lot when the boys go by. She speaks to both Pony and Two-Bit and assures them that the Socs are going to follow the rules — no weapons. Pony asks her whether she is going to visit Johnny in the hospital, but she says that she just can't because Johnny had killed her boyfriend.
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