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What happened to Ponyboy when he was walking home from the movies?
In the opening scene of the novel, Ponyboy is walking home from the movies alone and gets jumped by a group of Socs. The Socs are the greasers rival gang who live on the West-side. Ponyboy thinks he is going to suffocate when one of the Socs sits on his chest, and the boy begins punching Pony in the face.
Why is Ponyboy so angry?
Ponyboy is probably still working through the stages of grief. He is filled with anger over losing his parents, which in itself is an important component in his internalization of the unfairness of his life.
Why do the SOCS attack Ponyboy while he is walking home from the movies?
Ponyboy is attacked when walking home from the movies by the Socs because he is a greaser, and the two gangs are engaged in an ongoing retaliatory turfwar. Ponyboy explains early on that he should not be walking home alone, because he is a greaser and he risks getting “jumped” or beaten up.
What happens to makes Ponyboy nervous as he is leaving the movies?
What happens to makes Ponyboy nervous as he is leaving the movies? A car is following him.
What is Ponyboy’s mood at the very end of the outsiders?
depressed
Summary: Chapter 12 After the hearing, Ponyboy becomes detached and depressed. His grades suffer, he loses his coordination, memory, and appetite, and he resumes fighting with Darry.
Who is angry and slaps Ponyboy in the face when he gets home late from the drive-in movies?
The brothers begin to fight, and Darry slaps Ponyboy across the face. Ponyboy flees, determined to run away. He finds Johnny, and the two boys heads for the park.
Who scares Johnny at the movies?
Johnny tries to tell the girls that Dallas is an okay person once you know him, but Cherry insists that she’s glad she doesn’t know him, as Two-Bit comes up behind Johnny and puts his arms around him, scaring him.