Q1: What 'circumstances' do Ponyboy's teacher refer to? What circumstances does Ponyboy think his teacher is referring to?
A1: The circumstances that Ponyboy's teacher was referring to were the fact that Pony has had a last couple of rough weeks. He suffered two losses and being sick. He needed time to do damage control. Pony thought that his teacher was referring to all the trouble he's been in. Pony looked at all the negative things that happened and assumed that thats what his teacher meant.
Q2: Why doesn't Ponyboy feel scared when the socs approach him and he threatens them with a broken bottle (p.170-171)? How is this a dramatic change from the Ponyboy we have seen up until this point?
A2: Ponyboy didn't feel scared when the Socs approached him because he was to sick to be scared. After all the trouble the Socs had caused him he didn't want to deal with them. He didn't want to waist his emotions on them. He was always scared of them and this time he didn't see the point of being scared, he just wanted them to leave him alone. This is different fro mthe Ponyboy we usually read about because normally he would have been worried about what they were going to do to him or afraid to stick up for himself. But this time he felt like they've already done so much to him that he should just stop worrying about it.
Q3: What does Darry mean when he says, "you don't just stop living because you lose someone" (p.173)?
A3:
When Darry says that you don't just stop living because you lose someone, he means that you can't just sit there as a depressed hermit when something bad happens. You have to learn to get back up on your feet and continue with life or else it will pass you by. Life's to short to be depressed about something you can't change you have to move on. He means that you can move on mentally and physically, but you'll always remember your past in your heart.
Q4: How do we know Sandy didn't love Soda as much as he loved her?
A4:
We know that Sandy didn't love Soda as much as he loved her because she returned his letter unopened. He poured his heart and soul into that letter, telling her his emotions and feelings and she didn't even take the time to hear what he had to say. If she really loved him, she would have at least written back. Soda truly cared about her, he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her and she didn't feel the same way.
Q5: Explain how Darry and Ponyboy play tug of war with Soda.
A5:
Darry and Ponyboy play tug of war with Soda because they're always fighting and Soda is stuck in the middle of it all. Soda hates to see them fight, he can't handle it and they are always arguing back and forth with each other forcing Soda to take sides. Thats hard for Soda because he sees both sides, how can he chose between his brothers? It makes things hard for Soda because its like hes being torn in half between the two people he loves most.
Q6: What do we learn was so special about Johnny (p.178)?
Q6:
We learned that Johnny was truly a special and rare person. He was someone that had more problems than you could think of but instead of complaining about it like everyone else, he would be there and listen to other people complain about there problems. Johnny really listens to you and really cares about what your saying. Someone like that, someone who always put other's problems before his on, is someone truly rare.
Q7: What does Ponyboy end up doing for his English assignment?
A7:
In the end, Pony ended up doing his English assignment on three people who were all very different, but at the same time similar in many ways. His theme was Bob, the handsome, dark boy with a reckless grin and a hot temper; Dallas, a tough tow-headed boy with a cigarette in his mouth and a bitter grin on his hard face; and Johnny, a quite, defeated-looking sixteen-year-old whose hair needed cutting badly and who had black eyes with a frightened expression to them. He was going to write about how over just a short period of time, all three of their lives changed. And their stories, how it really happened. He would write from the beginning, where it all unfolded. He would tell all those boys who may appear, hot tempered, tough and bitter, or defeated and frightened, that there was something better out there, that they could have better than they have, that theres still hope. He was going to help them, tell them before it was too late. He would tell their side of the story and help others not to judge so quickly about those types of boys. To teach others that we're all people who are very different, but at the same time similar in many ways.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Chapter 11 ((: ©
Vocabulary * ))
ACQUITTED: To free or clear from a charge or accusation
sentence: The innocent man acquitted himself from being charged with the murder of Maria Franklin, his elderly neighbour.
Q1: Explain why Pony might rather have anyone's hate than their pity?
A1:
Pony would much rather have someones hate than their pity because he feels that when someone gives you pity its like they feel sorry for you because they have something and you don't. They feel sorry for you because of something negative about you and not them. When someone gives you pity, it makes Pony feel helpless or like hes hit rock bottom. Pony never wants to feel like that. He would rather have someone hate him then make him feel powerless and dependent.
Q2: What do you think is going on with Pony when he says, "Johnny didn't have anything to do with Bob's getting killed"?
A2:
When Pony says that Johnny didn't have anything to do with Bob being killed, some may think that thats the concussion talking. That may be, but i also think that he meant to say that, and that statement is somewhat right. Although Johnny was the murderer, it wasn't totally his fault Bob was killed. Johnny never wanted to kill anyone, he didn't want to cause any harm. It was Bob that attacked him. The Johnny that killed Bob wasn't the real Johnny. And thats what Pony means when he says that. The Johnny that killed Bob was the scared and shaken Johnny. It was the Johnny that was just trying to defend himself. The real Johnny, the one Pony means in the statement, is the puppy-like, lovable, friendly Johnny that would never want to hurt anyone.
ACQUITTED: To free or clear from a charge or accusation
sentence: The innocent man acquitted himself from being charged with the murder of Maria Franklin, his elderly neighbour.
Q1: Explain why Pony might rather have anyone's hate than their pity?
A1:
Pony would much rather have someones hate than their pity because he feels that when someone gives you pity its like they feel sorry for you because they have something and you don't. They feel sorry for you because of something negative about you and not them. When someone gives you pity, it makes Pony feel helpless or like hes hit rock bottom. Pony never wants to feel like that. He would rather have someone hate him then make him feel powerless and dependent.
Q2: What do you think is going on with Pony when he says, "Johnny didn't have anything to do with Bob's getting killed"?
A2:
When Pony says that Johnny didn't have anything to do with Bob being killed, some may think that thats the concussion talking. That may be, but i also think that he meant to say that, and that statement is somewhat right. Although Johnny was the murderer, it wasn't totally his fault Bob was killed. Johnny never wanted to kill anyone, he didn't want to cause any harm. It was Bob that attacked him. The Johnny that killed Bob wasn't the real Johnny. And thats what Pony means when he says that. The Johnny that killed Bob was the scared and shaken Johnny. It was the Johnny that was just trying to defend himself. The real Johnny, the one Pony means in the statement, is the puppy-like, lovable, friendly Johnny that would never want to hurt anyone.
Friday, May 11, 2007
~ chapter 10
VoCAbULARY ~
INDIGNANTLY --> expressing strong displeasure at something considerered offensive, insulting or unjust.
sentence: The child stomped to his room with a pouty expression on his face by how indignantly his mother was treating him.
Q1: How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finallywork in this chapter?
A1:
In this chapter, Pony was lying to himself by thinking that Johnny wasn't dead. Johnny was back at the vancant lot and things were just hwo they always were. He kept telling himself that and wouldn't let any other thoughts come into his mind. This was helpful beucase it help him deal with it. It distracted him from what was reality. He convinced himself that his dreams were the truth.
Q2: Why was Johnny's dying so difficult for Dally?
A2:
Johnny's death was very difficult for Dally. Normally, Dally is a tough and hard kid who can handle anything. But in the case of Johnny's death, things were extra hard for him. Dally really cared and loved Johnny.
Q3: Why do you think Dally would have wanted to die?
A3:
I think that Dally would have wanted to die because the only thing that he ever loved was gone. In his eyes, there was nothing else worth living for. Nothing positive, nothing to love. There was no reason for him to live anymore. Dally wanted to die because in his heart, he felt his life was already over.
INDIGNANTLY --> expressing strong displeasure at something considerered offensive, insulting or unjust.
sentence: The child stomped to his room with a pouty expression on his face by how indignantly his mother was treating him.
Q1: How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finallywork in this chapter?
A1:
In this chapter, Pony was lying to himself by thinking that Johnny wasn't dead. Johnny was back at the vancant lot and things were just hwo they always were. He kept telling himself that and wouldn't let any other thoughts come into his mind. This was helpful beucase it help him deal with it. It distracted him from what was reality. He convinced himself that his dreams were the truth.
Q2: Why was Johnny's dying so difficult for Dally?
A2:
Johnny's death was very difficult for Dally. Normally, Dally is a tough and hard kid who can handle anything. But in the case of Johnny's death, things were extra hard for him. Dally really cared and loved Johnny.
Q3: Why do you think Dally would have wanted to die?
A3:
I think that Dally would have wanted to die because the only thing that he ever loved was gone. In his eyes, there was nothing else worth living for. Nothing positive, nothing to love. There was no reason for him to live anymore. Dally wanted to die because in his heart, he felt his life was already over.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
chapter nine.
Q1: On the bottom of pg132 when Pony asks what kind of world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
A1:
Pony is commenting about how the world judges people. He comes from a certain part of town. He isn't the richest. He's a Greaser. And he gets labeled "a fighting, greasy, drunk hood." Pony doesn't steal thing, mug people, and doesn't get drunk every night. But yet he is marked as one of those people who do, because he is a Greaser. Pony is saying that society judges people based on what they hear and what they think they see. They never take the time to know Pony, before the chose their feelings towards him.
Q2: Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
A2:
Boys fight because they think it's a contest or they like the action. Its like a drag race or dance. The gang likes to fight. They fight because they build up so much rage against the other person that they need to take it out on the other person by beating their head in. Soda thinks that Darry likes to fight to show off his muscles and nice physic. Boys either fight for fun, or to prove something to everyone else, pride. Pony is different because he isn't one who enjoys fighting. Pony feels out of things. He doesn't want to hurt anyone and thinks that violence just leads to more violence. Pony doesn't like to fought, but he will if he has to. And the rumble against thew Socs is one of those times when he has to fight.
Q3: What is the difference between Tim Shepard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
A3:
The difference between Tim Shepard's gang and Pony's gang is that Tim Shepard's gang was tough as nails and hard. Each and everyone of them enjoyed being a hood and causing trouble. Till the day Tim Shepard's gang dies, each and every one of them will be a hood. Thats where their gang and Pony's differs. Pony and Darry and other members of the Greaser don't want to be hoods all their lives. They want to get out of that part of town and do something with their lives. They don't want to be hoods when they are older. The Greasers want to go somewhere and do something with their lives while Tim Shepard's gang are happy where they are. Also Tim's gang had a leader who made them strong and tough. Tim was their leader and they did what he said. The Greasers didn't have a specific leader, they all were their own leaders. They were just buddies who stuck together. This could give the Greasers an advantage because seeings as they stuck together, they always had each other's back. If someone was in trouble in the rumble, someone would always be there to help them out. Making the Greasers even stronger.
Q4: What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean?
A4:
Johnny's last words were "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." These words were extra special for Pony because of the time they had in the church. Pony was telling Johnny about the poem Stay Gold. Johnny and Pony were discussing it, and Pony got to see the deeper side of Johnny. These words meant to Pony that Johnny would always stay gold and stay strong. Johnny wanted Pony to do the same. Johnny was telling Pony to stay strong and pure. To always believe and strive for better things than being a hood. I think that these were probably one of the best words Johnny could have used for goodbye to Pony. It meant something to both of them that no one else would understand.
A1:
Pony is commenting about how the world judges people. He comes from a certain part of town. He isn't the richest. He's a Greaser. And he gets labeled "a fighting, greasy, drunk hood." Pony doesn't steal thing, mug people, and doesn't get drunk every night. But yet he is marked as one of those people who do, because he is a Greaser. Pony is saying that society judges people based on what they hear and what they think they see. They never take the time to know Pony, before the chose their feelings towards him.
Q2: Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
A2:
Boys fight because they think it's a contest or they like the action. Its like a drag race or dance. The gang likes to fight. They fight because they build up so much rage against the other person that they need to take it out on the other person by beating their head in. Soda thinks that Darry likes to fight to show off his muscles and nice physic. Boys either fight for fun, or to prove something to everyone else, pride. Pony is different because he isn't one who enjoys fighting. Pony feels out of things. He doesn't want to hurt anyone and thinks that violence just leads to more violence. Pony doesn't like to fought, but he will if he has to. And the rumble against thew Socs is one of those times when he has to fight.
Q3: What is the difference between Tim Shepard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
A3:
The difference between Tim Shepard's gang and Pony's gang is that Tim Shepard's gang was tough as nails and hard. Each and everyone of them enjoyed being a hood and causing trouble. Till the day Tim Shepard's gang dies, each and every one of them will be a hood. Thats where their gang and Pony's differs. Pony and Darry and other members of the Greaser don't want to be hoods all their lives. They want to get out of that part of town and do something with their lives. They don't want to be hoods when they are older. The Greasers want to go somewhere and do something with their lives while Tim Shepard's gang are happy where they are. Also Tim's gang had a leader who made them strong and tough. Tim was their leader and they did what he said. The Greasers didn't have a specific leader, they all were their own leaders. They were just buddies who stuck together. This could give the Greasers an advantage because seeings as they stuck together, they always had each other's back. If someone was in trouble in the rumble, someone would always be there to help them out. Making the Greasers even stronger.
Q4: What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean?
A4:
Johnny's last words were "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." These words were extra special for Pony because of the time they had in the church. Pony was telling Johnny about the poem Stay Gold. Johnny and Pony were discussing it, and Pony got to see the deeper side of Johnny. These words meant to Pony that Johnny would always stay gold and stay strong. Johnny wanted Pony to do the same. Johnny was telling Pony to stay strong and pure. To always believe and strive for better things than being a hood. I think that these were probably one of the best words Johnny could have used for goodbye to Pony. It meant something to both of them that no one else would understand.
Friday, May 4, 2007
chapterrrrr 8 (:
Q1: How does what the doctor say on pg 119, foreshadow Johnn'ys condition?
A1:
The doctor says to "let them go in. He's been asking for them. It can't hurt now." When the doctor says "it can't hurt now," he is foreshadowing that "now" is too late. The damage has already been done, and there no point in keeping the in the waiting room. The doctor is saying that he's pretty much giving up hope. He says that they can go in, in such a negitive way that he is foreshadowing that Johnny's conditioncan't be very good.
Q2: "We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reasons" (pg121) What do you think Pony means? What is the reason?
A2:
When Pony says that they needed the gang as much as he needed the gang he means that they are all family and when a family is seperated it affects not just the person being seperated, but hte whole family. A family is a whole unit, and when one part of he unit is gone, it affects all parts of the unit aswell. when one part of the unit is gone, the whole unit can't function or continue. That means that it will not only affect Johnny (the unit leaving) but the rest of the gang (the other parts) also.
Q3:What does Ponyboy mean when me says "We could get along without anyone but Johnny"?
A3:
When Pony says "we could get along without anyone but Johnny" he means that Johnny has a connection with every singly member of tha gang that they all don't have with eachother. They all need Johnny in their lives. If it were another member of the gang, they could get along, because Johnny ios everyones kid brother, you could say that they all love Johnny the most, and for him to be gone, it would make everyone sad.
Q4: If Darry didn't have Pony and Soda why would he be a Soc?
A4:
Darry could have ben a Soc if it wasn't for Soda and Pony because he had the whole "Soc" package. Aside from not a having alot of money, Darry was too smart to be a Greaser. He was great at football, and could have gone on to university or collage. But becuase of the gang, and because of little money, and because he had to take care of Soda and Pony, he didn't go to collage and was a Greaser.
Q5: What does Cherry mean when she says bob "wasn't just anyone" on pg.129?
A5:
When Cherry says that Bob wasn't just anyone, she meant that Bob didn't just only havea bad side, the side that the gang saw, he was also a really nice and kind guy with a good side. Bob was special. He had a special somthig about him that made people like him and follow him. Bob had somthing that made him different than anyone else. He had a leadership quality about him. When Cherry said that Bob wasn't just anyone, she wasn't just referring to his character and personality. When she said Bob wasn't just anyone, she meant that he wasn't just anyone to her. She saw something special in Bob. She and Bob had a speical connection, that some might call love. Bob was something speical to her, and to everyone who knew him.
A1:
The doctor says to "let them go in. He's been asking for them. It can't hurt now." When the doctor says "it can't hurt now," he is foreshadowing that "now" is too late. The damage has already been done, and there no point in keeping the in the waiting room. The doctor is saying that he's pretty much giving up hope. He says that they can go in, in such a negitive way that he is foreshadowing that Johnny's conditioncan't be very good.
Q2: "We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reasons" (pg121) What do you think Pony means? What is the reason?
A2:
When Pony says that they needed the gang as much as he needed the gang he means that they are all family and when a family is seperated it affects not just the person being seperated, but hte whole family. A family is a whole unit, and when one part of he unit is gone, it affects all parts of the unit aswell. when one part of the unit is gone, the whole unit can't function or continue. That means that it will not only affect Johnny (the unit leaving) but the rest of the gang (the other parts) also.
Q3:What does Ponyboy mean when me says "We could get along without anyone but Johnny"?
A3:
When Pony says "we could get along without anyone but Johnny" he means that Johnny has a connection with every singly member of tha gang that they all don't have with eachother. They all need Johnny in their lives. If it were another member of the gang, they could get along, because Johnny ios everyones kid brother, you could say that they all love Johnny the most, and for him to be gone, it would make everyone sad.
Q4: If Darry didn't have Pony and Soda why would he be a Soc?
A4:
Darry could have ben a Soc if it wasn't for Soda and Pony because he had the whole "Soc" package. Aside from not a having alot of money, Darry was too smart to be a Greaser. He was great at football, and could have gone on to university or collage. But becuase of the gang, and because of little money, and because he had to take care of Soda and Pony, he didn't go to collage and was a Greaser.
Q5: What does Cherry mean when she says bob "wasn't just anyone" on pg.129?
A5:
When Cherry says that Bob wasn't just anyone, she meant that Bob didn't just only havea bad side, the side that the gang saw, he was also a really nice and kind guy with a good side. Bob was special. He had a special somthig about him that made people like him and follow him. Bob had somthing that made him different than anyone else. He had a leadership quality about him. When Cherry said that Bob wasn't just anyone, she wasn't just referring to his character and personality. When she said Bob wasn't just anyone, she meant that he wasn't just anyone to her. She saw something special in Bob. She and Bob had a speical connection, that some might call love. Bob was something speical to her, and to everyone who knew him.
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