Randy refuses to fight in the big rumble because greasers will still be greasers and socs will still be socs. Any of these could be argued as the central idea of the book. Which might explain why i still love reading the outsiders a book that i first came to love as a kid and why so many others are still reading it five decades after it was first published in 1967. Randy adderson is an eighteenyear old soc who took part in the attempted drowning of ponyboy curtis. Randy, who was in the outsiders, also appears as a hippie in this book, which is appropriate to those who have read or seen the outsiders, as randy is an affluent kid who feels guilty about the class division and becomes repulsed by it, which is the background and beliefs of many hippies. He was described as the joker and was tough of course. Get an answer for what was bobs real problem according to randy. When bob is stabbed by johnny in the park, randy runs off with his friends, leaving bobs bleeding body behind. Randy is a handsome soc who eventually sees the futility of fighting.
The outsiders the relationship between setting and mood. He is shown, at the end of the narrative, to be remorseful for his actions toward ponyboy and the other greasers. Randy was the best friend of bob sheldon before bob was killed. Ponyboy walks out of the movie theater and says and. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his. Randy is tall and is said to have a semibeatle haircut. The outsiders is a 1983 film about a gang of tough, lowincome teens who battle their rivals, the socs socials, a gang of wealthier kids.
Bob was killed when he was stabbed in the side by johnny cade, in the midst of his attempted drowning of johnnys best friend ponyboy curtis. Robert bob sheldon is a major antagonist in the 1983 film the outsiders. The outsiders 1983 darren dalton as randy anderson. Get an answer for in the novel the outsiders, where did randy s conversation with ponyboy take place. He probably participated in the beating of johnny, and certainly in the violence against other greasers. What is the main reason that the greasers and the socs fight. According to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. Start studying the outsiders character descriptions physical appearances.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In the begining of the story, what book did ponyboy have to read for english class. Hinton was a strong willed character who attempted the halt the feud between two social classes called the greasers and the socs. In the outsiders, the youngest of the greasers gang was fourteenyears old. Randy is marcias boyfriend, as well as bobs best friend and partner in crime. After bobs death, randy stops pony on the street and tells him that the fighting between the socs and the greasers is pointless. Hintons gritty comingofage story follows the greasers narrator ponyboy curtis, his protective. E hinton, darry was a grown up boy, smart and brawn, who was the leader of a gang called the greasers and was a guardian for his brothers. Bob sheldon was the wealthy, eighteenyear old, soc boyfriend of cherry valance, and best friend of randy adderson. Ponyboy and twobit are approached by a soc named randy, bobs best friend, who expresses remorse for his involvement in the gang war. Hinton, its teenage author, was graduating from her high school in oklahoma.
What are some characteristics of randy and bob with quotations. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, butdid most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. At first, randy is shown to be like the other socs and bob, who beats up greasers for fun. She has received the nickname cherry because of her long red hair, which she occasionally wears pinned up. The outsiders is a 1983 american comingofage drama film directed by francis ford coppola, an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by s. Reading, going to movies, hanging with his friends dislikes. The book doesnt really tell you specifically what his age is. Darren dalton played the role of randy adderson in the film the outsiders. The reason why im guessing that is because hes bobs friend and gets drunk with him and.
We chose josh hutcherson because he had brunette hair and other feature that was similar to play the roll of twobit. How did the character randy change throughout the story. Jo ellen misakian, a librarian at lone star elementary school in fresno, california, and her students were responsible for inspiring coppola to make the film. Strong, athletic, and intelligent, darry has quit school. The outsiders characters and analysis characters and analysis. She is well dressed and what ponyboy calls sharp and really goodlooking. Life is messy, bruising, but also full of intoxicating adventures. Darrel, known as darry, is a twentyyearold greaser who is raising ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. Its not the best book i have ever read, but i read it when i was a. Hintonaccording to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. Randy was the best friend of bob sheldon before bob.
Book summary about the outsiders character list summary and analysis. Hinton explores the themes of class conflict, brotherly love, friendship, and coming of age by following two rival gangs, the greasers and the socs, short for socials, who are separated by socialeconomic status and political beliefs. The characters of tim and curly shepard from the outsiders also appear, as does their sister angela, who is original to that was then, this is now. What are three conflicts of the main character ponyboy. The outsiders is an account of a traumatic time in the life of fourteenyear old ponyboy curtis.
Look, greaser, we got four more of us in the backseat. The outsiders was published 50 years ago this spring, just as s. The outsiders chapter 11 plot summery key quotations i had the knife i killed bob. Randy, who was in the outsiders, also appears as a hippie in this book, which is appropriate to those who have read or seen the outsiders, as randy is an affluent kid who feels guilty about the. Also in the book, each of the greasers lacked an adequate civic social system, family. Study 33 terms the outsiders chapters 57 flashcards. Gang violence in the outsiders working towards peace. Randy refuses to fight in the big rumble because greasers will still be. The outsiders characters and analysis a research guide. One of bob and randys friends, he is the soc who tries to drown. Hintons beloved teen novel, the outsiders, was published, which would make ponyboy and the rest of the greasers well into middle age by now.
Randy adderson marcias boyfriend and bobs best friend. The outsiders chapter 11 by jason tangjaya on prezi. The doctor came in a while ago but i already knew it anyway. For this weeks edition of our lesson study of the outsiders, i am sharing a lesson i used to teach the connection between mood and setting. Sherri valance is the beautiful cheerleader who asks ponyboy to sit with her at the drivein theatre in the outsiders. The outsiders 1983 darren dalton as randy anderson imdb. He is the storys main protagonist, and the youngest member of the greasers. What are three conflicts of the main character ponyboy curtis in the book the outsiders. Sensitive ponyboy used to have a good relationship with his oldest brother darrel, but since darrel became the household caregiver, he.
Along with cherry, randy humanizes the socs by showing that some of them have redeeming qualities. Most gangs today target younger kids because they are not expected to be associated with this level of violence. Ponyboy curtis the novels fourteenyearold narrator and protagonist, and the. After ponyboy lost his best friend johnny while he was saving school children from a burning building, he found. The novel tells the story of ponyboy curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Twobit was a member of the gang on the greasers side. The narrator of ithe outsiders, ponyboy is fourteen years old and a. Fourteenyear old ponyboy curtis is the youngest of three orphaned brothers who live on the north side of town, the wrong side of the tracks. After bobs death, randy stops pony on the street and tells him that the fighting between. After johnny kills bob, who was trying to drown ponyboy, randy seeks to end the.
You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes. His girlfriend is marcia, and his best friend was robert sheldon, whom he met in grade school. Randy adderson called randy anderson in the film is a soc in the outsiders, and a minor antagonist turned supporting tritagonist. Darry from the outsiders was a 20 year old boy who took responsibility and. The most obvious conflict is the one between him and his older brother darry, who after their parents death, took over as the familys breadwinner and guardian to ponyboy and soda. Thanks to the eye candyfilled 1983 brat pack film adaptation hello, rob. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. His keen interest in literature and strong academic prowess set him apart from the.
Randy adderson the owner of the blue mustang that haunts johnny. The outsiders how does ponys perspective on the socs start to change after his conversation with randy. How did the character randy change throughout the story the outsiders by s. Ponyboy curtis ponyboy is the fourteen year old narrator of the outsiders. Ponyboy is faced with a number of conflicts throughout the novel. Please give as much supporting detail you can quotes and page numbers are also really appreciated. If you can take this quiz without looking back into the book and getting any wrong answers, youre either cheating or have superpowers. This was a bloody feud that killed a few and harmed many. Hinton, tensions run high between teenagers from two socioeconomic backgrounds.
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