Tying Up Loose Ends Ponyboy tells a tragic tale—a tale of violence, of poverty, and of young men dying in the streets. But, luckily, The Outsiders manages to end on a happy note, with most of Ponyboy's major problems resolved. He isn't sent to a boys' home, or brought up on charges.
One of the many things the story has long been remembered for is its traumatic ending. After a particularly brutal fight between the two gangs (and a conspicuous murder), two of our heroes, Ponyboy and Johnny, take refuge in a church at the advice of Dally.
What happens to Ponyboy after the end of The Outsiders?
During court, all the Socs (the wealthy teenagers) tell the judge that Johnny killed Bob. After court, Ponyboy is cleared of all charges and allowed to go home with his brothers, Darry and Soda.
The Outsiders has a circular structure, as it ends with the same words as it begins, with Ponyboy telling the story of being jumped by Socs after leaving a movie.
On a DVD commentary, Rob Lowe said he asked S.E. Hinton where she saw his character, Sodapop, going after the events of "The Outsiders." He said she told him that Sodapop is drafted, goes to fight in Vietnam and dies there.
Johnny’s Letter To PonyBoy - The Outsiders (Ending Scene)
Why does Sodapop sleep with Ponyboy?
Family: Ponyboy and Darry reconcile in Chapter 6, so they have a good relationship in Chapter 7. Ponyboy and Sodapop sleep in the same bed because Sodapop's presence helps ease Ponyboy's nightmares. Loyalty: The greasers have strong bonds of loyalty. Two-Bit spends the day with Ponyboy so he won't be left alone.
What's more, we find out that Ponyboy isn't actually delusional (or so he says) and he begins recover from the recent traumas. He's just been pretending to think that he's the one who killed Bob, and that Johnny isn't dead. So, that's a relief, because we were really starting to worry about the kid.
In The Outsiders, Johnny says "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." just before he dies. These final words are a reference to the Robert Frost poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay," which Ponyboy had quoted as the boys watched a sunrise.
Answer and Explanation: In The Outsiders, Darry feels hatred for Paul Holden because he feels jealousy for Paul, but also because ''he was ashamed to be on our side, ashamed to be seen with the Brumly boys, the Shepard's gang.
Even though The Outsiders is fictional, the book is based in S.E. Hinton's hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hinton published the book in 1967 and the story takes place in the same time period. Though the book may feel like historical fiction for today's readers, it was a work of contemporary fiction when Hinton wrote it.
He asks his teacher if he can write his theme longer than five pages, and the teacher says it can be as long as he likes. The novel's final line is the book's first line: "When I stepped into the bright from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home..."
Ponyboy thinks he killed Bob. Darry tells Randy that Ponyboy is racked up physically and so emotionally stressed that he doesn't remember what really happened and that's why he thinks he killed Bob. Pony pretends he killed Bob and that Johnny isn't dead because he figured it wouldn't hurt as much.
Through inference, we learn that although Soda adored her, Sandy was not been faithful to Soda; she got pregnant and apparently told Soda that the baby wasn't his. In a true testament to his character and his love for Sandy, Soda offered to marry her anyway.
The policemen kill Dally. After Johnny dies in the hospital, Dally is so upset, he runs away from Ponyboy and robs a grocery store. The police chase him to the empty lot where the greasers hang out. There, Dally takes out his unloaded gun and threatens the police, who shoot him in self-defense.
After Johnny's death, Dally doesn't know how to live anymore. He cared for Johnny more than the rest of his family with the Greasers. Unable to cope, Dally robs a store and aims an unloaded gun at the police, and forces them to kill him.
Dally pulls out the unloaded gun he carries, and the police shoot him. Dally collapses to the ground, dead. Ponyboy muses that Dally wanted to die. Feeling dizzy and overwhelmed, Ponyboy passes out.
Fingerprints and DNA at the crime scene as well as witness accounts all clearly indicate local sports coach Terrence Maitland as the killer, so detective Ralph Anderson orders a public arrest.
Throughout most of the story Ponyboy believes his brother Darry thinks of him as a nuisance. He believes that if Sodapop would let him Darry would place Ponyboy in a boys home. Darry is always pushing Pony.
Final answer: The irony lies in Ponyboy's dream of living in the country finally coming true under tragic circumstances. Even in the countryside, they cannot escape violence and danger.
