Big things in the book!

  • Sodapop and Two-Bit were once jailed for doing acrobatics downtown.
  • The Curtis family used to go to church.
  • At first, Ponyboy thought that Cherry was stuck-up.
  • Sodapop is also shown to be hot-headed and impulsive.
  • Two-Bit is good with words and he is very understanding.
  • Ponyboy likes to paint, especially Dally when he’s angry.
  • Darry sometimes went skiing with friends.
  • Dallas had a job; he worked at the track as a jockey. It was pretty much the only legal thing he did, and he did it well.
  • Sodapop only smokes when he’s nervous, upset, or he wants to look “tuff”.
  • Dallas’ iconic Christopher is actually a ring; no tags or chains were mentioned by S.E. Hinton. In the movie, the Christopher is a necklace and the ring has a skull on it.
  • Two-Bit’s father left him and his family. His mother supports both him and his little sister by working as a barmaid.
  • Dally “behaved” when Steve’s cousin visited from Kansas.
  • Matter of opinion or common sense: Dallas’ actions towards Cherry shouldn’t be considered “cute”. Even Ponyboy and Johnny were uncomfortable, and they told him to stop. But, if Cherry was a greaser girl, the boys may or may not have joined Dally and flirted with her.
  • Sodapop bites his nails.
  • Darry is harsh with Ponyboy about his grades because Ponyboy skipped a grade, so he should be doing well.
  • Johnny gets annoyed whenever people mention how he looks 14 years old.
  • Two-Bit is really good at voice imitations.
  • Dally took the blame when Two-Bit smashed the school windows.
  • Johnny doesn’t usually get sassy.
  • Ponyboy used to help out at the DX.
  • It was usual that Johnny’s mom ignored him.
  • Two-Bit cocks one eyebrow up when he is confused, bothered, or about to say something smart.
  • Sodapop doesn’t really like shoes.
  • Johnny was never a “coward”.
  • Dally looked like he was about to be sick when he found Johnny all beat-up by Bob and his friends.
  • Ponyboy pretty much got “the talk” from a half-drunk Two-Bit.
  • Cherry vented to Ponyboy.
  • Sodapop would never turn down the chance of riding a horse; he cried when he lost Mickey Mouse.
  • Ponyboy really thought that Darry hated him.
  • Darry has 2 jobs.
  • Two-Bit has hit Ponyboy before whenever he was mean to Johnny.
  • Johnny believed that Cherry was staying away to save her reputation; she partly ignored them because her folks would never approve.
  • Darry and his dad were tight-knit.
  • Mrs. Curtis kept Dally from getting into too much trouble.
  • Ponyboy wanted to run away.
  • Buck and Dally were rodeo partners.
  • Darry and Ponyboy used to be okay - there wasn’t really that much tension.
  • Dally didn’t care that Johnny killed someone.
  • Ponyboy would get embarrassed whenever something suggestive was mentioned.
  • Ponyboy hates his green eyes.
  • Dally was concerned when he noticed that Ponyboy didn’t have a sweater; he lent him Buck’s shirt and his own sweater.
  • Ponyboy once tried to save enough money to buy Mickey Mouse back for Sodapop.
  • The Brumly Boys call rumbles “bop-action”.
  • Sodapop can dance.
  • Johnny had a real hard time at home, but it took a lot to make him cry.
  • Johnny loves drag races.
  • Ponyboy also bites his nails.
  • The Socs hung out at The Way Out and Rusty’s, while the greasers hung out at The Dingo and Jay’s.
  • Ponyboy used to have a yeller cur dog.
  • Special credit to tuffhair for this one!: Once, when Dally was in jail, Sylvia started sweet-talking Johnny, so Steve got a hold of her and set her straight. The book states that “if she ever tried any of her tricks with Johnny he’d get a hold of her and personally beat the tar out of her”. Then, he lectured Johnny about girls and how a sneaking little broad like Sylvia would get him into trouble. As a result, Johnny never spoke to girls much, but whether that was because he was scared of Steve or because he was shy, Ponyboy couldn’t tell.