For someone who has read the outsiders,

will mark brainest for the first person to answer all of the questions with (they don't have to be detailed just in full sentences.

1. what references to the ’60s did you notice in chapters 1 and 2?

2. who are the “socs”? who are the “greasers”?

3. why is the “gang” important to johnny? what text evidence can you find to support that?

4. do you think darry loves ponyboy? why does he treat ponyboy the way he
does?

5. are the names ponyboy and sodapop nicknames? explain.

6. why doesn't ponyboy like referring to sodapop as a dropout?

1. . The references that allow the reader to determine the era are cultural: popular ... You are not an outsider; you are on the inside with at least one group.

2. The Socs were the rich kids. They lived on the West Side. The Socs were always getting drunk and looking for fights with greasers. The Greasers always thought that the Socs had it better than them, but they find out that the Socs are cool to the point of not feeling anything.

3. The short answer to your question is that the gang is important to Johnny because his fellow gang members are essentially the only real family he has. a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers.

4. Darry does love Ponyboy, but he feels a lot of pressure to be both brother and father. Darry and Pony's parents died in a car accident, leaving Darry as the parent because he was the oldest brother. ... When Darry hits Pony, Pony reacts by running away. He feels as if Darry doesn't understand him and is too hard on him.

5. The actual names of the two Curtis brothers are Ponyboy and Sodapop. When Pony meets Cherry Valance for the first time at the drive-ins, she asks him his name. Pony mentions that he hates telling people his real name and tells Cherry his name is "Ponyboy Curtis"

6. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy expresses his admiration for his older brother Sodapop. ... Ponyboy mentions that he hates calling Sodapop a dropout. The term dropout makes Ponyboy think of a "dumb-looking hoodlum" which doesn't fit Sodapop's persona.

Explanation:

i would like to compare these two interpretations of the crucible : 1) eric christ's interretation and wade bradford's interpretation. the main differences between there interretaions is that in the first one you can notice direct link to joseph mccarthy whereas the second one represents how the town is filled with hysteria.the second interpretation shows that author believes that the story   about puritan town in salem is based on actual events while the first example shows the sencible reference to sort of bias.

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