Outsiders—Chapter 8 Discussion Questions
1)What is the extent of Johnny’s injuries after the fire?
There is a very good chance that Johnny could not survive.
2)What do you think the doctor means when he says to the nurse, "Let them go in. He's been asking for them. It can't hurt now"?
he could die
3)What does he ask Dally and Ponyboy for while in the hospital?
He wants the book Gone with Wind!
4)Why does Johnny really want to live, even though he has thought of suicide in the past, and he would never be able to walk again?
He said, "Sixteen years is to short"
5)When the nurse announces to Johnny that his mother is there to see him, how does he react? When Two-Bit and Ponyboy see Johnny's mother, what happens? How do they react?
he says that he doesn't want to see his mom and Two-Bit says no wonder he hates your guts
6)When the nurse announces to Johnny that his mother is there to see him, how does he react? When Two-Bit and Ponyboy see Johnny's mother, what happens? How do they react?
he says that he doesn't want to see his mom and Two-Bit says no wonder he hates your guts
7)What does Dally ask from Two-Bit while he is in the hospital?
Dally wanted Two-Bit’s Knife!
8)Pony had a sick feeling in his stomach about the rumble that night. Infer what youthink he was worried about.
he might end up like Johnny
9)Cherry tells Ponyboy about the kind of person Bob "really" was. How does shedescribe him?
Bob was nice and friendly but when he was drunk it was bad
10)Cherry says about Bob, "He could be sweet sometimes, and friendly. But when he gotdrunk...it was that part of him that beat up Johnny." Explain the differences between reason and excuse. Do you believe that if someone has been drinking, it is an excuse, or is it a reason, for inappropriate behavior? Try to use examples in your answer.
Reason is when the person knows that they didn't know that there was a true reason, an excuse is a false reason that is used to get out of trouble. It is a reason had he not been drinking more than likely Bob wouldn't have jumped Johnny and Pony
11)Why does Dally want to fight in the rumble?
Dally wanted to avenge Johnny’s death!
12)What does living on the streets teach you, according to Ponyboy?
You can learn a lot, but all the wrong things. You see a lot, but all the wrong things.
13) Why doesn’t Johnny want to see his mother? Do you think he should see her? Why or why not?
Johnny is angry because his parents don’t seem to care about him. He says she will just yell at him for doing all the wrong things. I don’t know. I am not for sure she is there to help him or to yell at him. She doesn’t seem very loving when she is yelling at the nurse.
14)7. Two-Bit tells Ponyboy that “the only thing that keeps Darry from bein’ a Soc is us”. What does he mean? Darry was a good guy. He was trying to do the right thing. Darry would have never shop lift items.
15)8. How is Darry different from the other greasers?
Darry has a real job.
16)Why do you think Cherry wants to help the greasers?
Cherry does feel that this is her fault.
17)What message does she bring to Ponyboy about the rumble?
The Socs will fight, without weapons.