What is the summary of chapter 9 in The Outsiders?
What is the summary of chapter 9 in The Outsiders?
Summary: Chapter 9 Tim Shepard’s gang and the others seem like genuine hoods. Twenty-two Socs arrive in four carloads to fight the twenty greasers. Darry steps forward to start the fight, and Paul Holden, Darry’s high school friend and football teammate, steps up to challenge him.
Who dies in Chapter 9 of The Outsiders?
Johnny musters the strength to say one last thing, to Ponyboy: “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” He dies. Dally, grief-stricken, runs from the hospital. Johnny’s dying words contradict Dally’s message to Ponyboy in the car.
What happened to Ponyboy in Chapter 9?
Ponyboy learns that he got a concussion when a Soc kicked him in the head during the rumble, and that he has been delirious in bed for three days.
What is the quotes from Chapter 9 in The Outsiders?
“I don’t know if you ought to be in this rumble, Pony,” Darry said slowly. Oh, no, I thought in mortal fear, I’ve got to be in it. Right then the most important thing in my life was helping us whip the Socs. Don’t let him make me stay home now.
What is Chapters 9 and 10 about in the outsiders?
It is the night of the rumble between the greasers and the Socs. Ponyboy and his brothers make sure they look their best so the Socs can see they aren’t trash. Ponyboy is trying to find out why his brothers and Steve Randle, who is at Ponyboy’s house, like to fight.
Who tells Ponyboy in Chapter 9 that he shouldn’t fight in the rumble?
Darry
Who tells Ponyboy in Chapter 9 that he shouldn’t fight in the rumble? Darry.
What are Johnny’s last words?
What do Johnny’s last words mean? Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left. Johnny writes that “stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem Ponyboy shared when they were hiding at the church.
Who wins the Rumble in the outsiders Chapter 9?
the greasers
Just as the rumble begins, Dally shows up. Able to fight with only one arm, he announces that a rumble can’t happen without him. The Socs lose the rumble because they run first. Everyone in Pony’s gang is banged up, but the greasers win and that is all that matters.
What does Johnny tell Ponyboy before he dies?
Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left. Johnny writes that “stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem Ponyboy shared when they were hiding at the church.
What according to Pony in Chapter 9 of the outsiders is the only good reason to fight?
Still apprehensive about the rumble, Pony questions everyone’s motivation for the fight: “Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity.” Pony can only think of one good reason to fight — self-defense.
