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Friday 28 January 2011
"The Outsiders": Violence & Gangs Quote Bank
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ReplyDeletesherri valance page 30
ReplyDelete" after you was your mouth and learn to talk and act decent i might cool off too"
she is critisising him on how he lives and he comes across to people.
"A blade was held agianst my throat" this quotation is suggesting that a knife is held agianst his throat also this quotation makes you gasp.= Ponyboy= page 6
ReplyDeletePonyboy page 6 "The medium sized blond pulled out a knife out of his back pocket and flipped the blade open."
ReplyDelete"We left when the switchblades came out" This quote shows that although the gangs can be violent, they do have a boundry.
ReplyDelete"dally turned round and belted him so hard it knocked a tooth loose" P3 Dally
ReplyDeleteP 68
ReplyDeletePonyboy: 'I was drowning'
Page 161 "When I get in a fight I want to stomp the other persons head in" This shows thae gangs hatred for each other, It also shows that when they fight, they are serious about it
ReplyDeletePage 6. "Howd would you like that haircut to begin just below the chin." Ponyboy curtis, this shows he may just turn out to be a horrible character
ReplyDelete"When your a gang, you take up for your buddies no matter what they do.When your a gang you stick up for the members. If you don't stick up for them, stick together, make like brothers it isn't a gang any more. It's a pack" Ponyboy pg33, this shows gangs are close and are as one
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ReplyDelete"You Greasers have a different set of values. your more emotional"
Quote for Sherri (Cherry) Valance
This shows that sherri still feels that the greasers and the socs are seperated but not just by money and lifestyle.
Two bit says to Pony "A fair fight isn't rough," Two-Bit said "Blades are rough" Pony boy pg 37. This shows they believe in fair fights, that may turn out okay but others don't
ReplyDelete"He would carry that scar for all of his life" - Ponyboy, page 41. This quote shows that once you get into a fight you never fully get out.
ReplyDeleteDarry Curtis: 'You should have carried a blade'
ReplyDeletepage 56
ReplyDelete"I can't stand fights, I can't stand 'em!"
This is said by Sherri. this implies that she has perhaps had a bad experience with violence and fights.
Page 27 He grinned slyly, Guess what ive been in for." Darrel Curtis
ReplyDeletePage 1 - "I am a greaser" - Ponyboy - This shows that he is proud of being a greaser and that he is not afraid to tell anyone.
ReplyDelete29 "Im sorry Pony Boy " She said Softly Sherri Valance
ReplyDelete" Our hair labeled us greasers too - it was our trademark" thhis inplies that the haircut shows that they are in a gang this could suggest that you can't join the gang unless you have a "greasers" haircut. = PonyBoy= page 87
ReplyDelete"Next time you want a broad, pick up your own kind - Dirt" pg 67 Bob Sheldon. This implies its not just physical abuse, you can also use words to start violence
ReplyDeletePage 62 - "Darry wheeled round and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door." This shows that Darry wasn't thinking straight when he did this but he is no stranger to violence.
ReplyDeletethis shows us that Sherri Valance was Sorry about what she did to Pony Boy^^^^^^^^
ReplyDeletePage 27 -" You betta leave us alone - the red haid said in a biting voice - or i'll call the cops." - Sherry - This shows that she is not afraid to stand up to them or threaten them.
ReplyDeleteSherry - "You don't believe in playing rough do you?" - This shows that she is concerned there for she feels the need to ask him to make sure of the answer.
ReplyDeletePage 6 - Ponyboy - "A blade was held against my throat." This shows that Ponyboy has gooten into serious and dangerious trouble. This also shows that he might be feeling pain.
ReplyDeletePage 14 - " He had been arrested, he got drunk,he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids - he did everything." This shows what a bad influence Darry is and bad and unruly he can be.
ReplyDeletePage 3: "greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars"
ReplyDeletePonyboy's inner thought.
This shows that Gangs are closely knitted together, doing the occasional bit of violence or stealing but always sticking together.
Page 6: "How'd you like that haircut to begin just below the chin?"
ReplyDeleteThe socs are saying this to Ponyboy.
This is implying that the socs have a really low opinion of greasers and their greasy hair tht is too long for the soc's liking.
Page 25: "We left when the switchblades came out, because the cops would be coming soon"
ReplyDeleteThis is Ponyboy thought of what they do when they are having a rumble.
They leave when the switchblades come out because even greasers have common sense. They know that when a knife comes out the police won't be far behind it.
Page 69: "You really killed him, huh Johnny?"
ReplyDeleteThis is Ponyboy speaking to Johnny when they are in the church in Windrixville.
This shows that they don't usually kill because Ponyboy is surprised about it.
Page 160: "Tonight we could be proud of it. Greasers may not have much but they have a rep."
ReplyDeleteThis is just before the rumble when everyoen is psyching themselves up. The greasers have put extra grease in their hair. (Hence their name)
Page 3
ReplyDelete“The term “Greaser”, which is used to class all us boys on the east side”
This implies that Ponyboy is proud of what he is and he describes himself as a greaser as well as other boys. Ponyboy is really just giving a description of what he is and this is like a gang.
Page 166: "Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride."
ReplyDeleteThis is just before the rumble where Ponyboy is working out everyone's reason to fight.
Darry fights for pride which shows that he is not evil, if anything he might be a little bit vain.
page 196 (Ponyboy talking about Bob) "I looked at Bob's picture and i could begin to see the person we had killed. A rackless and hot tempered boy, cocky and scared stiff at the same time". This quote shows that even though Bob was a Soc, Ponyboy is showing remorse and is begining to understand that maybe Soc's and Greasers aren't really very different.
ReplyDeletePage 6 - "It occured to me then that they could kill me" This hsows that the gangs go to extremes just to try and intimidate each other
ReplyDeletePage 174: "Neither one of my brothers had ever been beaten in a fight."
ReplyDeleteThis is Ponyboy talking about his brothers Soda and Darry.
If they had never lost a fight before then the chances of them coming back victorious were high. It also means that they must have practised a lot to never have lost before.
Page 4- "We're as close as brothers" -Ponyboy
ReplyDeletethis shows that there gang is as close as family
Page 6- "Pulled a knife out of his back pocket" -Ponyboy This shows that violence happens and its regular..
ReplyDeletepage 38- ''Cherry didnt seem to notice'' - Cherry Valance
ReplyDeletethis shows that the 'Gresers' thought she would be different
Page 56 - "We can look meaner than anything when we want to - looking tough comes in handy" Tbis quote shows that while on the outside, the greasers may look hard and tough, on the inside they aren't really, they just look it
ReplyDeletePage 58 - "Man, that was a tuff car. Mustangs are tuff" This quote shows that reputation is everything when it comes to gangs.
ReplyDelete"us greasers usually stick together" this shows that the gang / greasers are like a very close family = Ponyboy = page 37
ReplyDeletePage 153 - Dally: '"We gotta win that fight tonight," Dally said. His voice was hard. "we gotta even with the Socs. For Johnny"
ReplyDeleteThis shows that they aren't fighting for no reason but to be loyal to their friend showing that voilence is their way of of doing Johnny justice..
Page 106 - Ponyboy: "I couldn't tell Dally that I hated to shoot things" Shows society expects Ponyboy to be violent and cold-hearted but he's not and feels almost ashamed to be that way.
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