The Outsiders
Ponyboy Curtis
Scrawny
Green/Grey eyes
Nerd
Darry (Darrel) Curtis
Sodapop Curtis
Two Bit (Matthew Keith)
Oldest in the family
Hard and firm
Positive
Johnny Cade
Steve Randle
Dally (Dallas Winston)
Knows cars
cocky and smart
6 ft tall
likes to fight
Oldest of the gang
Tall and lean
Black eyes
Youngest of the gang
Black hair
Blonde, almost white, hair
Blue eyes
Toughest of the group
Works to pay bills
Also works to help Darry pay bills
Sixteen-going-on-seventeen
Second to last youngest
Seventeen
Thick, greasy hair
Soda's best buddy since grade school
Witty
Six feet tall
Gray eyes and a wide grin
Always look nervous
Elfish face
Ears like a lynx
Gotten in a lot of trouble in the past
Has a rough life at home
Views the gang as family
Book smart
Quiet
Does not enjoy movies
Dark/gold hair
Dark brown eyes
Twenty years old
Loud
Caring
"Easy, Ponyboy. They ain't gonna hurt you no more."
"Nup. They got away this time, the dirty..."
"I was comin' home from the movies. I didn't think..."
"When I want my kid brother to tell me what to do with my other kid brother, I'll ask you - kid brother."
"Good behavior. Got off early."
"What were you doin', walkin' by your lonesome?"
"Listen, kiddo, when Darry hollars at you... he don't mean nothin'. He's just got more worries than somebody his age ought to. Don't take him serious... you dig, Pony? Don't let him bug you. He's really proud of you 'cause you're so brainy. It's just because your the baby - I mean, he loves you a lot. Savvy?"
Cherry (Sherry) Valance
Marcia
Randy Anderson
Carefree
Different from the other Socs
Enjoys sunsets
Red hair
Tries to be reasonable
likes Dally
A friend of Bob's
A Soc
Also a Soc
Carefree of others opinions
Passes away in the hospital. (Dead)
Shot by the police (Dead)
"Gee."
"The President, of course, stupid. It's from Soda."
"I was scared."
"I am a JD and a hood. I blacken the name of our fair city. I beat up people. I rob gas stations. I am a menace to society. Man, do I have fun!"
"How's Sodapop? Are the fuzz after us? Is Darry all right? Do the boys know where we are? What..."
"Two-Bit, lay off. He ain't lookin' so good. Ponyboy, you take a couple of asprins and go easy. You smoke more than a pack today and I'll skin you. Understood?"
"I read about you in the paper."
"He kept trying to make someone say 'No' and they never did. They never did. That was what he wanted."
"And tonight... people get hurt in rumbles, maybe killed. I'm sick of it because it doesn't do any good. You can't win, you know that, don't you?"
Caring
"You want to know something, Ponyboy? I'm scared stiff. I used to talk about killing myself..."
"I don't want to die now. It ain't long enough. Sixteen years ain't long enough."
"I wasn't trying to give you charity. Ponyboy. I only wanted to help. I liked you from the start..."
"Is he wild and reckless like Soda? Dreamy, like you?"
Scatterbrained sense of humor
Witty
Dark hair
Gets along with Two-Bit
"I'm a night."
"If he gets killed or something, you just bury him. No sweat."
"O victim of environment, underprivileged, rotten, no-count hood!"
"What'd Mr. Super Soc have to say?"
"A paperback copy of 'Gone with the Wind!' How'd you know I always wanted one?"
"You really killed him, huh, Johnny?"
Witnessed Johnny passing
Helped save the kids when the church was burning
When Johnny killed Bob, Ponyboy ran with Johnny
Helped win the rumble
Dynamic
Round
Alive
"Oh, Ponyboy, your hair... your tuff, tuff hair..."
Writes Ponyboy a letter talking about how Dally didn't mean to hurt him
Hugs Ponyboy when he's found in the hospital
Defends Ponyboy by standing up to Darry
Also helped win the rumble
Static
Round
Alive
"Oh Pony, I thought we'd lost you... like we did Mom and Dad..."
"Ponyboy..."
Fought his old friend, Paul, in the rumble
Slapped Ponyboy
Cried upon seeing Ponyboy in the hospital
Dynamic
Round
Works hard to support the remainder of the family
Marcia's Boyfriend
Misses Bob
Wishes Bob parents would have said "no"
"Nup, pal, yer the ones who'd better watch it. Next time you want a broad, pick up yer own kind - dirt."
Jumped Johnny
Had a conversation about Bob w/ Ponyboy and made Pony realize he's just like all the other Socs
Jumped Ponyboy and Johnny, which is the cause of Bob's death
Got drunk with Bob when they went to the movies with Cherry and Marcia
Dynamic
Flat
Static
Flat
"I could fall in love with Dallas Winston, I hope I never see him again, or I will."
"Things are rough all over."
Wouldn't visit Johnny while he was in the hospital due to him killing Bob
Was a spy for the Greasers
Has a conversation with a Greaser (Ponyboy) at the movie theater
Ditched Bob and Randy with Marcia because they got drunk
Static
Round
Talks to Two-Bit at the movie theater
Static
Round
Broke his ribs in the rumble
Helped save children in the church fire
Kills Bob
Ran away with Ponyboy after killing Bob
Was jumped by Randy
Dynamic
Round
Alive
Alive
Alive
Alive
Alive
Alive
Dynamic
Round
"Damnit, Johnny... Oh, damnit, Johnny, don't die, please don't die..."
"Kid, you scared the devil outta me the other day. I thought I'd killed you."
Helped save Johnny from the church fire
Helped Johnny and Ponyboy run away from the fuzz
Threatened the doctor so he could attend the rumble
Robbed a store after Johnny died
Always making jokes to get his "Two-Bit" in
Dynamic
Round
Didn't get arrested because he made the cop laugh
Asks Ponyboy why Soda isn't seen at school anymore
Ditched Bob and Randy with Cherry because they were drunk
Works at the gas station with Soda