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The Outsiders: Friendship & Loyalty - Coggle Diagram
The Outsiders: Friendship & Loyalty
Plots/Scenes that show the theme:
Johnny saves Ponyboy from the Socs
Dally helps Johnny and Ponyboy escape
When Ponyboy and Johnny saves those kids from the church fire
Dally's reaction to Johnny's death
When Ponyboy starts writing his story
Dialogue/Quotes that show the theme:
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." — Johnny
“You take up for your buddies, no matter what they do.” — Two-Bit
“We're all we’ve got left. We ought to be able to stick together against anything. If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything.” — Sodapop
“You don’t stop living because you lose someone.” — Darry
“I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you.” — Johnny
Conflicts that show the theme:
Ponyboy vs. Socs
Johnny & Ponyboy vs. The Law
Ponyboy vs. Darry
Johnny vs. His Parents
Dally vs. Grief
Symbols that show the theme:
The Greasers Hair
The Abandoned Church
The Gone-With-the-Wind Book
Johnny's Letter
The Sunset/Sunrise
Characters actions that show the theme:
Johnny kills Bob for Ponyboy
Dally helps Johnny and Ponyboy runaway
Johnny and Ponyboy Rescue Kids from the Burning Church
Dally Loses Control After Johnny’s Death
Sodapop Tries to Keep the Family Together
Ponyboy Writes the Story as a Tribute to their journey
Character developments that show the theme:
Ponyboy: from confused and emotional to mature and understanding
Johnny: from scared and broken to brave and selfless
Dally: from cold and tough to emotional
Darry: from strict and harsh to loving and not overly protective
Sodapop: from peacemaker to someone who expresses their feelings
Contrasts that show the theme:
Greasers vs. Socs
Ponyboy and his brother Darry vs. Johnny and his parents
Dally vs. Johnny
Cherry Valance vs. the Other Socs
The Greasers Brotherhood vs. The Socs Friendship
Ideas the theme gets me thinking about:
Chosen family can be stronger than blood
Loyalty sometimes requrires sacrifice
Friendship can help you survive hardships