Read chapters 4-6 (text evidence, citations, and page numbers.) Answer the discussion questions in complete sentences. Provide textual evidence when applicable. Answers should be at least 4 sentences long.
Post a comment on one peer's post. Comments should be at least 2 sentences long and an extension or continuation of their post. Do NOT just say if you agree or disagree.

Discussion Questions

1. What is one connection you can make to the book? Connections can be text to text, text to self, or text to world. (Textual evidence required)

2. Why does Ponyboy try to resist disguising himself? (Textual evidence required)

3. Do you think Dally is a positive influence or negative influence on Ponyboy and Johnny? What makes him good or bad? (Textual evidence required)

4. Read the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” on page 77 and answer the following questions.

a. Look at lines 1 and 2. What is “nature’s first green” and why is it her “hardest hue to hold”?

b. What point is Frost making when he writes, “only so an hour,” “leaf subsides to leaf,” and “nothing gold can stay”? Think beyond the literal meaning.

c. What is its significance to the book (think characters, theme, plot, etc.)?

5. An allusion is a literary device that is a hint or reference to a real person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, or political significance. What is one allusion in The Outsiders and what is its significance to the book? Why does Hinton include the allusion? Hint--there are multiple, including one in chapter 1. (Textual evidence required)