Description of johnny cade from the outsiders book

Johnny, with his black tshirt, blue jeans, and greased long hair, and pony, with his worn jeans and dallys leather jacket, realize that theyll know were hoods the minute they see us. At the beginning of the novel the outsiders, johnny is a pathetic creature thats nurtured by the rest of his group. He wont be as soft as he was before, but he wont be as tough as dallas was. Ultimately, johnny s small acts of courage lead to murder, death, and heroic rescue. Ponyboy could describe johnny using examples of his actions in the beginning of the novel. They can be considered outsiders in there gang and it society its self in the book the outsiders by s. According to pony, sixteenyearold johnny looks like a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers 1. The poem says the new leaves start out gold then they change to green. Hes the guy who tries to drown ponyboy in the fountain when bob tells him to give pony a bath. Johnny cade is a vulnerable sixteenyearold greaser in a group defined by toughness and a sense of invincibility. The outsiders cliffsnotes study guides book summaries.

Johnny s murder of the soc, bob sheldon, and his own eventual death both serve as critical turning points for the plot of the story. Johnny is also very nervous and sensitive especially compared to most greasers and the rest. Ponyboy describes johnny as the last and least of the group. He comes from an abusive and neglectful home, and he spends as little time there as possible. Hinton, a young, meek boy named johnny cade shows that he develops as a strong man who realizes that no matter how tough a time he is going through, his friends are always going to be there to support him and help him get through all of the. At 14 years old, the youngest curtis brother and greaser. What are some quotes to describe johnny in the outsiders. Feb 24, 2008 i need to know the physical description and personality description of sodapop, darry and johnny cade and i need to have proof from the book the outsiders please help and i dont have the book at the moment and its due tomorrow.

What are some words that describe johnny cade from the. This interaction between female socs and male greasers sparks the anger of the soc boys and motivates them to attack johnny and ponyboy. He has the appearance of a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers. He stands up for what he believes in, takes responsibility for his actions, finds a surrogate family in his gang and realizes that violence does not solve anything. Bob was drowning ponyboy and johnny got scared so johnny flipped out his swichblade and killed bob. Johnny had been severely beaten by a group of socs before this story begins.

Quiet, big black eyes, good listener important roles in the book. What are johnny cades interests from the outsiders. There is no johnny curtis, there is johnny cade and the 3 curtis boys. It seems like theres gotta be someplace without greasers or socs, with just people. Hintons 1967 novel the outsiders, and its 1983 film adaptation of the same name. Johnny cade the character of outsiders study guides and. He has an elfin face and icy blue eyes and, unlike his friends, does not put grease in his whiteblond hair. He was a greaser and lived with his mother and father. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. Johnny s intervention on the girls behalf pleases the girls, and they talk and walk with the greasers. Johnny cade character analysis in the outsiders sparknotes.

Stay gold is from a poem ponyboy told johnny about, while they were hiding in the church. The outsiders chapter 2 johnny cade characterization. Johnny and ponyboy go to the lot this event is a very important event in the story because it is when ponyboy is being drown by the socs bob, and johnny stabs him with his switch blade. Johnnys courageous acts and words, as well as his premature death, inspire ponyboy to. Nov 18, 2010 johnny hanging with ponyboy, going to movies, learning more about things wants he gets them, dally steve hanging with sodapop, working on cars, doing flips, fighting in rumbles ponyboy reading. In the beginning of the book ponyboy gets jumped by socs. He is only 16 years old, but has already been beaten down by the cruelty of life. She claims that probably is johnny had not killed bob, the one dead right now would be ponyboy, himself, or even both of them. He tells pony that he is lucky to have darry and soda for. Tuff enough, he managed, and by the way his eyes were glowing, i figured southern gentlemen had nothing on johnny cade. Johnny is also very nervous and sensitive especially compared to most greasers and the rest of his gang. Dallas, known as dally, is a hardened teen who used to run with gangs in new york.

Apr 15, 20 looks at graffiti, reading it off twice live for me. Since johnny was the last thing that dally ever loved, and the last person that dally actually took care of to the as some sort of family, and johnny died, there was nothing left for dally in this world to keep living for. Ralph macchio as johnny cade in the outsiders the outsiders johnny, the outsiders 1983. Cade seperti yang diceritakan dalam novel the outsiders karya s. The significant factors that change johnny throughout the story are his cruel parents along a church fire. Johnny is a nervous person who is always suspicious of being jumped. Johnny and ponyboy go to the park and they both get jumped by the socs.

The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status. Johnny cade cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Hinton in the film adaptation, pony is portrayed by c. She is an alcoholic and always ignores johnny, except when shes hacked off at something, and then you can hear her yelling clear down at our house, according to ponyboy. Ive always adored this character description the outsiders quotes, the. Johnny has died telling ponyboy to not change from the boy he is now. If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lot is a crowd of strangers, youll have johnny. And nobody in our gang digs movies and books the way i do.

He comes from an abusive home, and he takes to the greasers because they are his only reliable family. Johnny pulls his switchblade, but a weaponless pony is grabbed before he knows it and shoved face first into a chilling fountain. Curtis and the younger brother of darry curtis and sodapop curtis. Johnny cade from the outsiders by alexandria fizzy prezi. Johnny, the meekest member of the greasers, is slightly built, with bigblack eyes in a dark tanned face and long, jetblack hair heavily greased and combed to the side. The reason why i chose to use this book to symbolize johnny is because it is a story about being in. Ponyboy is a dreamy absentminded fourteen year old who lives with his brothers, sodapop and darry, in their house on the east side of town. Throughout the book, johnny longs to receive love from his parents, who do not really care about him. Character age physical description personality traits significant events. Johnny has been compared to a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost. E hinton, changes from timid and shy to gallant and strong. Johnny cade character analysis in the outsiders litcharts.

Johnny cade was ponyboys best friend in the book the outsiders. Its after ponyboy comes home from looking at the stars with johnny that one night then when ponyboy come home darry hits ponyboy. Johnny cade is a 16 year old boy from the east side of tulsa. Ponyboy, i asked the nurse to give you this book so you could finish it. Characterization for johnny cade the outsiders direct and. Both boys know they need to shed that applied appearance to match the culture around them because once again they are outsiders. This means nothing stays the same, but johnny wants ponyboy to stay the same sweet guy he is at fourteen. Pony learns hes misread both of his brothers too, because he hasnt been looking at life from their perspectives and has been fooled by their appearances. And you can take one look at johnny cade and see in his eyes that hes a victimized, hungry, frightened kid.

In nature, cade juniper juniperus oxycedrus is a variety of juniper that is found in the mediterranean region. Ponyboy curtis, johnny cade, and cherry valance can be put into the category of the outsiders. The outsiders johnny cade is a vulnerable sixteenyearold greaser in a group defined by toughness and a sense of invincibility. According to pony, sixteenyearold johnny looks like a little dark puppy that has been. Four months prior to the night of the incident in question, johnny cade was. After reading this you can see why these three characters. The novel describes johnny as a lost puppy and a puppy that has been kicked too many times. You have been called as a witness for ponyboy and johnny s trial where you will be asked about the people involved and events leading up to johnny s stabbing of bob and their subsequent escape to the church. Jul 24, 2008 thirdly, cade may come from a middle english word for a pet or domestic animal, which was used to mean a person was gentle. When his parents arent physically and or verbally abusing him, theyre ignoring him. Johnny is 16, a close friend to ponyboy, and beloved by the entire gang. The character johnny cade from the novel, the outsiders was a 16 year old greaser that lived on the eastside of town and dreamed of a better life.

A shy, slight boy of sixteen who comes from an abusive home, he is considered the pet of the gang. Ferguson in the shortlived television series of the same name. She was a little woman, with straight black hair and big black. Ponyboy states that he has lightbrown, almostred hair and greenishgray eyes. This productl is 73 documents to implement a cross curricular mock trial. What are some psychological character traits of johnny cade from the outsiders. The doctor came in a while ago but i already knew it anyway. Johnny is the youngest of the gang other than his best friend ponyboy curtis. His description from the book is, johnny cade was last and least. Johnny, a quiet, skittish character in the novel, has a tragic background which explains some of his character traits to begin the book. Johnny kills one of them because they were drowning ponyboy.

He was the youngest, next to me, smaller than the rest, with a slight build. What are some character traits of johnny cade from the. Johnny has somewhat learned to stand up for himself, and defend himself before he. Newspaper about fire in the outsiders freebooksummary. In fear, pony gasps for air but realizes too late that he is sucking in water and drowning. He had lost something he cared about and loved and it was the last thing that he did. Ponyboy runs away with johnny after darry pushes ponyboy. He changes from being scared of his shadow, to a hero, to regretful for not being able to live longer. The greasers are his true family, and they regard him as a little brother.

He has to survive all the things that come with being a greaser. But i remembered dally pulling johnny through the window of the burning. Sophie moreau the symbol i chose to represent the character johnny is the book he and ponyboy read while in windrixville intitled, gone with the wind. While social studies taught government, ela taught the outsiders. After the incident at the drivein, johnny and ponyboy are both growing weary of the constant tension between the greasers and the socs. This is all i got and i need proof from the book for all of them. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Ponyboy curtis is the narrator and main protagonist of the outsiders, a 1967 book written by s. Cade is johnny cade s abusive mother, and the wife of mr cade.

We conducted this mock trial at the seventh and eighth grade level. Nov 21, 2007 bob and randy were both drunk at the fight scene in the fountain. May 22, 2014 characterization for johnny cade the outsiders 5222014. The the outsiders quotes below are all either spoken by johnny cade or refer to johnny cade. Image a fictional world where johnny cade survived the fire and is now facing murder and must stand trial. One night at the movies, ponyboy and johnny fall in love with sherri cherry valance and marcia, once they get dally winston, the toughest and meanest of the greasers to stop attempting to score with the girls. Johnny is next to him and tells him, ive killed that boy.

Characterization for johnny cade the outsiders direct. All quotes from the outsiders book hennepin county library. Like people, characters in books change due to a catalyst. He was the youngest of the johnny cade had black eyes and jetblack hair. Hintons the outsiders include bravery, loyalty and selflessness. Johnnys feeling of inferiority, his goal of superiority and the way he strives for. Yet for the sake of brevity, he sums everything up, claiming, johnny. The outsiders book vs movie she says that bob and the other socs were already drunk, looking for a ight, and they ended up fighting. He is smart in school, but not so smart on the streets. Johnny cade was 16 years old and living with his parents in tulsa, oklahoma in 1966. Johnny cade is the smallest and secondyoungest of the greaser gang in the outside rs. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.

I knew it wasnt any use thoughthe fast walking, i meaneven before the corvair pulled up beside me and five socs got out. Johnny cade had big black eyes in a dark tanned face. What are some character traits of johnny cade from the book. He was the second youngest in his group of friends, and smaller than all the rest. The greasers and the socs puts ponyboy curtis and his best friend johnny cade in a bad spot. Johnny cade is one of the seven main characters of the outsiders. Of course, both johnny and dallas are also much more than this, as pony comes to see. Ponyboy curtis, whose name is often shortened to pony by those who know him, is the main protagonist of the outsiders.