The Outsiders Conflict

Ponyboy and Darry struggle to understand each other and they argue all the time.

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

Dally can’t handle the fact that Johnny died.

• Man vs Man

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

Johnny and Ponyboy try to save the children from the fire.

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

Ponyboy and Cherry dislike the problems between the Greasers and the Socs.

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

Cherry is angry at Dally for bothering her at the movies

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

The community doesn’t think highly of the greasers and the greasers don’t feel like they belong.

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

Ponyboy must learn to accept Johnny’s death.

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

The Socs try to drown Ponyboy so Johnny pulls out a knife and kills Bob.

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

What internal conflict is being described throughout the first excerpt (pgs. 31-36)?

• Ponyboy has feelings for Cherry

• Cherry tries to convince Ponyboy that Dally is just as bad as any Soc who jumps people for fun.

• Ponyboy wants to be a Soc

• Ponyboy is struggling with being a Greaser and remembers thinking only Greasers have problems

Based on Ponyboy’s comment, “I digested that.” what can we infer about Ponyboy’s point of view of Greasers?

• Ponyboy is realizing he might have his own stereotypes that Cherry is now making him aware of.

• Ponyboy does not understand what Cherry is telling him.

• Cherry is not making any sense with her theories.

• Ponyboy is angry by what Cherry has said.