What happened on Chapter 12 of the outsiders?
Summary: Chapter 12 After the hearing, Ponyboy becomes detached and depressed. His grades suffer, he loses his coordination, memory, and appetite, and he resumes fighting with Darry. Ponyboy’s uncharacteristic show of hostility alarms Steve and Two-Bit, and they warn Ponyboy not to grow hard like Dally was.
What is so special about Johnny in The Outsiders Chapter 12?
Johnny is special because he is unselfish and loving. He has risked his life for both Ponyboy and the children who are caught in the fire. As Ponyboy misses his friend Johnny, he reflects on how much Johnny meant to all the gang.
What was the name of the SOC that Johnny killed?
Bob
Johnny tells Ponyboy that he (Johnny) killed Bob because the Socs were going to drown Ponyboy and beat up Johnny. Desperate and terrified, Ponyboy and Johnny hurry to find Dally Winston, the one person they think might be able to help them.
What happens in Chapter 12 of the Outsiders?
Soda comes home and has a cigarette, which tips Ponyboy off that something is wrong, since Soda hardly ever smokes. But when Ponyboy asks him if something is wrong, he shakes his head. But after supper, Darry and Ponyboy get into a spat about Ponyboy’s grades, which have dropped significantly.
What do you need to know about the Outsiders?
Everything you need for every book you read. LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Outsiders, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The hearing is the following day. Because of Ponyboy’s condition, the judge doesn’t question him about anything other than his home life.
Who was still alive at the end of the Outsiders?
Ponyboy, in a delirious state, says that he killed Bob himself and that Johnny is still alive. Darry asks Randy to leave. Ponyboy does not have to speak much at the hearing, since his doctor has spoken to the judge about Ponyboy’s condition.
Who is the unreliable narrator in the Outsiders?
Analysis. Although Ponyboy became an unreliable narrator at the end of Chapter 11, when it was clear he was in denial over Johnny’s death, he redeems himself as trustworthy to the reader at the very beginning of Chapter 12, by distinguishing Ponyboy the narrator from Ponyboy the character in the story.