The Outsiders Novel Study



Method of Characterization—The OutsidersDirections: After reading and annotating your selection, isolate the main characters and determine the method of characterization the author chose to use. Be sure to provide textual evidence to prove your analysis of the method(s). Name of CharacterMethod of CharacterizationTextual Evidence to Prove MethodPonyboy Michael CurtisDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationSodapop Patrick CurtisDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationDarry Darrel CurtisDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationDally Dallas WinstonDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationJohnny CadeDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationSteve RandleDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationTwo-Bit Keith MathewsDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationCherry Sherri ValanceDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationMarciaDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationBob SheldonDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationRandy AndersonDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationTim ShepardDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationJerry WoodDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationBuck MerrilDirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationCharacter Relationship Analysis—The OutsidersDirections: After reading and annotating your selection, analyze the relationships between the various characters. Answer the following questions about those relationships and use textual evidence from the selection to support your conclusions.Relationship #1—Ponyboy and DarryWhat is the relationship between the two characters?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do these two characters think of each other? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the conflict(s) between the two characters?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do the two characters learn from each other?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How has the relationship between the two changed?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Character Relationship Analysis—The OutsidersDirections: After reading and annotating your selection, analyze the relationships between the various characters. Answer the following questions about those relationships and use textual evidence from the selection to support your conclusions.Relationship #2—Ponyboy and JohnnyWhat is the relationship between the two characters?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do these two characters think of each other? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the conflict(s) between the two characters?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do the two characters learn from each other?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How has the relationship between the two changed?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Character Relationship Analysis—The OutsidersDirections: After reading and annotating your selection, analyze the relationships between the various characters. Answer the following questions about those relationships and use textual evidence from the selection to support your conclusions.Relationship #3—Ponyboy and DallyWhat is the relationship between the two characters?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do these two characters think of each other? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the conflict(s) between the two characters?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do the two characters learn from each other?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How has the relationship between the two changed?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Character Relationship Analysis—The OutsidersDirections: After reading and annotating your selection, analyze the relationships between the various characters. Answer the following questions about those relationships and use textual evidence from the selection to support your conclusions.Relationship #4—Ponyboy and CherryWhat is the relationship between the two characters?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do these two characters think of each other? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the conflict(s) between the two characters?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do the two characters learn from each other?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How has the relationship between the two changed?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Characterization—The OutsidersDirections: Based on the reading thus far, how have the characters listed in the chart been represented by the author? Support your ideas with specific details and textual evidence. Should you choose to use dialogue between two characters, what is the nature of the dialogue in relation to the personality traits reveals by the characters?Character NamePersonality Traits of the CharacterList one character trait per box to expand as you progress through the exercise.Actions that support the character traitsParaphrase these actions.Textual EvidenceDocument the page number of the actions.Conversation by or about the character that further illustrates the traitPonyboyDallySodapopDarryCharacterization—The OutsidersDirections: Based on the reading thus far, how have the characters listed in the chart been represented by the author? Support your ideas with specific details and textual evidence. Should you choose to use dialogue between two characters, what is the nature of the dialogue in relation to the personality traits reveals by the characters?Character NamePersonality Traits of the CharacterList one character trait per box to expand as you progress through the exercise.Actions that support the character traitsParaphrase these actions.Textual EvidenceDocument the page number of the actions.Conversation by or about the character that further illustrates the traitBob SheldonSherri ValanceSteve RandleTwo-BitWhat’s in a Name—The OutsidersDirections: Ray Bradbury chose the name of his characters very carefully and for a specific purpose. Using the Allusions Glossary and the chart below, determine the author’s purpose in the naming of his characters.CharacterMeaning of theCharacter’s NameAuthor’s Purpose in the Name of the CharacterPonyboySodapopCherryTwo-Bit ................
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