Admin What did pony say happened to Bob?
When Randy Adderson visits Ponyboy to discuss the upcoming trial, Pony comments that he was the one who killed Bob Sheldon. Randy tells Ponyboy that he is remembering the incident wrong, but Ponyboy insists that he stabbed Bob. The reason that Ponyboy says that he killed Bob is because he is traumatized.
What Ponyboy said about Bob?
Ponyboy wonders if Bob’s parents hate him, saying he prefers their hatred to their pity. Looking at the photograph and remembering conversations with Cherry and Randy, Ponyboy concludes that Bob was cocky, hot-tempered, frightened, and human.
Why is pony claiming to be the one that killed Bob?
Pony is claiming to be the one that killed Bob because he wants to believe that Johnny is still alive and he doesn’t want Johnny to be put in jail because he is innocent, so Pony takes the blame for one of his ‘brothers’.
What does pony finally understand about Bob’s personality?
Pony realized that he was good-looking with a “reckless grin.” Pony thought of Johnny and then Cherry, and he wondered what attributes Bob had that drew him to the Soc cheerleader. Pony wondered if Bob had a “kid brother who idolized him.” Or a big brother who “kept bugging him,” like Darry.
How is Bob described in The Outsiders?
Bob is the dark-haired Soc who beats up Johnny before the novel begins. Bob has a set of three heavy rings, which he wears when he fights greasers. Bob’s indulgent parents have never disciplined him.
What did Ponyboy learn from Randy in the Outsiders?
At the end, the greasers will still be poor, and the socs will still have money. He doesn’t think the fighting will change anything, and he’s tired of the situation between the greasers and socs. Ponyboy learned from Randy that it’s “rough all over” and that socs have feelings too.
How is Bob different from Johnny in the Outsiders?
He is Cherry’s boyfriend, and, like Johnny, he is a victim of his own family. Unlike Johnny, his parents do not physically or verbally abuse him; however, they do something equally as harmful: They allow Bob to shirk responsibility for his own actions. Bob is the rich kid who has never had to work for anything.
What happens to Bob Sheldon in the Outsiders?
Johnny kills Bob when the Socs attack Johnny and Ponyboy in a park. Both Bob and Johnny are victims of their own family relationships. Has Society Changed?
Why does Ponyboy think he killed the SOC?
The lack of control that Ponyboy feels in his everyday life leads to his denial and depression that surfaces in these final two chapters. At the time of the hearing, Ponyboy thinks that he killed the Soc, not Johnny.