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The Question and Answer section for The Outsiders is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Ponyboy thinks of Dally as a tough guy. He thinks that Dallas has survived the streets and prison. Pony thinks this has made Dally harder than others. Ponyboy describes him as having "an elfish face, with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small,...
Man vs Man: Conflict between the Socs and the Greasers
The fire in the church: man vs nature
Man vs Society: Perception of the Greasers as hoodlums because of their appearance
Man vs Self: Ponyboy's inner conflict over the deaths of his friends,...
By asking this question, Ponyboy is illuminating shared experiences... things they have in common regardless of socioeconomic differences.
