The Question and Answer section for The Outsiders is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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.
Johnny Cade is the second-youngest in the greaser gang, besides Ponyboy. He is "smaller than the rest, with a slight build. He had big black eyes in a dark tanned face; his hair was jet-black and heavily greased and combed to the side, but it was...
