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,...
While hiding out in the church, Ponyboy is amazed at how much Johnny understands the book Gone With the Wind. Pony is usually the boy with deep thoughts but now he sees that Johnny can think too.
It amazed me how Johnny could get more meaning out...
Pony begins to see Bob as a person rather than a Soc. Looking at the pictures of Bob makes Pony understand that Bob was a human being: a cocky, hot-tempered, frightened boy.
