Symbolism in The Outsiders Movie

What does the movie title: The Outsiders mean?

• When people stay outside

• When people do not fit in

• It refers to a Hip Hop artist

• It refers to people who like to stay inside all of the time

What do rings (worn on fingers) symbolize in the movie?

• Marriage

• Wealth

• Gang

• Fear

In the movie, what does Long greased hair symbolize?

• Being part of the group/gang

• Not taking showers

• Being homeless

• Being to poor to buy shampoo

In the movie, What are knives symbolism for...

• Unfair fight

• The Socs

• The greasers

• a chef

When Jonny tells Pony Boy to "Stay gold", what does he mean?

• Keep his hair blond

• Bury the gold he found

• Stay positive about life

• Watch sunrises every day

In the movie the Dallas and Ponyboy are seen smoking. What do the cigarettes symbolize?

• Stupidity

• Toughness

• Addiction

• Being "cool"

At the beginning of the movie, Ponyboy is writing in a journal and the first page is titled, The Outsiders. What type of writing is this (when a person tells a story about themselves)?

• a speech

• Informational text

• a narrative

• an Infographic

The tone of the music that plays at the beginning of the movie is upbeat and happy. The movie is dramatic and violent. When you have these two opposites, what is it called?

• dumb

• confusing

• a lie

• Irony

When Ponyboy and Jonny were in the church hiding out, Jonny dropped his lit cigarette which landed on a spiders web, and we see smoke coming out of the spider's web. What does this foreshadow?

• Dallas coming

• The church fire

• Their friendship

• the spider is "smoking hot"

What happens to Jonny after he saves the children from the fire in the church?

• He gets severely burned

• He gets arrested

• He believes in God

• He stops smoking