Alexus Henley’s Reviews > The Outsiders > Status Update

Pony & Johnny got caught by SOCs at the park were the SOCs try roughing them up for picking up “their girls.” One of the SOCs held Pony under the water of the fountain, and in a desperate attempt to save Pony from drowning, Johnny stabbed and killed the SOC. Pony & Johnny decide to go to Dally looking for help to skip town. They’d get money, a gun, and told to lay low out of town.

I just completed chapter 3, as of right now Pony & the boys walked Cherry & Marcia home until the girls were picked up by their Soc boyfriends. Then Pony & Johnny accidentally fell asleep & Pony returned home way past curfew. Darry, in his angry, hit Pony. So Pony ran from home, where he met with Johnny & continued to run until they came to a stop. The chapter ends with a warning about how things only get worse.

We were just introduced to Cherry and Marcia, I actually really like their characters and the way they’re written. I like how we’re able to learn more about the way socs and greasers associate and how we learn more about the past of these characters. It’s interesting rereading it and discovering or remembering things that you hadn’t taken notice of the first read through.