The Outsiders S.E. Hinton

The OutsidersS.E. Hinton

Character ListThe Greasers

Ponyboy Curtis • . • light brown hair, greenish-gray eyes. • hair is long in the back and squared off at the sides. • . • .

Darrel “Darry” Curtis • . • oldest Curtis brother. • . • works full time to take care of Ponyboy and Sodapop because their parents died in a car accident. • . • 6’2’, tall, muscular, black hair, and pale blue-green eyes . • .

Sodapop Curtis • . • dark-gold hair, dark brown eyes. • gets drunk just on living. • . • understands everyone. • .

Steve Randle • . • 17 years old, tall and lean with thick greasy hair • . • knows cars upside down and backward. • . • hates when Ponyboy tags along with him and Soda.

Keith “Two Bit” Matthews • . • six feet tall, stocky and proud of his long rusty-colored sideburns. • . • likes fights, blondes and school, is still in 11th grade. • .

Dallas “Dally” Winston • . • blonde almost white hair, blue eyes that showed a hatred of the world. • . • tougher, colder, and meaner than the rest of the gang. • .

Johnny Cade • . • big black eyes, jet-black hair heavily greased. • had a nervous, suspicious look. • . • father beat him and his mother ignored him. • .

Character List The Socs

Cherry Valance • . • a Soc cheerleader that Ponyboy knows from school. • her real name is Sherry, but she is called Cherry because of her red hair. • Ponyboy feels comfortable talking to Cherry because they have a lot in common. • . • Admires Dally’s individuality and says she could fall in love with him.

Marcia • . • Cherry’s best friend and Randy’s girlfriend. • Befriends Two-Bit at the drive-in.

Bob Sheldon • . • The dark-haired Soc who beats up Johnny before the novel begins. • Bob’s lenient parents have never disciplined him.

Randy Adderson • . • A handsome Soc who doesn’t see the point of fighting. • Helps Ponyboy realize that Socs do have problems.

Paul Holden • the husky blond Soc who steps forward to challenge Darry when the rumble begins. • .

The Outsiders S.E. Hinton