Before you review the skills you've learned in this module, you'll need to find out what happens to Ponyboy and his friends. By the time you're down to the last two chapters in a novel, you begin to experience a definite winding down of events. During this phase, no new conflicts are introduced. Instead, the main characters are wrapping up how to handle the main conflict and other important issues in the novel.
Recall that during the resolution of a novel, the main conflict may or may not be resolved. In some novels, the characters learn valuable lessons from their experiences, or they learn how to live with the main conflict. In other novels, the main characters find a way to try to change their lives for the better--in spite of the main conflict.
Get Your Text
Read Chapters 11 and 12 of The Outsiders.
As you read, try to answer the following questions for yourself.
| Why does Ponyboy lie to himself and others about Johnny's death? |
| After Ponyboy threatens the Socs with the broken bottle, why does he pick up the glass? |
| How have the arguments between Ponyboy and Darry affected Sodapop? |
| What does Johnny's note inspire Ponyboy to do? |
| What do the last lines of the novel tell you about the theme that Ponyboy writes? |
When you finish the reading assignment for this lesson (chapters 11 and 12), return to this lesson to complete the remaining activities and the lesson quiz.
