CHARACTERIZATIONS IN THE OUTSIDERS

Name:

Hour:

REMEMBER: CHARACTERIZATION CONSISTS OF WAYS, OR METHODS, AN AUTHOR USES TO DESCRIBE A CHARACTER.

DIRECTIONS: For each character, copy passages from throughout the novel that describes him/her, using as many methods as possible.
Make sure you write down the page number of where you found each example in the novel.
NAME

Ponyboy

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

SPEECH & ACTIONS

Ex: I have light brown, almost Ex: Im okay. I tried to think of

red hair and greenish-gray
something to say. Im usually
eyes.
pretty quiet around people,
PAGE: 1

even the gang.

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Sodapop

Darrel
(Darry)

Steve
Randle

THOUGHTS & FEELINGS

Ex: I had a long walk home and no
company, but I usually lone it
anyway, for no reason except that I
like to watch movies undisturbed
so I can get into them and live
them with the actors. Pgs. 1-2

OTHERS OPINIONS
Ex: Cherry was looking at me.
Whats a nice, smart kid
like you running around
with trash like that for?
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CHARACTERIZATIONS IN THE OUTSIDERS

Name:

Hour:

REMEMBER: CHARACTERIZATION CONSISTS OF WAYS, OR METHODS, AN AUTHOR USES TO DESCRIBE A CHARACTER.

DIRECTIONS: For each character, copy passages from throughout the novel that describes him/her, using as many methods as possible.
Make sure you write down the page number of where you found each example in the novel.
NAME
Two-Bit
Matthews
(Keith)

Dallas
Winston
(Dally)

Johnny
Cade

Cherry
Valance
(Sherri)

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

SPEECH & ACTIONS

THOUGHTS & FEELINGS

OTHERS OPINIONS