The Outsiders Literary Devices

If you rubbed [Dally] the wrong way - look out. 

...then slowly crumpled with a look of grim triumph on his face.

Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body...

Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies.

Ponyboy is narrator of the novel.

It’s best to judge people as individuals and not by their social group.

Our hair labeled us greasers, too - it was our trademark. The one thing we were proud of.

”cancer stick,” “heater,” dig,” and “fuzz”

I almost jumped out of my skin. 

Dally handed me a shirt about sixty-million sizes too big.

Dally’s jacket protects Ponyboy from the fire.

My head swam...Finally my stomach calmed down...I relaxed, hoping Johnny would remember cig...

Pony struggles to get along with Darry - resulting in a physical fight (slap).

It was almost four months ago. I had walked down to the DX station to get a bottle of pop...

I was sweating something fierce, although I was cold.

We were so careful...if that old church ever caught on fire there'd be no stopping it.

The countryside represents Ponyboy’s desire for a peaceful and tranquil existence.

Taking into consideration the circumstances...brother was that ever a way to tell me...

[Johnny] would have run away a million times if we hadn't been there.

The papers called Johnny, Dally, and Ponyboy Juvenile Delinquents Turned Heroes.

I was reminded of Jack London's books - you know, where the wolf pack waits in silence for...

Johnny just looked dead. Like a candle with a flame gone.

We killed time by reading Gone with the Wind...especially stuck on Southern gentlemen.

Johnnycake's eyes were fearful and sensitive; hers were cheap and hard.

I had to read Great Expectations for English, and that kid Pip, he reminded me of us...

If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times..you'll have Johnny.

After Bob's death, Randy has trouble choosing whether or not to participate in the rumble.

Johnny realizes that he doesn't want to die at 16 - it's not long enough.

A reckless, hot-tempered boy, cocky and scared stiff at the same time.