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Tim does not appear in the novel until the night of the rumble, when his gang sides with Ponyboy’s. Ponyboy sees Shepard’s gang as real street hoods and criminals, and realizes that his own gang is little more than a group of friends fighting to survive. Curly Shepard. The fifteen-year-old brother of Tim Shepard. Curly is stubborn and rough.
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs of White Americans divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "Greasers" and the upper-middle-class "Socs" (pronounced / ˈsoʊʃɪz / —short for Socials ).
Personality. Tim is one of the few that enjoys being a hood, and he is the leader of the Shepard gang. He has a grim and bitter smile, like Dallas Winston and the Brumly Boys. He's a strict leader who always makes sure his gang abides by the rules. He has a neutral relationship with Ponyboy's gang, and was once found in their living room in the ...
Tim Shepard. Tim is the leader of the Shepard gang, another gang in the city that is friendly to the greasers but tougher than them. Tim is a good friend of Dally. Mr Syme. Ponyboy’s English teacher gives him a second chance to improve his grades. He asked him to write an essay to get his grades up, and the essay turned into the novel itself ...
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- C. Thomas Howell As Ponyboy Curtis. Played by C. Thomas Howell, Ponyboy Curtis is the young protagonist of The Outsiders, and his naive nature leads him to get caught up in the fight between the Greasers and the Socs.
- Ralph Macchio As Johnny Cade. Johnny Cade is Ponyboy's best friend and a devoted member of the Greasers played by Ralph Macchio. Young Macchio made a name for himself in the cast of The Outsiders, but his star-making performance came in 1984 when he played Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid.
- Matt Dillon As Dallas "Dally" Winston. Another best friend to Ponyboy, Dallas "Dally" Winston is a hard-hearted member of the Greasers who is actually quite affectionate under the surface.
- Patrick Swayze As Darrel "Darry" Curtis. Patrick Swayze plays Darrel "Darry" Curtis, the protective older brother of Ponyboy and Sodapop who grew up too fast after his parents died.
Bob Sheldon. The leader of the Socs and Cherry 's boyfriend. Bob is a tough, intimidating boy who gets killed by Johnny when he and his friends attack Johnny and Ponyboy. Over the course of the novel, Ponyboy learns that Bob had his own troubles and difficulties growing up.
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Jan 23, 2023 · C. Thomas Howell anchors "The Outsiders" as the sensitive and thoughtful lead character, Ponyboy Curtis. Howell, who was 15 when he landed the part, had grown up around Hollywood, as his father ...
