He empathizes with randy, who has lost his best friend, as well as bob, whom randy portrays as a spoiled kid. Bryon and mark, the main characters, meet a hippie named randy, who was. After bobs death, randy is tired of the violence and does not. Randy refuses to fight in the big rumble because greasers will still be greasers and socs will still be socs. The outsiders 1983 darren dalton as randy anderson. He is shown, at the end of the narrative, to be remorseful for his actions toward ponyboy and the other greasers. A lot of people dont realize this, but probably the one person that gets made fun of in south park more than anybody is my dad. Study 14 terms the outsiders main characters flashcards. Marcia wouldnt let a free offer slip by her, evident when she drinks the coke given to her by dally, in contrast to cherry, who. This character is a soc who takes his best friends death very hard and comes to the realization that none of the fighting is worth it. Literature quiz the outsiders map random literature or novel quiz can you pick the correct characters on the outsiders character map. Although randy is a typical soc with mustangs and madras, he is a lot like cherry in some ways.
Randy adderson marcias boyfriend and bobs best friend. When bob is stabbed by johnny in the park, randy runs off with his friends, leaving bobs bleeding body behind. At the dinner they meet randy anderson, bob the socs best friend. The novel follows ponyboy, a greaser, and his gangs conflict with the socials, a rival gang. Randy anderson michelle meyrink marcia gailard sartain jerry tom waits buck merrill william smith store clerk sofia coppola janet hirshenson ed jackson s. Bob and randy lead the violence and tension between the socs and the greasers. The conversation between ponyboy and randy touches on many of the novels important themes.
Jo ellen misakian, a librarian at lone star elementary school in fresno, california, and her students were responsible for inspiring coppola to make the film. Marcia is stated to be attractive, and has short, dark hair. It is an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by s. Both apparently come from wealthy families and have all of the privileges of class that the. Without him, there would be no story because his is the one being told even if it is just an essay for his english teacher, mr. While the credits of the 1983 film list his name as randy anderson, his last name is in fact adderson in the novel. Randy is a handsome soc who eventually sees the futility of fighting. Randy is a soc who participates in the attack on ponyboy and johnny. Hinton, is centered around ponyboys path to maturity and the life lessons he learns along the way. Two socs, bob sheldon, and randy anderson, confront johnny, ponyboy, and twobit. After bobs death, randy stops pony on the street and tells him that the fighting between the socs and the greasers is pointless. Hinton, the original author of the outsiders, what happens to sodapop curtis. They never had any troubles throughout their youth and growing up.
Ponyboy and twobit brace for a fight, but randy says he only wants to talk. Randy helps ponyboy realize that socs are as susceptible to pain as anyone else. Randy tries to make peace with ponyboy after ponyboy saves the children from the fire, and he refuses to fight in the socgreaser rumble. The outsiders introduced the world to the brat pack, a gang of young celebrities who captured the attention of the media and fans alike for their behindthescene antics. Hinton and a popular choice for elementary students. Randy anderson serves as a sharp contrast to ponyboy in the outsiders as a soc, hinton characterizes randy as being too cool to the point of not feeling anything whereas the greasers all feel.
The outsiders characters from litcharts the creators of. The curtis brothers are greasers who enjoy being tuff, but they are orphaned young men who have he potential to be more than low class trash. The starstudded movie itself is the quintessential narrative of west side story, where there are two gangs, the greasers from the poor north zone and the socs from. Before the rumble, he has a talk with ponyboy about all that has happened. Thomas howell, matt dillon, ralph macchio, patrick swayze.
Hinton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Character analysis randy adderson randy adderson is bobs best friend. Randy anderson instigates much of the violence between the socs and the greasers with bobs help marcia, randys girlfriend and cherrys best friend paul holden, a soc who played on darrys. Randy adderson is bobs friend and marcias boyfriend. Randy adderson is an eighteenyearold soc who took part in the attempted drowning of ponyboy curtis. The outsiders cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Hinton the nurse, book author john meier paul crew francis ford coppola director, producer, screenwriter anne goursaud editor buddy joe hooker stunts carmine coppola composer music score. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The last name of the character randy anderson is misspelled adderson. Although randy is a typical soc with mustangs and madras, he. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is. Ponyboy, sodapop and darry are all greasers the outsiders who realize that the most important thing in life is family.
In it, he learns to not judge people hastily and reject gang mentality. This is not meant to demonize cherry, marcia, randy, or any other characters shown as bullies or rude or anything along those lines. Randy s not a major character, but he does have an impact on the events and the outcome of the story. Randy vacillates between violently asserting his own privilege and feeling remorse about it. Randy adderson and bob sheldon are the two main soc characters in s. Ponyboy is pretty smart and has a lot of opportunity in front of him, but he comes from the wrong side of town and hangs out with a bunch of similarly weirdlynamed friends who drop out, smoke cigarettes, and get busted for robbing stores and. Hintons the outsiders pifraction fanfiction june 15, 2016 it was just a normal day for andy martin, but what happens when she gets picked for the time project and finds herself in one of her favorite books world the outsiders. The outsiders is a 1983 american comingofage drama film that was directed by francis ford. Darren dalton made his screen debut as randy anderson, the soc, in francis ford coppolas the outsiders 1983, a drama based on the novel by s. Cade 3k 11 25 zola anderson, also known as zoe, is a soc, and when she follows her brother, randy, when he was drunk, she meets two boys who are in a terrible situation like her. He wears a blue shirt with the sleeves ripped out of it, shaggy ripped up jeans and an old pair of dirty shoes. He eventually asks to have a private conversation with ponyboy before the rumble in. Reading, going to movies, hanging with his friends dislikes. He says he was surprised that a greaser would do something like that.
His girlfriend is marcia, and his best friend was robert sheldon, whom he met in grade school. In this lesson, well learn more about ponyboy, his life, and his perspective on the east versus west. Randys not a major character, but he does have an impact on the events and the outcome of the story. As randy and ponyboy sit in the mustang, randy asks ponyboy why he helped the kids in the burning church. If he had been believed, pony could have been charged in bobs murder, and he might have been separated from his family. He eventually asks to have a private conversation with ponyboy before the rumble in which he seems to express remorse about the tensions between the two gangs, and tries to make a connection. The rivalry between two gangs, the poor greasers and the rich socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other. Along with cherry, randy humanizes the socs by showing that some of them have redeeming qualities.
Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Randy anderson instigates much of the violence between the socs and the greasers with bobs help marcia, randy s girlfriend and cherrys best friend paul holden, a soc who played on darrys. I have no intentions of taking this story too seriously, neither should you. She is best friends with cherry, and the girlfriend of randy. Randy adderson randy is marcias boyfriend, as well as bobs best friend and partner in crime. Ponyboy insists on the heroic capacity of every personsoc, greaser, or otherwise. Darren dalton played the role of randy adderson in the film the outsiders. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Ponyboy curtis is the main character and narrator of the s. He probably participated in the beating of johnny, and certainly in the violence against other greasers. Randy adderson called randy anderson in the film is a soc in the outsiders, and a minor. Randy is tall and is said to have a semibeatle haircut.
The outsiders a johnny cade fanfiction randy wattpad. In the aftermath of bobs death, randy becomes introspective, befriends ponyboy, and works to end the violence between the socs and greasers. The same thing happened to his character in over the edge 1979. Teen rivalry in a small southern town sets the stage for this dramatic interpretation of the novel by s. Roger ebert awarded the film two and a half out of four stars, citing problems with coppolas vision, the characters wind up like pictures. Randy was bobs friendhe jumped johnny and ponyboyrandy dropped out of the rumble because he was tired of fighting. Ponyboy pony is a 14 year old teenager with light blackish brown hair, grayish green eyes and greasy slicked back hair. Randy vacillates between violently asserting his own. Why is randy anderson an important character in the outsiders. For the 2016 series on wgn america also referred to as the outsiders, see outsiders. The outsiders chapters 7 and 8 summary and analysis gradesaver.
You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. What are some characteristics of randy and bob with. Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is an outsider. The outsiders 1983 darren dalton as randy anderson imdb. Randy was bobs friend he jumped johnny and ponyboy randy dropped out of the rumble because he was tired of fighting. Randy adderson called randy anderson in the film is a soc in the outsiders, and a minor antagonist turned supporting tritagonist. In this lesson, well discuss character traits of the greasers and socs that bring life to the rivalry between the east side and the west side in. We loved him since he stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house. Randys fursona randy anderson randy adderson bob sheldon bob and randy were gay bob and randy are gay furvius jacksfilms bad animation bob is my gay son my animation gross are you happy now the outsiders meme the ousiders the outsiders animation help me help them. Directed by francis ford coppola, the outsiders tells the story of the ongoing. Play sporcles virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Randys mom had dark brown curly hair and fair skin with green eyes. Stans father, randy my dads name is randy thats my drawing of my dad. Ponyboy is the youngest kid brother of darry and sodapop who all live together and look out for each other after their parents died. The outsiders study guide contains a biography of author s. Ponyboy is the main character and narrator of the beloved book, the outsiders. The outsiders is narrated by a fourteenyearold called ponyboy curtis weird name, but a cool kid. Character development in the outsiders 799 words bartleby. Link this trivia matt dillons character is shot and killed by police after pointing an unloaded gun at them. Marcia is a soc girl and a minor character in the outsiders, and its film adaptation. He is bobs best friend and follows whatever he does.
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