answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

In chapter 3 of "The Outsider," Meursault attends the funeral of his mother. He exhibits a detached and unemotional response to her death, which begins to reveal his unusual perspective on life and relationships.

User Avatar

AnswerBot

3d ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

Ponyboy Curtis, the narrator, begins the novel with a story: he is walking home one afternoon after watching a Paul Newman film, and his mind starts to wander. He thinks about how he wants Paul Newman's good looks, though he likes his own greaser look. He also thinks that, although he likes to watch movies alone, he wishes he had company for the walk home.

Ponyboy steps back from his story to explain that walking alone is unsafe for greasers, the East Side gang of friends to which he belongs. When they walk by themselves, greasers attract the harassment of Socials, or Socs, the rich West Side crowd. Ponyboy says that greasers are poorer and wilder than the Socs, whom the newspapers condemn one day for throwing parties and praise the next day for good citizenship. Greasers wear their hair long and put grease in it. They dress tough, steal, and get into gang fights. They often carry switchblades, mainly to help them stand their ground against the Socs.

Ponyboy says he does not participate in typical greaser mischief because his oldest brother, Darrel (known as "Darry"),would kill him if he got into trouble. Ponyboy's parents died in a car crash, so the three Curtis brothers live together by themselves, an arrangement possible only as long as they stay out of trouble. Twenty-year-old Darry acts as head of the family. He is strict with Ponyboy and often yells at him. Despite his intelligence, Ponyboy lacks common sense, which frustrates Darry. Ponyboy feels great affection for his sixteen-year-old brother, Sodapop, whose charm and cheerfulness he admires.

Ponyboy returns to the story of his solitary walk after the movies. As he walks, he notices a red Corvair trailing him. He quickens his pace as he remembers how badly the Socs beat his friend Johnny Cade. The Corvair pulls up beside Ponyboy and five Socs climb out and surround him. One of them asks, "Need a haircut, greaser?" and pulls out a blade. The Socs begin to beat up Ponyboy, who screams for help. Ponyboy's brothers and the rest of their group appear on the scene and chase away the Socs. Darry starts to scold Ponyboy for walking home alone instead of calling for a ride, but Sodapop tells him to stop nagging.

The brothers and the other greasers make plans for the following night. Ponyboy decides that he and Johnny will go to a double feature at the drive-in with their friend Dally. Dally begins to talk about his ex-girlfriend, Sylvia, and Ponyboy thinks about the girls that socialize with the greasers. He wonders what it would be like to spend time with an upper-class Soc girl.

At home, Ponyboy, who loves to read, reads Great Expectations and thinks about how his life resembles the life of Pip, the main character in Great Expectations. Still shaken by his fight with the Socs, Ponyboy climbs into bed with Sodapop. The brothers talk about Sodapop's girlfriend, Sandy, whom Sodapop hopes to marry one day

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Read the book, it gives a very detailed summary.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

it is all about your face

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Anonymous

Lvl 1
3y ago

ok boomer

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Can you summarize chapter 3 in 2 sentences of the book the outsider?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What things do you annotate in the book Thank You for Arguing?

In "Thank You for Arguing," you may annotate persuasive techniques such as ethos, pathos, logos, rhetorical devices like anaphora and chiasmus, and examples of persuasive speaking or writing in action. Pay attention to how the author uses these techniques to make their arguments more effective.


Who is social and who is Greaser in outsider movie with sentences?

Im reading the book with my class now, and we are on chapter 7. This is what I know:Socs:CherryMarcia ( i think i may have spelt that wrong; sorry)BobGreasers:PonyboySodapopDarryJohnny (Darrel)Dally (Dallas)SteveTwo-bit Matthews


Summarize on the book of Isaiah chapyer 46?

In the book of Isaiah chapter 46 god tells the people of Israelites not to compare him to a goldsmith.


How many sentences in a chapter?

It depends on the book. Authors vary in the length of their chapters.


Where can you find 'Dear John' chapter summaries?

If you read the book you can summarize it yourself. It's a good book so don't pass up the oppurtunotu to read it.


What is a summary of chapter 4 of the Great Controversy?

The way you summarize any book is to read it and then provide a short synopsis of the content. That is how it is done.


What lesson do you learn after reading the book tom sawyer?

One lesson from "Tom Sawyer" is the importance of friendship and loyalty. Throughout the story, Tom's friendships with Huck and Joe illustrate the value of standing by your friends. Additionally, the novel emphasizes the theme of adventure and the joy of childhood.


Can you summarize chapter 4 in benny hinn book good morning holy spirit?

Sounds like a homework question. Read the chapter and write down the important points as you read it and then use your points to create a summary.


Could a summary have 6 sentences?

The length of the summary depends on the length and complexity of the piece to be summarized. It is doubtful that a whole novel could be summarized in 6 sentences, but a page of a book or a short chapter might be summarized in six sentences.


What voice was outsider book written in?

first person


What is a sentence using the word summarize?

For her book report, Sara Jane had to summarize the plot of The Catcher in the Rye.


Who are curtis brothers in the book the outsider?

ponyboy, sodapop, darry