Tuesday, April 22, 2014

In the novel The Outsiders, where is Ponyboy's hideout located?

In Chapter 4, Ponyboy and Johnny approach Dally for advice and support in helping them run away. Dally gives them money, a gun, and advice on where to hide and how to get there. Dally instructs Ponyboy and Johnny to hop on a train and head towards Windrixville. Once the boys get off the train at Windrixville, they follow a long dirt road for 45 minutes until the reach an abandoned church at the top of Jay Mountain. The abandoned church is small and old. It gives Ponyboy a creepy feeling because of the spider webs hanging throughout it. Ponyboy mentions that the church is in the middle of nowhere. He says that there is a sharp drop in the ground directly behind the church where he can see a great distance over the valley.

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