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2Example:
Tall and stocky
“For once his comical grin was gone, and his dancing
gray eyes were stormy” (Page 32).
Rusty colored side-burns
Hinton uses this quote to describe Two
Bit’s expression when he finds Johnny in
Oldest of the group
the park. Two-bit brings a humorous,
Two-Bit Mathews
happy-go-lucky mood with him wherever
Wise cracker
he goes, so when Hinton describes his eyes
as “stormy,” the reader senses the
Gray eyes and wide grin
seriousness of the situation. Two-bit
further enhances the atmosphere of the
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situation and his character is vital to
readers’ understanding of the story.
Junior in high school (18 years old)
Two-Bit and Humor
I feel like Two-Bit when…
“Comic Relief”
I am at Buffalo Bills football games. Sunday mornings in
the parking lot at Ralph Wilson Stadium bring out the best
Though we have not seen much of Two-
Bit’s character in the novel so far,
in me. You will often catch me telling jokes with my
it is clear that he is intended to
bring humor and light-hearted fun
friends or making light of every situation. In fact, this past
into the novel.
In a story filled
weekend, my friend’s father remarked, “I don’t think I’ve
with tension and grief, it is
sometimes necessary to read a line
ever seen you without a huge smile on your face on Sunday
that will make you smile.
Two-Bit
brings this opportunity with him
morning.” If the Bills win, my eyes sparkle with life.
wherever he goes, offering his wise
remarks and quick jokes, not only to
However, if the Bills lose, watch out! The thunderous
the characters in the book, but also
to the readers.
He is a young man
clouds roll in and quickly turn sparkle into storm!
whose importance can easily be
overlooked, but who is essential to
The Outsiders.
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