vRead this passage from The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton.

Question

He had on a madras shirt. I can still see it. Blue madras. One of them laughed, then cussed me out in a low voice. I couldn’t think of anything to say. There just isn’t a whole lot you can say while waiting to get mugged, so I kept my mouth shut.

"Need a haircut, greaser?” The medium-sized blond pulled a knife out of his back pocket and flipped the blade open.

I finally thought of something to say. "No.” I was backing up, away from that knife.

Who are the opposing characters in this passage?

Ponyboy and Johnny
Ponyboy and Darry
Ponyboy and himself
Ponyboy and the Socs

Answer 1

Ponyboy and the Socs