What are some mood and tone passages in The Outsiders? Why are they that way to you? Make use of the whole book!Please help me, I need this by...

I don't know if you have seen the Francis Ford Coppola
film version of The Outsiders, but it was a fairly faithful
adaption of the book which really brought the characters to life--as well as some of the
key passages in the book. Some of my favorite scenes
include:

• Cherry throwing the drink in Dally's
  face. It shows both her toughness and Dally's weak side for a pretty
  face.


• Two-Bit's line "Then pity the back seat" when he
  whips out a knife to defend himself against the Socs, who have just pulled up in their
  Mustang. It's a great transition from teen talk to possible
  violence.


• Immediately after the above scene, Johnny and
  Ponyboy split up with Two-Bit. Johnny's fear of another beating by the Socs leaves him
  shaking and threatening to kill himself. Fearing to go home, where Johnny's parents are
  always fighting, the two boys lie down to think (and dream) about a better
  life.


• Just prior to the rumble, the boys are met by some
  Socs at the Tasty Freeze. The mood goes from easy-going to threatening, but Two-Bit
  stays cool. He tosses Pony a cigarette and nonchalantly warns the Socs, "You know the
  rules. No jazz before the rumble." The tenseness remains during this temporary truce
  until Randy calls Pony over for a talk. It is a rare moment of friendly conversation
  between the two would-be enemies.


• The rumble itself is
  exciting--both in the book and in the film version. Pony's descriptions of the various
  members of both groups builds the tension that leads up to the climactic
  battle.


• The reader gets to see Dally's soft side in the
  hospital just before Johnny dies; then we see him "blow," just as Pony
  predicted.