Cherry Valance

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Cherry Valance is a Soc girl in S. E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders" who serves as a bridge between the rival social groups, showing empathy and moral complexity beyond their gang divisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
adaptationAppearance The Outsiders (1983 film) NERFINISHED
affiliation Socs NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Outsiders NERFINISHED
associatedWithGroup Greasers NERFINISHED
Socs NERFINISHED
conflict loyalty to Socs vs. sympathy for Greasers
creator S. E. Hinton NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Outsiders (1967 novel) NERFINISHED
friendOf Johnny Cade NERFINISHED
Marcia NERFINISHED
Ponyboy Curtis NERFINISHED
fullName Sherri Valance NERFINISHED
gender female
hairColor red
literaryTheme class conflict
identity beyond social labels
moralPosition critical of Socs’ cruelty
sympathetic to Greasers
nickname Cherry NERFINISHED
notableAction provides information to the Greasers before the rumble
talks with Ponyboy at the drive-in
portrayedBy Diane Lane NERFINISHED
roleInStory bridge between Greasers and Socs
romanticInterestOf Bob Sheldon NERFINISHED
setting Tulsa, Oklahoma (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
showsTrait empathy
moral complexity
socialClass upper class

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The Outsiders mainCharacter Cherry Valance