Character Analysis Of Ponyboy Curtis In The Book 'The Outsiders'

The Outsiders talks about a boy named Ponyboy, that is in a gang called the Greasers (lower class). And another gang called the Soc’s (middle class). The two gangs don’t like each other and fight. They fight because the Greasers are poorer than the Soc’s and more.

Everyone has their own unique traits and personalities which define who you are in life. Ponyboy Curtis, a 15 year old teenager and the main character in the novel “The Outsiders” written by S.E. Hinton shows his many traits throughout the story in which define him. He is the youngest Curtis and a Greaser who narrates the story. He lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop because his parents died in a car accident. Throughout the novel Ponyboy shows his own unique traits such as his struggles with understanding social classes, his loyalty to others, and finally the importance of a strong family bond.

In the book the outsiders Ponyboy is the main character. He is mainly distinctive from the rest of the characters by his physical traits and by his actions. Ponyboy was harassed several times by the Socs just because he was a greaser. Overall Ponyboy didn't use his head before he his actions. It caused him to get into many accidents such as when he was jumped in the beginning of the story because he walking home from the movie theaters by himself. Not only did Ponyboy not use his head he also was altruistic. An example of this is when he ran into the burning church to save kids even though it could have killed him.

Another appreciable example showing Ponyboy is kind-hearted is when he would fight to see Johnny. The first indication of this is when it says, “ The nurses wouldn’t let us see Johnny. He was in critical condition. No visitors…. We both begged and pleaded, but we were getting nowhere until the doctor found out what was going on. “ This means that Johnny would beg and plead as hard as he could just to see Johnny. Even though they are only friends, Ponyboy treated him like family demanding to see

Hinton presented herself in Ponyboy as her life growing up in a gang, but never really fit in. “And nobody in our gang digs movies and books the way I do. For awhile there, I thought I was the only person in the world that did. So I loned it” (Hinton 2). Ponyboy didn’t like to consider himself an outsider even though it was quite obvious that he did not have a spot in either ‘gang.’ S.E. Hinton provided enough information in her book about her novel that she did not need to have the word ‘outsider’ in her book to understand that Ponyboy was the outsider just like herself.

In the novel The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, two social groups, the Socs and the Greasers, are rivals because of their different places in society. Throughout the novel, the main character Ponyboy Curtis’ feelings and attitude towards the Socs change. Ponyboy finally learns at the end of the novel that although a group of people may have a reputation, that reputation may not hold true to individuals.

In the book, The Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis is part of the Greaser’s, a gang of boys who are in the lower class in 1965. Their arch rival, the Socs, are the more privileged, upper class boys from across town. Throughout the book, the two gang have many conflicts. Darry, Ponyboy’s oldest brother acts as a parent figure for him since both of his parents were killed in a car crash. Other member of the Greasers are Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, Sodapop, and Johnny. After getting in a fight with his brother, Ponyboy flees to the park where he runs into a group of Socs. The Socs attack Ponyboy and hold his head under the water in the fountain, trying to kill him. Ponyboy blacks out, and later wakes up to see on the Soc boys dead body next to him. Johnny then tells Ponyboy that he killed the boys because they were trying to kill Ponyboy. The boys are afraid, and desperately try to find Dally Winston, who gives them a gun and sends them to the abandoned church to hide. The two boys stay at the church for a while until they decide to go back into town. As they are leaving

Ponyboy Curtis in the fourteen-year-old boy that explains the story in both the book and the movie, and also the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy is very intelligent compared to the rest of the gang he is most defenatly the smartest to them all. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop in both the book and movie. Darry repeatedly accuses Ponyboy of lacking common sense in the book more so then in the movie, but Ponyboy is a much brighter then his brother takes him for. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence, innocence, and familial love but in the movie they dont focus on his school as much. He matures over the course of the book and the movie both.

Have you ever felt like no one listened to you? That's how Ponyboy Curtis felt throughout the book, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. Pony is the youngest in his greaser gang and likes watching movies by himself. He lives with his two other brothers that take care of him after his parents died. He is 14 years old and is a good student in school. Because of Ponyboys gang's influences, Ponyboy's becomes a loyal, emotional and unruly greaser.

Randy helps Ponyboy realize that Socs are as susceptible to pain as anyone else. Randy tries to make peace with Ponyboy after Ponyboy saves the children from the fire, and he refuses to fight in the

Imagine being dumb, stealing and carrying blades everywhere you go, and being unable to feel deeply, those words would make people think of Greasers. Most people when they think of gangs they think, that they fight, steal, and do not care about what is going on around them. Those statements that Greaser's and other assortments of gangs are dumb, criminals, and unfeeling may not be true, Ponyboy, the main character in S.E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders, opposes all of those statements.

The first reason Ponyboy is a hero in The Outsiders is because he was empathetic to others. When Johnny murdered Bob, he had to run away to avoid getting captured by the Cops, but Ponyboy didn’t. Yet he ran away with Johnny anyway because he was empathetic to him. It must be hard leaving everything you’ve liked or known to help your friend endure the inevitable hardships coming. Ponyboy was also empathetic to Cherry when she was struggling with destiny. “I started to turn and walk away, but something in her eyes made me stop. I was ashamed.” (129) Ponyboy could have left her bawling, but instead he is empathetic to her and tries to cheer her up with the correlative traits that they share. “‘Hey’ I said suddenly, ‘Can you see the sunset real good from the west side?’ She blinked, startled, then smiled. ‘Real good.’ ‘You can see it good from the east side too’ I said.” (129-130) he is using the consubstantial trait of them looking at sunsets to cheer them both up. Ponyboy is exemplifying empathy throughout the novel to others, which is a great quality in a hero.

In the outsiders, the first chapter introduces the main character, Ponyboy and gives a short history about him and his family. He designates the difference between the relationships between the members in his gang, and the relationship between both of his brothers. His parents were killed in a car accident, so that’s why he was just left alone to live with his older 2 brothers.

In the story The Outsiders, there is many life lessons that could help many people. Ranging from the people you hang out with, to people who need your help. You should always treat people how you want to be treated,even if that means giving something up. The main character, Ponyboy, experiences certain events in the story that makes you realize that these kind of conflicts are a reality. Ponyboy lives with his two brothers, Darry and Soda. Their parents died in a car crash. Ponyboy never realized how much his parents did for him. There is a “Gang” that Ponyboy is involved in called the Greasers. Their rival “Gang” is called the Socs. The Socs are kids that have a better upbringing and are more of rich kids. The Greasers are basically the opposite. The theme of this story is don’t take the things you have for granted.

Throughout the book, Ponyboy has a strong friendship with his friend, who is also a Greaser, named Johnny. Johnny is such a good friend, he kills a person from another gang called the Socs that was trying