Character Analysis Of Ponyboy's Character From 'The Outsiders'

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.

He didn‘t make a sound, but tears were running down his cheeks. I hadn‘t seen him cry in years, not even when Mom and Dad had been killed and in that second what Soda and Dally and Two-Bit had been trying to tell me came through. Darry did care about me, maybe as much as he cared about Soda, and because he cared he was trying too hard to make something of me and ―that was his silent fear then—of losing another person he loved.” Ponyboy and Dally have always had a rocky relationship. Ponyboy resents Dally as he thinks he is too controlling.

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.

At the end of the book Ponyboy finally comes to terms with the deaths of Johnny and Dally, and he finally realizes that violence is not the answer when he makes up with Darry. Darry and Ponyboy are shouting at each other, and Ponyboy asks Sodapop to take his side. This causes Sodapop to rush out of the house, and Ponyboy and Darry chase after him. When they finally catch up Sodapop tells them he feels sick of being pulled apart by their fights. Ponyboy sympathizes with Sodapop as he says in the text: “Darry and I did play tug of war with him, with never a thought to how much it was hurting him.” Ponyboy suddenly understands what his fighting with Darry has done to Sodapop, and later in their conversation Ponyboy realizes why he never got along with Darry: “I saw that I had expected Darry to do all the understanding without even trying to

Ponyboy Curtis is the famous character in S.E Hinton's novel “The Outsiders”. Ponyboy Curtis is academically smart, enjoys reading books watching movies, daydreaming and watching sunsets. Since both his parents have passed away, Ponyboy is under the authority of his older brother Darry who is twenty years of age along with his other brother Sodapop who is seventeen. There are other people in Ponyboy's life that he cares about too.

Darry, the oldest brother have had many conflicts with Soda and Pony, which made him change during this novel. First, one event that made Darry change was when he slapped his little brother, Pony when he came home late. Pony ran away for a few days because he thought that Darry didn’t want him as a brother anymore. Darry was so sorry, sad, and mad at himself for slapping Pony.

Ponyboy Curtis - The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy's literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop. Darry repeatedly accuses Ponyboy of lacking common sense, but Ponyboy is a reliable and observant narrator. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence, innocence, and familial love. He matures over the course of the novel, eventually realizing the importance of strength in the face of class bias.

Ponyboy Curtis has lived a very rough life. Both his parents died, leaving him, Sodapop and Darry to take care of each other. Darry had to get a job and stop going to school; he looked out for his brothers the same as their father figure which they had lost. Sodapop stopped going to school because he felt that he was too stupid, as for Ponyboy he had to stay in school and always bring home good grades. The three brothers still have to look out for each other and stay out of trouble as much as possible. In the church, he starts talking about a poem and doesn’t know exactly what it means. Each line can be compared to his life, past, and current experiences, along with his

Darry used to be in high school. He also used to be the captain of the football team. When he graduated he was awarded a scholarship to college but did not go. The reason he became so serious about life was because of his parent’s death. Now he has two jobs and must take care of his two younger brothers Soda and Ponyboy. Darry is serious when it comes to Ponyboy. He always yells at him to use his head and to take school seriously. The street changed Derry because now he has no time for fun in his life. His life is always serious and full of

Correspondingly, Darry wants the most suiting life for his brothers even though Ponyboy viewed it as Darry nagging at him. In the book, Ponyboy says, “Darry did care about me, maybe as much as he cared about Soda, and because he cared he was trying too hard to make something of me.” ( Hinton 98) The Curtis brothers were all together again following Pony and Johnny running away. Soda and Darry go to the hospital to see Pony and Darry actually cries. Ponyboy realizes that Darry does not hate him. Darry says, “Listen, with your brains and grades you could get a scholarship, and we could put you through

Ponyboy and Darry didn’t have the best of relationships, in the beginning of the book, but at the end of the book they had a much better relationship. It is more of a parental relationship than a brotherly relationship. In the text it states "Darry would kill me me if I got in trouble with the police." (pg. 3) This shows the reader that Darry is like the dad, most brothers wouldn't care that much if their little brother got in a little trouble or came home late, but that fact that Darry does shows that he is like the dad and takes care of his brother. In chapter 1, it states “Me and Darry just didn’t dig each other. I could never please him. He would have hollered at me for carrying a blade if I had carried one. If I cought home B’s, he wanted

It is apparent throughout the movie that Ponyboy struggles with his identity. After his parents had passed away, his older brother, Darrel, became the parental figure for Ponyboy and his other brother, Sodapop. Ponyboy had felt that Darrel didn’t like him anymore and feels that Darrel blames

Just as the book reads the movie shows that Darry is a firm yeller. When Ponyboy comes home late Darry yells at him and then slugged him.

Ponyboy Curtis is 14 and also the youngest of the greaser gang. His parents have died in a car accident and live with his brothers Darry and Sodapop. He is also interested in literary and academic accomplishments which set him apart from the rest of his gang.

Since, both his parents died in an accident 8 months prior add without him taking care of his younger brothers they will be put into a foster home. Darry didn't deserve to work like an old man when he was only twenty. He had been a real popular guy in school; he was captain of the football team and he had been voted Boy of the Year. (pg. 15) Ponyboy is talking about Darry his older brother because through his life, he has given up his future to take care of his younger brothers.