Dary Is A Typical Greaser In The Outsiders Character Analysis

The Outsiders illustrates the theme through the relationship of Ponyboy and Darry throughout the course of the book. In the beginning of the book, Darry slaps Ponyboy because he came home very late. This causes Ponyboy to run away from home with Johnny. Ponyboy tells Johnny, “‘He didn’t use to be like that...we used to get along okay...before Mom and Dad died. Now he just can’t stand me,’” (Hinton 51). This quote shows that Ponyboy is isolated from his brother. It shows how Ponyboy and Darry are drifting further apart from each other due to the death of their parents. Later on in the book when Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are in the hospital, Sodapop and Darry come to see how they are all doing. When Darry and Sodapop see Ponyboy, they have a

One of the reasons Ponyboy should stay with Darry, is because, for example, when Darry said, “Pony, where have you been all this time?” he meant,”Pony, you had me scared to death.” Please be careful, because I couldn’t stand it if anything happened to you” (Hilton, 98). This shows, that Darry really has feelings for Ponyboy. Also, Darry probably was scared and felt responsible for what had happened. Another reason Pony should be with his brother is because, for example when, “I hate to leave you here by yourself, Ponyboy,”Darry said

On page 8 it says,” Not unless you’re hurt like Johnny had been that day we found him. Compared to Johnny I wasn’t hurt at all.” This backs up Ponyboy living in a bad neighborhood. With this kind of neighborhood, Darry can’t protect him of every danger that comes his way. On page 131, it says ,’ The rumble was set for seven,...” This shouldn’t be the kind of Neighborhood Ponyboy should be living in. If Darry really cared about Ponyboy, he wouldn’t let Ponyboy be part of the rumble. Ponyboy will end up getting injured if he lives in this

Ponyboy’s time is when his best friend, Johnny, dies. He doesn’t want it to be true, so he convinces himself that Johnny’s death never happened. He never wants to fight again. He can’t understand why the greasers seem to have more hardships than their enemies, the Socs, even if he sometimes sees the two groups as equals. His thoughts were in conflict, and he wasn’t ‘alive’, so to speak. Ponyboy and his oldest brother, Darry, would often fight with each other, dragging Sodapop in as the middleman. Eventually, one of these fights goes too far, and Soda runs off. His two siblings chase after him, only to realize that their arguments have been tearing their brother apart inside. Soda tells them that “…it’s bad enough having to listen to it, but when you try getting me to take sides… (Hinton, pg. 176)” Darry and Pony can’t stand to see him like this, and agree to never fight again. Darry is, at just twenty years old, Sodapop and Ponyboy’s guardian. He had been ever since their parents died eight months before “The Outsiders” takes place. At the funeral, Darry did not cry. However, Ponyboy discovers that this was exactly what Darry was doing when Pony returns home after running away. This goes to show how much Darry really needs Ponyboy, despite his constant yelling. In the week of his youngest brother’s absence, Darry doesn’t stop worrying. Also, as Two-Bit said, “…the only thing that

“Oh, damnit Johnny, don’t die, please don’t die…”” Ponyboy used to think of Dally of this strong guy, who didn’t care about anything or anyone, but after the scene, Ponyboy realizes that he has feelings, he has a soft spot and he cares about

When Ponyboy fell asleep in the lot, Johnny woke him up and told him to go home. When he walked in Darry was infuriated. He told Darry that he didn’t mean to, but Darry was too mad to think right. Darry was the one not thinking and he smacked Pony. Pony got up and ran away to find Johnny who was still in the lot.

Darry worried about Ponyboy a lot because they were Outsiders, and Socs jump Outsiders. So, when Ponyboy came home at two o’clock in the morning Darry slapped him, which lead to Ponyboy running away with Johnny and so on.

Johnny and Dally have a lot in common, and one of them is that they do not really have people to call their family, so they call their gang their family. When Darry hits Ponyboy, Pony runs to Johnny, who is sleeping in the lot, and tells him they are running away because of what Darry did to him. Johnny then explains to Ponyboy that he does not have family and Pony yells at him saying, “‘Shoot, you got the whole gang. Dally didn’t slug you tonight ‘cause you’re the pet. I mean, golly Johnny, you got the whole gang’” (51). Even though Johnny’s parents do not treat him nicely, he still needs to understand that he has people that care for him, and that he is not alone. Later on in the story, Johnny is dying. While he is still alive his mother comes to see him, but he does not want to see her because she will give him grief. When Johnny dies, Dally is devastated. He is so angry that he goes and robs a grocery store. As the police chase him, he goes to a phonebooth and calls the Curtis home. Darry

He was only 20, but he never really got to know what that was like. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the mid 1960’s. In addition, conflicts between two gangs were on the rise and the Curtis family was stuck in the middle of it. The main character Ponyboy Curtis had had two older brothers Sodapop and Darrel “Darry” Curtis. Darry happened to stand out because of his father figure presence in this novel. He had to grow up when he was only 20 years old. Both of Darry’s parents had died in a car wreck, forcing him to take on the responsibilities of his two younger brothers. Darry is a responsible, caring, and a prideful young man.

At the beginning, Ponyboy doesn’t understand the concerns of Darry, but towards the end, he understands that Darry is overprotective for him. For example, when Ponyboy came late home from the lot and Darry hit him and he ran away with Johnny. He said to Johnny, “He didn't use to be like that... we used to get along okay... before Mom and Dad died. Now he just can't stand

Darry has to be a better influence and watch what he does around Ponyboy if he wants Ponyboy to stay with him. Darry has a lot of qualities to be Ponyboy’s guardian. As long as Darry keeps Ponyboy in line and is a good influence for Ponyboy. Ponyboy should stay with Darry because Darry is loving, caring, strict, and protecting.

This is part of his emotional journey. Ponyboy believes Darry only cares about himself. “Darry thinks his life is enough without inspecting other’s” (Hinton 3). This probably hurts Ponyboy.

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

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 and his family show a family loyalty that is constantly being tested. During the book there are moments where we can see the flashes of loyalty. However there are other moments where there is none for each other or themselves. Darry has a ton of loyalty by not going to