Examples Of Ponyboy Heals

In the article “Why Are We So Angry” By Dianne Hales she explains why Americans are so angry all the time. Hales feels that “Americans are feeling pushed to the breaking point”. Helplessness and venting are two things Hales talks about, and why people become so angry. I agree with Hales when she says people are angry because they feel helpless; but I disagree about how venting doesn’t help. Hales says venting may make you feel at ease, but that feeling only last for a minute.

In the book, it specifically shows Ponyboy starting off by walking out of a movie theater thinking of how he wished to be the star that was in the movie he watched but then gets jumped by the Socs. They have him pinned down, but the gang comes and rescue him. There, Ponyboy explains to the reader how each gang member is like and then they take him home (Hinton 9). As the story continues, Ponyboy and Johnny are backed up against a

On page 93, chapter 6, the author says, “Dally was standing there, and when he saw me he screamed. ‘For Pete's sake, get out of there that roof’s gonna cave in any minute. Forget those blasted kids!’ I didn’t pay attention, although pieces of the old roof were crashing down way to close for comfort. I snatched up another kid, hoping he didn't bite him, and dropped him without waiting to see if he landed okay or not.” This shows that Ponyboy is caring because even though he could’ve left, not saving any of those kids dying in the fire, and would´ve not be injured, he didn’t leave and he saved the poor children from dying in the

While he takes care of his brothers, he also shows bravery while looking out for his friends. Ponyboy is thinking of Darry’s actions, he tells the readers what Darry sacrifices for the gang and how he leaves the door open for them. He states, “He’d risk

Ponyboy knows that pain. Ponyboy knows that things are rough all over. When readers look back at Ponyboy’s stream of thoughts they see that Pony has immensely

and the other greasers are going into a big fight with the Socs. Before the big rumble Ponyboy was feeling sick, but still went to the rumble to fight for the greasers. Darry was trying to convince Ponyboy not to go to the rumble, but Ponyboy was stubborn and pleaded with Darry. Ponyboy said, “I’ll be okay,” I pleaded. “I’ll get hold of a little one, okay?”(131).This shows that Ponyboy is pleading with Darry to let him go to the rumble, and be by their side even when he is sick. He could have stayed home, and be safe, but instead he is loyal to his gang members and goes to the rumble.Their he got hit in the head, and was bleeding, but still went with Dally to go see Johnny. Ponyboy said, “I reached up to scratch the side of my head where it’d been itching for a while, and when I looked at my hand it was smeared with blood.”(151). Ponyboy is bleeding, and he still goes with Dally to go, and try to help Johnny stay awake at the hospital. This shows Ponyboy is always at his friend’s side and would never betray them. He could have gone home, but instead he goes with Dally, to go see Johnny, and ignores his own pain for his friend. This shows he is a real friend. and always at his friend’s side.

He is very caring, intelligent, funny, and nice. He does whatever he can to help you. Pony is important to this novel because he explains to you everything he and his brothers have been through and how they have coped with it. He is always a reminder to everybody that reads this book, that no matter what happens to you or what you go through; you can still be a hero and be a good kind hearted person. With this essay, I hope that I have proved to you just why Pony is trying to fit in and be like everybody else. Pony is just trying to make everybody around him happy, and along with his

Broken back, close to dead, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself. I can’t believe how I acted to all my victims. Destroying their lives by making them so down they can’t get back up. I hoped with all my heart that Johnny would make it. Though, when he said, “I can’t feel anything below the middle of my back”, I knew it was close to the end for him, and nobody could do anything but pray. Ponyboy then said, “You’ll be OK... you gotta be.” This brought me back to thinking about how if this was me, I wouldn’t have someone coming to comfort me, no friends to sit at by my bed. I didn’t have anyone which is why I tried to make others like me by bullying them. As Johnny closed his eyes to rest a minute, Pony started silently crying. If he had just done a few things different, they wouldn't be in this mess at all, Johnny would be OK, life would be good for them. I tried to imagine what Pony was feeling, but

Pony is very empathetic, unlike me. His emotions and attitude changes with the people around him, like when Johnny died. He’s often very confused, he doesn’t know what he wants. I know exactly what I want or need for myself. This is a constant conflict for him throughout the whole book.

It took many events to push him to that belief, like someone pounding on a wall until finally it breaks, and they see the light that comes through. With each hit on the wall, rays of light begin to peep through the cracks. Ponyboy’s realization is much like events that happened to people in the sixties, from the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam

First, Ponyboy lost his parents he was 14 at the time they passed, they died from a car accident. Ever since they passes he has lived with his two older brothers Sodapop Curtis and Darry. Darrys always hard on Ponyboy when it comes to school or anything like that. Growing up with your older brothers and instead of parents at the age fourteen is pretty tough. Sometimes it tells us about how Ponyboy misses or thinks about his parents, they played a big roll in his life. Ever since they have been gone it's changed Pony to try to be his best and not do anything they wouldn't want him to, it's also changed Darry he's more proactive and is harder on Pony more than their parents were

"The body may heal, but the mind isn't always so resilient" (William Taggart Deus Ex Human revolution) this means the if you are injured you can eventually you can heal, but sometimes you are scarred sometimes the wounds are buried so deep mentally, no amount of therapy, self-healing, positive thinking can fill that hole. It changes you. Both authors Sophocles and Paula Vogel explores, how character deal with great physical issues or mental pains and how they can regain their place in society or isolate themselves from it.

He went back home late and Darry got angry, because of this, he hit Ponyboy in rage. For Ponyboy, the outside world is dangerous and unknown. As the description in the first body paragraph says, he is always taking the beat. He could become desperate, losing hope about life, because he could crash into many conflicts and serious problems; those grievances can tear him to pieces. However, he is not.

Vincent Millay would likely cause some of Pony’s more restricted feelings to surface. “Song of a Second April” expresses the grief felt by the author after the loss of a loved one. The poem describes the many wonders of spring, and the small things that would typically bring a smile to someone’s face, and how they tend to loose any and all meaning after one has experienced loss. The poem is mostly descriptive, with only the last two lines sounding, “Pensively,-only you are gone, You that alone I cared to keep.” Loss is something that Pony has now experienced multiple times, first with his parents, then with Johnny and Dally. After Johnny died, Pony lost touch with both himself, and the world around him. After Sodapop got fed up with Pony and Darry fighting all the time, towards the end of the book, Pony started getting back up on his feet, “But it still hurt anyway. You know a guy a long time, and I mean really know him, you don't get used to the idea that he's dead just overnight. Johnny was something more than a buddy...” Accordingly, the poem would resonate with Ponyboy, and he would remember the sensation of loss, or rather, let it surface, since these types of feelings can never really be forgotten. Despite this, Ponyboy would appreciate the poem because it would help him to release some suppressed feelings of

Learning to control an emotion such as anger and use it to effectively communicate and identify my needs, is helping me establish a strong sense of self.