In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton, the issue is if the main character, Ponyboy should stay with his brothers or go into the system. Ponyboy should stay with his brothers. The reason this is an issue is because Ponyboy lives in a gang environment and only has his two older brothers to raise him and people believe that he should not live like that.
The reason that Ponyboy should stay is before he only lived with his brothers, he lived with his parents and siblings but, their parents unfortunately died in a car accident and his brothers and friends are all he has left and it would not be right to take him away from the people he is close to. A quote to support this are, “What would it be like, i wondered, in a different ceiling? What would it be like in a different bed, in a different room? There was a hard painful lump in my throat that i couldn't swallow.” (Hinton, pg.
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The people who believe that pony should not tay have broughten up many valid points and reasons as to why Ponyboy should go and they have also quoted things from the novel that support their reasoning, for example “I went on walking home, thinking about the movie, and then suddenly wishing I had some company. Greasers can’t walk alone much or they’ll get jumped.” (Hinton, pg.2) this shows that being in this gang can be dangerous for Ponyboy and that it puts him at risk of being attacked or worse, even killed. They argued that this kind of environment was not good for someone to be raised in but, Ponyboy is a street smart guy and has friends and his two brothers to help him if anything should happen. Also, Ponyboy knows where to stay away from so he doesn't get jumped. The other side has admittedly made good points but, the reasons as to why Ponyboy should stay are stronger in
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.
Ponyboy is also friends with some of the greasers and some Socs like Cherry, Marsha, and Randy. Ponyboy is considered an outsider because he doesn’t
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
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.
“The Outsiders”, by S.E. Hinton, is centered around Ponyboy’s path to maturity and the life lessons he learns along the way. The novel follows Ponyboy, a greaser, and his gang’s conflict with the Socials, a rival gang. In it, he learns to not judge people hastily and reject gang mentality. Ponyboy also loses his innocence. The following paragraphs will explore his growth throughout “The Outsiders”.
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.
Pony boy should stay with his family so he could be happier, and not leave his family. It would not be the same for any of them. I really think that pony boy should leave because he did not get into that much trouble, and really he was the good kid out of them all. There is a reason why he should go for foster care because. They do not have a stabled home, his brothers get into trouble, and I think that is a bad influence for him.
I think that pony boy should go into foster care because being around the greasers is messing with his life because they were always getting in fights or jail on the other hand they also look out for him based on my prior knowledge pony boy needs the guidance of adults and not the guidance of the reckless violent group of boys that get into jail every other day .
It is understood why some people would disagree and think that Ponyboy would be better off in a more stable environment where no gangs or violence occurred. “Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped, or someone will come by and
Ponyboy Curtis probably changes more throughout the course of The Outsiders than any other character. His loss of innocence is a major theme of the novel. Pony is a good student at the start of the story, and he is a member of the track team. Aside from the death of his parents, Pony has suffered less than most of the characters. His older brother, Darry, tries to protect him from the gang violence that
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
In the story, The Outsiders, the main character Ponyboy is either to be sentenced to a boys home or to stay with his brother Darry. Ponyboy shouldn’t be thrown into a boys home, but to stay with Darry because he is such a hardworking and caring guy.
The reason Pony made this choice was because he didn’t “use his head.” In other words, Pony decided to walk home by himself because he didn’t have a plan or he didn’t think about it thoroughly. What happened while Ponyboy was walking home made him regret his decision immediately. The Socs, the upper class, came and jumped Ponyboy as he made his way home. They threatened him and began to punch and kick him repeatedly.
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Throughout the book, Pony boy was portrayed as a bad person. This was shown with how he treated some of the other Greasers as well as his brother Darry. His relationship with Darry didn’t improve until the end of the novel once