Ponyboy's Character In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

Johnny is ponyboyś best friend who stays with him and sticks up for him no matter what, this portrays loyalty. We see the true extent of Johnnyś loyalty when the group of socs attack Pony and Johnny in the empty lot, as one the of the the boys is drowning Pony in the well Johnny stabbed Bob (the leader of the socs) to death in order to save Ponyboyś life. Johnny is caring for Pony when he talked to Pony in the empty lot after Darry had hit him, even though at home Johnnyś life is much worse, also Johnny showed his caring when he let Pony sleep on his shoulder after he cried himself to sleep in the abandoned church on Jay mountain. We learn alot from Johnnyś very humble actions, we learn to always stick up for your friends no matter what. Johnny is beaten at home and has a rough life, but he doesnt complain he just is an all around good guy. Johnny is very important in Ponyś life because he sticks with him

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

Shortly after, Dally commits suicide by pulling a gun on police, revealing that Johnny was the one thing he loved. However, the story would have played out very differently if Dally had not taken this path. If Dally had survived, Ponyboy would have reacted differently to the situation he was currently in.

Johnny said sitting next to Ponyboy with his hand on his knee. This selfless act from Johnny is proof that he is loyal to Ponyboy. He throws his future away and eventually his life away, just to save Ponyboy. Johnny had also shown his loyalty to Ponyboy when he ran away with him in the first place before they got attacked.

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 comparison, Johnny and Dally both have awful home lives. Ponyboy is describing all the characters and his is now talking about Johnny. “his father was always beating him up and his mother ignored him”(12). Johnnys parents do not care about him at all. When ever he is at home he is being beat and or yelled at. This is the only way he knows that his parents are “caring” and paying attention to him. On top of that, both of his parents are drunks. Usually

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.

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

Which means that Pony doesn't want Johnny to be stressed out or anything so Johnny can stay calm and not have to worry about someone else. Also, since Pony saved the little kids with Johnny

The book, The Outsiders is about a boy named Ponyboy, his brothers, and the gang he belongs to. Ponyboy’s parents died in a car accident, and his older brother Darry took care of him from that point on. “Darry’s gone through a lot in his twenty years, grown up too fast” (Hinton 2). When Darry loses his parents, he has to mature and become the ‘dad’ in order to take care of his brothers. Darry not only takes a leadership role at home, but also in the gang that he and his brothers belong to. The gang consisted of a few boys including Darry, Dally, Johnny, Soda, Steve, Two-bit, and Ponyboy. Ponyboy was the youngest along with Johnny, the gang pet, who was physically abused at home, and was jumped by a group of people called the Socs. “They had scared him so much.

In the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are a couple times when something causes a significant change in someone’s life. All of these times involve death, when Johnny kills Bob, when Johnny dies, and when Dally dies. The characters that undergo a significant change are Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally.

Johnny and Dally come from a similar background of unloving parents. While The Outsiders novel does not tell the reader that Dally’s parents are not giving dally the attention that is needed, Dally does tell Ponyboy and Johnny, “‘Shoot, my old man don’t give a hang whether I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter’”(88). While Dally only talks about his family one time, it allows the reader to infer the kind of childhood Dally had. Johnny also had a poor childhood due to his parents, when the narrator describes why Johnny does not go home with Ponyboy, the narrator states that,“Johnny’s parents didn’t care if he came home or not”(49). Apart from the beatings his parents give him, they also did not care about his well being. But their abusive parents did give Johnny and Dally a similarity, but also shaped the two greasers’ behavior.

Have you ever noticed anyone in your life who is so special that they sparkle. Well, Ponyboy is that kind of person. Ponyboy is not only just tough and broad person, but he is also a very caring and sensitive person. Ponyboy is the definition of kind-hearted. I know this because for one, Ponyboy and Johnny saved all of the children in the burning church. Johnny and Pony also stuck up for Cherry when Dally was being disrespectful. Ponyboy stuck up for the Greasers when the SOC’s came by. The Outsiders is a novel placed in the 1960s created by S.E Hinton. This book is about the Greasers, a low-income teenage gang, fighting against the SOC’s, an upper class gang, both physically and mentally. During this book, multiple people die, including Ponyboy’s close friends, Johnny and Dally. Here are a few reasons why I believe Ponyboy is a caring person.

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