Ever since their parents died the Curtis boys have been living on their own. “Since Mom and Dad killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together only as long as we behave.”(pg 6) This is proof that Ponyboy should not be taken away because this says that Darry and Sodapop loves Ponyboy a lot and cares about Ponyboy. “Listen kiddo, when Darry hollers at you… he don’t mean nothin’. He just got more worries than somebody his age ought to. Don’t take him serious… you dig Pony? Don’t let him bug you. He’s really proud of you ‘cause you’re so brainy. It’s just because you’re the baby-I mean, he loves you a lot Savvy?”(pg 18) Most people Ponyboy should stay with Darry because he cares about Ponyboy and he is a good guardian. The other …show more content…
“... We stayed with you so much that the doctor told us we were going to end up in the hospital ourselves if we didn’t get some sleep. But we didn’t get any anyway.”(pg 139) This supports my perspective because this shows that Darry cares about Ponyboy a lot same with Ponyboy. Also, this supports my perspective because Darry took days off to stay with Ponyboy in the hospital and at home too. On page 146 it says that the judge asked Ponyboy some questions “All the judge did was ask me if I liked living with Darry, if I liked school, what grades I made, and stuff like that.” This quote explains my perspective because it proves if Ponyboy said yes he likes living with Darry that proves he is a good guardian because would have said no if he wasn’t a good guardian. Also, this supports my perspective because Ponyboy cares about Darry because he didn’t say no when the judge asked the first question. Darry is a good guardian and cares a lot about Ponyboy and Sodapop. Darry is a good guardian, he was worried about him when he ran away and when he fell asleep in the …show more content…
Also Darry cares about Ponyboy because when Ponyboy was about to get hurt like Johnny in Chapter 1 he kept shaking Ponyboy when the Socs were gone and chased away. Darry cares a lot about Ponyboy because he stayed up in the hospital for 3 days without sleeping and the doctor told Darry and Sodapop but they didn’t because they were worried about Ponyboy. Darry cares about Ponyboy and Sodapop because when Ponyboy was waiting in the hospital Darry and Sodapop came and Darry was crying because he was worried. My group thinks Ponyboy is better with Darry because POnyboy runs a lot and that is good for him also it is not like Ponyboy eats chocolate cake every hour only in the morning but that is okay because he can run it
Ponyboy has good grades and he likes to be on the track team and that keeps him in good health. In the end Ponyboy realizes that Darry cared about him as much as Sodapop. Darry is rough on Ponyboy because he want’s the best for him. Clearly Ponyboy does good in school and likes to do track and this keeps him in shape. All in all Ponyboy should stay with Darry because Darry tries too hard to keep Ponyboy in school so that he would have a better life. Darry has high expectations for Ponyboy and these expectations keep Ponyboy with good grades. Ponyboy also does track and this keeps him healthy and in shape. Ponyboy might be a star track runner. This is why Ponyboy should stay with
A choice made by Ponyboy affects Darry by making Darry think that Ponyboy doesn’t trust Darry or is not comfortable around him.”Where’s Soda?” I asked, and then I could have kicked myself.”Why can’t you talk to Darry, you idiot?”
For example, Johnny is physically the smallest of the group and Dally is always the one there to look out for him and help him with everything that is going on. Dally never has these parent/guardian like feelings for anyone else in the group, he clearly likes and cares for Johnny the most. Even Ponyboy realizes it when he says, “Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it and Dally can’t? And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone”(152). Pony makes it crystal clear that Dallas cares for each other unconditionally. Similarly, Johnny has great affection and care for Dally. He realizes he can always look up to Dallas for anything and Dallas always has his back whenever Johnny is in need of some help or advice. When Ponyboy says, “Johnny worshiped the ground Dallas walked on, and I have never heard Johnny talk back to anyone, much less his hero ”(25). Like Dallas, Johnny looks up to Dally as his hero and care so greatly about him. Very much alike with each other, Dally and Johnny Both care for each other unconditionally. Therefore, Dally and Johnny are genuinely similar in many
For one, we do not see much child-to-parent action in the book, but we know that the Curtis family is broken. Before the book takes place, both of Ponyboy's parents died in an auto wreck. After that, Darry took care of Ponyboy and Sodapop, but was always strict with Ponyboy. Darry did not show much love either, and was always cold-hearted and hurt people without realizing it. Johnny's parents would always fight; while his father was abusive and hit Johnny every single day he was home, his mother completely ignored Johnny unless she was yelling at him, which, according to Ponyboy, you could hear all the way to the Curtis house. Although the book does not specify, I infer that Two-Bit, Steve, and especially Dally have family problems additionally. According to another article, Two-Bit's father left his family without notice and left Two-bit to take care of his mother. Dally, I believe, particularly had past family issues. We do not hear about Dally's family at all in the book, and that might be for a specific purpose. Ponyboy says that Dally used to live in New York when he was jailed at only ten years old. Ponyboy also says that Dally is the toughest and the meanest. Before Dally was ten years old, he, most likely, was a juvenile delinquent. This might of been caused by peers, family troubles, or even past traumas. Ponyboy also says that Dally has seen much worse in New York than Johnny after he was beaten up by four Socials. Past trauma and family issues are great factors in why the Greasers are juvenile delinquents. Peer influence is unquestionably a key factor in the character's behavior. Greasers surround themselves with greasers, and socials surround themselves with socials. Almost everyone in these two groups remains juvenile delinquents, and will continue to
He wants Ponyboy to grow up working hard, playing hard, and keeping himself safe, even if he wants this all at the same time. Meanwhile, Ponyboy doesn’t fully understand his well-being as one of Darry’s utmost concerns, and feel as if his demands are unfair and cannot be fulfilled. This supports the fact that through these misunderstandings, both brothers need to communicate better in order to maintain their relationship. Additionally, after Ponyboy expresses how difficult it is to please Darry, he mentions how it was rare for him to criticize his brother Sodapop, and that even if he expressed annoyance towards Sodapop’s oppositions, Darry would listen to him anyway. After Darry condemns Ponyboy for not thinking enough and Soda sticks up for him, Ponyboy says, “Soda always takes up for me. Darry said impatiently, ‘When I want my kid brother to tell me what to do with my other kid brother, I’ll ask you- kid brother.’ But he laid off me. He always does when Sodapop tells him
“Since Mom and Dad were killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together only as long as we behave (2).” This explains why Ponyboy, Dally and Sodapop did not have parents. In the novel, this really effected their life and character. "…It was Darry. He hit me. I don't know what happened, but I couldn't take him hollering at me and hitting me too... 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 (2)." This shows that not having their parents anymore effected Darry’s character and how he treated Ponyboy, which in return effected how Ponyboy felt about himself in comparison to how he was treated. This illustrates that Ponyboy believes that Darry picks on him all the time. This shows that Darry was like a caring parent in a tough way,
After the church fire Ponyboy comes to the realization of many things. Two-Bit and Ponyboy are eating at a restaurant known as Tasty Freeze when Randy asks to speak with him. Ponyboy tells Randy, ¨Maybe you would have done the same thing, maybe a friend of yours wouldn’t have. It’s the individual¨(115). He finds out that you cannot define someone based on of they are part of the Socs or the greasers. Furthermore, he finds out that every one is a individual and that means that just because he is a part of a certain group it does not mean that they are all going to react or perceive a situation in the same exact way. In addition, he say this to Randy because when there was a fire in the church Dally was not willing to risk his life to save someone else's when Johnny and Ponyboy were more than willing to help the kids. This shows event shows how all Greasers and Socs are not the same. In the beginning of the novel Ponyboy believed Darry disliked him and thought he was a nuisance. However, later on at the hospital Ponyboy tells Darry, “I’m sorry” (98). Ponyboy’s words expose how he feels bad for thinking Darry disliked him all along when in truth he loved him more than words could describe. He realizes that Darry fears losing another family member that is why he is so overprotective of Ponyboy. Hence, proving Ponyboy is clearly a dynamic character.
Soon after, a hearing is held on whether Pony will faces charges for running away, and whether he and Soda will be able to stay with their big brother Darry. The judge acts in the Curtis boys’ favor, and life goes back to usual.
Sodapop Curtis, a lively, thoughtful, and caring brother, when confronting the numerous times of his brothers getting into fights and some personal issues causes him to become more sensible, mature peacemaker. , Sodapop Curtis shows that he’s a lively, thoughtful, and caring brother, when he stands up for Ponyboy, lives life to
When you look at yourself in the mirror, probably, you are wondering what is human nature, how does it affect us? We all say that men’s nature at birth is good. But the truth is we realize more and more darkness of humanity along with we grow up, and that changes us inattentively. Today, I would like to present human nature base on the transition of Charlie who is the main character in Craig Silvey’s ‘Jasper Jones’.
...n they are in the hospital when Johnny, Ponyboy and Dally return from Windrixville and Johnny is dying. Ponyboy realizes that Darry does actually care about him; he is just strict because he wants him to be better. At that point Ponyboy thinks that everything is going to be all right because he understands Darry now, but it just goes back to normal with all of the arguing. Finally Sodapop steps in after Dally dies and everyone is sad and feeling helpless. He tells Darry and Ponyboy to promise to never argue again because he doesn’t like it, and they agree. All of these conflicts in the novel “The Outsiders” started with Darry hitting Ponyboy in the face. This lead to many different relationship problems between the Curtis brothers and three deaths that made the relationship very strong.
Ponyboy was a 14 year old with two older brothers. One of them named Darrel, a twenty year old nicknamed Darry. Darry and Ponyboys relationship isn’t the best because of how they aren’t very close, the loss of their parents, and how Ponyboy and Darry’s relationship has changed. Ponyboy and Darry didn’t have the best relationship as brothers. Ponyboy and his other brother Sodapop got a long way better because Ponyboy thinks Sodapop understands him better than Darry.
It is understandable that people may think that Darry is too young to take care of a 14 year old boy, or that Ponyboy should be taken care of by someone he doesn’t fight with so much. People in a gang do have a greater tendency of getting in trouble, however putting Pony in a home could cause him to act out, which would
Pony and Johnny have difficult home lives, and don’t sense strong connections with people in their own family. Ponyboy has a difficult time with his home life. His oldest brother, Darry has been turned tough after their parents died in a car crash. Darry
Ponyboy does not want to be taken away from his family, but he might question the love his older brother has for him because, “He's as hard as a rock and about as human...he thinks I'm a pain in the neck. He likes Soda--everybody likes Soda--but he can't stand me (42).” This shows that Ponyboy thinks his eldest brother does not care about him. Ponyboy is bothered by this, but he knows that he could not stand being apart from his only family, given that he already lost both his mom and dad. This is why he should stay with his brothers, in a loving home where he feels safe and taken cared of. Ponyboy counts his gang as his family and cares