Ponyboy believes that Darry could easily be a Soc because Darry has values that was similar to ones of a Soc. Darrel is his real name, Darry being a nickname. One of the values was being intelligent, it said on text 141: “he was proud of being smart too.” Not to mention, he is the oldest of the Curtis brothers, being 20 years old, he takes care of the household chores, such as cooking, cleaning, and this is shown to be true because he is the parental figure for the younger brothers. Not to mention, besides being smart, he was athletic enough to having the potential of going to college with a football scholarship. His strength is also shown on page 140 in the text: “every muscle on his chest and even the flat hard muscles of his stomach. I’d hate to be the Soc who takes a crack at him.” This shows that he's got muscle, and muscle doesn't always mean strength, but you can tell that in Darry’s case, it does. Ponyboy states, “I’d hate to be the Soc who takes a crack at him.” That means that Darry is not to be messed around with. On top of that, in the rumble’s beginning, on page 151, in the text is says: “Paul swung- a hard right to the jaw that would have felled anyone but Darry. The rumble was on.” This text right there on page 151 shows that Darry is stronger than others. It says that the blow that hit Darry would have knocked others down if …show more content…
The strength and intelligence was what made him have the potential of easily being a Soc. The other greasers wasn’t as strong as him and he could easily have gone to college and got rich because of his career. His athleticism and strength could have gotten him a football scholarship. And of course, in conclusion, that is why Darry could have easily been a
Ponyboy would be better off with Darry because he is a good guardian and cares about what could happen to Ponyboy. “suddenly I realized, horrified, that Darry was crying. He didn’t make a noise but tears were running down his cheeks.I hadn’t seen him cry in years, not even when mom and dad had been killed (p.87). Darry did not cry when their parents died, but when he saw that Ponyboy was all right he cried, this shows that Darry cares a lot about Ponyboy. This also demonstrates that when Darry cried it
The Protagonist “Ponyboy Curtis”, had Adversity with Darry. He tried his best to explain all the mistakes that he made, and Darry would just start yelling at him, and go completely insane. Ponyboy didn’t want to live with him that way, because his would’ve
Courage is an act of sacrifice that allows you to face danger without showing fear. A time he showed courage was when he threw the first punch at the rumble between the Greasers and Socs. He threw the first punch for pride, he threw it for loyalty, but he was courageous while doing so. As Ponyboy stated on page 142, "... He was ashamed to be on our side..." It took a lot of courage to throw the first punch being on a side you were ashamed of being on. He was ashamed because the person he punched was what he could've been and that crushed Darry. It would take a lot of courage to look after two adolescent boys while they are growing up. Darry could've gone to college, become a national football player and have a better life than what he had. Darry instead sacrificed that to keep his brothers together after the death of their parents. If Sodapop and Ponyboy could stay together, Darry would've gone to college. Darry was incredibly courageous to give that up for his brothers.
Dave Darnall was born on March 18, 1942 in Normal Illinois. In his early years, he grew up on Main Street in Normal near Illinois State University (ISU). At a very early age he had a love of sports, particularly Basketball and baseball. He often spent much of his time with his friends running around Illinois State University’s Gymnasium. He and his friends spent many of hours at the Redbird Baseball Field. He really enjoyed serving as the bat boy for legendary Illinois State baseball coach, Duffy Bass. A Highlight of his youth was when his eighth grade baseball
If you were the fastest runner in the city and everyone knew, would you listen to a teacher telling you to go slower and let someone else win? Or if your rival was talking trash to you and you just want to prove that you are better than them so they can’t be talking? Most would answer no to the first question and yes to the second. Squeaky in Raymond’s Run is being asked this in the book. Nobody ever wants to lose. So you need to maybe think your way out of it. So overall in Raymond’s Run you gotta be smart and fast because Squeaky is very fast and smart. She could get out of a situation and push through to win, and in this book that is exactly what you need to get by as Squeaky.
Ponyboy loves his hair because it took him a long time to grow it out, it is an important part of his identity, and it is the only thing he truly has. First Ponyboy snaps at Johnny and says “It took me a long time to get that hair just the way I wanted it.” (73). This means that it will take a long time for his hair to grow back and for the bleach to grow out; Ponyboy knows this and is saddened by his loss. Next Ponyboy thinks “Our hair labeled us greasers, too- it was our trademark. The one thing we were proud of.” (71). This quote tells us many things about Ponyboy and Johnny, for example “The one thing we were proud of.”; tells us quite literally that he's proud of his hair. Another fragment of this quote, “Our hair labeled us greasers,
Kin Hubbard once wrote the quote, “A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.” Based on the book a possible theme for to match it would be that “everything is not always what it seems to be.”
In the first few chapters Charlotte is confused on who to trust, so she decides to judge people by their class. The crew had the lowest class on the ship and the Captain had the highest class and she had decided to trust the captain. She judged who to trust by their clothes and class instead of their heart and loyalty which was a big mistake for Charlotte. Charlotte soon learned that Captain Jaggery is twisted and evil because he has killed and beaten many people and some of those people have been people from his crew. She had learned she placed her trust in a murderer’s hands because she judged the Captain and the crew. In these chapters, Charlotte still trusts Captain Jaggery because of his class, but she would soon regret her quick and
Christopher Tietjens is a 26-years-old man, who “entitles to be the best,” is an intelligent, wealthy gentleman. Christopher himself believes in old-fashioned Edwardian values, disapproving of the current values. Among his peers, he is an anachronous and a nostalgic person because he refuses to compromise these values at any cost- resigning from his job as a government statistician when asked to manipulate the facts, and remaining faithful to his wife. His adulterous wife Sylvia always said that he didn’t have the guts to live by his own beliefs. In the novel, Ford Madox Ford makes its crystal clear that Christopher the importance he has to the eighteenth century. He upholds the thought that England is living in a great time, on a political
Charlotte Doyle, a fierce, bold and courageous girl aboard a ship of men. Here I will explain how she is courageous, driven and prideful. Climbing the royal yard, ratlines and her choices of either becoming captain of the Seahawk. Or even just putting on her clothes and begging for forgiveness in front of the whole crew.
How do you define a hero?What is our true definition of a hero? Some people's definition of a hero is the ones in capes,but what if there was three….in leather jacket,Ponyboy,Dally,Johnny are considered heroes because.
I have known Gary a much shorter time than Scot, as you may be able to guess from my youthful good looks and boyish charm. And since I didn't know Gary at school, I've had to rely on his own version of events regarding his education. From this, I gathered that Gary was an exceptionally gifted student and he excelled in almost everything he did, be it sports, academics or the arts, and he left school to the great sadness of his headmaster
TInkerbell has lots of different personalities. Just like this quote, lots of sentences with different words and three different meanings. She can laugh, she can imagine, and she can dream. But she can also be fiesty, stubborn, and hot-tempered. In J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan, the character Tinkerbell is dynamic as illustrated by her actions, words, and motivations.
Daryn, Dante’s older brother, was hated by the detective that was working the case. He didn’t seem to care one
In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are many different people with different personalities. There are Greasers and Socs. If you to see a Greaser you would think that they are mean cold hearted people, and if you are to see a Soc you would think that they are nice loving people. That is not entirely true. Everyone has a sweet spot. Dally is the tuffist greaser but is also gallant and loyal.