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1. www.cliffsnotes.com › ponyboy-curtisThe Outsiders: Character Analysis of Ponyboy Curtis | The ...

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   Ponyboy narrates the novel, and this narration is a catharsis for him. The reader is able to see the changes in Pony's viewpoints as he is dealing with many issues that are common in an adolescent's life. The most powerful issue is that life is not fair.

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   Ponyboy is intelligent and sensitive and has certain un-greaserlike characteristics: he likes to go to movies by himself, does well in school, and appreciates sunsets. The events of the novel cause him to think about the kind of life he wants to lead and motivate him to work for change in his community.

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   What are ten characteristics of Ponyboy in The Outsiders? Ponyboy is a central character in the novel The Outsiders. He is characterized in the following ways: Socio Economic-Ponyboy is...

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   The distorting effects of hatred and group rivalry make his narration less than objective. Ponyboy is young enough to have changeable conceptions of people, however, and over the course of the novel he realizes that Socs have problems just as greasers do. He also comes to see that Socs are even similar to the greasers in some ways.

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   Ponyboy voices his frustration that the greasers have terrible luck while the Socs lead comfortable lives and jump the greasers out of sheer boredom. Cherry retorts that the Socs’ situations are not as simple as Ponyboy thinks.

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   In response to this attack, Two-Bit slaps Ponyboy on the side of the head, which sets off a tirade from Ponyboy about the injustice in their world. The blue Mustang returns and this time it stops. Two Socs get out, and Ponyboy notices that one of them is wearing three heavy rings.

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   How does Ponyboy feel at the end of the Outsiders?

   • At the end of the novel, Ponyboy is aware of how his behavior has been affecting Sodapop and starts to appreciate Darry. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy sees himself as an intelligent, athletic, and sympathetic individual. How does Ponyboy feel about being a greaser in The Outsiders? Pony is proud of being a greaser but dislikes the violence.

   Analysis of Ponyboy's character, development, self-perception, and

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   How did Ponyboy evolve in the Outsiders?

   • Ponyboy's personality evolved into one that is much more understanding of others, and because of that, he is now able to make friends with people who are different than he is. What can be inferred about Ponyboy's character in The Outsiders? Ponyboy Curtis is the main focus and narrator of the book The Outsiders.

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   Why does Ponyboy spit at the SoCs?

   • Presumably, the Socs have come to get even with the boys for picking up their girlfriends. Ponyboy can tell they are drunk. Bob tells Ponyboy that greasers are white trash with long hair, and Ponyboy retorts that Socs are nothing but white trash with Mustangs and madras shirts. In a rage, Ponyboy spits at the Socs.

   The Outsiders Chapters 3 & 4 Summary & Analysis - SparkNotes

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   Why does Ponyboy dislike the SoCs?

   • Ponyboy dislikes the Socs, whom we see through his subjective viewpoint. The distorting effects of hatred and group rivalry make his narration less than objective. Ponyboy is young enough to have changeable conceptions of people, however, and over the course of the novel he realizes that Socs have problems just as greasers do.

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   What happens when Darry slaps Ponyboy?

   • In the ensuing argument, Darry slaps Ponyboy. No one in Ponyboy’s family has ever hit him before, and Ponyboy storms out of the house in a rage. He feels sure now that Darry does not want him around. It is after two o’clock in the morning. Ponyboy finds Johnny in the lot where the greasers hang out, and he tells Johnny that they are running away.

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   How does Ponyboy feel about Darry?

   • He notices how easy it is to talk to Cherry. When Cherry asks Ponyboy to describe Darry, he says Darry does not like him and probably wishes he could put Ponyboy in a home somewhere. Johnny and Two-Bit are startled to hear that Ponyboy feels this way, and Johnny says he always thought the three brothers got along well.

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   Learn all about how the characters in The Outsiders such as Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade contribute to the story and how they fit into the plot. Detailed analysis of Characters in S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders.