Character Analysis Of Ponyboy Curtis In 'The Outsiders'

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Character Ponyboy Curtis narrates the story. He lives with his older brothers Darry and Sodapop, because his parents were killed in an accident. Ponyboy dislikes the Socials or the Socs. Over the course of the book, Ponyboy views the Socs in a different light after realizing their problems and noticing similarities. He realizes that each side is treated unfairly and it’s all about how you view it. Quote “It seemed funny that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset.” p.40-41 This is the first time Ponyboy realizes that the two groups are not entirely different. He begins to change his perspective of Socs and realizes that they feel equally wronged. He realizes that not every Soc is heartless. He also knows that some Greasers are cruel and lawless. Ponyboy realizes that each side has some good and bad people and sees both sides in a new light. Theme …show more content…

Throughout the plot, there are two groups that fight against each other – Greasers and Socs. However, they fight because of perspective. Each side continues to fight without stopping to think of how the others feel. This is changed when Ponyboy meets Cherry and they realize there isn’t much of a difference and they don’t act as bad as what they had

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