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Literary analysis on how ponyboy changes the outsiders
Literary analysis on how ponyboy changes the outsiders
Development of ponyboy in the outsiders
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Would being put into the system benefit Ponyboy? Darry does work re really hard to keep Ponyboy with him but, if Ponyboy keeps slipping up he could end up losing his privilege of staying with Darry. Darry has made so much sacrifices and works very hard to keep Ponyboy he should be able to stay with him. Ponyboy should not be taken away because Darry really cares for him and does th best he can for him and Sodapop. In the text he states how scared he was when Pony ran off ”Pony, you had me scared to death. Please be careful, because I couldn’t stand it if anything happened to you” (Hinton p. 98) This also shows he waited for Ponyboy to get home. ”But we didn’t have the money to send him to college, even with the athletic scholarship he
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?”
Ponyboy was a bad kid, he fought against Socs and he even smoked a weed, which is a cigarette. Later on he got into worse trouble and had to hide. He wanted to change and be a different person. While he hid he was scared and frightened and was beginning to think of how he was doing in life, and his thoughts were not very well. After the church incident, he began to change a little.
Darry is really sensible when it comes to Ponyboy because from the perspective of a reader you would think he's such a bad brother because he hits Ponyboy and is always strict and scolds him it's all out of the love for him so he does not turn out a bad kid like Dally and you could see in the quote that Dally was sincere for his actions. When Ponyboy got hurt badly from the church fire when he came back he stated “Suddenly I realized, horrified, there were tears running down Darry’s cheeks, he didn't make a sound but tears were running down his cheeks.” (page 98) This shows that behind the scolding and being strict Darry was so sad and worried for Ponyboy and his emotions got out when he saw him all bandaged up and in the hospital. To follow up on that, Darry states “Oh Pony, I thought we lost you like mom and dad.” (Page 98) This is a huge quote because Darry thought Ponyboy died and he got really sad because of that and he thought his youngest brother and his parents died and if that did happen
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
By looking at the incidents happened around Ponyboy and the changes of Ponyboy’s attitudes towards reality, we can see that Ponyboy has matured and learned the essence of solving problems, which most readers don’t see; this is important because it reveals the relationship between dreams and reality, that is cocooning from the world is not going to solve any problems, instead, only through facing the reality could we regain lost courage and break the obstacles.
You don’t often think of heroism when you think of Greasers, but there are a few exceptions. I think that the character I have picked are very heroic, brave, and just overall great people.
“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,
Write an essay explaining which Greaser you consider a hero, write your definition of a hero, explaining why they meet your definition. Support with examples.
“‘I’m sick of all this. Sick and tired. Bob was a good guy. He was the best buddy a guy could ever had. I mean he was a good fighter and tuff and everything, but he was a real person too. You dig?’” (116) This is when Randy was talking to Ponyboy in the car. This is just another example of how the people that actually knew Bob knew that he was actually a nice guy. My final piece of evidence is that Darry was super tough on Ponyboy but Darry was actually doing it so Ponyboy could get into college. “I don’t know what happened, but I couldn’t take him hollering at me and hitting me too. I don’t know … sometimes we get along okay, then all of a sudden he blows up on me or else is naggin’ at me all the time. 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.” (51) This shows that Ponyboy believes that Darry doesn’t like him. “In that second what Soda and Dally and Two-Bit had been trying to tell me came through. Darry did care about me, maybe as much as he cared about Soda, and because he cared he was trying too hard to make something of me.” (98) This shows when Ponyboy finally realized that Darry actually cared about
The Outsiders Essay 2017 Do external factors shape a person’s personality? Identity formation or individuality is an instinctive action to develop the personality of an individual. Persistently creating an entity which a person is recognized for. Who a person is and who they will become can be greatly influenced by the external factors that they are exposed to.
“Sometimes we don’t get along with friends, but when we need a shoulder to lean on we know they will always be there.” In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton Ponyboy goes through some awful times during his fourteenth year, but he knew he always had his friends by his side. “ I’d never liked Dally, but then for the first time I felt like he was my buddy. And all because he was glad he hadn’t killed me.” Ponyboy was pleased he had Dally as his friend because without Dally saving him from the fire he could’ve died. In this quote Ponyboy and Dally didn’t get along with each other at first, but when Dally helped him he felt like Dally was his buddy. Ponyboy knows that Dally will always be by his side no matter what. At the end, we may not always agree with our friends but we know that they will cheer you up and care for you no matter
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.
The first reason he’s honorable is because of his quote, ”Forget about our lives, we gotta save the children” (Hinton,92) This shows that Ponyboy puts lives of others in front of his which is an honorable thing to do. The quote also shows that he cares for people he has no relationship with. The second reason Ponyboy is an honorable is because of his quote, “You take up for your buddies no matter what they do” (Hinton, 26). This shows that he cares about the greasers even though they do bad things from time to time. People who care for others are usually honorable. In conclusion, I strongly believe Ponyboy is an honorable
He would do this even when it made him unhappy. When Ponyboy talks to Cherry Valance he realizes that he isn’t much different from everyone else, he tried so hard to be the best greaser. He realizes he can just be who he is, no matter what group he is a part of, “It seemed funny that the sunset [Cherry] 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” (Hinton, 40) Ponyboy having this feeling makes him realize that he has been trying too hard to fit in with the greasers, but greasers were no different than anyone else. Ponyboy needs this whole murder to happen so he could understand he had a purpose in the
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