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Admirable Characters In S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

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Our world has many different people with different beliefs, thoughts, and personalities. S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, shows this. Some characters are Socs and some are Greasers; some are admirable and some are reprehensible. In The Outsiders, the most admirable character is Sodapop. Sodapop is an admirable character because he is filled with positively warm energy that makes people feel good and he is an understanding person. Sodapop is an admirable character because he is filled with positively warm energy that makes people feel good. After Ponyboy is attacked by the Socs, he describes how Sodapop cheers him up. “I had to grin at him - Sodapop can make you grin no matter what. I guess it’s because he’s always grinning so much himself.” (Hinton 8). Ponyboy’s …show more content…

When he confesses his feelings and opinions about Darry and Ponyboy arguing, he says, “I mean, I can’t take sides. It’d be a lot easier if I could, but I see both sides...I dropped out of school because I’m dumb...Look, I’m happy working in a gas station with cars. You’d [Ponyboy] never be happy doing something like that. And Darry, you ought to try to understand him [Ponyboy] more, and quit bugging him about every little mistake he makes. He feels differently than you do.” Sodapop’s words indicate that he understands the problems and differences between Darry and Ponyboy and can see the reason in both their arguments. His confession also reveals that he understands their needs, wants, and personalities, and he shows this by telling Ponyboy that he would never be happy in Sodapop’s situation. Sodapop is an admirable character because he is an understanding person. All these reasons show that Sodapop is an admirable character because he is filled with positively warm energy that makes people feel good and he is an understanding person. Anyone can choose who they want to be, but few can be as admiring as

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but I couldn’t. I burst out bitterly: “He’s not like Sodapop at all and he sure ain’t like me… but he can’t stand me. I bet he wishes he could stick me in a home somewhere, and he’d do it, too, if Soda’d let him.” However, towards the end of the book, Pony finally understands the multitude of love that Darry holds for him. An example of this is, “Darry did care about me, maybe as much as he cared about

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Pony sees the article about him in the paper, and realizes he needs to be present at court for his actions. This risks the chance of the three brothers being allowed to continue living together. Surprisingly, all they said about Dally was how he was a hero. Soda tells Pony that they are going to have a party after the rumble where the greasers get rid of the Socs for good, after this everyone leaves and Two-bit is left to babysit Pony. While out with Two-bit, Pony spots a few Socs, Randy (Marcia’s boyfriend) being one of them.

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Lastly, Sodapop is always there for his two brothers, he will drop everything for his family no matter what. For example, ¨ Soda just put his hand on my shoulder. " Easy, Ponyboy. They ain't gonna hurt you no more."¨

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Therefore, Ponyboy was going to thrive in the future to prove that he is worthy enough to be treated as a Soc. In a way to attain success, Darry set high standards for Ponyboy, such as outstanding grades, for Ponyboy. These standards were set for Ponyboy because Darry did not have the chance to attend college. Furthermore, Sodapop had to drop out out of high school to help Darry support the family. Darry wants Ponyboy’s fate to be successful, unlike his and Sodapop’s.

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Ponyboy is the narrator , main character , protagonist , and youngest in the gang .He lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop since his parents were killed in a car accident. SodaPop , Ponyboy’s 17 year old brother. He has dropped out of school and works at a local gas station. He is also known as " movie star" handsome. Darry is Ponyboy's older brother and also the legal guardian of Ponyboy and Sodapop.

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In the book “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton the character Sodapop changed for the better in the final chapters of the book. He changed by telling his brothers that they need to recognize that he has feelings and doesn’t always want to be in the middle of their fights anymore. In the beginning of the book we see very early that Soda is the one that is keeping Darry and Ponyboy together, this is shown on page 17 it states, “Listen, kiddo, when Darry hollers at you . . .

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Darry did that to pertect Ponyboy. That act expressed his love for Ponyboy and Soda even

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In his family, although he had a very strong relationship with Soda, often clashed with Darry. Darry was always upset at Ponyboy because he expected so much of him and wanted to protect him because he loved him. In this quote, “‘He's not like Sodapop at all and he sure ain't like me. He’s hard as rock and about as human… He thinks I’m a pain in the neck…

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Even Sodapop sacrifices his future for his Pony- he becomes “a dropout so he [can] get a job and keep [Ponyboy] in school” (38). It is important to Darry and Sodapop that Ponyboy receives a good education, unlike the ones that they gave up to take care of the family. They also want Ponyboy to live an ordinary life without having to carry the burden of his brothers’ responsibilities. Darry and Sodapop are willing to do anything to give Ponyboy the possibilities of a future that they never

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Also, when Darry and Sodapop came to visit Ponyboy and Johnny in the hospital, Darry started crying when he saw Ponyboy. Ponyboy didn’t use his head when he fell asleep in the lot and loss track of time and missed curfew, in result he got slapped by

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