Dishonest In The Outsiders

The Outsiders is a novel written by a 16-year-old girl named S.E. Hinton. This book is about two groups of teenagers who are rivals in the 1960’s. The main character is Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is a 14-year-old boy who is living with his brothers after his parent’s tragic death. Pony is a dishonest but smart kid. One of Pony’s biggest traits is his dishonesty. When Pony’s brother passes away, he lies to himself. Pony thinks, “Johnny was dead, but he wasn’t” (Hinton, 150). This shows that Pony can’t believe the truth. He is dishonest to the things he cares about. Another time Pony is Dishonest is when he can’t admit he likes Darry. Pony says, “I don’t care about Darry. But I was still lying, and I knew. I lie to myself all the time, but I never believe me” (Hinton, 18). This shows that it is easier to lie to himself then to tell the truth to himself. Lastly, this illustrates that Pony tries to convince himself he killed Bob. Pony thinks, “He was looking at me strangely. I had the knife. I killed Bob” (Hinton, 165). This supports that Pony is dishonest to himself. Even though Johnny killed him, Pony thinks he did it. Pony would rather admit he did

Pony admits he doesn’t use his head. Pony thinks, “I’m supposed to be smart; I make good grades and have a high IQ and everything. (Hinton 4) This shows Pony admits he is smart, but he doesn’t use his head. He says this upsets Darry. Another time Pony was intelligent, was when he says he reads a lot. Pony says, “I read a lot and I have a lot of time to think. I’m a deep thinker, I guess” (Hinton 3) This shows Pony doesn’t fit in with his friends. He is always deep in thought. Additionally, Pony shows intelligence when he calls himself different. Pony says, “I was dreaming about being a famous writer someday, and that was the only good part of being different from the crowd like I was” (Hinton 13). This shows that Pony even says he is different. He doesn’t mind