Pony's Character In 'The Outsiders'

The Outsiders Character Essay

In the novel "The Outsiders" there is a gang and members of this gang have different personalities and roles. Pony-boy, the protagonist of the story, is the youngest member of the group and is also supposedly the writer of this book. . Pony-boy is a very interesting character letting himself be influenced by the gang sometimes, but he can act upon himself.

First of all, There are affects that affect Pony-boys action throughout the story. At the time the books start we find Pony has lost his parents in an auto wreck earlier. We find this out when in the book shows," Since Mom and Dad were killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together

The first influence is the habit to smoke. Pony has been smoking at a young age like the rest of the gang has. He talks about this when Jerry says,"Why you're to young." and Pony replies with,"I am?" Also, in the book it says,"...we had all started smoking at a young age." Second, The gang influences about what he does, who goes with him, and when he goes. For example are,Darrel, Pony's oldest brother and guardian, not letting Pony go out on the weekdays making him study and stay home instead. Another way Pony in is influenced is how he was losing focus in school and starting to fail classes.The first reason Pony starts to fail classes and lose focus because of missing school. He is missing school because of an injury he got in a rumble. We find this out when Darrel says,"You got a concussion from getting kicked in the head-Soda saw it. He landed all over that Socialist." Also, Pony says,"Darrel I'm never going to make up the school I've missed. And I've still got to be able to go to the court and talk to the police about Bob's killing." The other reason are the deaths of two gang members Johnny and Dally that are making him lose focus at school and do bad in school." We learn this when the Pony writes," ... I started running into things,like doors,and... I was lousing up in my schoolwork,