Sodapop tells Ponyboy how hard it is for Darry to take care of them and even though Sodapop doesn’t think Darry loves him he actually does. Sodapop reacts with a sarcastic remark. Deep down he understands what Sodapop is saying but he doesn’t quite understand it yet. 6. Yes Darry loves Ponyboy.
3) Mr.Conlan's feelings toward John's drinking and smoking habits were disappointment. It is somewhat of his parents fault because they don't really care what he does but on the other hand John allowed himself do this him. 4) John and Lorraine admit that the reason they called him was for a prank and the money they
He gave them respect and wanted Dally to stop. He is a very respectful boy. After Dally left he went and sat beside the two girls and talked to them in a very polite and friendly matter. Ponyboy is different from the other greasers. Ponyboy a more "sensitive" Greaser, I guess one could say.
In The Outsiders, there are two types of people: “the west side rich kids” (p.2) and the “Socs” who are the poorer, tougher east side greasers. Ponyboy curtis and his brothers Darry and Sodapop live on the poor side of town and this causes them a lot of trouble. In spite of his troubles, Ponyboy grows as a character and sees that lifestyle distinction doesn't matter as much as he once thought. For this and many other reasons such as his individuality and his interactions with other characters, Ponyboy curtis is the most noteworthy character is S.E Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders. Ponyboy is noteworthy in his background, behavior, and in his physical characteristics.
This makes Ray resent the majority of his school associates but out of respect and because he is a well-mannered, nice boy Ray puts these feelings of resentment to one side and doesn't make an issue of them. The reader develops an opinion that Ray is a nice boy by looking at the opinions of the people who speak about him, Susie's mother, Abigail presents Ray Singh as a harmless individual in the short direct speech "that sweet boy?" This portrays that Ray Singh hasn't been anything but nice Susie and her family However when the police "descended on" Ray's house for the second time it is clear what their intentions were, the police were clearly looking for someone to
While Pheobe was riding the carousel Holden talks about how happy it made him to watch his little sister so calm and innocent looking while riding on the carousel. This seems to be the only place in the entire story when Holden is actually happy for a few moments where he says he is, "damn near bawling." At this moment he also realizes a few things such as that he is not going to run away like he had been planning and that maybe growing up isn’t the worst thing in the world like he had thought all along. In The Catcher in the Rye there are a lot of different things that symbolize different meanings. Although these are just three, these three are some of the most important ones in the novel because they are the most commonly used that never just completely go away, the reoccur more then
Being intelligent like he is doesn’t mean he doesn’t act like regular people at home, when he argues with his brother, but when he’s around the people he is everyone knows when to keep their trap shut. Ponyboy is a very intelligent boy. When he gets B’s they need to be A’s, and when he gets A’s they need to stay that way according to his brother Darry. Ponyboy once said, “ I get good grades and have a high IQ and everything ” (Hinton 4). Ponyboy does not realize why Darry emphasizes schoolwork.
81.). He feels he is not as “brilliant as his father. His frustration lies in explaining his perceived shortcomings to his father. The direct definition his parents are communicating is that Jim is smart, but just does not apply himself and it is as simple as studying harder. If this keeps up Jim may just start to believe it.
Oh sure! I get you.” This makes the reader know that candy really loved his dog and everyone knew it so they feel bad for him. Steinbeck describes candy speaking “more confidently “ to George which insinuates that he is usually quite shy and closed off from the other men as they don’t value his opinions due to his age. This indicates to the readers that candy has probably felt degraded in the past due to experiences with other men. I think Steinbeck perhaps wanted the readers to feel some sympathy towards him, as they can tell he is a good natured person.
Piggy is one of the most smarts boys on the island but most of the boys don’t like him , So therefore Piggy is very anti-social with the other boys . Piggy cant real see without his glasses but his glasses are in important role in the book, because the boys use his glass to start fires. Piggy gets yelled at a lot by the boys cause