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Ponyboy Curtis

Doesn't use his head

Ponyboy is a brain!

Understanding

Johnny killed Bob at the park when David was giving Ponyboy a "bath"

wants to go to college and not live in a bad neighborhood all of his life

"And nobody in our gang digs movies and books the way I do."

Page #2

spending time with Johnny and reading Gone With the Wind while hiding in Windrixville in the old church

"Hey,"I said suddenly, "can you see the sunset real good from the West Side?"

Page #129

reciting the poem by Robert Frost, and talking about the sun set/rise,and the color gold

met Cherry at the drive-in movie

talking with Cherry about sunsets

Cherry tells Ponyboy that not all Socs are bad, and that they have problems as well

talked with Randy about Bob and the Rumble-began to realize it was true that not all Socs are bad

Handsome

fell asleep in the lot, and when he ran home after waking up, Darry got worried/mad and hit Pony

"I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have.My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in the back and long at the front and sides, but I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut."

Page #1

Dally killed himself

No Parents

Only has two brothers-Sodapop and Darry

The Gang

Sodapop

Johnny

Poetic

Deep

seeing Bob's yearbook picture and realizing who he really was

picking up the book Gone With the Wind, reading Johnny's note, and deciding what to write his theme about

Ponyboy is as deep and thoughtful as a poet.

at the hospital Ponyboy understood Darry more after he hugged him and Darry cried

seeing Darry with Paul at the rumble, and realizing more why Socs and Greasers shouldn't be enemies and fight

Ponyboy is a mouse refusing to admit there is a snake right behind him.

the experiences of visiting Johnny, and seeing him dying

talking with Randy at Pony's house about Johnny and Bob-he got harder and more like Dally

Johnny and Pony went into the burning church to save the little school kids, and Johnny and Dally got hurt

I am going to explain a little bit about my body biography of Ponyboy. First I am going to explain what some of the pictures and words represent. The black gun in Ponyboy's left hand represents how he was devastated after Dally killed himself by pulling out his black gun. The broken bottle comes up a lot in the book, and it represents him being gold, and not violent. He wouldn't ever use it. Also, the compass by his mouth represents how he is always talking to Cherry about the West and East sides, and their differences and similarities between the Socs and the Greasers. Next I am going to explain why I put specific pictures or words in a certain location. I put the no money symbol in his pocket because he is poor, and has no money in his pocket. Get it? I also put some specific gang members in his heart, because he loves them the most. A cherry is by his mouth, because he always talks to the character, Cherry. I put a picture of a church by his feet, because he ran away to the church, and ran in to save the little kids. Finally I am going to explain the meaning of the quotes, metaphors, and similes I put around Ponyboy. The one about his green eyes means a lot because Cherry has them as well, and Pony likes Cherry, but theoretically, not green eyes. Green eyes also pop up a lot throughout the book, so it is a symbol. The simile about him being a mouse is specific to the time when he is refusing to admit that Johnny is dead. Overall, my body biography of Ponyboy summarizes who he is, and what his life is like.

Ponyboy has gone through some extreme changes throughout the novel The Outsiders. One is his relationships with people. He and Darry are much closer now, and he understands how Soda has been feeling about their fights. He also came to like Dally more, because of his many experiences with him. Pony and Johnny got even closer because of the time they spent together and everything they went through. Another change is his emotions. He has become sad, and a bit shut down after everything that happened, and when two of his buddies died. He also doesn't get angry at Darry anymore, and doesn't think so negatively about him. Finally his outlook on life has changed a lot. In the beginning of the book, he hated the Socs, but now he realized that they are as human as he and the greasers are. He also thought about all the other boys that are like him, or Dally, or Johnny, and wants to find a way to help them. Now his outlook on life is much more broad and general than it was before. Overall, in my opinion, Ponyboy has changed more than any other character in The Outsiders.

By: Alicia Nickolenko

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