Throughout the whole story the main character Ponyboy along with many of his friends face a lot of problems that deal mostly with the fights and constant rivalry with the Socs.  In the novel Ponyboy also has to deal with the death of his best friend Johnny who dies from the church fire, and then the death of another one of his friends Dally who was shot and killed by police.  In my opinion these deaths and the death of one of the Socs actually in a way helped solve the problem as it started to make Ponyboy realize that the Socs were not that different and that there didn't always need to be fighting in between the two groups.  Some of the Socs realized this too when their friend was killed by Johnny, both groups didn't want to lose anymore of their friends.  Another problem Ponyboy also faces is his constant fighting with his brother Darry, but they also resolve this problem, him Darry and Sodapop all come together when the court decides that Ponyboy can stay with Darry and Sodapop and not have to go to a home.

In the end after Johnnys death, Dally goes out with a unloaded gun and robs a store and then is cornered by police who shoot and kill him, do you think that was the right thing to do?

Blog #2

Ponyboy Curtis is the main character of the Outsiders, and the book is played out through his eyes. He is the youngest of all the greasers, but is also different as unlike most of the other greasers, he has an interest in school and trying to do good in it. Also unlike many of the other greasers he is pretty sensitive and down to earth, which he shows many times throughout the book, and it's how he gets one of the Soc's girlfriend to like him so much. He is different from the rest because through the events that have happened in the book such as the death of his best friend Johnny, he has realized that he wants more in his life, and that he wants to see a changed community, not one where there is constant fighting between gangs.  He realizes that the Soc's aren't that different from the Greasers.  To some of the greasers he seems like the weakest one, because he sometimes doesn't live up to the Greaser standard, but I think he is strong for being able to want to choose a different life for himself.

Do you think Ponyboy is weak for not being the typical Greaser, always wanting to fight and beat up the Socs?

Blog 3hunna

Ponyboy has his brothers and his friends that he can count on, and they are his real family, but there isn't much else he can count in a rough town in Oklahoma. Even with his own brother Darry he feels like he doesn't belong.  Living on the poor side of town, and having to deal to constantly deal with the vicious gang of Socs from the other side of town.  Him and his friends know what to expect, but one night all that changes and their lives change forever.

Ponyboy feels that Darry doesnt really like him cause he always yells at him and tells him that he needs to do better, and to focus more, and that he doesn't trust him out in town alone he thinks he is always nagging him because he doesn't like him, do you think he doesn't like him, or he is just watching out for his younger brother?