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They look at sunsets together, and talk about poetry-something neither of them can do with anyone else. No one can get mad at him, not even Dally. His parents abuse him, and the gang always wants to take care of him. Johnny Cade: Small, frightened, and childlike, Johnny is the baby of the gang even though he isn't the youngest. He likes to fight because he likes feeling strong (which he is). Taking care of them is his greatest priority. He desperately wants Ponyboy to have the opportunities he doesn't have, so he pushes him until he begins to act like a bully. He has no attention span and tons of energy.ĭarrel ('Darry') Curtis: Twenty years old and the head of the family since their parents died, Darry is overworked and overserious.
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He is hurt by Sandy, but he is able to forget her. Even then, however, he is pretty easy-going. He wants to marry his girlfriend Sandy, even when he finds out she is pregnant by another man, but she rejects him. He hates it when Ponyboy and Darry fight. He loves horses and wants to take care of Ponyboy. Sodapop is sixteen and very likable: he is handsome, kind, fun-loving and understanding. Sodapop Curtis: Ponyboy and Darry's brother. Still, he doesn't take his situation for granted: when Johnny and Dally die, he writes the story of their lives-which becomes the book The Outsiders. He knows he is innocent and naïve-he doesn't always know what to do or say-but he believes it is important to be tough, and to belong. Though he wants to be part of the gang, he doesn't always agree with their violent ways: he is quiet and shy, and prefers talking to a Soc named Cherry about sunsets. He loves his brother Sodapop, who is kind and loving and understanding, but he doesn't get along with his older brother Darry, who he sees as a bully. He wishes his parents were alive again to take care of him. He wonders why life is so much more difficult for him and his friends than it is for their rivals, the Socs. He is the most thoughtful of his gang, and the story is told from his point of view. Ponyboy Curtis: A dreamy fourteen year old boy who belongs to a gang of greasers.