Ponyboy curtis ponyboy is a fourteenyearold member of a gang called the greasers. Asked in the outsiders why doesnt ponyboy like refrring to sodapop as a dropout in the. Dally seems only slightly bothered by johnnys condition. I could have waited to go to the movies until darry or sodapop got off work. Character analysis darry and sodapop curtis darry has taken over the responsibility of guardianship, forfeiting college and working to enable the three of them to stay together. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in werent so different. Described as moviestar handsome, sodas hair is long and is a dark golden color that lightens in the summer. The outsiders cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Perspective is a very important issue that runs throughout this novel. Like his brother darrel, hes fashionplate handsome, and since hes a curtis, hes smart, athletic, and hardworking to boot. If you are talking about sodapop from the outsiders, then he was born in 1949. A 17yearold juvenile delinquent, he is the roughest and most volatile of the greasers, but cares more about johnny than he does anyone. You get a glimpse into a completely different world.
Buck raised a few quarter horses, and made most of his moneyon. One of the primary themes in the outsiders is the struggle between the greasers and the socs pronounced soshes. What is the physical description of sodapop in the outsiders. What other works have you read that adopt a similar. The novels fourteenyearold narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Fourteen yearold ponyboy curtis is the youngest of three orphaned brothers who live on. Differences between the outsiders book vs movie page 1.
In the outsiders, ponyboy shares that sodapop, or soda, is handsomer than anyone he knows. Socs because theyre poor, dress differently and are often considered delinquents. At the end of the novel, sodapop is the character who finally unites the curtis. Soda, never very good in school, has dropped out at age 16 and is working to help support the family. Character analysis darry and sodapop curtis darry and sodapop curtis are ponyboys older brothers who, along with being greasers, are adjusting to life on their own. At the beginning of the novel, ponyboys hair is long and squared in the. Darry has taken over the responsibility of guardianship, forfeiting college and working to enable the three of them to stay together. Teen, years old written byanonymous user1 december 4, 2016. What color eyes does sodapop have in the outsiders. Sodapop curtis used to work in a stable when he was twelve years old. In the book, it is also said by ponyboy that soda enjoys dancing or a drag. The book the outsiders is a book about a boy named ponyboy curtis, he is part of a. Ponyboy, a fourteenyearold brawler, chainsmoker and dreamer, is a fiercely loyal greaser.
Sodapop patrick curtis is the middle curtis boy, and one of three deuteragonists of the. Sodapop, sometimes called soda, is the middle of the three curtis brothers. It is told in a firstperson narration style, with the narrator being a 14yearold boy. According to wikipedia, the outsiders is a comingofage novel by s. Personality, and he backs that up with lots of heart.
The socs and greasers are two different social groups depicted in the book that are. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes. This story deals with issues that are very close to the hearts of teens, whether in the 1960s when this book was written or today. After working on the novel for a year and a half and through four rewrites. Hes a little shorter than ponyboys oldest brother, darry. Im looking at people differently now than i used to, she said. Sodapop is dating, and in love with sandy near the beginning of the book, a pretty girl with china blue eyes and blonde hair, before ponyboy and johnny turn away to the church in windrixville, but when they return, pony is surprised to find out that they broke up. Ponyboy michael curtis is the narrator and protagonist of the 1967 novel the. He was the one whod got dally the iob asa jockey for the slash j. What is the main source of tension between the two groups.
His parents died in a car accident, so he lives alone with his two older brothers, darry and soda. The book says that he is 16 years old, and the book was published in 1965, so he must have been born then. What achievements did sodapop have in the book the outsiders. Hinton, a teenager when she wrote the outsiders, at the bungalow in. The outsiders was written by a teenager about teenagers. Darrel, known as darry, is a twentyyearold greaser who is raising ponyboy. No matter that the book is 50 years old, or that the movie was filmed in this part of. Terrified as to what to do next, ponyboy and johnny rush to find dally, who gives them money and a loaded gun, directing them to hide in an. Reflect on the significance of the titlewho are the outsiders, and what. In the movie at the hospital, ponyboy hugs sodapop and darry together. Dally is extremely upset when he learns about the severity of johnnys condition.
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