Character Analysis Of Ponyboy's Character From 'The Outsiders'

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“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.(Ponyboy). Ponyboy is a 14 year old greaser who went through a lot of really tragic events like when Johnny and Dally died. Once that happened he became mentally ill, quiet, and an introvert. Later he learned, “ just because someone dies doesn’t mean you have to stop what you're doing.” So he wrote a book about it.(chapter 9). Ponyboy is a very quiet young boy. Pony wasn’t always quiet, but when his best pal Johnny passed away, he wasn’t the same. “ I looked at all of them, a little frightened. Johnny…. He’s dead. My voice sounded strange even to me.” ( Pg 152) Ponyboy became quiet after that day
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