Ponyboy Failure

Systems Substandard Success

Did you know that foster children are 3 times more liable to be expelled from their schools than any other children. If Ponyboy were in the system he would be less likely to be successful in life than other students. This is because only 2% of the children in foster care go to college and porlay a bachelor’s degree. If Ponyboy were to stay with Darry he would have a better chance of succeeding in life. Others would argue that ponyboy should go to the system because Darry allows him to smoke as well as hang around with inadequate influences. But ponyboy should stay with Darry because he is more likely to go to college and acquire his bachelor’s degree as well as attain the love and affection that the system can not provide for Ponyboy. …show more content…
By him being in the system it may even result in emotional distress. “He was stroking my hair and I could hear the sobs racking him as he fought back the tears ‘Oh ponyboy I thought we’d lost you like we did mom and dad.’” page 98. This direct quote shows how much Darry cares for Ponyboy. This quote also shows that if darry truly did not care for Ponyboy he would not have been so worried of losing him. “Up to 80% of the children in Foster care exhibit a serious behavioral or emtional distress problem requiring intervention.” www.ncbi.nih.gov . This quote gives us a greater understanding of how many children have emotional distress in foster care and how ponyboy could become one of these victims. If ponyboy were to be placed in the system he is more likely to obtain emotional distress problems than if he were to stay with darry and receive the love and affection that they relinquish upon him. Ponyboy should stay with Darry to prevent emotional distress that he may acquire in the

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