Why did Ponyboy change his life?

Why did Ponyboy change his life?

What did Ponyboy decide to do to change his life? Why did he change his mind? He wanted to run away and did with Johnny, but they did not get very far. He changed his mind because he would still have Sodapop, and after all it was his house too.

Why does Ponyboy change his mind from wanting to fight good to this?

Why does Ponyboy change his mind from wanting to fight good – to this? Ponyboy realizes that they are not the bad criminals that everyone thinks that they are. Ponyboy feels that they should be in the hospital visiting Johnny. Ponyboy just wants the fighting to stop.

How did Ponyboy change after Johnny’s death?

Even after Ponyboy tells the other Greasers that Johnny is dead, Ponyboy still inwardly tells himself that Johnny isn’t dead. Ponyboy turns even more inward than normal, and he ends up staying fairly inactive for another week. He simply can’t bring himself to focus on anything, but his denial is still strong.

Why does Ponyboy think life is unfair?

On the other hand, Ponyboy thought that money was the only thing that separated them. According to Cherry, how were the Greasers and the Socs different? Life had been unfair to the Greasers because, “the Socs have everything”. And according to Ponyboy, they were just as good as the Socs were.

What did Ponyboy say a SOC was?

Bob tells Ponyboy that greasers are white trash with long hair, and Ponyboy retorts that Socs are nothing but white trash with Mustangs and madras shirts.

Why does Darry hate Paul Holden?

Darry hates Paul Holden because Paul was given the opportunity to attend college and play football, and he was not. Ponyboy mentions that Darry wasn’t only jealous of Paul Holden; he was also ashamed to be representing the Greasers. He is now a working man who struggles each day to make ends meet – a Greaser.

What page did Darry slap Ponyboy?

On page 50 Ponyboy runs away from the house because Darry hit him.

Why did Ponyboy say he ain’t a SOC he’s just a guy?

Super-Soc” say to Ponyboy: “He ain’t a Soc,” I said, “he’s just a guy.” As the quote says, because things are “rough” for both Socs and Greasers, this means that you can identify the common element of humanity in “the other guy” and move beyond the labels that only seem to divide and cause animosity in this novel.