Essay On Ponyboy

The issue is whether ponyboy should go into the system or stay with his brothers. The debate is because Ponyboys brothers aren't the best influence for him, but if he goes into the system he will be surrounded by people who doesn't know him and won't love him like his own brothers will. The best thing for Ponyboy to do is stay with his brothers and not go into the system. If Ponyboy goes into the system he won't be with his only family he has left because his parents had died and no one will love him like his brothers. Ponyboy's brothers really do love him and will do anything for him to be safe. Chapter 5 “‘He came over to Buck’s a couple of days ago for something and found that sweatshirt. I told him I didn’t know where you were, but he didn’t believe me. He gave me this letter and half his paycheck to give you. Kid, you ought to see Darry. He’s taking’ this mighty hard…’” (Hinton 81) In chapter five it proves that he loves him when it says Darry feels really bad in the letter Soda sends Pony and that proves how much he really cares for him. In chapter one it says “Then someone had me under the armpits and was hauling me …show more content…
“Then someone had me under the armpits and was hauling me to my feet. It was Darry. ‘Are you alright, Ponyboy?’” (Hinton,p.6). This means that the gang will always be there when Ponyboy needs them. “There was another column about just Darry and Soda and me: how Darry worked on two jobs at once and made good at both of them, and about his outstanding record at school; it mentioned Sodapop dropping out of school so we could stay together, and a that I made the honor roll at school all the time and ab might be a future track star… Then it said we shouldn't be separated after we had worked so hard to stay together.” (Hinton,p.108). This proves that his brothers will do anything to make sure he's getting the support he