Outsiders In The Outsider

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In the book, the outsiders, S.E. Hinton describes many interesting characters throughout the novel, but the one I found most interesting was Darry Curtis due the fact that he is very misunderstood. When Darry is with the gang or with his brothers he comes off as very tough and mean, but we find out later in the book that he does have feelings on the inside. In the beginning of the book, we find out that the Curtis brother's parents died in a car crash and left Darry to support the family. Because of of this, he was forced to act more like an adult. Which led to him being very mean to Ponyboy. Although Darry is mean to ponyboy he is not as strict with Sodapop due to the fact that he can fend for himself. When the book starts, Darry's

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