My first reason is he needs to remain with family. The reason is all kids act or live better while they are around relatives. Research shows that their child's behavior is 90% while around family, …show more content…
Remaining in his home town will mean he is used to the surroundings, and he can look at after himself. If he moved he would not know his surroundings, and could not protect himself as good. He also could not have used his environment to help him with his surroundings.
My third reason is that Pony-boy should be appreciative of Darry his older brother, because he has given up so much for Pony-boy and Soda to remain with him. He could have been a pro football player and Soc. He decided not to be, because he loves what little family he has left.
Last is my counter argument. A counter argument is only used in a persuasive essay to show the cons of the topic. My counter argument is Pony-boy should be put in a foster home, because he has almost died, he drinks and smokes, and he is in a gang. Pony-boy almost died when his hide out caught on fire, and there were children inside. So Pony-boy and Jonny rescued the children but became injured. Later in the story Jonny died.
There are claims and counter claims of this topic. I still support my claim that Pony boy should stay with his family, because he knows the environment, he needs to stay with family, Darry has also given up countless opportunities for Pony boy to stay with