At the beginning of the The Outsiders, young narrator Ponyboy Curtis expresses his feelings of being an outsider amongst his family, friends, and the general society.
Ponyboy explains to the reader about his intellectualism, yet he does not understand the knowledge of common sense. Ponyboy is the only person amongst his family and friends inclined to watch movies or read books. These inclinations carries him through his making of good grades and a high IQ, but do not carry him through his knowledge of common sense. In the first chapter, Ponyboy was walking home from the movies by himself. He was later beaten up by the Socs, and was strongly lectured by his oldest brother Darry for walking home alone. (p. 12) "You don't ever think..." Darry
Ponyboy explains to the reader about his intellectualism, yet he does not understand the knowledge of common sense. Ponyboy is the only person amongst his family and friends inclined to watch movies or read books. These inclinations carries him through his making of good grades and a high IQ, but do not carry him through his knowledge of common sense. In the first chapter, Ponyboy was walking home from the movies by himself. He was later beaten up by the Socs, and was strongly lectured by his oldest brother Darry for walking home alone. (p. 12) "You don't ever think..." Darry