The Outsiders Character Analysis Essay

A very interesting and important character from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders is Sodapop Curtis. Soda Curtis is a teenage hoodlum and Ponyboy’s, the narrator's, older brother. Soda is the middle child in a family of three boys. His parents died in a car wreck causing him and his older brother Darry to obtain jobs in order for the three of them to survive. Soda is arguably the most well liked character in The Outsiders. He is also very sensitive and sweet despite having the label “hood”. He has also faced several hardships and through it all has maintained happy and positive. The reason Sodapop is such an interesting character is because he is likable, sensitive, and optimistic despite being expected to be tough and mean. Someone who belongs to a group of “greasers” may not be considered an extremely popular person. However, likely as a result of his appearance, Sodapop attracts a number of ladies from fellow “greasers” to popular “Socs”. Ponyboy, who is not very interested in girls, claims they often go visit him at his job at a gas station, “I don’t like to go [visit Soda] on the weekends because then there is usually a bunch of girls down there flirting with Soda — all kinds of girls, Socs too.” (Hinton, 31). Though apart from possible love …show more content…
Soda had been in love with her and after their breakup he had clearly felt lots of emotion when asked about her, “”You going to take Sandy to that party?” I asked just to say something. Instant silence. I looked around. “What’s the deal?” Sodapop was staring at his feet, but his ears were reddening. “No. She went to live with her grandmother in Florida.” (Hinton, 111). He hides how heartbroken he is very well and moves on quickly. He also does not consider him not finishing school to be a failure, instead he talks about how great it is he got a job. No matter what happens to him he is always a joyful and careless soul and is full of