In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Darry develops as having a caring, and serious personality through his speech, and actions. The Outsiders is a novel about a town of two social classes: The Socs, or upper class, and the Greasers, or lower class. In this book, the reader hears out the thoughts of Ponyboy, a fourteen-year-old Greaser caught in the middle of pain, heartbreak, and confusion. His father-figure is Darry, who is a tall, broad-shouldered young man. While Darry cares so much about Ponyboy, he never conveys it in the same love language that Ponyboy has. Darry begins as a gruff, and straightforward person. However, he begins to change after Ponyboy encounters a near-death experience. After he reunites with Ponyboy, his feelings soften
