Who Is Two-Bit In The Outsiders

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Two-Bit Two-Bit is a very easygoing character, from his jokes to his deep gray eyes, from his black-handled switchblade to his unfathomable liking of school. Two-Bit is a dynamic character. While not appearing in the story too much, he is a main part of the protagonists: The Outsiders.
Two-Bit is laid-back, even in school. “He was still a junior at eighteen and a half and he never learned anything. He just went for kicks.” (Hinton, 10) This shows that Two-Bit is not stressing anything, that he can just sit back and let everything roll off him. He doesn’t really care what’s going on, he’s living in his own fantasy land.
Moreover, in The Outsiders, Two-Bit is not usually in the middle of the conflict but is very important to it. “ Can't you

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