Ponyboy lives with his oldest brother, Darry, who is twenty years old and has legal

custody of him and his other brother, Sodapop, who is sixteen. They call themselves,
“The Greasers.” Ponyboy has a lack of common sense, and he knows it without a
doubt. He has the brains in school very smart, but sometimes he just doesn’t use
common sense. Him not having common sense caused him to get in serious trouble.

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During the story, The Outsiders Ponyboy’s identity changed throughout the story, from
beginning to end. In the beginning of The Outsiders, Ponyboy was young and
reckless. He didn’t think that he belonged in the gang. He liked movies they liked
brawls.

I think that when Ponyboy says " “I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”
He means that he always tells himself that he is not who he really is, but in the end he
realizes that he is who he is and that he should not resort to lying. I think this because
when he says that he lies to himself, he is trying to tell himself he is different than who
he is. He want 's to be like the rest of the greasers. I know he is different from the rest
because the reason he got jumped by the Socs is because he had no one to go to the
movies with. When he says that he doesn 't believe himself he means that in the end
he thinks that he should stick to who he really is. I say this because he is going to
continue going to the movies even if none

What makes someone an outsider? In Tulsa, S.E. Hinton went to a large high school
and in all large high schools they would have different groups. Everyone would stay in
their own groups as they grew up S.E. thought it was idiotic. She made the book The
Outsiders which had the socs and the greasers S.E. would get letters from kids who
told her they also had the two groups in there school but they had different names for
them.
 Ponyboy lives with his oldest brother, Darry, who is twenty years old and has
legal custody of him and his other brother, Sodapop, who is sixteen. They call
themselves, “The Greasers.” Ponyboy has a lack of common sense, and he
knows it without a doubt. He has the brains in school very smart, but
sometimes he just doesn’t use common sense. Him not having common sense
caused him to get in serious trouble.

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Of Stereotyping In S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

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However, he is negatively affected by it. An example of Ponyboy accepting his
stereotype is when he fights in the rumble against the Socs, with the other
greasers. He is not ashamed to be fighting with his friends, even though he
states that he has no reason for fighting. Additionally, Ponyboy is upset when
he is forced to cut and bleach his hair, because he wanted to look “tuff” like his
friends.

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How Did Ponyboy Change Throughout The Outsiders

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During the story, The Outsiders Ponyboy’s identity changed throughout the
story, from beginning to end. In the beginning of The Outsiders, Ponyboy was
young and reckless. He didn’t think that he belonged in the gang. He liked
movies they liked brawls.

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Mention kinds of personalities Ponyboy has. Then write a clause or sentence
from the novel to prove your statement.

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