Later, the reader will discover that Darry is strict because he is afraid of losing another member of his beloved family, but at this point in the novel, Ponyboy can’t see that. Darry is very strict with Ponyboy, and Ponyboy sees this as hardness, even dislike. This is Ponyboy talking to Cherry Valance, the Soc cheerleader who ends up being the greasers' spy among the Soc crowd, at the drive-in movie theater. He likes Soda – everybody likes Soda – but he can’t stand me.” () “He’s as hard as a rock and about as human…he thinks I’m a pain in the neck. Darry, the oldest brother, gave up his dreams of college to support Sodapop and Ponyboy, and having a brother in the role of a parent makes things tense, as the following two quotations from The Outsiders show. The three Curtis brothers are growing up together, after the death of their parents in a car accident. Note: All quotations come from the Puffin Platinum edition (2006).
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