Admirable Characters In S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

Our world has many different people with different beliefs, thoughts, and personalities. S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, shows this. Some characters are Socs and some are Greasers; some are admirable and some are reprehensible. In The Outsiders, the most admirable character is Sodapop. Sodapop is an admirable character because he is filled with positively warm energy that makes people feel good and he is an understanding person. Sodapop is an admirable character because he is filled with positively warm energy that makes people feel good. After Ponyboy is attacked by the Socs, he describes how Sodapop cheers him up. “I had to grin at him - Sodapop can make you grin no matter what. I guess it’s because he’s always grinning so much himself.” (Hinton 8). Ponyboy’s

When he confesses his feelings and opinions about Darry and Ponyboy arguing, he says, “I mean, I can’t take sides. It’d be a lot easier if I could, but I see both sides...I dropped out of school because I’m dumb...Look, I’m happy working in a gas station with cars. You’d [Ponyboy] never be happy doing something like that. And Darry, you ought to try to understand him [Ponyboy] more, and quit bugging him about every little mistake he makes. He feels differently than you do.” Sodapop’s words indicate that he understands the problems and differences between Darry and Ponyboy and can see the reason in both their arguments. His confession also reveals that he understands their needs, wants, and personalities, and he shows this by telling Ponyboy that he would never be happy in Sodapop’s situation. Sodapop is an admirable character because he is an understanding person.
All these reasons show that Sodapop is an admirable character because he is filled with positively warm energy that makes people feel good and he is an understanding person. Anyone can choose who they want to be, but few can be as admiring as