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Character Analysis Of Ponyboy From The Novel 'The Outsiders'

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Ponyboy from the novel “The outsiders” is very different from the Gang the Greasers In many ways. One example that Ponyboy is not like other greasers because he thinks deeper than the other members in his gang he notices the little things in life for example, “you know, Johnny said slowly, “I never noticed colors and clouds and stuff until you kept reminding me about them. It seems like they were never there before.” This means that when Ponyboy notices the little things he says them and has other People notice them too. Ponyboy has learned a lot throughout the story. For example when Johnny and Ponyboy saved those kids from the church I think that was one of the biggest lessons because even if it risks your lives to save kids like that you

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