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Ponyboy Curtis Case Study

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Case open. Ponyboy Curtis; foster home or real family. Ponyboy, who has been involved in a self defense killing, has not been taken care of properly. He has been called upon by this court to determine whether he should be put in a foster home or be allowed to stay with his brothers. If it were up to me alone, I would put him in a foster home. First off, Ponyboy Curtis does not receive the right care from his "guardians." He is not fed properly. He is 14 and smokes cigarettes. Finally, this young man is getting put in hospitals and is involved in gang related violence. This young man is eating cake for breakfast. Ponyboy should be having eggs or cereal for breakfast. The bad thing is that his brothers allow him to do this knowing that

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