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Ponyboy Michael Curtiss Character Description

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Ponyboy Michael Curtis- This is the main character of the story and is also the the narrator. He is described as having light brown hair and greenish gray eyes. He identifies himself as a greaser because of his style of clothing. ¨When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, i had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."(Pg. 1)
Sodapop Patrick Curtis- Soda is 17 years old and to Ponyboy, Soda is movie-star handsome. He isn't as tall as Darry and is a little slimmer. His hair is dark-gold that he combs back. He understands everybody and gets drunk off of plain life. (10) "I mean I can't take sides. It'd be a lot easier if I could be I see both sides." (Pg. 180)
Darrel Shaynne Curtis- He is the oldest brother in the Curtis family. He is six-feet-two, broad-shouldered, and muscular. He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in he back just like his dad. His eyes are pale …show more content…

Standing at about six feet tall, stocky, and has long rusty-colored sideburns. His eyes are gray and he has a wide grin. (Pg. 9)
Dallas Winston- He had an elfish face with high cheek bones. His eyes are blue like blazing ice and his hair is blond that kicks out in the back. "You'd better wise up Pony...you get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you..." (Pg. 170)
Johnny Cade- As a member of the gang, he has long jet-black hair, that falls into shaggy bangs. He also has dark, black eyes, and a tanned skin. "Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold." (Pg. 11)
Sandy- Was Soda's girlfriend but when she got pregnant, she moved to Florida with her grandmother. (Pg. 16)
Steve Randle- He is seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed back in complicated swirls. (Pg.17) "Greaser...greaser...greaser..." Steve singsonged. "O victim of environment, unprivileged, rotten, no count hood."

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