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The Character Darry From The Outsiders

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Do you have anyone in your life that protects you? Well, Ponyboy has one and name is Darry. The character, Darry from “ The Outsiders¨ is protective. Darry is Ponyboys older brother. After their parents died in a car crash. Darry dropped out of school to look after Ponyboy( the youngest) and Sodapop( the middle child). Ponyboy and his brothers lived in a neighborhood and they were Greasers. On the other side of the town the SOCS another gang who are the rich type get everything. Even though ponyboy was smart he still was a Greaser and that is how everyone saw him. Darry is protective because, he wants Ponyboy and Sodapop to be safe, he dropped out of school to watch over the house and to watch over Ponyboy and Sodapop, and because he ran after

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