Next, Ponyboy was slammed against the door, and slapped in the face by Darry. When the Socs gather, Darry steps forward and says, "I'll take on anyone." "It's okay, Darry, I know." Pony welcomes into the room Randy Adderson, a Soc. Darry is not interested in reading or drawing a picture. Pony wants to be like Darry. He recognizes the sacrifices that Darry has made to raise his two little brothers, but still thinks Darry just doesn't care for him at all. How do Ponyboyâs actions while he was delirious show that he has fully mended his fractured relationship with Darry? In the future, Ponyboy will enjoy the time he as with the others in his gang, and his brothers, Darry and Sodapop, while he can. For the remainder of the novel, Pony and Darry bicker about school and Pony's attitude until Sodapop says he's finally had enough of their fighting. So Ponyboy put on a fake smile that made Darry sigh in relief. Sodapop starts trying to stop Darry, and for once, Darry actually screams back at Sodapop. Ponyboy was fearful that heâd neglected Darry, but Sodapop confirms that he was shouting out Darry⦠At first, Ponyboy thinks that Darry does not like him because he always hollers and fights with him. No connection to ponyboy; lack of interest. Ponyboy Curtis - The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. 5. One Soc steps forward and says hello to him. ... Ponyboy and his brothers have avoided ⦠When Ponyboy walks in, Darry jumps up, and already begins yelling at him. It is a former buddy, one who is now in college, while Darry has to work for a living. Also, Ponyboy is different to his eldest brother, Darrel "Darry", as Darry is always firm and hardly smiles. 467-81). Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence, innocence, and familial love. I'll always be here." One day at night, Ponyboy and Darry are fighting because Ponyboy is getting bad grades at school (Kohr, pp. Answer - He asked for Darry, along with Soda, his parents, and Johnny, while he was in his feverish stupor. He couldn't take it anymore, so he ran away crying. Darry is a hard worker and hard on pushing ponyboy around but he is caring. He has prioritized keeping his family together over building his own future. Darry tells him that he has a visitor. But in Chapter 5, when Soda and Darry come to the hospital, Ponyboy ⦠Ponyboy realizes that, unlike these hoods, Darry has the potential to be successful in life. Darry verbally confronts Ponyboy with the harsh realities of living without parents. He may no longer think things like social classes are so important when he thinks about his friends, Johnny and Dally. The chapter ends with Ponyboy wondering what Soda meant about Darry. Sodapop becomes nervous from this fight and he runs away from home. Darry, livid with Ponyboy for going missing and not checking in to let Darry know heâs safe, reacts from extreme pressure of his roles as father, mother, and older brother. Soda says he's going to marry Sandy, his girlfriend, in the near future when she finishes school. After Ponyboy narrowly escapes the church fire, Darry shows up at the hospital, and Ponyboy understands for the first time in his life that Darry truly cares about him. With that, Darry closed the door, expecting that Ponyboy wanted to be left alone. Randy explains that he is visiting because Cherry has heard his name on the bulletin at school and because everyone involved in Bob's killing has to see the judge the next day regarding the death. Darry repeatedly accuses Ponyboy of lacking common sense, but Ponyboy is a reliable and observant narrator. He tells Ponyboy he's in love with her, and then falls asleep. 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