Static vs. Dynamic Character

         Author's Note: I'm writing this story to show you that Ponyboy is a dynamic character.

           Is Ponyboy Curtis a static or a dynamic character? Ponyboy Curtis is one of the main characters in "The Outsiders". Even though he is the youngest Greaser, he matured faster than any of the other Greasers.  He is the person that is telling the story. Ponyboy is a dynamic character for many reasons.

          Ponyboy is a dynamic character.  We first see him change in Chapter two when he meets Cherry Valance. He changes because Greasers are usually tough and mean, like when Dally is talking to Cherry and her friend he is mean and aggresive, but when Ponyboy talks to Cherry and her friend he's nice and sweet. For example on page 23 in chapter two when he is talking to Cherry he said “ We still hang around rodeos a lot. I’ve seen you two barrel race. You’re good.” That shows that he can be a nice guy.

           Another example is when Ponyboy wants to be in the rumble, but he doesn’t really like to fight. Ponyboy doesn't like too fight because of what happend when Johnny got jumped by the Scos. That kind of surprised me because he doesn’t seem like the kid that would want to fight. He gets good grades in school and he is a nice person. When he is arguing with Darry he’s trying to get Darry to let him be in the rumble.

The connection I made to the book Holes because the Greasers and the boys at Camp Green Lake are both trying to solve their own problem. In "The Outsiders" the Greasers are trying to solve the war between them and the Socs. While in "Hole"s the boys are trying to solve their problems because Camp Green Lake is a place where Juvenile teens go to stay if they did something bad. Ponyboy and Stanly are both kids that don't really like to fight, but thet will if they have to.

        In conclution  Ponyboy Curtis from "The Outsiders" is a dynamic character throughout the book because he changes throughout the book.

The Outsiders Definition of a Family

         Family does not have to blood related. Your family can be anybody that cares for you and watches over you. Also family can be someone that is always there for you when you need them the most. Family is the most important thing in “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton.

          In “The Outsiders” family plays as big role in the book. For instance when Dally and Johnny are not related but Dally thinks of Johnny as his little brother. Pony boy says in the book “Dally cares about Johnny more than anything and anyone in the world.

          Another example of family is when Pony boy’s parents die in a car accident, which made Darry the guardian of Pony boy and Soda. Darry had to give up his friends, his popularity, and the most important thing football. Only true family would be able to give up all of that stuff. Once I heard that Darry gave up all of that I knew he cared for Soda and Pony boy.

The Outsiders Text Structure (Main Conflict)



 

Authors Note: I am writing this piece to show you the main conflict from “The Outsiders”

The main conflict is between the Socs and the Greasers. I think the main conflict will be resolved by an all out war between the Socs and the Greasers and the Socs winning because they have more money so that would mean that they would have better weapons.

I believe that the Socs will win if the Greasers and the Socs get into a fight because they have more money so they will have better weapons like guns. They also can get more people to fight with them against the Greasers because they’re popular. The Greasers don’t have that much money so they won’t have that good of weapons. Also the Greasers don’t have friends outside of their gang.