Ponyboy's Death In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

The events a person goes through in his or her life shapes them into who they become. In the story The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton a young boy named Ponyboy Curtis is mostly affected by the death of his mother, father and later his best friend. He lives with his older brothers Darry and Soda pop. Even though he has his brothers watching his every move, Ponyboy gets into some trouble that seems to be a related to some pain he still feels from his parent’s death.
After their parents died, Darry, because he is over the age of 18, became Ponyboy’s Guardian. Ponyboy looked up to both his brothers because they remind him so much of his mother and father. Although he missed them dearly, his parent’s death causes his relationship with his brothers to