Ponyboy's Life

As I gave Ponyboy the rubric for the essay and watched him walk back to his seat, I saw a young child that has seen to much more than an adult should ever see. The memories of pain and loss still stuck deep down in his young brain. The words of his last essay where repeating in my head. “When I stepped out into the brightness from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home…”
After receiving Pony’s essay, as a teacher, I appreciated the insight he gave me on his mind, yet the young child’s thoughts concerned me as a teacher. For the safety of the child and the well-being of Ponyboy. I decided to give Ponyboy another essay, this time I assigned the topic for him. I gave him a topic I knew he would have to elaborate on in depth. Life in a Gang.
I chose Life in a Gang to show myself and Ponyboy the dangers and brotherhood a gang provides. As Pony grew up with a mother and father, then to go from close family to separated and how he rarely talks to his brothers, I wanted to show Ponyboy with the topic of the essay how his life has changed for the worse and
He decided to put his own personal touch into the essay. I was able to understand the real struggles he has gone through and his young life and how he has become the person he is today. Most greasers his a were so obsessed with rambles and smoking and gambling that they don't have a genuine concern for an education. I am pleased to say that I think that Ponyboy could have a real future in life. He has chosen to make good choices in his past and as he grows older he will continue to make those choices. One thing was the same from this essay to his past one. “When I stepped out into the brightness from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride