Darry loves Ponyboy because if he didn't, then he would have stuck Pony in a boy's home and worked through college with his football scholarship.
But at the end of the book, Darry gets sorta mad at him because he feels that Pony lives in a vaccum and needs to cut it out.
Darry really wants Pony to graduate and go to college since he wasn't able to and Soda dropped out.
I think that Darry likes Ponyboy in some ways. He kinda thinks that Ponyboy is a good kid.
No. Darry just doesn't want to loose Ponyboy like he lost his parents. He truly really loves Ponyboy.
because Darry takes care of him when he is sick
Darry is upset with Ponyboy because he had accidently fell asleep with Johnny at the drive in. Ponyboy realized it was late and has to go home while he left Johnny there. Ponyboy had went home to Darry who was yelling at him because he was worried. Darry let it get the best of him so he hit Ponyboy. Ponyboy had never been hit before so he didn't know what to do, but run away with Johnny. After they run away Darry realizes he did wrong.
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Ponyboy is concerned because he feels like he has just made up with darry! He feels like now he understands him and realizes why he did things so he (Ponyboy) doesn't want to hurt Darry anymore!
Darry slaps Ponyboy because ponyboy was sassing back at him
Soda tells Ponyboy that Darry loves him (Ponyboy) but he does not understand him. Ponyboy only see the strict side of Darry.
The person who called Darry was his teacher amnd he wanted to know if Ponyboy can do his missed work.
Darry's crying have such a profound effect on Ponyboy because Ponyboy realizes that Darry does care and love him after all. At the beginning of the story Ponyboy thinks Darry doesn't like and he thinks he likes Sodapop. But then of the story when Darry starts crying, Ponyboy realizes that Darry does care about him.
Darry is upset with Ponyboy because Ponyboy has the chance to be and do something with his life, but Ponyboy is not listening and wasting his talents. Ponyboy is a bright kid, but he does not use his head half the time and that is why Darry gets so mad and upset with him.
Ponyboy has seen Darry cry at the hospital when he went to see Ponyboy after the fire incident to take him home. It was the first time Ponyboy ever saw Darry cry. Your welcome ☺