His older brohers Darry and Sodapop their parents died in a car crash
1960s
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Ponyboy, the protagonist in "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, lives in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
While ponyboy and johnny were in the church, they lived off bologna sanwiches.
Tulsa, Oklahoma with his brothers Sodapop and Darry.
New York City
The chruch Ponyboy and Johnny live in catches on fire.
Dally doesn't live in a specific place. He was at a part at "Buck Merril's." He had just come out of the bedroom when Ponyboy and Johnny asked for him.
Ponyboy as a narrator and Ponyboy as a characterreally has no distiguistion. The story is narrated or told through the first person~as ponyboy. Ponyboy as a narrator is telling the story, more specifically, the life of Ponyboy as a character and his backdrop.
Ponyboy Curtis doesn't live with his mom and dad because they died in a car accident, leaving him and his brothers to fend for themselves. This loss significantly impacts Ponyboy and shapes his experiences as he navigates life as a teenager in a divided society. His brothers, Darry and Sodapop, take on the responsibility of raising him, trying to keep the family together despite the challenges they face.
Darry did it so Ponyboy, if he stayed in school and didn't get in trouble, would have a bright future and not end up like Dally does later in the book, and would live a productive life because he knew that Ponyboy had a gift.