What does Ponyboy mean when he says i lie to myself all the time do you ever lie to yourself?

Answer 1

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When Ponyboy says he lies to himself all the time, he means that, although he knows the truth, he tells himself differently. If he tells himself what he wants to believe, he will begin to believe it more and it subconsciously brings him comfort. Ponyboy uses this reference when saying he doesn't care about Darry and the way Darry treats him. Although it's only implied, Ponyboy also lies to himself after Johnny dies. Ponyboy convinces himself that he's the one who killed Bob and that Johnny isn't dead. It provides some comfort for Ponyboy to just put all the traumatic events he's experienced out of his mind.

Answer 2

he means that you tell yourself something that you know isn't true, there for your lying to yourself, because you persuade yourself to believe something, that you know in the back on your head, isn't true.

Answer 3

He means that he lies to himself to prevent himself to get "hurt", but he knows that something isn't true

Answer 4

He saying that he does not use his head because the size of his weiner

Answer 5

To convince himself